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Giant spider discovered

2009-10-25T17:56:09+00:00

Slovenian scientists say they have found the world's largest web-spinning spider, named "Nephila Komaci".

-- It may not be to everyone's taste but this is the body of a gigantic female spider.

It was assumed ...

The four entrants in this year's Turner Prize have been unveiled in London

2009-10-05T16:40:57+01:00

Cows' brains, a whale's skull, and the remains of a jet engine take centre stage among the artworks created by this year's Turner Prize entrants.

LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (OCTOBER 5, 2009) REUTERS - The ...

And Finally... Bad Baboons

2009-08-27T20:33:23+01:00

Baboons attack luggage, Santa convention, and the Naked Cowboy for Mayor!ShotlistStory "And Finally", your weekly journey around the world of weird.

We begin right here in Times Square where our world famous tourist attraction, the ...

National Study Finds That Nearly Half of All Americans Were Named After a Family Member

2009-08-27T11:09:00+01:00

Ancestry.com Reveals That American Baby Names Are All in the Family
National Study Finds That Nearly Half of All Americans Were Named After a Family Member

PROVO, UT--(Marketwire - August 26, 2009) - It turns ...

NJ mayors, rabbis ensnared in probe

2009-07-23T20:56:05+01:00

Two northern New Jersey mayors and several rabbis were arrested on Thursday in a federal investigation into public corruption and international money laundering.ShotlistStory
As part of a two-year federal corruption and money-laundering investigation, two northern ...

Printing of 2010 Census Questionnaires Under Way

2009-07-23T17:30:24+01:00

New 10-Question Survey Among Shortest Since First Census in 1790

WASHINGTON, July 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --The U.S. Census Bureau has begun printing 2010 Census questionnaires as the agency continues preparations for next year's count of the ...

78 year old author Frank McCourt is gravely ill

2009-07-16T20:22:55+01:00

Author Frank McCourt, best known for his book and the film, 'Angela's Ashes', is gravely ill in a New York hospice.

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"Angela's Ashes" ...

Sonia Sotomayor inspires her old neighborhood

2009-07-13T19:30:25+01:00

A Bronx tale of success: Sonia Sotomayor, the first Latina woman to be nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court, is a source of pride and inspiration in the community where she was raised.

WASHINGTON, DC, ...

Chicago gravediggers accused of scam

2009-07-10T13:18:01+01:00

Four workers at a historic African-American cemetery near Chicago are charged with digging up graves and reselling the plots.

Shocked and angry, relatives at this Chicago graveyard have been asked to identify their loves ones ...

Palin's future remains a mystery

2009-07-09T17:57:21+01:00

Since Alaska Governor Sarah Palin announced she was quitting, analysts have speculated about the reason she was leaving office-- just 2.5 years into her first term.

Less than nine months ago she was running to ...

Sotomayor Confirmation Opposed by 25 Top Gun Rights Leaders

2009-07-08T12:10:27+01:00

BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Several of the nation’s leading gun rights activists, including the heads of the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms and Second Amendment Foundation, today joined to oppose the confirmation ...

Plastic Jacko Drives Bookies Into Meltdown

2009-06-28T16:18:51+01:00

DUBLIN, June 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --

- Shrewd Punters Hatch Michael Jackson Betting Coup

German doctor Gunther von Hagens has given Irish bookmaking outfit Paddy Power a potential EUR80,000 (USD$112,500) bloody nose with his claims that ...

Media surround home thought to belong to Sanford's lover

2009-06-25T23:20:16+01:00

Rumors and opinions about the affair of South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford gain momentum in Argentina, where his lover is from. Local news sources believe the woman is 43-year-old brunette Maria Belen Chapur.

BUENOS AIRES, ...

Museum visitors invited to explore the ape Tarzan

2009-06-18T12:24:14+01:00

A Paris exposition explores the myths of Tarzan and invites visitors to mimic his famous cry to win a trip to Africa.

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A new Tarzan exposition in Paris ...

The 50K gold beer mug

2009-06-17T12:23:02+01:00

A Japanese gold maker shows off his 50,000 U.S. dollar gold beer mug, claiming it enhances the drinker's experience.

They say there is nothing like a cold glass of beer after a hard day's work

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Painting claimed to be Michelangelo's first exhibited in NY

2009-06-15T22:08:34+01:00

A painting which is thought to be the first that Michelangelo painted is on show amid questions about its authenticity.

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A painting which ...

Puppy gets accidentally flushed down toilet

2009-06-15T15:05:34+01:00

A one-week old puppy rescued from waste pipe after accidentally getting flushed down toilet.

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Rushes Flush Puppy - Family Interview and GVS

Plumbers have managed ...

Former British PM Thatcher breaks arm after fall

2009-06-14T17:24:30+01:00

Former British PM Margaret Thatcher is discharged from hospital in London after breaking her arm in a fall at home.

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Former Prime Minister, Baroness Margaret Thatcher ...

Looting Matters: Why is Greece Reclaiming so Much Cultural Property?

2009-06-12T20:41:47+01:00

SWANSEA, England, June 12 /PRNewswire/ -- David Gill, archaeologist, considers the recent returns of antiquities to Greece.

Greece has been stepping up its campaign for the return of recently looted antiquities. One of the most ...

Berlin Wall graffiti inspires fashion

2009-06-10T16:01:44+01:00

The Berlin Wall's most famous graffiti is transformed into leather fashion as part of the 20th anniversary celebrations of the fall of the wall.

How about wearing a piece of living history?

The Berlin Wall's ...

UK nationalist leader hit with eggs

2009-06-09T18:38:05+01:00

BNP leader Nick Griffin is attacked with eggs by protesters on June 9 whilst giving a press conference on College Green in front of the Parliament building

This was the scene outside the UK Houses ...

Bazooka the Japanese skateboarding bulldog is hounded by his passion

2009-06-08T11:00:49+01:00

Bazooka, Japan's best known skateboarding bulldog, demonstrates what its like to be top dog.

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He is nothing but a bulldog with the breed's characteristic short legs.
But that ...

Jobless? try Botox

2009-06-06T16:21:54+01:00

U.S. clinic offers free Botox injections for job seekers to lift faces and spirits.ShotlistStory
These unemployed Americans are looking for work. But this is not a job centre they are queuing up at.

It's a ...

Have Fun Learning All About Chess!

2009-06-05T21:49:19+01:00

A Comprehensive Guide That Explores the Basics and Importance of Chess
ST. THOMAS, Virgin Islands, June 5, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Played by millions of people around the world in tournaments, through the Internet, by ...

After 97 Years, Titanic Docks in New York City

2009-06-05T21:45:36+01:00

Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition to Open At Discovery Times Square Exposition On June 24, 2009
ATLANTA, June 4, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- RMS Titanic, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Premier Exhibitions, Inc. (Nasdaq:PRXI), announced ...

Peruvian mummies show signs of human sacrifice

2009-06-04T22:10:08+01:00

Peruvian archeologists discover 33 mummies of women and adolescents who had apparently been sacrificed during the Incan civilization.

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Researchers at an archaeological site in northern Peru have ...

PROFNET EXPERT ALERTS: Government & Law

2009-06-04T18:28:35+01:00

EXPERT ALERTS

1. Government: GM and Chrysler Have New Owners; Now What?

2. History: Historical Significance of D-Day During WWII

3. Law: How Television Presents a Skewed View of the Legal System

4. Law: Don't ...

Fishermen net 15-foot 'earthquake' fish

2009-06-02T22:33:29+01:00

A massive fish is caught in Taiwan by fishermen who believe it is a sign of an upcoming earthquake. Msnbc.com's Dara Brown explains. (msnbc.com)

Indian villagers marry frogs to please the rain gods

2009-06-02T12:37:36+01:00

To appeal to the rain gods, Indian villagers marry off frogs at an elaborate ceremony, with hopes of an early monsoon.

CHIPOHA VILLAGE, ASSAM, INDIA (JUNE 1, 2009) ANI-
Fed up with the prolonged dry ...

Defense says accused Rockefeller impersonator operated in "magical, disordered reality."

2009-05-29T13:35:24+01:00

Jury hears opening arguments in the child abduction trial of the man who called himself 'Clark Rockefeller' and whom prosecutors accuse of kidnapping his 7-year-old daughter.

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, UNITED STATES (MAY 28, 2009) NBC-
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