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Mayor banned from town website for 'whiny' comments

A North Carolina mayor has been banned from the town’s newsletter and website for his “whiny” and “horrible” comments.

2009.06.29  4:53pm  

French student hoax wins photography prize

Two Strasbourg University students who won the Paris Match annual photography competition have revealed that all their photographs were fakes.

2009.06.28  7:20pm  

US contractor fired for Twitter posts

2009.06.28  7:17pm  

Fire hazard: Doormats banned in UK apartment

City council inspectors have banned doormats from a Staffordshire apartment, claiming they can create a fire hazard.

Occupants of the Port Vale Court apartment, located in Burslem, have been told to pull out carpeting, remove tiling and throw away all their doormants - or the council will do it for a fee.

2009.06.26  6:52pm  

Local council admits it uses too much jargon

A British local council has admitted that at least 84 per cent of its publications are incomprehensible to residents.

Calderdale Council, located in West Yorkshire, issued a press release on Wednesday to acknowledge that the quality of their publications were “not up to scratch” and needed improvement.

2009.06.26  2:49am  

Family returns from holiday to find house emptied

A Florida family has returned home from a holiday in the UK to discover their home completely emptied by thieves.

2009.06.25  3:33am  

Driver arrested for DUI while driving golf cart on highway

A US man has been arrested on Saturday for driving a golf cart on a state highway while intoxicated.

2009.06.24  4:18pm  

UK fund receives random £1 coins from unknown donor

An unknown benefactor has been sending £1 coins randomly from across the world to a local building fund. The coins have been sent from different countries all across the world, bearing postmarks from countries as far as Spain, Japan, Malaysia and Cyprus. No information is known about the sender, who calls him or herself ‘The Viper’.

2009.06.23  3:43pm  

Woman evicted over Easter decorations

A Colorado woman has been evicted from her apartment over a dispute involving her Easter decorations.

2009.06.22  4:09pm  

KFC sued over giveaway deal gone wrong

Two Los Angeles residents have filed a lawsuit against KFC and parent company Yum Brands Inc. over a grilled chicken giveaway that went wrong.

2009.06.21  4:32am  
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