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Results 1 - 20 of 33,421 in Offbeat

  1. England grab bronze in wife-carrying champsRead the original story

    15 min ago | Clitheroe Today

    Estonia reigned supreme again, as Alar Voogla sprinted home in just over a minute to win the Baltic country's 11th title, with Kirsti Viltrop clinging upside-down to his back.

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  2. Man out-spits father, claims pit-spitting titleRead the original story

    48 min ago | Denver Post

    Brian "Young Gun" Krause has out-spit his father to claim his seventh championship at the International Cherry Pit Spitting Championship.

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    Related Topix: Tuba City, AZ, Sault Ste Marie, ON, Canada, Ontario, World Records

  3. Rock star Ringo Starr is 68 today.Read the original story

    1 hr ago | WBZ TV

    Today is Monday, July 7, the 189th day of 2008. There are 177 days left in the year.

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    Related Topix: Chicago Metro, Portsmouth NSY, US Military, NS Norfolk, US Navy, NAB Little Creek, Washington Navy Yard

  4. Israel to receive report on long-missing airmanRead the original story

    1 hr ago | WJLA-TV Arlington

    An Israeli negotiator was in Europe on Monday to pick up a report compiled by Lebanese Hezbollah guerrillas on a long-missing Israeli airman, part of a prisoner-swap deal between the two sides, defense ...

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    Related Topix: Israel, World News, Middle East, Hadarom, Israel, Arad, Israel

  5. ABC 7 News - 28 killed, 141 wounded in blast in Afghan capitalRead the original story

    1 hr ago | WJLA-TV Arlington

    A suicide car bomb exploded outside the Indian Embassy in central Kabul on Monday, killing 28 people and wounding 141, officials said.

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    Related Topix: World News, Kabol, Afghanistan, Afghanistan, Kabul, Afghanistan, Asia

  6. ABC 7 News - Bush: Russia's new president is 'smart guy'Read the original story

    1 hr ago | WJLA-TV Arlington

    Bush: Russia's new president is 'smart guy' posted 2:48 am Mon July 07, 2008 - TOYAKO, Japan bio ) and new Russian President Dmitry Medvedev stood united Monday on issues like Iran and North Korea.

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    Related Topix: Vladimir Putin, Strategic Defense Initiative

  7. dictionary's new entries debutRead the original story

    1 hr ago | 9NEWS

    Is it acceptable to serve edamame to a dinner guest who's a pescatarian? Should you pour prosecco or soju for the winner of the Texas Hold 'em game you're planning near the infinity pool? And what's that wing ...

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    Related Topix: Springfield Metro, Springfield, MA, Health, Norwalk Virus

  8. Merriam-Webster Adds News Words To The DictionaryRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | Tampa Bay Online

    Merriam-Webster Inc. has added more than 100 new entries to its new edition of the Collegiate Dictionary.

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    Related Topix: Publishing, Media, Health, Norwalk Virus

  9. Move over Mao, the Olympics are comingRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | Reuters UK

    China's central bank will drop former leader Mao Zedong's face from six million new 10 yuan notes to mark next month's Olympic Games.

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    Related Topix: Sports, Olympics, Olympic Summer Games

  10. The strange saga of Massachusetts, Boston and the United States Census Bureau continuesRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | Internet128.com

    The Boston Globe 's Stephanie Ebbert has an interesting if incomplete article in today's Boston Globe about the United States Census Bureau's estimates for the populations of Massachusetts and Boston.

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  11. Mystery of Joyce Germain's bizarre deathRead the original story

    5 hrs ago | The Sydney Morning Herald

    The block of units in Bourke Street, Darlinghurst and the victim, Joyce Germain.

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  12. Couple Looks For Owner Of $40,000 RingRead the original story

    5 hrs ago | The Post Chronicle

    A Virginia couple is searching for the owner of a $40,000 ring found in a parking lot, but a jewelry store owner says that might not be so easy.

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    Related Topix: Tysons Corner, VA

  13. DC Police To Expand The Use Of Hidden Sensors To Track GunshotsRead the original story

    6 hrs ago | WFMY-TV Greensboro

    Police in the nation's capital will expand their system of devices used to pinpoint the exact location of gunfire.

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  14. Retired meteorologist still scans skies - for UFOsRead the original story

    6 hrs ago | KATU

    As a UFO investigator, former meteorologist Puckett acknowledges or debunks stories of unidentified flying objects in the sky, landing on the ground and hovering over homes.

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    Related Topix: UFO and Alien

  15. Madge: I won't divorce GuyRead the original story

    6 hrs ago | Online Sun

    MADONNA last night denied she plans to divorce GUY RITCHIE - after the grim-faced pair attended a New York Kabbalah service together.

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    Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Madonna

  16. IT'S Kate Moss showing off the secret to her slimline success - fags and boozeRead the original story

    6 hrs ago | Online Sun

    IT'S that time of year when girls mess about on boats and obsess about their beach bodies.

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  17. Kanye believe it, Victor?Read the original story

    6 hrs ago | Online Sun

    KANYE WEST seems to be turning into Victor "I don't believe it" Meldrew. The hip-hop star has had a few temper tantrums when things haven't gone his way recently.

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    Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Kanye West, Hip-Hop

  18. Lionel Blair hadn't a clueRead the original story

    6 hrs ago | Online Sun

    FRIDAY afternoon. The Silver Clef Awards after-party is in full swing and NOEL GALLAGHER, RICKY HATTON and the OASIS crowd are well-oiled. Then, the highlight when Give Us A Clue legend LIONEL BLAIR arrives on ...

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    Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Oasis

  19. MySpace Numbers Look StrangeRead the original story

    6 hrs ago | Social Media Optimization

    I was reading in Advertising Age Cartier, a brand better known for diamond necklaces and $10,000 watches, will advertise its latest collection, Love by Cartier on MySpace, Now this is not the first time that a ...

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    Related Topix: Watches, Social Software

  20. ABC 7 News - Freed Colombian hostages urge hopeRead the original story

    7 hrs ago | WJLA-TV Arlington

    Freed after years as rebel-held hostages, French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt and four Colombian police officers sent messages of hope in a radio broadcast Sunday to captives still detained in remote ...

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    Related Topix: South America, Meta, Colombia, World News, Colombia, Bogota, Colombia