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But the researcher with the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary has always been doubtful that a 19th-century memoir claiming a ship's cat had been stuffed inside one of the ironclad's 11-inch cannons shortly ...

One lone squirrel has brought project leaders to their knees. Aberdeenshire, Scotland -- A rare red squirrel has brought a multi-million dollar development at a Scots castle to a halt.2.7

Sauk Rapids, Minn. Veterinarian Dennis Bechtold looked at the dead rabbit in disbelief.2.7

Dutch authorities are investigating plans by the producers of the "Big Brother" reality television show to include a pregnant contestant who will give birth on the show.2.7

David Smith Sr., who already holds a world record for the longest distance traveled by a human fired from a cannon, now has another feat on his record.

Former President Bill Clinton and Sen. Hillary Clinton spent a vacation on Kauai Island with their daughter Chelsea doing what most tourists do - shopping, eating out and golfing, albeit with a movie star.2.7

Adrian Sainz Associated Press Aug. 29, 2005 07:41 AM MIAMI - For the first time in a while, the MTV Video Music Awards rocked more than it hip-hopped. More than 11 years after their hit album "Dookie" ...2.7

A candidate in provincial elections in southern Austria is urging people to sign up for a lottery with an unusual prize - a parliament seat.2.7

Back-to-school supplies are more than paper and pencils -- U.S. students now carry first-aid kits and non-perishable food items.2

STOCKHOLM, Sweden) - A Swedish nuclear power plant shut down one of its three reactors Monday because of an abnormal accumulation of jellyfish in the cooling system.4

A love motel, complete with a heart-shaped mirror on the ceiling and a headboard resembling a doggy bone, has opened for amorous pooches in Brazil.6.2

But the researcher with the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary has always been doubtful that a 19th-century memoir claiming a ship's cat had been stuffed inside one of the ironclad's 11-inch cannons shortly ...3.3

Cindy Sheehan hasn't achieved a meeting with the president during her three-week war protest, but she met a man who plays one on TV.2.7

It's not the quickest way, but it was the only way. Marty Kogan says it's taking a good long while to get from New Orleans to his suburban Chicago home.2.9

Colorful boats decorated with a dragon's head on the prow sped through San Francisco Bay as rowing teams competed in the San Francisco International Dragon Boat Festival.2.7

Brooke Donald Associated Press Aug. 29, 2005 07:41 AM BOSTON - Bert and John Jacobs have those dream jobs that the rest of us, well, dream about.2.9

Austrian police are looking for a life-size wax head of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.2.7

A man who used to work for farm equipment-maker John Deere is accused of stealing more than 100 miniature tractors and selling them online.4

Peter Corbett The Arizona Republic Aug. 27, 2005 12:00 AM Ted Williams is a long way from being revived from his deep freeze in a Scottsdale warehouse, but the baseball legend is well on his way to immortality ...1.3

A California family that spent some $10 million for a home, say sightings of mountain lions are keeping them trapped inside their home.3.3

SAN ANTONIO, TX) - Authorities are investigating how a male inmate managed to lock himself up with eight female prisoners at the Wilson County Jail.4.8

"I could end up just losing my shirt on this whole thing, but these guys are pretty good at what they do," Clooney told The Associated Press.2.9

A man test-fitting a $17,000 artificial leg ran off without paying the bill, police said.4.8

Today is Monday, Aug. 29, the 241st day of 2005. There are 124 days left in the year.3.7

David Germain Associated Press Aug. 29, 2005 07:41 AM LOS ANGELES - Steve Carell's second time at the top of the box office was almost as good as the first.2.7

Police said "it was a miracle" that a man was not killed after his car was crushed, twisted and dragged by a train.2.7

Starving -- officially known as caloric restriction -- may make worms and mice live up to 50 ... This is because restricting calories only indirectly affects life span, said John Phelan of the University of California Lo Angeles and Michael Rose of the University of California Irvine.4.6

Hyderabad: An Indian petty thief and illicit liquor pedlar has notched up a record of sorts, his 100th prison sentence.2.7

Beer drinkers in this college town will have to settle for bottles or cans - more than a dozen liquor stores have quit selling kegs.2.7

The world's first toilet college is to open to teach cleaners how to improve their lavatory washing skills.4.5

Paul Dalebout wasn't happy to come across a foot of raw sewage in the basement of his house, but it was a bathroom that left him horrified: "It was just gushing up out of the toilet like a geyser." Dalebout's ...4.2

Miami: US rapper Marion "Suge" Knight, who is no stranger to prison and gang violence, was shot in ... Knight was accompanying rapper Tupac Shakur, when he was killed in Las Vegas, Nevada, in September 1996.

WILLIAMSPORT, Md. - Big piles of bat droppings have spoiled the annual C&O; Canal Days barn dance at the Springfield Farm Barn.3.2

WASHINGTON - There's a home movie of Marilyn Monroe swinging a golf club. And Michael Jordan playing basketball - in junior high.2.7

Geeks used to be picked on for their pocket protectors and love for advanced trigonometry.2.7