Armed 85-year-old woman makes intruder call cops (AP)

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AP - An 85-year-old woman boldly went for her gun and busted a would-be burglar inside her home, then forced him to call police while she kept him in her sights, police said.

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Sailor, knocked from boat, rescued 12 hours later (AP)

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AP - A sailor rescued after he fell into Lake Michigan says one of the worst moments of the 12-hour ordeal came near the end, when a Coast Guard helicopter seemed to have its spotlight on him, only to turn away.

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Irish PM’s voicemail: call my predecessor (Reuters)

No response, Aug 19, 2008

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Reuters - Ever wished your predecessor was there
to take the flak for the problems you inherited?

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Australians vow revenge on cocky Britons (Reuters)

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Reuters - Australia’s Olympic Committee
president, aghast at the sight of Britain above his country in
the Olympic medals table, has vowed revenge — if not now then
on British soil in 2012.

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Lights off for Spain’s synchronised swimmers (Reuters)

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Reuters - Spain’s synchronised swimmers have been
banned from wearing a swimsuit with embedded waterproof lights
which they had hoped would give an extra sparkle to their
Olympic routine.

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Abandoned whale calf mistakes boat for its mum (Reuters)

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Reuters - Rescuers in Australia are trying to save
a baby humpback whale which they say took a shine to a moored
yacht, possibly mistaking the vessel for its lost mother.

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Chinese go to extremes over Games (Reuters)

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Reuters - Liu Xianghui cycled over 1,300 km (800
miles) to Beijing towing his 98-year-old grandmother in a
pedicab to fulfil her dream of attending the Olympics.

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Star sign could lead to Olympic gold (Reuters)

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Reuters - Something fishy is happening at the
Olympic Games in Beijing. Put it all down to the stars.

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Puerto Rico corpse kept upright for 3-day wake (AP)

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AP - A Puerto Rican man has been granted his wish to remain standing — even in death.

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New Zealand kiddie disco forced to turn down noise (AP)

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AP - A group of children rocking out to kiddie tracks at a kindergarten disco party were told to turn down the tunes or face a shut down of their party by noise control officials who raided the soiree.

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