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Italy “dog and cat tax” muzzled after uproar

Fri, 18 May 2012 19:23:06 +0000

ROME (Reuters) - A proposal to levy a tax on cats and dogs that stunned Italy on Friday turned out to be all bark and no bite after a wave of popular anger saw it withdrawn on the same day it was made public. Italy was abuzz for hours after local media reported that a parliamentary commission had proposed a tax on domestic "animals of affection" to raise revenue for debt-strapped cities and towns. ...

Man with record breaking 14-foot mustache has some grooming tips

Fri, 18 May 2012 19:17:39 +0000

Ram Singh Chauhan of India has the world's longest mustache, 14 feet, according to the Guinness Book of World Records. Chauhan has received attention long before entering the world record books. According to the London Telegraph, his famous facial hair was featured in the 1983 James Bond film "Octopussy" and he has made cameos in [...]

Artist “blows away” photo subjects

Fri, 18 May 2012 19:09:20 +0000

Click image to see more photos. (Tadao Cern) An eye-popping photo series shows that perhaps there is no "good side" when your face is getting blasted by powerful gusts of wind. Lithuanian photographer Tadas Cerniauskas, who also uses the name Tadao Cern, created the work entitled "Blow Jobs." He took the photos during a design [...]

Italy “dog and cat tax” muzzled after uproar

Fri, 18 May 2012 19:01:32 +0000

Postal employee on workers comp caught running Boston Marathon

Fri, 18 May 2012 17:55:58 +0000

A U.S. District Court in Florida convicted a former Florida postal worker of health care fraud after she was caught participating in more than 80 long-distance races, including the Boston Marathon, all while taking workers compensation for a back injury. 55-year-old Jacquelyn V. Myers was also convicted of making false statements and faces up to [...]

Cloak and dagger world of spies exposed in NYC show

Fri, 18 May 2012 17:23:53 +0000

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The mysterious cloak and dagger world of international espionage and its real-life heros and villains are exposed in a new exhibition, the first to be sanctioned by U.S. intelligence agencies. "Spy, the Secret World of Espionage," which opens at the Discovery Times Square on Friday, includes hundreds of artifacts, some from the vaults of the CIA and FBI and the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). ...

Man who fathered 30 kids needs a break – on child support

Fri, 18 May 2012 14:04:39 +0000

And Octomom thought she had her problems -- a Tennessee man who has fathered 30 children is asking the courts for a break on child support. Desmond Hatchett, 33, of Knoxville has children with 11 different women, reports WREG - TV. The state already takes half of his paycheck and divides it up, which isn't [...]

Presidential penis portrait riles S.Africa’s ANC

Fri, 18 May 2012 13:16:19 +0000

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's ruling ANC threatened to take legal action against a Johannesburg gallery for displaying art which lampoons President Jacob Zuma and accuses the party of corruption. The African National Congress wants the Goodman Gallery to remove a painting of Zuma called "The Spear", which depicts the president with his genitals exposed, and another work that has a "For Sale" sign superimposed over the party logo. The picture of Zuma is a facsimile of a famous poster of communist revolutionary Vladimir Lenin. ...

‘Psychic’ pig to make Euro tips

Fri, 18 May 2012 11:15:55 +0000

KIEV (Reuters) - A psychic pig is set to take over where Paul the Octopus left off at the 2010 World Cup by predicting the results of matches at the European championships in Ukraine and Poland. Kiev's city government said on Friday it would wheel out the porky tipster to give daily forecasts once the tournament kicks off next month. "A unique oracle hog, a real Ukrainian pig and a psychic which knows the mysteries of football," a statement said. "Every day at 16.00 it will predict the result of the upcoming match. ...

Car with four kids riding in trunk nearly hit by semi truck (VIDEO)

Fri, 18 May 2012 01:09:59 +0000

In this video from Romania, a car can be seen driving down a highway with four small children riding inside the trunk. While the children appear to be having a good enough time, the conditions are obviously anything but safe. In fact, each of the children are using one of their arms to apparently hold [...]