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 Reuters: Oddly Enough 12 Mar 2010 at 2:30pm WELLINGTON (Reuters) - A New Zealand man is recovering from injuries after being run over by his wife -- twice, local media reported on Friday. Paying to pick seats loathsome, many passengers say 12 Mar 2010 at 2:31pm SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Paying for extras has become routine for airline passengers but it doesn't mean they like it, with a poll showing more than half all travelers hate having to fork out to choos... Want to live like a cowboy? Try Wyoming 12 Mar 2010 at 2:31pm NEW YORK (Reuters) - Whether you want to live like a rock star or a cowboy, or become an urban gardener or just opt for the simple life, there is a town in America to suit everyone's taste. Nurses' union: Care does not include sex 11 Mar 2010 at 4:43pm AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A union representing Dutch nurses will launch a national campaign Friday against demands for sexual services by patients who claim it should be part of their standard care. The price you pay for being romantic... 11 Mar 2010 at 4:23pm BERLIN (Reuters) - A German woman, fearful that a burglar was trying to break into her second storey apartment, called police after she heard someone climbing up to her balcony shortly after midnig... Japan's spouse hunters hone skills at marriage school 11 Mar 2010 at 1:17pm TOKYO (Reuters Life!) - In search of Mr. or Mrs. Right, dozens of Japanese are attending a newly launched school in Tokyo that aims to turn them into marriage material. Old sea dog sets tongues wagging at Crufts 12 Mar 2010 at 9:34am LONDON (Reuters Life!) - A 16th century dog, the only known female to have served aboard King Henry VIII's ill-fated flagship the Mary Rose, has stolen the show at Britain's Crufts dog show this year. New Zealander auctions "ghosts" in a bottle 10 Mar 2010 at 2:31pm WELLINGTON (Reuters Life!) - A New Zealand woman sold two vials that she said contained the ghosts of an old man and a young girl for almost NZ$2,000 ($1,410) after a fiercely contested online auct... Air Canada learns that hockey trumps flying 10 Mar 2010 at 2:32pm VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Canada's largest airline has learned it sometimes has to take a back seat to the country's biggest sporting passion, ice hockey, the head of Air Canada said on Tuesday. "Dead" baby elephant calf born alive in Sydney zoo 10 Mar 2010 at 2:34pm SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) - An elephant gave birth to a calf at Sydney's main zoo on Wednesday, surprising vets and keepers who two days earlier declared the baby had died in the womb. AP Top Strange News At 3:32 p.m. EST NYC funeral home van towed with body inside12 Mar 2010 at 3:17pm NEW YORK (AP) -- A police tow truck removed a minivan parked outside a New York City funeral home, giving its dearly departed passenger an unexpected side trip. NYPD spokesman Paul Browne said ... Authorities: Neb. man too drunk for DUI sentencing 12 Mar 2010 at 3:26pm PAPILLION, Neb. (AP) -- Authorities said a 30-year-old-man showed up so drunk for his sentencing for drunken driving that he missed his hearing and now faces even more time behind bars. Authori... Cashier, 91, finishes shift after being punched 12 Mar 2010 at 3:22pm EAST NORTHPORT, N.Y. (AP) -- A 91-year-old New York pharmacy cashier refused medical attention and went back to work after a thief punched her. Florence Critelli grabbed the man's hand and scre... Iowa police seize really bad bogus bills 12 Mar 2010 at 3:31pm DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Des Moines police said some counterfeit money showing up in the area isn't just bad - it's really bad. More than $6,000 in fake cash has been seized so far. Detectives ... Devotees of Fla. man say they ingested snail mucus 11 Mar 2010 at 9:03pm MIAMI (AP) -- Devotees of a man claiming to practice a traditional African religion said they had to ingest the mucus of a Giant African Snail that sickened them. Federal authorities in January... Cops: Man copies key on test drive, steals truck 11 Mar 2010 at 9:03pm LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- Police said a man did more than take a pickup for a spin during a test drive this week. Red Star Auto of Lincoln reported a pickup had been stolen Tuesday night or early W... Tenn. police file 10th DUI charge against driver 11 Mar 2010 at 9:03pm KINGSPORT, Tenn. (AP) -- Kingsport Police have filed a 10th DUI charge against a driver who was going about 20 miles per hour on Interstate 26 and weaving. The Kingsport Times -News reported th... PETA offers anti-meat trash cans for Colo. parks 11 Mar 2010 at 3:33pm COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) -- The animal rights group PETA is offering to help the cash-strapped city of Colorado Springs by paying to put trash cans back in parks - on one condition. The can... Police: Burglar uses church equipment to view porn 10 Mar 2010 at 9:20pm AMES, Iowa (AP) -- Second-degree burglary charges have been filed against an Ames man who broke into a church where he allegedly used the institution's electronic equipment to watch pornography... Midnight knitter pulls the wool over NJ shore town 10 Mar 2010 at 8:04pm WEST CAPE MAY, N.J. (AP) -- Someone is spinning quite a yarn over one New Jersey shore town. An unknown person dubbed The Midnight Knitter by West Cape May residents is covering tree branches a... 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