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Friday, May 20, 2011

Yahoo! News: Oddly Enough - Reuters

Yahoo! News: Oddly Enough - Reuters


Texas legislature acts to make state safe for "noodling" (Reuters)

Posted: 20 May 2011 10:41 AM PDT

A noodler competing in the Okie Noodling Tournament carries his catfish in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma June 30, 2007. REUTERS/Jessica RinaldiReuters - Texas may still have problems like a multi-billion dollar budget deficit and public schools facing major spending cuts, but its legislature has moved to make the Lone Star State safe for "noodling."


"Zombie Apocalypse" campaign crashes website (Reuters)

Posted: 20 May 2011 08:19 AM PDT

A blog post from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is seen in this screen grab taken May 19, 2011. REUTERS/HandoutReuters - A blog post by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that mentions a "zombie apocalypse" as a lighthearted way to get Americans to read about preparing for hurricanes drove so much traffic that it crashed the website, the agency said on Thursday.


Man linked to murder by tattoo sentenced to prison (Reuters)

Posted: 20 May 2011 08:06 AM PDT

Reuters - A gang member who was linked to a 2004 murder by an elaborate tattoo on his chest that authorities say memorialized the crime scene was sentenced on Thursday to 65 years to life in prison.

Predictor of May 21 doomsday to watch it on TV (Reuters)

Posted: 20 May 2011 02:56 PM PDT

A volunteer from the U.S. religious group Family Radio, a Christian radio network, holds a sign with warnings of an impending Judgment Day at Times Square in New York May 13, 2011. REUTERS/Shannon StapletonReuters - The U.S. evangelical Christian broadcaster predicting that Judgment Day will come on Saturday says he expects to stay close to a TV or radio to monitor the unfolding apocalypse.


Tweeting celebrities risk boring fans: survey (Reuters)

Posted: 13 May 2011 06:26 AM PDT

Actor Charlie Sheen gestures towards fans as he arrives for a sentencing hearing at the Pitkin County Courthouse in Aspen, Colorado August 2, 2010. REUTERS/Rick WilkingReuters - Celebrities who bombard fans with Twitter updates are likely to have shorter careers than those who maintain an aura of mystique, according to a survey.


Cameras in Texas schools to keep eyes on fries (Reuters)

Posted: 13 May 2011 06:13 AM PDT

Reuters - The next time children in some elementary schools in Texas try to sneak extra french fries onto their tray in the cafeteria line, the eye in the sky will be watching them.

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