CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Ohio bank robber dubbed the "mullet bandit" by federal authorities appears to have struck again. Full Story »
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Malta backs introduction of divorce in referendum
Reuters – Tue May 31, 10:58 am ETVALLETTA (Reuters) – Staunchly Catholic Malta approved the introduction of divorce, backing the move by a small majority in a referendum. Full Story »
Infamous tax man faces new trial over fake passport
Reuters – Tue May 31, 10:57 am ETPolice hunt for "Goldilocks"
Reuters – Fri May 27, 12:36 pm ET-
FBI says "mullet bandit" holds up another bank
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Phone app tells tales on murderer
Reuters – Thu May 26, 8:55 am ETSEOUL (Reuters) - It began with a simple phrase -- "brace yourself" -- sent by a university professor to his mistress via a South Korean messaging service app used by millions every day. Full Story »
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Brooding men, smiling women seen as sexy?
Reuters – Wed May 25, 12:48 pm ETVANCOUVER (Reuters) - Guys, want to look sexy and get the girl? Don't smile too much. Look brooding or show a bit of shame instead. Women, ignore that advice. Full Story »
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Metro cans French music after complaints
Reuters – Wed May 25, 12:48 pm ETBRUSSELS (Reuters) - Brussels may be a largely French speaking city but the operator of its metro service has ruled out playing French music at its stations after an experiment drew complaints from Dutch-speaking Belgians. Full Story »
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Warning: Walking on a Florida street may be dangerous
Reuters – Wed May 25, 12:47 pm ETWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Warning to pedestrians -- Walking down the street in Florida could be hazardous to your health. Full Story »
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Sales staff snorted salt not drugs?
Reuters – Tue May 24, 12:36 pm ETFRANKFURT (Reuters) - Munich Re unit Ergo said on Tuesday sales agents photographed snorting white powder at a company-sponsored party were inhaling salt rather than drugs, just as the insurer struggles to shake a tarnished image. Full Story »
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Excuse me, but aren’t we brothers?
The Newsroom – Thu May 5, 2:17 pm ETLuck, fate, kismet -- whatever you want to call it, two guys named Joe and Rick got hit by all three on a beach in Hawaii. It started innocently enough: Joe Parker was walking on the beach one day. He … Full Story »
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Cookies, potato chips, shirts help inmates to new life
Reuters – Tue May 24, 12:36 pm ETNEW DELHI (Reuters) - A jail-based brand that includes crispy potato chips, crunchy cookies and formal shirts seems an unlikely route back to life in the outside world for inmates in South Asia's largest prison. Full Story »
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Judgment Day forecaster points to new doomsday date
Reuters – Tue May 24, 12:34 pm ETLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The evangelical Christian broadcaster whose much-ballyhooed Judgment Day prophecy went conspicuously unfulfilled on Saturday has a simple explanation for what went wrong -- he miscalculated. Full Story »
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