Monthly Archives: January 2008

He almost lost an arm trying to flirt

A 20-year-old man is stable after undergoing surgery on his arm that was partially severed as he waved out a car window at two girls in Western Australia. He was a passenger in a Nissan utility that drove past two … Continue reading →

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After 11 Hours, Bank Realizes It Was Robbed

It took hours for officials at a downtown Washington bank to realize they’d been robbed. Police said a man impersonating an armored car guard walked out of a Wachovia bank branch on Pennsylvania Avenue Thursday with more than $100,000, after … Continue reading →

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I didn’t know Texas had $50 lottery tickets

AUSTIN — When top lottery officials last winter announced the introduction of a $50 scratch-off game — the priciest lottery ticket in the nation — they said they hoped to appeal to a particular type of player: The affluent. As … Continue reading →

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From 10 Hours a Week, $10 Million a Year

MARKUS FRIND, a 29-year-old Web entrepreneur, has not read the best seller “The 4-Hour Workweek” — in fact, he had not heard of it when asked last week — but his face could go on the book’s cover. He developed … Continue reading →

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