SYDNEY (Reuters) – A flea-bitten dog rescued from a squalid backyard is to be reunited with her owners 1,000 miles away — nine years after she disappeared.
Car crashes into house… again (ABC)
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A house in Western Australia has had the unlucky fate of being crashed into for the second time in the space of a week. more…
Ala. ban of wine with nude label is marketing boon (AP)
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AP – Alabama’s ban on a wine that features a nude nymph on the label became a business opportunity for a California vintner who is preparing a marketing campaign to capitalize on being “Banned in Bama.” more…
Tranmere Rovers up for sale — on eBay (Reuters)
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Reuters – Fans of English third division club Tranmere Rovers were bemused to find their club up for sale on popular online shopping and auction site eBay this week — a move prompting an angry reaction from owner Peter Johnson. more…
Images from Rankin’s London exhibition, Rankin Retrospective
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Images from Rankin’s exhibition, Rankin Retrospective, at the Old Truman Brewery, London, which opens to the public on Friday. more…
HBO renews “Hung,” “True Blood,” “Entourage”
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LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – HBO announced the renewal of its entire summer lineup of original programing, ordering another round of freshman comedy “Hung,” veteran comedy “Entourage” and hit vampire drama “True Blood.”
Officials describe Jackson as ‘addict’
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Authorities investigating Michael Jackson’s death alluded to the singer as an ‘addict’ and were seeking evidence about a powerful anaesthetic, documents show. more…
‘Knowing’ lands place in Chinese theaters (Reuters)
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LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – Only 20 foreign-made films annually receive an official, revenue-sharing theatrical release in China, and this year the Nicolas Cage thriller “Knowing” is one of them. more…
Today beats Sunrise for the first time
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AFTER six long years of bitter and bitchy breakfast wars, Nine’s Today show finally beat Seven’s Sunrise. more…
Mixed reaction to school transition program (ABC)
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Schools in Perth which have shifted their Year 7 classes into high school say the change is working well. more…