Caption: Sci-fi Reality
Clip: http://www.foxnews.com/ 6.5.9
Australia is known around the world for its large and deadly creepy-crawlies, but even locals have been shocked by the size of the giant venomous spiders that have invaded an Outback town in Queensland.
Scores of eastern tarantulas, which are known as "bird-eating spiders" and can grow larger than the palm of a man's hand, have begun crawling out from gardens and venturing into public spaces in Bowen, a coastal town about 700 miles northwest of Brisbane.
Headline: Man forgets bank details, dies in poverty
Caption: A sad case of poor memory
Clip: http://www.news.com.au/6.5.9
A HOMELESS South Korean unable to withdraw his life savings because he could not remember his real name has died in poverty.
The man, believed to be aged 56, died of cancer last month, leaving 128 million won ($135,000) in a bank account that was opened in early 1993 under the alias of Na Hae-Dong. The account was frozen several months later when a law took effect to ban accounts held under false names as an anti-corruption measure.
Headline: Chocolate-Powered 150 MPH Race Car Revealed
Caption:What happens if you eat all the fuel?
Clip: http://www.news.com.au/ 6.5.9
team of British engineers have designed a car that not only runs on a fuel derived from the tasty treat, but is largely constructed from parts derived from vegetables.
The steering wheel of the open-cockpit car is constructed from carrot fibers, the foam in the seats from soybeans, and the rear view mirrors and body panels produced from the starch of potatoes. Even the brakes are based on cashew nut shells...
Headline: Dummy may help find missing teenager
Caption:So, A Dummy Can Do Something
Clip: http://www.news.com.au/ 6.5.9A LIFE-size model has been created of a man who could be behind the disappearance of Sunshine Coast boy Daniel Morcombe more than five years ago.
The three-dimensional model was commissioned by Daniel's parents Denise and Bruce and is the latest tool in their fight for information about their 13-year-old son's disappearance.
Headline: Kidnap Scam Mum 'Misses Sex And Shops'
Caption: Misses sex, in jail?
Clip: http://www.sky.com/ 5.5.9Karen Matthews, jailed for kidnapping her daughter Shannon, has reportedly said she misses sex, shopping and coffee while behind bars. The 33-year-old, who is serving an eight-year prison term, apparently did not mention her seven children during an interview with a newspaper.
Headline: Austrian Gets World Record For 707,335 Coffins
Caption: Coffin Maker Makes Record
Clip: http://www.cbsnews.com/ 5.5.9An Austrian carpenter has found a macabre way of getting into the Guinness Book of Records: Over a 30-year career, he's built 707,335 coffins.
Headline: Court wants look at Jackson's breast
Caption: NIP SLIP NIPPED
Clip: 5.5.9THE US Supreme Court has ordered a federal appeals court to re-examine its verdict in favour of the CBS network that aired a 2004 broadcast in which pop superstar Janet Jackson bared her breast.
"The judgement is vacated and the case is remanded to the United States Court of Appeals for the third circuit for further consideration in light of FCC v. Fox Televisions stations," the high court said in a statement.
Headline: Police Use Innertube To Rescue Suspect From Lake
Caption: LONG TUBE OF THE LAW
Clip: http://www.cbsnews.com/ 4.5.9Police in Northwood, N.H., said they used an innertube to pull a 25-year-old burglary suspect of out of lake. WMUR reported investigators believe the man and a friend broke into a home Saturday night. A driver passing by called police after hearing glass break. Police believe one of the suspects smashed a glass door, stuck his hand inside the window and turned the doorknob from the inside to get into the house.
Headline: She 'Snapped Like a Dog'
Caption: Bite worse than bark...
Clip: http://www.foxnews.com/index.html4.5.9BANGOR, Maine — A British woman allegedly had an in-flight meal of prescription drugs, wine and liquid soap — before trying to bite the crew of a London-bound jetliner.
Galina Rusanova punched and kicked flight attendants on the Chicago-based United Airlines flight after downing two or three bottles of wine, prescription drugs and liquid soap from the jet's lavatory, prosecutors said. ...
Headline: Woman Claims She Crashed To Prevent Drunk Driving
Caption: If you can't take away the keys...
Clip: http://www.cbsnews.com/ 4.5.9A Palm Beach County woman told police she crashed her car into her boyfriend's truck to prevent him from driving drunk. The sheriff's office reports that a 33-year-old woman was charged Thursday for the April 13 crash.
Headline: Court lets girl remove breasts
Caption: girl goes for boy
Clip: http://www.news.com.au/ 4.5.9THE Family Court has permitted a teenage girl to have her breasts removed so that she can better resemble a boy.
The 17-year-old, codenamed Alex, has been on hormone treatment ordered by the Family Court to prevent menstruation and breast development since she was 13, The Age newspaper said.
Headline: Artist creates invisible car
Caption: Does the car have an invisible driver?
Clip: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/ 3.5.9The 22-year-old student at the University of Central Lancashire spray painted a battered Skoda Fabia to match the car park and entrance to her art studio.
Headline: Sex Instruction Book Aimed At Toddlers
Clip: news.com.au 3.5.9
Caption: Sex instruction book aimed at toddlersSex instruction book aimed at toddlers
Teaches about lesbian sex and sperm donors ...
A BOOK which teaches children about lesbian mums getting pregnant using sperm donors is being pitched at kids as young as two.
The controversial publication, Where Did I Really Come From?, also features a drawing of two gay men holding a baby in a chapter about surrogacy.
The publisher's marketing spruiks the book, which includes in-depth descriptions of sexual intercourse, as suitable to be read to two-year-olds. ...
Headline: Rescuers Find Blind Hiker Who Vanished in Va.
Clip: FOXNews.com 3.5.9
Caption: REALLY? UNBELIEVABLE!RICHMOND, Va. — A legally blind hiking magazine editor who went missing along the Appalachian Trail in Virginia was found Saturday in good condition, authorities said.
Headline: Australian anti-flu drugs are out of date
Clip: news.com.au 3.5.9
Caption: Well, that's just great!THE Federal Government has admitted it is about to replace 1.9 million doses of anti-flu vaccines because the drugs will soon be out of date.
Headline: Bathroom Emergency: Commodes Save Crash Pilot
Clip: FOXNews.com 2.5.9
Caption: No wonder some called them 'comfort stations"
PUYALLUP, Wash. — The pilot of a small airplane was able to walk away after its crash landing was cushioned by a bunch of portable toilets near Tacoma, Wash.
Headline: Officer Fired After Shocking Kids With Stun Gun
Clip: FOXNews.com 2.5.9
Caption: StunnedCARRABELLE, Fla. — A Florida corrections officer was fired after zapping children with 50,000 volts of electricity during a "Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day" tour.
Headline: Cowboy Cited For 'riding Under The Influence'
Clip: CBSnews.com 2.5.9
Caption: I'm Not Drunk, It's My Horse
Colo. Police Write Man A $25 Ticket In Mall Parking Lot For 'riding Under The Influence'
Headline: 'There's no money for you - you're dead'
Clip: news.com.au 2.5.9
Caption: I did not know I'm deadA VICTORIAN pensioner got the fright of his life when he was told by Centrelink workers he was listed as dead.
Clive Norton, 71, was told Centrelink records showed he died on April 8.
"I was pretty upset and just dumbfounded for a while," the Ballarat man said.
His wife, Denise, 61, even received a Centrelink payment for $2292 for funeral expences..
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