Britney Spears denies eating squirrels

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HEADLINE: Britney Spears denies eating squirrels
SOURCE LINK: http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/britney-spears-denies-eating-squirrels/story-e6frfku0-1225812705201
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BRITNEY Spears has taken aim at some of the tabloid stories that dogged her through 2009, publishing a list of the top 75 articles deemed to be the most ridiculous.

A statement on Spears's official website said more than 13,000 stories had been written about the singer this year - and many were either "patently absurd or simply offensive".
"We ranked the ones we believe were the most ridiculous," the statement said, trumpeting the website's list of the "top 75 Bulls#it Britney Spears stories" of 2009.
Among the stories to make the list include a report from a London tabloid citing a new Spears biography which stated that the singer's family used to eat squirrel meat during her "trailer park childhood"

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HEADLINE: British priest urges congregation to shoplift
SOURCE LINK: http://www.canada.com/news/British+priest+urges+congregation+shoplift/2367307/story.html
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LONDON — A British Anglican priest is facing criticism following a controversial sermon where he advises his congregation to shoplift, according to a report from The Daily Mail.
Rev. Tim Jones, 41, told his followers that stealing from large chain stores is sometimes the best option for the poor. He said it is better for people to steal than resort to prostitution, mugging or burglary.
He also said that it is better to steal from large, national businesses rather than small businesses.
The Daily Mail reported that Jones claims his sermon at St. Lawrence Church in York did not violate the Bible commandment "Thou shalt not steal" because God's love for the poor is more important than the property rights of the rich.

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HEADLINE: Tasmanian sperm drought as mainlanders drain the bank
SOURCE LINK: http://www.news.com.au/national/tasmanian-sperm-drought-as-mainlanders-drain-the-bank/story-e6frfkvr-1225812430516
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TASMANIAN Health Minister Lara Giddings has called on the state's men to help end the state's sperm drought.
The Sunday Tasmanian reported yesterday that Tasmania was down to its last four sperm donors and for the first time in the program's 35-year history women will have to go on a waiting list.
The state's IVF director Bill Watkins said fewer men donating sperm, and more interstate women draining the state's dwindling stocks, had caused the problem.

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HEADLINE: Teacher Sacked Over Prayer Offer For Pupil
SOURCE LINK: http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/Teacher-Sacked-Over-Prayer-Offer-For-Pupil-Olive-Jones-Says-She-Has-Been-Treated-Like-A-Criminal/Article/200912315505273?lpos=UK_News_Third_Home_Page_Article_Teaser_Region__8&lid=ARTICLE_15505273_Teacher_Sacked_Over_Prayer_Offer_For_Pupil%3A_Olive_Jones_Says_She_Has_Been_Treated_Like_A_Criminal
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A teacher who was sacked after offering to pray for a sick student says she has been treated like a criminal.Olive Jones was dismissed from her job as a home-visit teacher after she spoke about her faith with a girl's mother.
The maths teacher gives lessons to children who are too ill to attend school.
When the girl did not feel up to the November 25 visit, Mrs Jones spoke to her mother over a cup of tea and asked whether she could say a prayer.
The teacher - a mother of two herself - said when the woman told her the family were not believers, she did not go ahead.

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