WEIRD IS THE WORLD: Rapper tweets LA sheriff's number; fans tie up phone lines for hours

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Rapper tweets LA sheriff's number; fans tie up phone lines for hours
The Los Angeles County sheriff's department says The Game incited a telephone flash mob that overwhelmed the emergency phone system.
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Louisville police add computers to mounted patrol
Louisville police have added small, portable computers to the equipment used by mounted officers riding horseback patrols.
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Electronic "smart skin" would simplify vital sign monitoring
Call it smart skin. Researchers have developed a tattoo-like film that would allow doctors to monitor a patient's vital signs without the bulky wiring and electrodes now required.
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Police set up a cinema van so shoppers can 'shop a looter' as number of rioters arrested breaks 1,600
Birmingham police have come up with a way of tracking down those who wreaked havoc on their city - by setting up a 'cinema van' so shoppers can identify the brawling looters.
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Fake serviceman fakes cancer
A B.C. man wanted for allegedly posing as a member of the military and seeking donations to pay for his health costs has been charged with fraud.
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Couple Lives in a 144-Square-Foot Home
Six years ago, Diana and Michael Lorence built and took up full-time residence in a 12-foot cube with a sleeping loft, porch, and beautiful Shaker-like detailing—but no electricity.
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Canadian plant employees 'lose jobs but win $7 million in the lottery'
A group of 18 employees at an Ottawa manufacturing plant say they won a $7 million Lotto prize the same day ten of them got layoff notices.
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Iowa man tries to lure teen and gets mom's fist instead
A Des Moines man who allegedly tried to lure a young girl into an alley, wound up with stitches and a black eye after the girl's mother took matters into her own hands.
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Russian Woman Killed by Husband's Homemade Rocket
Russian authorities were Friday probing the freak death of a woman killed by a homemade missile launched by her husband.
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Mystery lingers for missing man found in chimney
The narrow, brick chimney of a Louisiana bank became his tomb for 27 years and now Joseph Schexnider will be laid to rest Sunday in a proper grave with a proper farewell by his family.
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Bat on Wisconsin flight prompts rabies probe
Health officials say a bat on a flight from Wisconsin to Atlanta last week has sparked a national search for passengers to protect them against possible rabies.
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Teen Has Tongue Surgically Lengthened to Speak Korean
A 19-year-old British student took her love for the Korean culture to new heights when she had her tongue surgically lengthened so she could speak the language better.
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Man Arrested in Walmart Parking Lot for Exposing Himself Admits He‘s ’Aroused’ by the Store
Travis Brent Keen, 28, said he had a reason for his behavior — he told a police officer he took his penis out because he gets “aroused” at the mega-retailer.
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Brain, bum and eight-ball helmets to turn heads on UK highways
Motorists get ready because crazy novelty themed helmets could be about to make their mark on roads in the UK
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Nursing Home Workers Sentenced For Making Patients Slippery
Two nursing home workers accused of rubbing down elderly patients with ointment so they would be "slippery" aren't going to slip out of serving time.
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Taste bud training is new weight loss tool
Scientists have come up with a novel way of helping overweight people drop some kilos - retraining their taste buds.
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New craze 'horsemaning' is taking the internet by storm
Top Horsemaning or Horsemanning pics over 30
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N.Y. grocer sold lobster salad - with no lobster
The lobster salad at Zabar's grocery has been an institution in New York City for at least 15 years. They've sold thousands of pounds of it.
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