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Lawsuit: Rolex Irked By Roll-X Deli Name
NEW YORK, (UPI) – The New York deli formerly known as Rolex Deli is being sued by luxury watchmaker Rolex for the second time due to its sound-alike new name, Roll-x Deli. Shawqu Ali was forced to change the name of the deli last month after Rolex Watch U.S.A. won a lawsuit alleging customers would […]
Police: Man Tried To Flee Arrest To Attend Prom
O’FALLON, Mo., (UPI) – A 19-year-old accused of leading Missouri police on a high-speed highway chase allegedly said he was trying to dodge arrest so he wouldn’t miss prom. Police said an officer patrolling Highway 61 Friday night spotted a sport utility vehicle bearing license plates registered to a different vehicle, and a computer check […]
91-Year-Old Tax Dodger: Authorities ‘Can Take My Coffin’
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, (UPI) – A 91-year-old woman convicted in Sweden of committing tax fraud on five occasions said authorities “can have my coffin when I’m gone.” The Local.se reported the woman, whose name was given only as Ingrid, was convicted on five counts of tax fraud dating back to the 1960s and was spared jail […]
Wizards Center Jason Collins Becomes First Openly Gay Pro Athlete
NEW YORK, (UPI) – Washington Wizards center Jason Collins said revealing he is gay has lifted a huge weight from his shoulders. The NBA player told ABC News in an exclusive interview Tuesday that he hopes other gay athletes will “raise their hand” and realize that being gay in pro sports in not that big […]
Alex Trebek Of ‘Jeopardy!’ Not Ready To Retire
LOS ANGELES, (UPI) – Canadian-American TV personality Alex Trebek, who has hosted the syndicated game show “Jeopardy!” since 1984, says he’s not about to retire. “Everybody’s speculating on my retirement and I don’t know why,” Trebek told the Los Angeles Times. “It’s silly,” said Trebek, who is 72 and will be 76 when his contract […]
Sex Offender Caught Showering In Stranger’s Home
HIGHLAND, Calif., (UPI) – Police in California said they arrested a sex offender parolee who removed his ankle GPS tracker and was found taking a shower in a stranger’s home. The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said Gary Bakken, 52, who was on parole for failing to register as a sex offender, removed his GPS […]
Professor: Booger Eating May Be Healthy
SASKATOON, Saskatchewan, (UPI) – A University of Saskatchewan professor hypothesizes a person could benefit from picking his or her nose and eating the findings. Scott Napper, a biochemistry professor at the Saskatoon school, posed the unsavory hypothesis to his students, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reported Friday. “By consuming those pathogens caught within the mucus, could […]
George Jones, Country Singer, Dies At 81
NASHVILLE, (UPI) – George Jones, the iconic country music singer known by generations for his distinctive voice and phrasing, died in Nashville Friday at 81, his publicist said. He had been hospitalized at Vanderbilt University Medical Center for fever and irregular blood pressure, publicist Kirt Webster said. Jones was in the middle of a tour […]
1913 Liberty Head Nickel Sells For $3.1 Million
SCHAUMBURG, Ill., (UPI) – A 1913 Liberty Head nickel sold for $3.17 million at auction in Illinois Thursday, with a buyer calling it “one of the greatest coins at that price range.” The coin, one of five known to exist, had been stored away for 41 years because its owner had been told, erroneously as […]
Principal Said Kids Would Be Forced To Eat Meat
SEINE-SAINT-DENIS, France, (UPI) – A French elementary school principal has backed off earlier statements saying children would not be able to abstain from eating meat “for religious reasons.” The principal of Jules-Ferry de Bondy primary school in the Paris suburb of Seine-Saint-Denis sent a letter to parents recently saying students would be compelled to eat […]
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