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Dalai Lama Loves Bush ‘As A Human Being’
ROCHESTER, Minn., (UPI) — The Dalai Lama told CNN host Piers Morgan during an interview in Minnesota he loves former President George W. Bush “as a human being.” The Tibetan leader, who spoke to Morgan in Rochester following his annual physical, said he did not agree with all of Bush’s policies, but he loves him […]
Obama Cracks Wise After Yogurt Spill
BOULDER, Colo., (UPI) — President Barack Obama told a woman she has “a story to tell” after she spilled yogurt on him Tuesday at a bar and restaurant in Boulder, Colo. The president was in Boulder as part of a tour of college campuses intended to pressure Congress to take action to prevent an automatic […]
Web Site: 6A The Perfect Plane Seat
EDINBURGH, Scotland, (UPI) — Scotland-based flight comparison site Skyscanner said its poll indicates airline passengers consider 6A to be the best seat on a standard aircraft. The Web site said its poll of more than 1,000 airline passengers found many riders valued being able to sit near the front of the plane while others preferred […]
Troopers Suspended Over High-Speed Caravan
TRENTON, N.J., (UPI) — A pair of New Jersey state troopers have been suspended after allegedly providing escort to a caravan of 30 exotic cars traveling in excess of 110 mph. Officials said Sgt. 1st Class Nadir Nassry, 47, of Phillipsburg, and Trooper Joseph Ventrella, 28, of Bloomingdale, have been suspended. They are alleged to […]
Company Offers Concealed Weapon Fashions
WOOLRICH, Pa., (UPI) — A 182-year-old clothing company in Pennsylvania has added a new feature to its latest chino pants — a hidden pocket for a handgun. Woolrich, a company with headquarters in the Pennsylvania town of the same name, introduced its $65 chino pants recently for “the fashion-aware gun owner.” “This pant is ideal […]
Versailles-Inspired Mansion Irks Neighbors
GREAT FALLS, Va.,(UPI) — Neighbors in a suburban Washington neighborhood said they are concerned about a businesswoman’s plans to construct a Versailles-inspired mansion in their area. The house, dubbed “Le Chateau de Lumiere” by owner Young Yi, 38, chief executive of the 1st Class Sleep Diagnostics Center, is planned to span 25,424 square feet on […]
Group: ‘Laziness Is Not A Disability’
NORDMALING, Sweden, (UPI) — A Swedish town’s Disability Council wants to post “laziness is not a disability” signs at local designated handicapped parking spaces. Members of the council in the northern town of Nordmaling said they want Sune Hoglander, the town’s community development officer, to have the signs erected at handicapped spaces across the city […]
Lottery Goof Nets Virginia Woman $2 Million
BERRYVILLE, Va., (UPI) — A Virginia woman doubled her lottery prize, winning $2 million, because she made a mistake in buying her tickets. Virginia Fike, 44, Berryville, stepped up Monday to cash in her winning Powerball tickets purchased at a truck stop on Martinsburg Pike, the Winchester (Va.) Star reported. “I wanted to buy one […]
Tsunami Soccer Ball Going Back To Japan
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, (UPI) — A soccer ball apparently swept across the Pacific Ocean after Japan’s earthquake-triggered tsunami will be sent back to its owner, its finder says. The ball’s owner is Misaki Murakami, a 16-year-old whose home in Rikuzentakata, Iwate prefecture, was wiped out by the tsunami, Kyodo News reported Monday. Murakami was given the […]
Man Complains Flight Attendant Woke Him
INDIANAPOLIS, (UPI) — An Arizona man filed a complaint with police saying a flight attendant “rudely” woke him up by tapping his knee with a magazine. Kevin Johnson, 37, told Indianapolis Airport police he was sleeping on a chartered Million Air flight as it taxied to the gate Sunday morning, when the flight attendant struck […]
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