L.A. contemporary artist Mike Kelley found dead
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Influential contemporary artist Mike Kelley has been found dead at his home in a Los Angeles suburb and authorities said on Wednesday they were investigating his death as a possible suicide. Kelley, 57, was found dead in the bathtub of his home in South Pasadena by a friend on Tuesday night, Los Angeles County Coroner's spokesman Ed Winter said. Winter said the artist had …
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Authorities: Man found dead lit himself ablaze while cooking
The man who was found dead and burned inside a Bladensburg apartment Wednesday lit his own clothing on fire while was he was cooking, authorities said Thursday. Though fire investigators have yet to identify the man, they have ruled his death accidental, caused by the critical burns he received from the fire, authorities said. Read full article > >
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Arrest in city hijacking probe – U.TV
Arrest in city hijacking probe U.TV A man has been arrested in connection with the recent spate of car hijackings in the greater Belfast area. The 19-year-old was detained on Wednesday afternoon and is helping police with their inquiries. Twelve hijackings have been reported in the past … and more
Now or never for workers as "Elvis" the croc strikes again (Reuters)
Reuters – Two workers at a reptile park near Sydney were all shook up Wednesday, running for their lives when a 500 kg crocodile named Elvis suddenly lunged at them, making off with their lawnmower.
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Mystery buyer acquires vatican.xxx web address (Reuters)
Reuters – The Vatican said on Wednesday an unknown buyer had snapped up the internet address vatican.xxx, a domain combining its name with an extension reserved for pornographic content.
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Hungary tech firm immortalizes Steve Jobs in bronze (Reuters)
Reuters – A Hungarian software company unveiled what it said was the world’s first bronze statue of Apple Inc co-founder Steve Jobs Wednesday, calling him one of the greatest personalities of the modern age.
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Eight injured in Peshawar blast
Islamabad, Dec 21 (IANS) At least eight people were injured Wednesday night in a bomb explosion outside a private hospital in northwest Pakistan’s Peshawar city.
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Police Hunt Dad After Toddler Found Dead
LAKEHURST, N.J. – The fugitive father of a 2-year-old girl found dead in a car seat in a creek was charged with murder Wednesday after an autopsy showed she had drowned.
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Panic as strong earthquake hits Indonesia’s Papua
A strong earthquake hit Indonesia’s eastern province of Papua on Wednesday, causing panic among residents, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
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Teen in recovery from accidental haunted house hanging (Reuters)
Reuters – A teenager who was accidentally tangled in a hangman’s noose while acting at a Halloween haunted house was out of intensive care on Wednesday and recovering from the incident that left her briefly not breathing and unconscious, police said.
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