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Michael Jackson scarecrows get birds to beat it A Taiwan rice farm is trying an off the wall way to get hungry birds to beat it at harvest time: scarecrows dressed like King of Pop Michael Jackson. Link
 voogeltje - 06-10-10 - © stuff.co.nz
Site issues cause outage for some Facebook users SAN FRANCISCO -- Facebook says unspecified site issues caused the social-networking site to be slow or unavailable for some of its 500 million users. Link
 voogeltje - 06-10-10 - © WKYC TV
RFK-owned Emancipation Proclamation up for auction NEW YORK -- A copy of the Emancipation Proclamation signed by Abraham Lincoln and bought by Robert F. Kennedy, who drew inspiration from the document as he enforced civil rights legislation in the 1960s, is going up for auction and could fetch as much as $1.5 million. Link
 voogeltje - 06-10-10 - © WKYC TV
Sleepy bear in tree challenges Oregon firefighters BEND, Ore. -- Firefighters in Bend, Ore., are trained for rescues - even for saving a 300-pound black bear passed out 60 feet up a tree. Link
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Police: Woman Threw Dog Poop in Driver's Face BELMONT, Mass. (AP) - A Massachusetts woman has been charged with throwing a bag of dog feces into the face of a passing motorist to try to slow him down. Link
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Presidential Seal Falls Off Podium as Obama Speaks WASHINGTON (AP) - The presidential seal fell off President Barack Obama's lectern and clattered to the stage as he delivered a speech to a women's conference. Link
 voogeltje - 06-10-10 - © Firstcoastnews
2 Utah teens critically hurt in lightning strike SALT LAKE CITY -- Two Utah teenagers were flown to a Las Vegas hospital with life-threatening injuries Tuesday after being struck by lightning outside their high school, Washington County school district officials said. Link
 voogeltje - 06-10-10 - © WKYC TV
Police: Napping Man Had Meth Lab In Bed Of Truck Illinois Police Say Napping Man Had A Meth Lab In Bed Of His Truck
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 voogeltje - 06-10-10 - © CBS News
Michigan students get DC vote site to play song WASHINGTON -- University of Michigan students hacked a prototype D.C. elections voting site and programmed it to play their fight song, prompting election officials to temporarily take it down. Link
 voogeltje - 06-10-10 - © Seatle Post
Cops: Mass. woman threw dog feces to slow driver BELMONT, Mass. -- A Massachusetts woman faces assault charges after Belmont police said she hit a motorist in the face with a bag of dog feces. Police said Tuesday that the woman, whose name has not been released, admitted tossing doggie dung at the driver because she believed he was speeding. Link
 voogeltje - 05-10-10 - © Seatle Post
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