Farmer fires home-made cannon to defend land

BEIJING (Reuters) – A Chinese farmer has declared war on property developers who want his land, building a cannon out of a wheelbarrow and pipes and firing rockets at would-be eviction teams, state media said on Tuesday. Yang Youde, who lives on...

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Scientists use Calvin Klein cologne to lure jaguars

GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters Life!) – Biologists tracking jaguars in the Guatemalan jungle might smell nice but it's all in the name of science, with researchers finding the Calvin Klein cologne Obsession for Men attracts big cats. Biologists Rony Garcia...

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U.S. woman striving to be world's heaviest

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Man arrested in Ga. in car he'd reported stolen

ROME, Ga. – Police arrested a 24-year-old man they said was found driving his car after he'd reported it stolen. Officers at the Floyd County Jail said Wednesday that Ryan Lance Roland, who was arrested Saturday, was still in jail after being granted...

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Man bites man in fight over dogs.

 Image by piks4kicks via Flickr NEW CITY, N.Y. – It wasn't quite man-bites-dog, but there were men and there were dogs and there was biting. A sheriff's office said Monday that one man bit another during a fight over a couple of dogs at a park...

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Man allegedly sets blaze because of late dinner (AP)

Man allegedly sets blaze because of late dinner (AP) Kanawha County authorities said a marital spat over a late dinner has landed a man in jail on an arson charge. Lt. Sean Crosier of the Sheriff's Department said 60-year-old Guy Edward Jones came home...

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Bank Robber gives teller apologetic hold up note, than waits for the police to arrive.

PORTLAND, Ore. – Portland police said a man handed an apologetic robbery note to an employee at a FedEx Kinko's store, then waited for police to arrive. Employee Paul Rhoney said the note said: "This is a robbery, I'll wait outside for police, sorry." Police...

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