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In exchange for jail time, US woman, daughter hold signs admitting they stole from 9-year-old

The Canadian Press - Tue Nov 3, 2:32 PM

BEDFORD, Pa. - In exchange for jail time, a woman and her adult daughter have agreed to stand outside a courthouse holding signs saying they stole a gift card from a 9-year-old girl on her birthday.

  • A view of Marilyn Monroe's crypt in the Westwood Memorial Park in Los Angeles, California. A legion of male admirers found her irresistible before her death but Marilyn Monroe has not been able to exert the same kind of pull in the afterlife. Photo:Gabriel Bouys/AFP
    No bidders for eternity with Marilyn Monroe AFP - Tue Nov 3, 5:54 PM

    LOS ANGELES (AFP) - A legion of male admirers found her irresistible before her death but Marilyn Monroe has not been able to exert the same kind of pull in the afterlife.

  • Moonshine turns horse race in rowdy Reuters - Tue Nov 3, 1:04 PM

    TODOS SANTOS CUCHUMATAN, Guatemala (Reuters) - Despite a drinking ban mayhem erupted at a traditional Mayan horse race on Sunday with riders falling off their horses and drunken spectators stumbling through the mountain village.

  • A man tries out the new iPhone 3GS on the first day it is being sold in Spain at the company's store in downtown Madrid June 19, 2009. REUTERS/Susana Vera
    Scared of flying? Press the fear iButton Reuters - Tue Nov 3, 1:00 PM

    SYDNEY (Reuters) - People scared of flying can now press a button on their iPhone to help them deal with their panic.

  • A man exercises at a fitness center in 2008. A man who wore women's clothing to use his dead wife's gym membership has appeared in a Hong Kong court, a report said Tuesday. Photo:Fabrice Coffrini/AFP
    Widower in drag uses dead wife's ID for gym: report AFP - Tue Nov 3, 12:18 PM

    HONG KONG (AFP) - A man who wore women's clothing to use his dead wife's gym membership has appeared in a Hong Kong court, a report said Tuesday.

  • A crashed car in France in July 2009. A seven-year-old Australian boy 'redefined the word lucky' Tuesday when he managed to escape from an out-of-control car moments before it plunged off a cliff, police said. Photo:/AFP
    Australian boy escapes car in clifftop plunge AFP - Tue Nov 3, 12:10 PM

    SYDNEY (AFP) - A seven-year-old Australian boy "redefined the word lucky" Tuesday when he managed to escape from an out-of-control car moments before it plunged off a cliff, police said.


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