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Conditions for Wake Forest, NC at 4:02 am EDT

Wake Forest Weather - 2 hours 53 min ago

Current Conditions:
Fair, 73 F

Forecast:
Fri - Sunny. High: 97 Low: 66
Sat - Sunny. High: 84 Low: 56

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Finance Ministry says defrauded by staffer (Reuters)

Odd News Headlines - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 13:24
Reuters - The Dutch Finance Ministry Thursday acknowledged it was defrauded out of more than 160,000 euros ($204,800) earlier this year by an employee of the ministry unit that handles the state's financing needs.

Canadian parents more lenient than Italians and French (Reuters)

Odd News Headlines - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 13:23
Reuters - Canadian parents are more lenient with their children than mothers and fathers in France and Italy, according to a new study.

Man bites police over a pet peeve (Reuters)

Odd News Headlines - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 13:20

Reuters - Police arrested an 82-year-old man after he bit and kicked officers who had arrived to mediate in a dispute with a neighbor over a domestic pet.


Conditions for Wake Forest, NC at 4:02 am EDT

Wake Forest Weather - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 03:02

Current Conditions:
Partly Cloudy, 66 F

Forecast:
Thu - Mostly Sunny. High: 90 Low: 67
Fri - Sunny. High: 97 Low: 67

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Vuvuzelas banned from European soccer competition (Reuters)

Odd News Headlines - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 12:30

Reuters - Vuvuzelas have been kicked out of European competitions after UEFA said that the controversial plastic trumpets drowned out supporters and detracted from the emotion of the game.


Cup of tea forces jet to make emergency landing (Reuters)

Odd News Headlines - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 12:29
Reuters - A British airplane en route to Poland was forced to make an emergency landing in Germany after a 56-year-old woman spilled a hot cup of tea on herself, German police said on Wednesday.

Dutch colleges angry over sex job ads for freshmen (Reuters)

Odd News Headlines - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 12:28
Reuters - A number of Dutch colleges are considering legal action against the publisher of a move-in guide for new freshmen, after the company included an ad recruiting students for jobs as online sex workers.

Conditions for Wake Forest, NC at 4:22 am EDT

Wake Forest Weather - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 03:22

Current Conditions:
Fair, 70 F

Forecast:
Wed - Sunny. High: 94 Low: 66
Thu - PM Showers. High: 89 Low: 67

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Long-lived Dutch might be bad news for insurers (Reuters)

Odd News Headlines - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 12:49
Reuters - The Dutch are set to live longer -- good news for them but bad news for insurers that are expected to suffer from higher capital requirements and tighter profit margins as a result.

Older people enjoy reading negative stories about young (Reuters)

Odd News Headlines - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 12:48
Reuters - Older people like reading negative news stories about their younger counterparts because it boosts their own self-esteem, according to a new study.

Man arrested for trying to dazzle pilots with laser (Reuters)

Odd News Headlines - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 12:48
Reuters - A man appeared in court on Tuesday accused of trying to dazzle pilots with a laser beam as they were landing at France's second-busiest airport Paris Orly, aviation authorities said.

Conditions for Wake Forest, NC at 4:02 am EDT

Wake Forest Weather - Tue, 08/31/2010 - 03:02

Current Conditions:
Fair, 66 F

Forecast:
Tue - Sunny. High: 97 Low: 66
Wed - Sunny. High: 94 Low: 64

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John Lennon's toilet sells for $14,740 at auction (Reuters)

Odd News Headlines - Mon, 08/30/2010 - 11:55

Reuters - A toilet that belonged to late Beatle John Lennon fetched 9,500 pounds ($14,740) at auction on Saturday, around 10 times its estimate, the sale organizers said.


Mushroom hunter "massacre" claims 18 lives in Italy (Reuters)

Odd News Headlines - Mon, 08/30/2010 - 11:52
Reuters - At least 18 mushroom-lovers have been killed in accidents while hunting for their favorite fungi in the mountains and forests of northern Italy.

Malaysia uncovers nearly 100 live reptiles in bag (Reuters)

Odd News Headlines - Mon, 08/30/2010 - 11:52
Reuters - Malaysian airport security arrested a convicted wildlife smuggler after finding almost 100 live reptiles in his luggage, the country's Wildlife and National Parks Department said.

Conditions for Wake Forest, NC at 3:42 am EDT

Wake Forest Weather - Mon, 08/30/2010 - 02:42

Current Conditions:
Fair, 66 F

Forecast:
Mon - Sunny. High: 95 Low: 65
Tue - Sunny. High: 96 Low: 67

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Conditions for Wake Forest, NC at 4:02 am EDT

Wake Forest Weather - Sun, 08/29/2010 - 03:02

Current Conditions:
Mostly Cloudy, 68 F

Forecast:
Sun - Sunny. High: 90 Low: 63
Mon - Sunny. High: 94 Low: 66

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Conditions for Wake Forest, NC at 4:03 am EDT

Wake Forest Weather - Sat, 08/28/2010 - 03:03

Current Conditions:
Fair, 68 F

Forecast:
Sat - Partly Cloudy. High: 88 Low: 63
Sun - Sunny. High: 89 Low: 63

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Politician raffles breast implants (Reuters)

Odd News Headlines - Fri, 08/27/2010 - 11:58

Reuters - A Venezuelan politician is offering breast implants as a prize in a raffle to raise funds for his parliamentary election campaign.


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