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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:00:00 -0500

Students told not to ditch for 'Twilight' ... Web site lists 'Great Airport Museums' ... Web sites blamed for sex industry slump ... Carjacking brings debt to victim ... UPI Quirks in the News.

Model claims abuse over ex-doorman hubby

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:54:42 -0500

NEW YORK, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- A renowned hand and foot model claims employees of her New York apartment building have been abusive since she married a former doorman.

Police: Dye pack ruined bus escape

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:41:51 -0500

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Nov. 20 (UPI) -- A suspected bank robber in St. Petersburg, Fla., who fled on a city bus was arrested not long after the dye pack in his haul exploded, police said.

Survey: 58 percent plan turkey day naps

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:26:42 -0500

CANTON, Mass., Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Massachusetts-based Dunkin' Donuts said its survey suggests 58 percent of U.S. adults plan to take a nap on Thanksgiving Day.

Two monkey sightings reported in Tampa

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:24:22 -0500

TAMPA, Fla., Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Authorities in Florida said they do not know if two monkey sightings Friday morning in Tampa were of the same loose primate.

'Bo Obama' comic gets book treatment

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:13:33 -0500

BELLINGHAM, Wash., Nov. 20 (UPI) -- A Washington state publisher said an extended version of the educational comic book starring presidential pooch Bo Obama is on the way.

Robbers arrested in Craigslist stings

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:01:05 -0500

CHICAGO, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Police in Chicago said three men were arrested in two armed robbery cases involving postings on the Web site Craigslist.

Carjacking brings debt to victim

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:47:52 -0500

ROSELLE, Ill., Nov. 20 (UPI) -- An Illinois woman whose car was stolen and totaled by an escaped suspect says she is facing thousands of dollars of debt from the incident.

Web sites blamed for sex industry slump

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:20:52 -0500

CANBERRA, Australia, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Experts said Australia's sex industry, which has experienced a 6 percent drop in revenue during the past year, is being hurt by online dating sites.

Web site lists 'Great Airport Museums'

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:16:21 -0500

MANHATTAN BEACH, N.Y., Nov. 20 (UPI) -- A California-based tourism Web site's list of "Five Great Airport Museums" includes destinations in San Francisco and the Netherlands.

Students told not to ditch for 'Twilight'

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:14:44 -0500

SANTA ANA, Calif., Nov. 20 (UPI) -- School officials in California's Orange County said students were warned not to ditch school to see the new entry in the "Twilight" film series.

Watercooler Stories

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:30:00 -0500

Schumer backs deduction for deer donation … Swedish city computers used for porn … Authorities: Son-in-law pushed under Jeep … Ex-official stole from campaign, copiers … Watercooler stories from UPI.

Jockstrip: The world as we know it.

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:00:00 -0500

'Christmas ornaments' were bongs, pipes … Police: Attempted robber was too quiet … Greeter, 82, foils store computer theft … 28 Munch works lost in recent years … The world as we know it from UPI.

Your Daily Horoscope

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:00:00 -0500

By D.DONOVAN KINSOLVING
UPI Features Writer
UPI horoscopes for Friday, Nov. 20, 2009.

The almanac

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:30:00 -0500

By United Press International
UPI Almanac for Friday, Nov. 20, 2009.

'Christmas ornaments' were bongs, pipes

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:31:40 -0500

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Customs officials at Los Angeles Harbor said a shipment of cargo labeled as Christmas ornaments was actually bongs, pipes and other drug paraphernalia.

Toilet Day marked with plea for prisoners

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:42:08 -0500

NEW YORK, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- United Nations officials marked World Toilet Day in New York Thursday with a plea to provide proper sanitation for the world's prisoners and detainees.

Schumer backs deduction for deer donation

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:37:23 -0500

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., is proposing a new tax deduction for hunters who donate their kills to food banks.

UPI NewsTrack Quirks in the News

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:32:20 -0500

Deer shows up for school breakfast ... Baby born in car named after vehicle ... Official: Take pics of subway gropers .... Strange items left on London transport ... UPI Quirks in the News.

Swedish city computers used for porn

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:01:19 -0500

JONKOPING, Sweden, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Officials in a Swedish city say they were shocked to discover the amount of file sharing and pornography viewing on city-owned computers.

Baby born in car named after vehicle

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:52:00 -0500

POOLE, England, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- A British couple said they decided to give their baby the same name as the unusual place of her birth -- Kia.

Authorities: Son-in-law pushed under Jeep

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:47:27 -0500

SISSONVILLE, W.Va., Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Authorities in West Virginia said a mother's argument with her daughter culminated in the mother shoving her son-in-law in front of an oncoming Jeep.

Strange items left on London transport

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:42:21 -0500

LONDON, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Transport for London's lost property office, which turns 75 this year, has dealt with unusual items including breast implants and bull sperm.

Official: Take pics of subway gropers

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:51:20 -0500

NEW YORK, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- A New York city councilman is encouraging women to snap cellphone pictures of subway gropers.

Ex-official stole from campaign, copiers

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:33:48 -0500

MIDDLESEX, Mass., Nov. 19 (UPI) -- A former local official in Middlesex, Mass., was sentenced to 30 months in prison for stealing campaign donations and copier change.