Has Hal taken over the Yankees?

With ticket prices being slashed and his more prominent presence in the public eye, has Hal Steinbrenner taken the reins of the team?

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The Sanchez era begins

Brett Favre was released from the reserve-retired list by the New York Jets on Tuesday night, making the quarterback a free agent if he decides to again come out of retirement.

When Favre was dealt to New York from Green Bay in August, there were conditions in the trade that required the Packers to be compensated if the Jets moved the three-time MVP. Those no longer apply if he signs elsewhere.

The 39-year-old Favre, who spent one disappointing season with New York, had requested the move several weeks ago through agent Bus Cook, but insisted he has no plans to come out of retirement for a 19th season.

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Have no fear, Shadow Hare is here!

Cincinnati police have a new ally in their fight against crime, whether they want it or not.

He calls himself Shadowhare, and he wears a mask and a cape to conceal his true identity. He's Cincinnati's own version of a superhero fighting crime and injustice where he finds it.

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A Florida Three-Pack!

Marion County sheriff's deputies arrested a Silver Springs man after he allegedly sped away from his mother's house when they arrived to confront him about a domestic dispute.

John W. Woodward, 23, got into his Saturn sedan and sped away into the 14000 block of Northeast 14th Street Road after a deputy tried to pull him over as he was leaving his mother's house. According to the Sheriff's Office report, Woodward then crashed through a baseball field fence at Northeast 14th Street Road and 145th Avenue before another deputy stopped Woodward's car.

Afterward, Woodward told deputies he had drunk six beers before he got in the car, sped away from the deputies because he didn't think they needed to be involved and that the whole incident was "the most fun" he'd had in two years, the report states. Woodward's blood-alcohol content was .134, over the legal limit of .08.

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A 19-year-old woman who brought her small child with her last week as she shoplifted underwear from a Wal-Mart Supercenter is facing charges, according to a recently released arrest affidavit.

Kora Jade Luster, of the 700 block of Southeast Lomas Street in Port St. Lucie, faces misdemeanor charges of retail theft and contributing to the delinquency of a minor in connection with the Thursday incident.

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An Orlando man was struck and killed by a sheriff's deputy's cruiser outside the Orange County Jail minutes after he was released from the facility.

Orange County sheriff's Deputy Armando Harwood, 43, of Orlando, was driving northbound in a marked patrol vehicle at about 3:10 a.m. when he approached 33rd Street and had a green light and struck the man, Florida Highway Patrol troopers said. The victim was not in a crosswalk when he was hit, troopers said.

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More Facebook stupidity!

Fifteen people were arrested Sunday morning after authorities invited themselves to what was advertised on the Internet as a "History Making House Party" in Sarpy County.

The posting on Facebook said the party was to start at 9 p.m. Saturday and run until 5 a.m. Sunday. The invitation advertised a disc jockey, professional photographer, shuttle service from the Shadow Lake Towne Center, six kegs of beer and bottles of liquor.

The host even posted this postscript: "P.S., don't worry about the cops because I have a police scanner so I will have the heads up if they come."

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Low-Flying Plane Flies Through Manhattan for a Photo-Op

Swiss heartland voters ban nude hiking

Voters in the heart of the Swiss Alps have banned naked hiking after dozens of mostly German nudists started rambling through their picturesque region.

By a show of hands citizens of the tiny canton of Appenzell Inner Rhodes voted overwhelmingly at their traditional open-air annual assembly to impose a $176 fine on violators.

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Lingerie Football League!

Bringing new meaning to full contact, the 10-team Lingerie Football League will kick off this fall with two games at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise.

Seven-woman teams will play each other clad in bikini tops, short shorts and helmets, starting with the Miami Caliente and Chicago Bliss on Sept. 4 in Chicago.

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She works hard for the texts

A woman has been jailed in Japan after forcing her 15-year-old daughter into prostitution in order to cover the spiralling cost of her mobile phone bills.

The woman, 37, and her husband, 47, both from Wakayama in central Japan, forced the girl to have sexual intercourse with men in exchange for money after school as a means of covering the high monthly bills on her mobile phone.

On one occasion in February, she was made to perform an indecent sex act with a man in a hotel in exchange for 12,000 yen (£90), Wakayama Family Court heard.

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Chinese police handbook: How to get away with crimes against citizens

"In dealing with the subject, take care to leave no blood on the face, no wounds on the body, and no people in the vicinity," states the manual, entitled Practices of City Administration Enforcement.

The book was reportedly designed as a training guide for the Chengguan, a type of police force that is charged with targeting anyone it feels is disrupting the peace, ridding China's cities of illegal street hawkers and unlicensed taxi cabs, and checking permits.

The Chengguan are widely reviled in China, and their heavy-handed methods frequently result in serious injuries or death. At the end of March, several thousand people in Nanchong, in Sichuan, rioted after a Chengguan officer seriously injured a student.

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"I just heard this afternoon that it was, like, national pot day"

A wall near the student entrance of Burlington High School was tagged by vandals Sunday night.

Blue spray-painted graffiti stating "Happy 420" was discovered Monday morning on the south side of BHS near the student parking lot. The letters were about five feet tall.

"The assumption is somebody wrote it in reference to April 20 being the anniversary of Columbine," said BHS Principal Tom Messinger, referring to the 10th anniversary of the massacre at Columbine High School in Colorado. "But you know, in terms of how we know that, that's just a stab in the dark."

The number "420" also could refer to a counterculture holiday that celebrates the consumption of marijuana.

"I just heard this afternoon that it was, like, national pot day," Messinger said. "I had never heard that before."

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"Everything should taste like bacon" -- Yes, it should.

Justin Esch and Dave Lefkow have re-invented what it means to be entrepreneurs. The self-proclaimed "bacontrepreneurs" have catapulted their love of bacon into a successful business.

"Everything should taste like bacon; that's the motto," Esch told ABC News.

Their business began as a joke over drinks. During a lively discussion with friends about their common passion for bacon, the idea for Bacon Salt, a product mixing their two favorite flavors, was born.

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Scorpion sting: better than cancer

We first got a glimpse of what the scorpion might do for cancer patients more than two years. The ago Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah was in the process of selecting five patients for this unique therapy, but the clinical trials were discontinued.

Human clinical trials might reopen again if the latest discovery from this creature proves to be true. Molecules pulled from scorpion toxin do in fact kill brain tumor, but researchers had difficulty getting the stuff to its target.

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Gotta stay healthy enough to smuggle more drugs

A cartel engaged in Mexico's deadly drug wars has told its members to avoid heavy drinking and using narcotics and live a clean family life as it tries to build a well-run criminal organization, police say.

Rafael Cedeno, a leader of "The Family" cartel based in the western state of Michoacan, told police after he was arrested at the weekend he had trained several thousand cartel members with courses in ethics and personal improvement.

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Zig-Zag lines on the roads?

The Virginia Department of Transportation says it's part of a safety campaign to get drivers to slow down in a high pedestrian and bicycle area. The 500 feet of zig-zagging lines are painted on the ground on Belmont Ridge Road, where it intersects with the Washington and Old Dominion trail in Loudoun County.

"It is a low cost strategy to get motorists to slow down as they approach the bike trail and pedestrian path," says VDOT's Mike Salmon. "While at first motorists may be a little disoriented, the main point is to get them to pay attention and slow down through that area."

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It's hard out there for a 50 year old stripper

A 52-year-old woman who took a job as an exotic dancer to help make ends meet was attacked on her first day by a jealous co-worker armed with a stiletto shoe, police said.

The altercation occurred Friday night at Club 1245 at 1245 E. Tallmadge Ave., according to Akron police.

The victim received multiple cuts to her face that were treated at a local hospital with seven staples, police said. She has refused to discuss the incident with detectives.

Police said the victim needed extra money and got the job with the help of a friend. Friday was her first day, and as she walked into the basement dressing room, she was attacked by a co-worker armed with the shoe, police said.

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Female Body Inspectors

Two FBI workers are accused of using surveillance equipment to spy on teenage girls as they undressed and tried on prom gowns at a charity event at a West Virginia mall.

The FBI employees have been charged with conspiracy and committing criminal invasion of privacy. They were working in an FBI satellite control room at the mall when they positioned a camera on temporary changing rooms and zoomed in for at least 90 minutes on girls dressing for the Cinderella Project fashion show, Marion County Prosecutor Pat Wilson said Monday.

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By "I don't want attention," she meant "Please, please, please give me attention"

Nadya Suleman, in a further effort to stay off of welfare and be less of a sponge, has filed papers to trademark the term "Octomom," TheSmokingGun.com reported.

She wants to use the word to sell "disposable diapers, dresses, pants, shirts and textile diapers," according to the legal documents posted on the website.

Suleman and her attorney filed the applications with the U.S, Patent and Trademark Office last Friday and also notes that she wants to use "Octomom" in connection with TV programming. She is reportedly working on getting a reality show.

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YouTube: the new home of video evidence

A gross video posted on YouTube showing a Domino's Pizza worker stuffing cheese up his nostril and waving salami under his rear end as he is making sandwiches has led to charges against him and a co-worker who recorded him, authorities said Wednesday.

Kristy Lynn Hammonds, 31, of Taylorsville and Michael Anthony Setzer, 32, of Conover are each charged with distributing prohibited foods. Police chief Gary Lafone says it is the same North Carolina statute that forbids any tampering with Halloween candy.

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The dream bride of some men?

Talk about a whirlwind week for Bruce and Rene Thompson.

First you go to Jamaica, which is good. Then you get married, which is even better. Then after you've spent the best part of the week at a snazzy resort you ... hop on a plane and get back to East Tennessee in time for opening day of turkey season.

A lot of women would think they were in the Twilight Zone.

Rene Thompson thinks she's in heaven.

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Evidence with DNA is the most damning. Like... your kid, for instance

A Fort Pierce mother is accused by police of leaving her children behind inside a store after allegedly shoplifting Saturday.

Unabelle Sanchez, 23, of the 2900 block of North Indian River Drive, remained in the St. Lucie County Jail on $10,000 bail on two charges of felony child neglect, one charge of felony larceny, two counts of misdemeanor culpable negligence, two misdemeanor counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor and a misdemeanor retail theft charge, according to an arrest affidavit from the Fort Pierce Police Department.

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BOOM! Madden's gone.

Cris Collinsworth now finds himself the lead analyst for NBC's Sunday night NFL game.

Again.

Collinsworth had the role before but never got to perform.

The former Cincinnati Bengals receiver, who got his TV break working NFL games not deemed worthy of airing in much of the USA, had worked his way up to lead analyst on Fox until NBC lured him back to work games on TV's most-watched night. NBC's Sunday night games would supplant Monday Night Football as the NFL's marquee prime-time package.

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Yankees get pounded in home opener

When the new Yankee Stadium operations crew finally shut down their state-of-the-art scoreboard late Thursday afternoon, the act seemed more merciful than anything else. On a day when the Yankees were here to celebrate their new ballpark, to celebrate their home opener and to celebrate -- of all things -- the Yankees, they ditched that celebratory mood in a hurry.

Instead, it was the Indians who shook hands and high-fived on the Yankees' new field, parlaying a nine-run rally into a 10-2 win.

And so 86 years after Babe Ruth christened the old Yankee Stadium with its first home run, and 33 years after the Yankees rapped out 11 runs in the opening of their renovated park, it was Cliff Lee, Grady Sizemore and Victor Martinez who made their marks.

"That's not what we hoped for today," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said.

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Al Capone's got the beat

He never sang to the feds, but it turns out Al Capone had a song in his heart. All it took was a stint in Alcatraz to bring it out.

Now, more than 70 years later, the tender love song that the ruthless crime boss penned while sitting in the pen is being recorded and released on CD. And an inscribed copy of the music and lyrics to "Madonna Mia" is up for sale at $65,000.

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"Most were dumped out so the glasses could be washed"

Bartender Chris Raph is used to working busy nights at the Shout House, a dueling piano bar in downtown Minneapolis. But on Thursday night, keeping up meant proving himself the world's fastest bartender.

Amid screaming girls and with sweat streaming down his forehead, Raph, 31, of Burnsville, shattered the Guinness World Records feat for the most drinks made in one hour before a crowd of about 300.

Raph broke the record with a citrus orange cranberry fizz for drink 390, then went on to pour a total of 662 cocktails by the end of the hour.

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It only took him 15 years!

Grant Hill completed his most durable pro season by scoring 27 points and grabbing 10 rebounds Wednesday night to lead the Phoenix Suns past the depleted Golden State Warriors 117-113.

Hill, who has been plagued by injuries throughout his 15 NBA seasons, appeared in all 82 games for the first time in his career. His 27 points matched his season high.

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If you're a German ad company, Hitler is a poor choice

A truly astounding series of German condom advertisements are making the rounds this morning—each features a sketch of a sperm made to look like Adolf Hitler, Osama Bin Laden or Mao Zedong. Their not so subtle message being, "Better wrap it up... unless you want to bring evil into the world!"

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More space = More cash

United Airlines, a unit of UAL Corp, will require obese passengers bumped from full flights to purchase two seats on a subsequent flight, matching the policy of some other carriers.

The change brings the Chicago-based in line with eight other airlines including Continental, Delta, JetBlue and Southwest, United spokeswoman Robin Urbanski said on Wednesday.

"Last year we had 700 complaints from passengers who had to share their seats," she said.

Under the new policy, obese passengers -- defined as unable to lower the arm rest and buckle a seat belt with one extension belt -- will still be reaccommodated, at no extra charge, to two empty seats if there is space available.

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What Jordan is to sneakers, OCTOMOM is to diapers

The California woman who gave birth in January to eight babies has filed an application to trademark the word "Octomom," which she wants to slap on disposable diapers and assorted clothing items. Nadya Suleman, who has shown a knack for cashing in on her post-natal predicament, last Friday filed two applications with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in a bid to commercially exploit her tabloid-bestowed nickname.

In her April 10 USPTO filings, the 33-year-old mother of 14 identifies herself as "Nadya Suleman, AKA Octomom," and notes that she wants to use the "Octomom" handle on products such as dresses, pants, shirts, and disposable and textile diapers.

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Maybe everybody loved Raymond because he wasn't a racist

Brad Garrett ignited a new racial firestorm yesterday when the giant actor dropped some serious slurs at a paparazzo during a heated argument in the middle of the street.

We don't know what set off the scuffle, but Garrett can be clearly heard saying, "Wear the turban! Wear the turban!" People had to restrain both Garrett and the photog from attacking each other, but eventually Brad got into his car and drove off.

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Would they air the murder on VH1?

Pro wrestling legend Hulk Hogan, embroiled in a bitter divorce with his wife, Linda, told Rolling Stone magazine he can "totally understand" O.J. Simpson, the former football great found liable for the deaths of his wife and another man.

"I could have turned everything into a crime scene like O.J., cutting everybody's throat," Hogan said in the interview for a feature that will run in Friday's edition of the magazine. "You live half a mile from the 20,000-square-foot home you can't go to anymore, you're driving through downtown Clearwater [Florida] and see a 19-year-old boy driving your Escalade, and you know that a 19-year-old boy is sleeping in your bed, with your wife... I totally understand O.J. I get it," Hogan said.

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The coolest stacks of cash you'll find

Critically acclaimed tattoo artist, Scott Campbell, recently showed his work at the O.H.W.O.W. gallery in Miami, FL. The highlight of the evening was a series of laser-cut etchings, each on a stack of $1 bills. The collection is entitled “Make It Rain” and shows a sampling of the artist’s dark and beautiful undertones.

Scott Campbell was born in rural Louisiana and began his career illustrating before mastering the art of tattoo. In 2004, he opened Saved Tattoo in Brooklyn where he perfected his signature style. More at scottcampbelltattoo.com.

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Naked sibling knife throwing!

An Oakdale woman who allegedly threw a knife at her brother, severing his nostril, was arrested on Sunday afternoon on charges of assault with a deadly weapon and mayhem, according to the Oakdale Police Department.

Carolyn Jane Davidson, 48, and her brother, Richard Rauch, 50, were arguing while inside his black Mercedes, which was parked in front of the home they both reside in in the 600 block of North 2nd Street.

Witnesses told police that Davidson got out of the passenger seat naked and went into the house. Davidson’s son came out of the house and got into the car, and Davidson followed in a robe, imploring Rauch to get out, witnesses said.

When Rauch got out, she threw the knife 20 to 30 feet, hitting him in the face, witnesses told police.

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Don't mess with this guy's property

An eccentric businessman who set up a 30ft dung-firing catapult on his land to deter intruders has been burgled after police warned him that it would be illegal for him to use the weapon.

Joe Weston-Webb, a former travelling showman who also owns a human cannon and an "exploding coffin", decided to adopt such an unorthodox method of protecting his property last year after a series of break-ins and an arson attack.

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University of Texas prof rages against porn

A University of Texas professor condemned pornography as the depraved and even apocalyptic embodiment of society’s ills at last night’s kick-off event for the annual “Take Back the Night” movement created to support survivors of sexual violence.

“Pornography is what the end of the world looks like,” said professor Robert W. Jensen, who blamed capitalism, white supremacy, and racism for the spread of increasingly violent heterosexual pornography.

“Can all the men who masturbated to pornography in the last 48 hours please come down to the front,” Jensen joked at one point amid laughter.

“How about in the last ten minutes?” a male student quipped in response.

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Electronic Arts wants to help you commit crimes!

Electronic Arts today contacted game writers around the country asking them to return the brass knuckles they were sent as part of a promotion for Godfather II.

The representative that contacted me said that the company wanted to make sure that the brass knuckles were "properly disposed of." He declined to comment any further. Contacted by email Friday, an Electronic Arts spokesperson verified that the company is asking that all of the brass knuckles shipped out be returned.

Brass knuckles or metallic knuckles are illegal in many of the states that they were shipped to. They're also illegal in California, where EA is based.

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France LOVES Hugh Laurie

In awe of a man whose charm is "irresistible" and talent "unstoppable", France has lost its heart to Hugh Laurie.

The actor, who until the launch of the US medical drama House was an almost unknown name across the Channel, has found himself catapulted into the Parisian media spotlight after the translation of a novel he wrote more than a decade ago proved a runaway success. Industry figures last week showed that, in March, the star shifted more copies of his aging spoof spy thriller than any other writer in France. The Gun Seller has sold more than 100,000 copies since its release in February by a little-known new publishing house.

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Top 10 films that show baseball is life

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Mets blow stadium opener

This was not the grand opening the Mets had envisioned.

It was a grand opening in one sense -- the first regular-season game in the history of Citi Field, this jewel of a ballpark amidst the bustle of a borough. But from the start -- from the first batter -- something seemed wrong. A little off. Even after the Padres completed their rather anticlimactic 6-5 victory over the Mets, that feeling had not subsided.

The Mets had lost. And grander openings would have to wait.

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Glavine's 97 year-old arm is falling apart? Shhhhhocking

Atlanta Braves left-hander Tom Glavine ended his minor league start with Double-A Mississippi early on Sunday after experiencing shoulder discomfort.

The 43-year-old Glavine had expected to throw 50 to 60 pitches, but left after only 36 in two innings. He gave up three hits, including a solo home run, with one walk and no strikeouts against Carolina.

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Oh, the shackles of high school sports!

A high school baseball star who made two plate appearances for a minor-league team managed by his father has been suspended for the upcoming prep season.

Cody Gabella, a junior at Notre Dame High School in Burlington, was suspended by the Iowa High School Athletic Association for violating a rule that prohibits a prep athlete from playing with or against college players or teams.

Cody Gabella's father Jim manages the Burlington Bees, an affiliate of the Kansas City Royals. Cody made his plate appearances during an exhibition against Southeastern Community College on Tuesday.

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Vermont to legalize sexting?

The Vermont Legislature is considering a bill that would legalize so-called "sexting" between teenagers.

Sexting refers to the exchange of explicit photos and videos via mobile phone. Under current laws, participants can be charged with child pornography, but lawmakers are considering a bill to legalize the consensual exchange of graphic images between two people 13 to 18 years old. Passing along such images to others would remain a crime.

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The End of the Recession is Near?

In the good-news/bad-news spirit of Good Friday comes this report from the Blue Chip Economic Indicators survey of private economists out today: 86 percent of of them think that the recession will end in the second half of this year.

However, they said, unemployment -- which stands at 8.5 percent -- will keep rising into 2010.

The economists predicted unemployment will peak next year at 9.8 percent.

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Let's be honest, the French Dip IS delicious

Police have signed a warrant on an employee they say helped two men rob Arby’s, 161 S. Pine St., at gunpoint about 10:10 p.m. Friday.

An employee said she was sweeping the floor when a customer placed an order for two French dip combos with small drinks.

The employee said she began making the drinks when she noticed two men wearing ski masks were in the vehicle.

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Carl Pavano is now Cleveland's problem

Carl Pavano (0-1), who made his first start for Cleveland after being a free-agent bust with the Yankees the past four seasons, gets the loss in one full inning pitched.

“I was trying to be aggressive and I let some pitches get away from me,” said Pavano who gave up nine runs pitching into the second. “That put me more in a defensive mode. It’s disappointing.”

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Top Secret Service Codenames

Some of these are strangely appropriate

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This woman loves her some middle schoolers!

A student teacher at a Sussex County elementary school admitted having sexual encounters with a pupil in her car and in her bedroom prior to her arrest last week, according to an affidavit of probable cause released today by the county prosecutor's office.

In a videotaped interview with law enforcement officials, Lindsay Massaro, 23, a senior at Centenary College in Hackettstown, said one of the encounters occurred in her car in Branchville. During that encounter, the two performed sex acts on each other, according to the two-page affidavit.

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21st Century Divorce

A Saudi man has divorced his wife by text message, a newspaper said on Thursday.

The man was in Iraq when he sent the message informing her she was no longer his spouse. He followed up with a telephone call to two of his relatives, the daily Arab News reported.

A court in the Red Sea city of Jeddah finalized the split -- the first known divorce in Saudi Arabia by text message -- after summoning the two relatives to check they had received word of the husband's intention, the paper said.

Saudi Arabia practises a strict form of Islamic Sharia law, and clerics preside over Sharia courts as judges. Under the law a man can divorce his wife by saying "I divorce you" three times.

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Is Billy Bob an a-hole? You be the judge

Is the Yanks' expensive new pitcher hurt already?

The Yankees insist CC Sabathia is healthy, but the heating pad, a dip in velocity and his awful results on Opening Day are causing some knowledgeable baseball observers to wonder what was happening when the lefty got rocked by the Orioles.

"When I'm watching him pitch and see the heat pad and then see him throwing 88-89 (miles per hour), it's almost like he's protecting something and pitching at 70%," said ex-catcher John Flaherty, who played in the majors for 14 seasons and is now a YES Network analyst. "But everybody says he's feeling fine, so obviously that wasn't the issue."

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The latest victims of the Madden Curse?

There's a rumor making the rounds today from the Arizona Republic that Troy Polamalu and Larry Fitzgerald could share the Madden NFL 10 cover.

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We'll have to see if the curse lives on.

Should the Lions pass on their #1 draft spot?

With the more-needs-than-one-player-could-ever-fill Lions holding the first overall pick in a year with no obvious candidate worthy of being the initial name called, the question is coming up again.

What if the team with the No. 1 overall pick in the draft chooses not to use it?

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Girl gets grounded, sues dad, and WINS

A father caught her daughter chatting on websites he had blocked, and alleged his daughter was posting "inappropriate pictures" of herself online. Her punishment: she was banned from her Grade 6 graduation trip to Quebec City in June 2008, for which her mother had already granted permission. The father — who had custody — withheld his written permission for the trip, prompting the school to refuse to let the girl go with her classmates.

That's when the girl asked for help from the lawyer who represented her in her parents' separation, and petitioned the court to intervene in her case. A lower court ruled in the girl's favour in 2008.

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"Hail to the Ch-Ch-Ch-Chief!"

A disclaimer on the box says full growth takes between 1-2 weeks, but the shelf life for "Chia Obama" has expired.

Walgreens has ordered stores in Tampa and Chicago to remove the product, saying the ceramic planter molded in the apparent likeness of the president was not appropriate for sale.

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