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  • Right to hunt, fish on ballot in four states

    2010-10-15 09:02

    Worried that their pastime may get waylaid by a growing animal welfare movement, U.S. hunters and anglers in some states are seeking constitutional safeguards.

  • New Web presents a tangle of risks

    2010-10-17 12:44

    Worries over Internet privacy have spurred lawsuits, conspiracy theories and consumer anxiety as marketers and others invent new ways to track computer users on the Internet.

  • Walking the dog offers surprising insights

    2010-10-15 09:24

    The domestic dog may have been man's faithful companion for thousands of years, but a new large-scale study by German zoologists has managed to produce some surprising new results about the animal's movement.

  • Star Wars dub sends jobbing ad man into orbit

    2010-10-15 09:18

    Spend a couple of hours overdubbing a scene from Star Wars for a laugh, post it online, and you may end up with so many work offers that you'll wish you were in outer space. Just ask Dominik Kuhn.

  • New machine offers relief for high heel disco misery

    2010-10-15 09:09

    Stumbling out of a nightclub and walking home barefoot with aching feet after dancing all night in killer heels could be a thing of the past for women thanks to new vending machines which sell disposable shoes.

  • Queen Elizabeth cancels Christmas party in tough times

    2010-10-15 09:08

    Queen Elizabeth has canceled a planned Christmas party at Buckingham Palace after deciding it would be inappropriate to celebrate as ordinary Britons feel the pinch from tough economic times.

  • Need a lift? Phone your car and it'll pick you up

    2010-10-15 09:08

    German scientists have unveiled the latest in self-driving car technology -- an autonomous vehicle named "MadeInGermany" (MIG), which passengers can even call for a lift.

  • Piglet seized to recover woman's debt

    2010-10-15 09:03

    This little piggy went to market -- to pay off a Russian woman's overdue debt to a bank.

  • Oscar award show unlikely to be moved up much in 2012

    2010-10-14 15:40

    Oscar organizers said on Wednesday they are unlikely to "significantly" advance the telecast for the world's top film honors in 2012, though an earlier date could still be possible after that.

  • Boys, grab your handbags

    2010-10-14 09:15

    Do real men carry murses?

  • I'd really like to fly away and escape the cold

    2010-10-14 09:15

    Ever since I got back from my holiday in Shenzhen I have not felt like moving.

  • Made for each other

    2010-10-14 09:09

    Elaborate wedding shoots are passe. The latest trend among the post-80s generation of newlyweds is to go in for the 'love MV'.

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