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  • Student expelled after row over short dress

    Reuters – Mon Nov 9, 10:22 am ET  
    Brazilian student Geysi Villa Nova Arruda attends a media conference... Reuters

    SAO PAULO (Reuters) - In Brazil, famed for its tiny bikinis and carefree attitude, a university student has been expelled after violent protests by students outraged at the short outfit she wore on campus. Full Story »

  • Man provides photo for his own wanted poster

    Reuters – Mon Nov 9, 10:23 am ET  

    LONDON (Reuters) - A British man on the run from police sent a picture of himself to his local paper because he disliked the mugshot they had printed of him as part of a public appeal to track him down. Full Story »

  • Airport to run bus with fuel from organic waste

    Reuters – Mon Nov 9, 9:56 am ET  

    LONDON (Reuters) - East Midlands Airport will try to run a bus with a fuel produced from decomposing organic waste, the fuel producer Gasrec said on Monday. Full Story »

  • Online auction site launches for rich and famous

    Reuters – Mon Nov 9, 10:24 am ET  

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Millionaires down on their luck now have a place to sell their mega-yachts, super-cars and family jewels without having to resort to the pawn shop. Full Story »

  • Minn. man allegedly assaults worker with backhoe

    AP – Mon Nov 9, 9:31 pm ET  

    DULUTH, Minn. - Prosecutors charged the co-owner of a Hermantown construction company with allegedly assaulting a construction worker with a backhoe. The criminal complaint said a 48-year-old man told investigators he wanted to "nudge" the victim, but didn't want to hurt him. He also said it was a stupid thing to do. Full Story »

  • Cops: Man who took champagne nabbed for 63rd time

    AP – Mon Nov 9, 9:54 pm ET  

    CHICAGO - Chicago police said a West Side man who allegedly tried to walk out of a store with three expensive bottles of champagne under his jacket now has 63 arrests under his belt. Officers said the 70-year-old man was initially charged with misdemeanor retail theft, but the charge was upgraded to a felony Monday after authorities look over his extensive police record, which included 62 prior arrests. Full Story »