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| North Dakota woman plans to give obese kids letters on Halloween Wednesday, Oct 30, 2013 12:53 PM PDT A North Dakota woman told a local radio station that on Halloween she will give children she considers obese a sternly-worded letter for their parents along with candy. The woman, who gave her name only as "Cheryl," said she would still hand out candy but planned to give some trick-or-treaters a sealed envelope with a letter for their parents, she said Tuesday in a call to a radio station in Fargo. "As far as we know Cheryl is a local Fargo woman that thinks it is her mission to watch out for the overweight children of Fargo," radio host Corey Schaffer said Wednesday. Schaffer said Cheryl's Halloween plan has sparked some "nasty, nasty responses." Among the responses was "Ready, Eggs, FIRE." Others suggested she pass out healthier treats or not answer her door. Full Story | Top |
| Curious crowds disrupt Istanbul's new Europe-Asia rail service Wednesday, Oct 30, 2013 08:35 AM PDT Turks intrigued by Istanbul's new underwater rail line linking Europe and Asia are overcrowding trains by riding to and fro under the Bosphorus, forcing closure of one station and causing delays by pressing emergency stop buttons, state railways said. The service was also hit by a brief power cut in the morning rush hour, prompting television footage of passengers walking through the tunnel next to a stationary train. Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan opened the multi-billion dollar Marmaray, a 13 km (8-mile) tunnel, to great fanfare on Tuesday. It is expected eventually to carry some 1.5 million passengers a day under one of the world's busiest waterways. Full Story | Top |
| Cellphone saves Florida store clerk from robber's bullet Tuesday, Oct 29, 2013 06:10 PM PDT ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - A convenience store clerk in Florida can thank his cellphone for stopping a bullet fired at his chest during an attempted robbery, police said on Tuesday. "He was very lucky," said Lieutenant Scott Allen of the Winter Garden Police Department. The middle-aged clerk, who police are not identifying for his safety, was shot at by a robber who ordered him and a female clerk to open the safe at a gas station and convenience store near Orlando, Florida, on Monday. "He (the clerk) was not able to open the safe," Allen said. ... Full Story | Top |
| U.N. diplomats talking too much? Turn off microphone, says Britain Tuesday, Oct 29, 2013 03:29 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Britain's U.N. Ambassador Mark Lyall Grant suggested a new tactic on Tuesday to stop diplomats at the United Nations from speaking for too long - turn off their microphone. During a recent visit with the U.N. Security Council to the African Union Peace and Security Council in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, Lyall Grant was impressed by its procedures. ... Full Story | Top |
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