Sprint breaks up with high-maintenance customers

Seeded on Fri Jul 6, 2007 10:38 AM EDT (CNET)

On June 29, 2007, Sprint sent letters notifying some customers that their service would be canceled by the end of July due to excessive calls to customer service.

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Scholarship offers to 8th graders

Seeded on Fri Jun 22, 2007 9:45 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

For the second year running, Southern California basketball coach Tim Floyd offered a scholarship to an eighth-grader.

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Big Ten commish wants apology from Comcast

Seeded on Fri Jun 22, 2007 9:42 AM EDT (ESPN.com)

The conference and Comcast are at odds over the price of the new Big Ten Network and whether it should be offered on basic cable.

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Give me all the cash — and your number, baby!

Seeded on Tue May 29, 2007 1:10 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

Two men robbed a U-Haul truck rental store around 3 p.m. Sunday, taking an unspecified amount of cash, according the store's owner. But instead of fleeing, one man lingered and tried to strike up a conversation with the woman he had just robbed.

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How a $2 bottle changed wine industry, 2 Buck Chuck

Seeded on Tue May 29, 2007 11:17 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

An astounding 55,000 cases a day are coming out of this Napa Valley bottling plant, more than some upscale wineries make in a year.

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Drunken driving — in wheelchair!

Seeded on Tue May 22, 2007 12:35 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

A wheelchair-bound German stunned police when they pulled him over for using the road and allegedly found he was 10 times over the legal alcohol limit for drivers.

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W.Va. man sleeps through gunshot to head

Seeded on Tue May 22, 2007 12:31 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

Michael Lusher apparently is a sound sleeper.

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Day 2 of outages for XM Satellite Radio

Seeded on Tue May 22, 2007 12:26 PM EDT (The Arizona Republic)

XM Satellite Radio experienced a second day of outages Tuesday after software problems resulted in the loss of one of the network's four satellite signals, the company said.

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McCain peppers dispute with salty words

Seeded on Tue May 22, 2007 12:22 PM EDT (The Arizona Republic)

In a private meeting just off the Senate floor, McCain got into a shouting match Thursday with Sen. John Cornyn, R-Tex., over details of a compromise on immigration legislation.

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11-year-old victim brought to court in chains for failing to testify

Seeded on Thu May 10, 2007 9:35 AM EDT (The Arizona Republic)

The 11-year-old boy was led from his school in handcuffs, held overnight in a juvenile detention center, and hauled into court in shackles and an orange prison jumpsuit for failing to appear to testify as a victim in an assault case

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Man hopes to profit from Va. Tech tragedy

Seeded on Wed May 9, 2007 5:32 PM EDT (The Arizona Republic)

When Fred McChesney heard about the Virginia Tech shooting spree on April 16, he was appalled. But what he did next has appalled many others.

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Mom takes dog into store, but leaves child in BMW

Seeded on Wed May 9, 2007 5:29 PM EDT (The Arizona Republic)

A Scottsdale woman accused of leaving her 2-year-old son in her BMW while she shopped with her dog at Scottsdale Fashion Square has stuck a deal with city prosecutors where she will face no jail time.

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Man under toppled tombstone may have to pay -- even though his legs broke

Seeded on Wed May 9, 2007 1:03 PM EDT (The Arizona Republic)

MERRILLVILLE, Ind. - A man found trapped unconscious beneath a 1,000-pound tombstone in a cemetery faces charges and might have to pay for damages, police said.

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Beer taster sues brewery after becoming alcoholic

Seeded on Tue May 8, 2007 1:53 PM EDT (The Arizona Republic)

SAO PAULO, Brazil - A Brazilian court has ordered a brewer to pay $49,000 to an alcoholic beer taster who said he drank more than 3 pints of beer a day.

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Oops! Bikini pics sent to NFL Network's Rich Eisen; wife intercepts

Seeded on Fri May 4, 2007 9:46 AM EDT (The Arizona Republic)

PHILADELPHIA - When a television-news friend of NFL Network anchor Rich Eisen e-mailed him pictures of herself in a bikini, they were intercepted - by his wife.

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A Luxury Toilet That cleans and dries you after use

Seeded on Thu Apr 26, 2007 12:45 PM EDT (The Arizona Republic)

Inside the bowl, a retractable rod, called a washlet, extends into position and shoots water upward at a rate of 9 to 15 ounces a minute.

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Taiwan turns down offer to be part of torch route

Seeded on Thu Apr 26, 2007 12:06 PM EDT (ESPN.com)

BEIJING -- Organizers for the 2008 Beijing Olympics announced Thursday what will be the longest torch relay in the history of the games, tracing a route that covers five continents and makes politically sensitive stops in Taiwan and Tibet.

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Indian court issues warrant for Richard Gere over kiss

Seeded on Thu Apr 26, 2007 11:54 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

NEW DELHI - A court issued arrest warrants for Hollywood actor Richard Gere and Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty on Thursday, saying their kiss at a public function "transgressed all limits of vulgarity," media reports said.

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Diversity in South Dakota Higher Education

Seeded on Thu Apr 26, 2007 9:39 AM EDT (argusleader.com)

"Minorities at the University of South Dakota in Vermillion made up 7 percent of the student population in fall 1996. That dropped to 6 percent by fall 2001.

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