Massachusetts - Matthew Delorey of Massachusetts has been arrested this week, accused of selling hacked Comcast cable modems that would allow buyers to have free Internet access. Delorey has also been charged with one count of conspiracy and one count of wire fraud, each of which has a maximum sentence of 20 years and a fine of $250,000 USD. Full Article

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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - A news report says a Malaysian court has ordered two lovers to pay a fine of four buffaloes and a pig after they were found guilty of having an illicit affair. The Star newspaper says the Native Court in Penampang district on Borneo island ruled Friday that the man and woman must compensate their communities with the animals, valued at about 6,000 ringgit ($1,800), for their tryst.  Full Article

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UN - The United Nations’ expert panel on climate change based claims about ice disappearing from the world’s mountain tops on a student’s dissertation and an article in a mountaineering magazine. The revelation will cause fresh embarrassment for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which had to issue a humiliating apology earlier this month over inaccurate statements about global warming.  Full Article

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SEATTLE, Washington - The Washington state woman who claimed she was raped by illusionist David Copperfield has been arrested on prostitution charges, police said. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Seattle recently announced it would not pursue a criminal case against Copperfield after Lacey L. Carroll, a 23-year-old waitress and aspiring model, said the entertainer sexually assaulted her in the Bahamas in 2007.  Full Article

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Louisiana - The message of Louisiana Sen. David Vitter is who owns “Who Dat”. He is teaming up with local T-shirt makers to tackle the NFL over the ownership rights of “Who Dat,” the traditional cheer of New Orleans Saints fans. The NFL is demanding that merchants stop selling Who Dat shirts, hitting them with cease-and-desist letters.  Full Article

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Haitian police detained 10 Americans on Saturday on suspicion of trying to take children out of the country without proper papers amid the chaos following the Jan. 12 earthquake. The Americans were taken into custody with about 33 children while trying to reach the Dominican Republic.  Full Article

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New York - A brazen car thief stole an NYPD highway patrol vehicle with a loaded shotgun inside this morning - and drove it all the way to La Guardia Airport - after a cop left it idling and unmanned while he got breakfast. Witnesses said the red-faced officer was only in the diner for two minutes when he ran out in a panic. Full Article

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JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri - A Missouri woman is accused of drugging her 1-year-old granddaughter, hoping that the child’s divorcing parents would get back together if they had a sick child. Police allege that 41-year-old Terri Chilton fed her granddaughter blood thinner causing the girl to bleed uncontrollably from her mouth, nose and two minor scratches.  Full Article

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UK - Everyone knows that if a dog’s ears are up and its tail is wagging vigorously, it is definitely pleased to see you. Now, animal psychologists using a robot have found that the way dogs use their tails is more subtle than we thought and that dogs that wag them to the left may be more friendly.  Full Article

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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah - A 70-year-old woman shot and killed her former daughter-in-law in the parking lot of the preschool where the young teacher worked, Utah police said Saturday. Mary Nance Hanson is accused of firing multiple shots into the car of Tetyana Nikitina, 34, as she prepared to leave Friday from the Salt Lake Community Action Program Head Start school.  Full Article

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