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Reuters - An Ethiopian scientist is preparing
to launch a new tipple for those looking for a twist on the
usual glass of the grape — “wine” made from khat.

Reuters - About a dozen Greek women violated a
1,000-year ban on the male-only monastic community of Mount
Athos on Tuesday during a protest over disputed land, one of
the demonstrators said on Wednesday.

AP - Hannah Montana’s concert tour and soundtrack aren’t the only hot things on the charts these days.

Reuters - For 16-year-old Li Miaomiao, sore feet
from wearing high heels for hours at a time and an achy jaw
from constant smiling are worth the chance of hanging a medal
around an athlete’s neck come the Beijing Olympics.

AP - An Australian teenager blamed the influence of marijuana for his decision to steal two crocodiles and a monkey, local media reported Wednesday.

AP - Two men wheeled a dead man through the streets in an office chair to a check-cashing store and tried to cash his Social Security check before being arrested on fraud charges, police said.

AP - Tween queen Miley Cyrus’ pets Roadie and Loco are top dogs. Roadie, a Yorkie, and Loco, a Shih Tzu, clawed their way to the summit of the Most Eligible Pets list put out by Animal Fair magazine. Readers’ votes were announced Tuesday, and the list appears in the magazine’s winter issue, on newsstands […]

AP - Two men wheeled a dead man through the streets in an office chair to a check-cashing store and tried to cash his Social Security check before being arrested on fraud charges, police said.

AP - A man who hid hunting knives in his pants to try to steal them from a western Michigan store tripped while fleeing and stabbed himself in the abdomen, police say.

AP - An 81-year-old woman was arrested and charged with growing and selling marijuana in eastern Australia, police said Tuesday.