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Taliban Detainee 'Met Bin Laden This Year'
Offbeat  (tags: Osama Bin Laden, Al Qoeda, Terrorism, Worldnews )

Alisa
- 50 minutes ago - news.bbc.co.uk
A Taliban detainee in Pakistan claims to have information about Osama Bin Laden's whereabouts in January or February of this year.
Dog Ownership Better Than a Gym Membership? A New Survey Says Yes
Offbeat  (tags: animals, dogs, pets, exercise, environment, protection )

Cher
- 1 day ago - latimesblogs.latimes.com
Any dog owner can attest to the staggering number of benefits our four-legged friends bestow on us. Add to that list the health benefits associated with exercise.
Frog Art Contest Grand Prize Winner
Offbeat  (tags: animals, goodnews, off-beat, interesting, pictures, frogs )

Tierney
- 22 hours ago - savethefrogs.com
Congratulations to 19 year old Kaitlyn Hunter from West Vancouver, British Columbia, for her Grand Prize winning artwork entitled "An Optimistic Thought". Kaitlyn's art is featured on a brand new 100% organic cotton t-shirt available exclusively in the S
Atlanta Backyard Chicken Group Tops 800 Local Members
Offbeat  (tags: off-beat, interesting, chickens, pets, unusual, news )

Tierney
- 2 days ago - examiner.com
Last week, the Atlanta Backyard Poultry Meetup Group topped the 800-member mark. Andy Schneider, aka the Chicken Whisperer started the group just 19 months ago to bring together local Atlanta residents that keep backyard chickens. In the beginning, the g
Badgers Take the Peanut Butter Bait for Photographer Richard Costin
Offbeat  (tags: animals, badgers, peanut butter, photo, environment, protection )

Cher
- 1 day ago - timesonline.co.uk
After weeks of careful planning, Richard Costin, a wildlife photographer, finally captured his elusive subject as it clawed aside logs and stones to reach its favourite prey -- peanut butter.
Meant to Be Together: A True Love Story - Part 2
Offbeat  (tags: Romance, love, love story, true love story )

Kelli
- 5 days ago - associatedcontent.com
They grew up together not romantically interested in each other until they became adults. They dated for a couple of years then went their separate way to later find one another again.
Safe Parking for Truck Drivers: H.R. 2156: Jason's Law
Offbeat  (tags: truck drivers, Jason's Law, unsafe parking, petition, truck stops, semi truck, dangers, crime, safety )

Kelli
- 1 day ago - associatedcontent.com
The dangers of unsecured places for truck drivers to park, some safe truck stops to consider and a petition to sign to insure safe lighting and secured parking areas.
My Generation Created the Sexual Revolution - and It Has Been Wrecking the Lives of Women Ever Since
Offbeat  (tags: Sexual revolution, Sister Sally, Pathologically promiscuous, Femail )

Alisa
- 1 day ago - dailymail.co.uk
When the novelist Martin Amis said recently that it was the sexual revolution of the Sixties and Seventies that destroyed his 'pathologically promiscuous' sister Sally, an alcoholic who died in 2000 aged 46, he provoked a wave of controversy.
Top 10 Myths About Jury Duty
Offbeat  (tags: get out of jury duty, Jury, jury duty, Jury trial, Law, United States )

Alisa
- 2 days ago - bestcourtreportingdegree.com
One of our privileges and rights as citizens in the United States is to serve on a jury. But many people do not understand even the basics of jury duty.
Father Forced to Choose Between Saving His Drowning Son or Wife. He Chose His Wife...
Offbeat  (tags: News, Life of a man, Women, Parenting )

Alisa
- 2 days ago - dailymail.co.uk
After his wife's car plunged into a river, Stacy Horton had an agonising decision to make: rescue her or their teenage son.
 
 
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