July, 2010 | My Gripe An Thing

Mother of dead girl killed in fall

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A mother appears to have committed suicide at the same time the body of her young daughter was found at their home, police have said. At 2.30pm on Saturday, the body of the woman was […] […]

Barack Obama blasts ‘broken’ migrant system

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BARACK Obama is pushing immigration reform as his next big agenda item after claiming the US system is “fundamentally broken”. The US President said yesterday he wanted the US congress to pass legislation setting a […] […]

Harry Potter actress ‘threatened with death’

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The strict Muslim father and brother of “Harry Potter” actress Afshan Azad have been charged with threatening to kill her because she has a boyfriend. Azad, 22, fled the suburban English home she shared with […] […]

Lottery scam – why are people so gullible?

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By Sandrea:- MY GRIPE It still astound me to think after all the warning that has been put about regarding scam artist, that people are still allowing these bare-faced thieves scam them out of their […] […]

Elderly couple conned out of US$6,000 in lottery scam

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A scam artist routing his calls through Jamaica convinced a rural Grand Rapids couple to hand over more than $6,000 before a post office worker became suspicious and called police. A report in the Duluth […] […]

Colombian cops find World Cup — made of cocaine

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BOGOTA, Colombia — Fans worldwide have fashioned replicas of the World Cup trophy out of everything from papier-mache to plastic. But a lawbreaker in Colombia gets top prize for most original material: cocaine. Airports anti-drug […] […]

Fury at ‘fire safe’ labels after pyjama blazes

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Firefighters have warned of the dangers of “fire safe” clothing labels following the deaths of two Hawke’s Bay men whose pyjamas caught fire in separate incidents. Hastings man Thomas Walls suffered extensive burns after his […] […]

Egyptian police face trial over torture

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TWO Egyptian police officers are to face trial charged with torturing a 28-year-old man, whose death sparked a local and international outcry. Mahmud Salah Amin and Awad Ismail Suleiman have been referred to the Alexandria […] […]

U.S. soccer player, 12, dies after accident at Toronto pool

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The 12-year-old boy who was found at the bottom of a hotel pool Friday has died. Police confirmed the boy’s death Saturday afternoon, saying the boy passed away Saturday morning. The unidentified boy’s death is […] […]

Serena Williams wins fourth Wimbledon title

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LONDON—Serena Williams again showed the gaping chasm between her and the rest of the field when she retained her Wimbledon singles crown with a crushing 6-3 6-2 win over Russia’s Vera Zvonareva on Saturday. The […] […]