October, 2011 | My Gripe An Thing

Avenue Q was right, we’re all a bit racist – US study finds

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“EVERYONE’s a little bit racist, sometimes.” Scientists say there’s a good reason audiences worlwide have chuckled knowingly to the famous song from the hit musical Avenue Q. A team from researchers from a US college […] […]

New typhoon slams into already hard-hit Philippines

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TYPHOON Nalgae slammed into the northern Philippines, packing gusts up to 195km/h and threatening victims still trapped by previous storm floods, officials said. Nalgae made landfall in Luzon at 9:00am local time and was tearing […] […]

British tourist jailed after faking own death

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A MAN who faked his own death in an attempt to claim over $810,000 was jailed for six years today by a British court. Anthony McErlean staged a fictitious car wreck in Honduras, then posed […] […]

UK politician’s wife Christine Hemming stole kitten

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THE estranged wife of a British lawmaker has been convicted of stealing a kitten from the house of her husband’s lover. A jury deliberated for five hours on Friday before convicting Christine Hemming, 53, of […] […]