http://www.congoo.com/feed/newschannelsfeed.aspx?chid=12&catid=286News Feed for - Offbeat-Newshttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96384390&Channel_ID=12&Category_ID=2862009-11-25T19:27:00A number of Chicago bars are willfully violating an Illinois law that bans smoking in public places, an investigation has found. The Chicago Tribune and WGN-TV say reporters witnessed patrons smoking Individual.comhttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96491773&Channel_ID=12&Category_ID=2862009-11-25T19:32:00A photo of a Russian bride wearing a wedding gown with very little above-the-waist coverage has become an Internet sensation. The picture, first posted on wedding disaster photo blog Wedinator, depicts UPIhttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96491763&Channel_ID=12&Category_ID=2862009-11-25T19:32:00An Iowa man who got into a scuffle with a store employee after trying to steal Visine eye drops has been charged with second-degree robbery, police say. William Lloyd Sandstrom of Des Moines was being UPIhttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96491758&Channel_ID=12&Category_ID=2862009-11-25T19:32:00will feature singer Cyndi Lauper and new mega-balloons depicting Spider-Man, the Pillsbury Doughboy, Ronald McDonald and Sailor Mickey Mouse, the Daily News said. Along with Lauper, other celebrities UPIhttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96388994&Channel_ID=12&Category_ID=2862009-11-25T11:49:00Two lovers have had sex in broad daylight in a clock tower above a busy junction in Sydney. The couple shocked onlookers by getting down to business on the roof of one of the city's landmarks in the Ananovahttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96419680&Channel_ID=12&Category_ID=2862009-11-25T19:22:00A Swiss man will attempt to fly from Africa to Europe using a jet-powered wing attached to his back on Wednesday, his technical team announced Tuesday. Yves Rossy, 50, plans to fly 38 kilometres across Ottawa Citizenhttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96467609&Channel_ID=12&Category_ID=2862009-11-25T12:38:00A transformer robot has been one of the hits of this year's International Robot Exhibition in Tokyo. Related Stories Box cart racing comes to Tokyo Dance while you wash your hands...on World Hand Washing ITNhttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96454416&Channel_ID=12&Category_ID=2862009-11-25T16:04:00BEIJING (Reuters) - The price of garlic in China has nearly quadrupled since March, propelled by its very pungency to rank ahead of gold and stocks as the country's best-performing asset this year.Yahoo! News Australiahttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96432306&Channel_ID=12&Category_ID=2862009-11-25T15:27:00ELLENWOOD, Ga. -- Someone made off with loot from a Georgia church but also left behind an apology. A note scrawled on the wall said: "Sorry but I'm poor. Forgive me Lord." The Rev. Roger Davis tells WTVD Raleigh Durhamhttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96421408&Channel_ID=12&Category_ID=2862009-11-25T16:28:00A New York lawyer whose client was cleared of lewdness charges said a legal loophole allows public nudity in the city. Tom Hillgardner said prosecutors dropped their case against Kathleen Neill, 26, because OfficialWirehttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96392635&Channel_ID=12&Category_ID=2862009-11-25T16:21:00Bolivian police hunting a murderer have produced perhaps the worst crime sketch of all time: a cartoonish rugby-ball head wit - More -  CFO - Chief Financial Officer LAMBDA LEGALSmartBriefhttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96421421&Channel_ID=12&Category_ID=2862009-11-25T15:32:00A chauffeur stole valuable art works, including an Andy Warhol cardboard box, from his New York employer, authorities allege. James Biear, 49, of Ossining, N.Y., was charged with wire and mail fraud for OfficialWirehttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96404766&Channel_ID=12&Category_ID=2862009-11-25T12:50:00WASHINGTON - US Santas want swine flu vaccine so that sneezing children donâ??t give them an unwelcome present this Christmas.Citizen.co.zahttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96469939&Channel_ID=12&Category_ID=2862009-11-25T13:05:00IT'S a classic case of a dog that took on more than it could chew. Spotting a baby squirrel on the ground, it moves in for a tasty snack...but fails to spot the baby's mother watching from the nearby Daily Expresshttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96462952&Channel_ID=12&Category_ID=2862009-11-25T11:52:00From the outside, Anthony Toth's house looks quite ordinary - but step inside and you find the passenger cabin of a Pan Am Boeing 747.Metro.co.ukhttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96462951&Channel_ID=12&Category_ID=2862009-11-25T11:52:00A search involving 100 volunteers, using night vision goggles and thermal imaging equipment, would be a Herculean undertaking if the hunt was for a missing person. How much more impressive is it if the Metro.co.ukhttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96343605&Channel_ID=12&Category_ID=2862009-11-25T11:02:00For years, Gordon Ramsayâ??s Dubai outpost ruled the Dubai fine dining scene. His pork belly and apple turnover were the gastronomic last word; his simple décor the ultimate in style. If youâ??re the Time Out Hong Konghttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96454930&Channel_ID=12&Category_ID=2862009-11-25T09:19:00Six thousand camels on the hunt for water - have inundated the Docker River community on the Northern Territory and West Australian border. The Territory government has announced it will cull the animals Sky News Australiahttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96373362&Channel_ID=12&Category_ID=2862009-11-25T01:11:00Nepal village to witness the mass sacrifice of hundreds of thousands of animals. Worshippers travelled long distances, many coming from India, to attend the two-day Gadhimai festival, which honours the Sky News Australiahttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96357904&Channel_ID=12&Category_ID=2862009-11-25T16:42:00NEW YORK â?? Nude, yes. Lewd, no. A New York judge dismissed public lewdness and other charges Monday against a model who posed for a nude photo shoot at a museum while visitors looked on. Kathleen 'K.C.' Whittier Daily Newshttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96270766&Channel_ID=12&Category_ID=2862009-11-25T16:41:00LONDON â?? Britain's authority on etiquette says it's more hygienic to exchange kisses on the cheek than to shake hands â?? so the swine flu pandemic should not make people afraid of kissing under the Whittier Daily Newshttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96390526&Channel_ID=12&Category_ID=2862009-11-25T15:36:00GIBSON, La. -- A real estate agent showing a house got to the basement and found about 100 human bones in a corner. James Kenny, a forensic investigator with the Terrebonne Parish Coroner's Office, says Lexington Herald Leaderhttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96343706&Channel_ID=12&Category_ID=2862009-11-25T12:37:00REHOBOTH, Mass. -- A Massachusetts woman is seeking donations from fellow pet lovers to help pay for eye surgery for her turkey named Jerry. Lyndsey Medeiros and her husband adopted three-year-old Jerry WSBTVhttp://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96149019&Channel_ID=12&Category_ID=2862009-11-25T01:03:00WARWICK, R.I. - Police say a 17-year-old Warwick boy who skipped school to rob a bank has been arrested after leaving fingerprints on the threatening note he passed to the teller. Warwick police Capt. ABC 3340http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96330814&Channel_ID=12&Category_ID=2862009-11-23T19:45:00NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - A judge on Friday blocked a Tennessee law that allowed people to bring handguns into restaurants and bars. The law that took effect in July allowed handgun owners with Reuters India