Giant Nomura's jellyfish, similar to this Echizen jellyfish pictured above, can weigh up to 440 pounds. Giant jellyfish sank a Japanese fishing boat as its crew tried to haul in a net full of dozens of the massive sea creatures, according to a newspaper reported Monday.
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Nina Hulst, right, the mother of Jennifer Lea Strange, who died from water intoxication after participating in a radio contest, wipes her eyes as attorney Roger Dreyer answers a question concerning the wrongful-death lawsuit he filed against radio station KDND-FM and dozens of its employees, in behalf of Strange's family, during a news conference, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2007, in Sacramento, Calif. Strange, 28, died on Jan. 12, just hours after drinking nearly two gallons of water during an on-air contest sponsored by the station, in the hope of winning a Nintendo Wii gaming console. The lawsuit alleges that KDND-FM, DJs and other employees were negligent in failing to research the contest and warn participants about the risks, and that they failed to get medical help even after participants complained about getting sick.
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A Quebec sovereignty group wants Prince Charles to apologize for the cultural genocide of francophones in North America.
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A body sits in the back of a car in the area where eight men were found dead inside four vehicles near Shedden, Ont. on Saturday April 8, 2006. Wayne Kellestine has been found guilty of eight counts of first-degree murder in the mass slaying of men associated with the Bandidos outlaw biker gang. A jury in London, Ont., has also found Kellestine's five co-accused guilty of numerous charges, including first-degree murder and manslaughter.
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In handouts provided by the U.S. Attorney of the Eastern District of Michigan Mujahid Carswell, Mohammad Philistine, and Yassir Ali Khan are shown in undated photos. FBI officials were trying to determine Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009 whether an imam killed during a shootout with agents and several of his followers accused of selling stolen goods and illegally possessing and selling firearms are homegrown jihadists or a "bunch of thugs with bluster."
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Detroit Police enter the temporary home to the Masjid Al-Haqq mosque in Detroit Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009. Luqman Ameen Abdullah, 53, imam of the Masjid Al-Haqq mosque in Detroit, and described as a leader of a radical Sunni Islam group was fatally shot Wednesday afternoon while resisting arrest and exchanging gunfire with federal agents at a warehouse in Dearborn, authorities said.
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Edward Ates is shown in this undated photo provided by his attorney and released by the Trenton, NJ prosecutor's office, Wednesday Oct. 28, 2009. The Florida man, accused of killing his son-in-law in New Jersey is arguing that he was unable to commit the crime because he was too fat.
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In this Oct. 19, 2009, photo cars can be seen at a farm in Kinsman, Ill., during a search of the property that federal authorities say was owned by Tahawwur Hussain Rana, of Chicago. Chicago prosecutors announced Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009, that Rana, 48, and David Coleman Headley, 49, are charged with plotting terrorist attacks against overseas targets. The farm was used to provide halal meat for Muslim customers.
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It may be the bargain of a lifetime. At a yard sale earlier this month, a woman from Shreveport, La., paid just $2 for a painting with a famous name on it: Picasso. Tiesha McNeal told KSLA-TV that after she bought the painting, she saw that it bore the last name of the Spanish artist and she called the FBI.
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A Mississauga, Ont., mother has been charged with first-degree murder after the body of her autistic son was found in a hotel room. Peel Regional Police said they were called to the Homewood Suites Hotel in Mississauga at about 11 a.m. on Sunday. Police found the body of 15-year-old Tony Khor in one of the hotel rooms.
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