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Police Say Gang Killed People for Their Fat

Posted: 11/20/09 11:34AM
Filed Under: Top NewsWeird NewsNews That Stunned Us

A police officer displays a bottle containing human fat.
AP

Police say a gang in the Peruvian jungle has been killing people and draining fat from the corpses to sell on the black market for use in cosmetics, although medical experts say they doubt a major market for fat exists.

Cruise Ship Stuck in Antarctic Ice Reaches Clear Water

Posted: 11/20/09 9:57AM
Filed Under: Top NewsWorldDangerous WatersNews That Stunned Us

the Captain Khlebnikov
AP

MOSCOW - A Russian cruise ship that has been struggling through a huge mass of sea ice for days has finally reached clear water off Antarctica.

Mom Sexted Nude Photos of Girl's Rival

Posted: 11/20/09 9:51AM
Filed Under: Crime FilesTop NewsControversial RulingsNews That Stunned UsScandals

(AOL News) - An Ohio mom was sentenced to four years of probation for "sexting" naked photos of her daughter's cheerleading rival to teachers and students at the girls' high school.

Canadian Stamp Sells for $260,000 U.S.

Posted: 11/20/09 9:47AM
Filed Under: CanadaTop NewsWorldAmazing DiscoveriesNews That Stunned Us

From the collection of Wall Street executive, William H. Gross, this 1851 Canadian 12 Pence denomination postage stamp, shown in this handout photo, sold for a record $260,000 (US) in a public auction
CP

NEW YORK - A 12 pence Canadian stamp more than a century old has sold for US$260,000 at a New York auction, the highest price ever paid for a single Canadian stamp.

Tories Reject Calls for Torture Probe

Posted: 11/20/09 9:44AM
Filed Under: CanadaTop NewsAfghanistanMideastNews That Stunned UsPoliticsScandals

Minister of National Defence and Minister for the Atlantic Gateway Peter MacKay speaks during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ont., on Thursday November 19, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
CP

OTTAWA - The Harper government is dismissing calls for a public inquiry into damning allegations that the military handed over prisoners to face torture in Afghanistan.

Massive B.C. Fraud Hits Debit-Card Users

Posted: 11/20/09 8:54AM
Filed Under: CanadaCrime FilesTop NewsEconomyFinancial FelonsNews That Stunned Us

debit card terminal
CBC News

There has been a massive debit-card fraud in B.C.'s Lower Mainland involving thousands of cards and possibly millions of dollars, CBC News has learned.

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