Larry Whitfield was on foot, his getaway car wrecked, his rookie attempt at robbing a bank thwarted by a set of locked doors, according to detectives. Looking for a place to hide, police say, he found himself inside the home of a frightened old woman.
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A recent MBA graduate who can’t find work in his chosen field has resorted to posting his resume inside the taxi he’s been driving around New York City.
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LONDON (Reuters) – Eight of Britain’s fattest pets are to embark on a 100-day diet and fitness regime in a bid to crowned this year’s pet fit club champion.

The seven dogs and one cat, who are all more than 30 percent overweight and weigh a combined total of 191 kg (30 stones), were picked by veterinary charity PDSA who are running the slimming contest.
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A Tesco store refused to sell barbecue sauce to a customer because it contained a tiny amount of alcohol and she couldn’t prove her age.

Claire Birchell, 25, was told she could not buy the Jack Daniel’s barbecue sauce which has an alcohol content of 2 per cent.
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ROME (Reuters) – Harry’s Bar, the famed Venice watering hole where Ernest Hemingway held court over hearty food and stiff martinis, is offering a discount to “poor” Americans suffering from a weak dollar and subprime blues.
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A trader in the Indian state of Bihar has lost his life savings after termites infesting his bank’s safe deposit boxes ate them up.

Dwarika Prasad had deposited currency notes and investment papers worth hundreds of thousands of rupees in a bank safe in the state capital Patna.
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The owner of Jude’s Barbershops will continue offering haircuts and shaves to his customers, but no more free beer.
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