Rescuers free young humpback whale trapped for 3 hours in net off Australian beach resortSeptember 1st, 2009 Humpback whale freed from net off Australian coastBRISBANE, Australia — Rescuers freed a young humpback whale that spent more than three hours tangled in a net Tuesday off an eastern Australian coastal tourist town. The 26-foot (eight-meter) whale, an endangered species, became ensnared 440 yards (400 meters) off shore in a nylon net used as a barrier between sharks and swimmers, government shark control program manager Tony Ham said.
Australian man taken to hospital after being glued to toilet seat in shopping mallAugust 24th, 2009 Man gets glued to toilet seat at Australian mallCAIRNS, Australia — A man who used a public toilet in a shopping mall was taken to a hospital to have the toilet seat removed from his backside after someone smeared it with glue in what an official condemned Monday as a sick joke. Police urged possible witnesses to come forward after the 58-year-old man was humiliated in the northeastern city of Cairns by the prank.
Developmentally disabled Dallas woman rescued after being padlocked in truck on 100-degree dayAugust 12th, 2009 Disabled Dallas woman rescued from truckDALLAS — Police say a developmentally disabled Dallas woman who was rescued from the back of a locked box truck had been beaten and left for more than an hour in 100-degree heat. Police say 21-year-old Latisha Morris was dehydrated and suffering from heat exhaustion when police and fire-rescue workers found her Monday afternoon.
2 Mass. window washers rescued from 37th story of downtown Boston buildingAugust 5th, 2009 2 Mass. window washers rescued from 37th storyBOSTON — Two window washers have been rescued after being trapped on a platform hanging 37 stories up on a downtown Boston office building. Boston Fire Department spokesman Steve MacDonald said firefighters rescued the workers Wednesday morning by breaking a couple of windows from the 40-story building.
Police defend using pepper spray, Taser on mentally disabled deaf man in Ala. store bathroomJuly 28th, 2009 Ala. police: Taser use on disabled man justifiedMOBILE, Ala. — Officers who used pepper spray and a Taser to remove a man from a store bathroom found out only later he was deaf and mentally disabled and didn't understand they wanted him to open the door, police said Tuesday.
Police in Ala. use pepper spray, Taser on mentally disabled deaf man who didn't exit bathroomJuly 28th, 2009 Ala. police use Taser on deaf and disabled manMOBILE, Ala. — Police in Mobile, Ala., used pepper spray and a Taser on a deaf, mentally disabled man who they said wouldn't leave a store's bathroom.
Fla. woman sitting on the toilet shot in leg after woman in next stall accidentally drops gunJuly 10th, 2009 Woman sitting on toilet accidentally shot in legTAMPA, Fla. — Authorities said a bullet from a gun that was accidentally dropped injured a Tampa woman sitting in a bathroom stall.
Va. woman gets trapped in trash bin, falls asleep, emerges unscathed after ride to dumpJuly 3rd, 2009 Va. woman rides to landfill in trash binWINCHESTER, Va. — Workers at the Frederick County Landfill were surprised by what they found in a large trash bin trucked in from a Goodwill Industries store: a woman who had apparently gotten trapped.
Man damages toilet by setting off fireworks at an Arby's in DelawareJune 18th, 2009 Man sets off fireworks in bathroom in Del. Arby'sTALLEYVILLE, Del.
Man spends night trapped in bathroom of Mass. bar, offers to pay his tab in the morningJune 16th, 2009 Man spends night locked in Mass. bar's bathroomSALEM, Mass.
Fire in Andhra Pradesh secretariat, employees rescuedMay 7th, 2009 HYDERABAD - A massive fire broke out Thursday in one of the office blocks at Andhra Pradesh state secretariat, the seat of governance, here. No loss of life was reported but office records and furniture were gutted, police said.
Italy quake: 98-year-old woman rescued after 30 hoursApril 8th, 2009 ROME - A 98-year-old woman was pulled out alive from the earthquake rubble in Italy's L'Aquila city after being trapped for 30 hours, Italian media reported. Maria D'Antuono told ANSA news agency that while trapped under her house, she killed time by 'doing crochet'.
Woman who gave birth on plane charged with abandoning babyMarch 25th, 2009 WELLINGTON - A 29-year-old Samoan woman who gave birth on a flight to New Zealand was charged Wednesday with abandoning her baby girl in an aircraft toilet. The woman was remanded in custody when she appeared in the Manukau District Court.
Kate Moss got angry outsideMarch 21st, 2009 LONDON - Supermodel Kate Moss got angry when she had to wait outside a ladies toilet at Voldstead in London. 'She barged into the ladies and when she realised there were no cubicles free she started kicking one of the doors, shouting: 'Hurry up or I'll kick the f***ing door down.' The female toilet attendant told her to calm down and offered her some tissue paper to use when it was her turn, but Kate threw it back at her, saying, 'I don't want any of your skanky toilet roll',' thesun.co.uk quoted a source as saying.
Trapped South African miners rescuedJanuary 18th, 2009 JOHANNESBURG - The 167 miners trapped 2,200 metres underground after a lightning strike knocked out power to the mine were lifted to safety Sunday evening, local reports said. According to the Sapa news agency, the miners who were underground for more than 24 hours were brought to the surface by the mines reconnected lifts.
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