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Space Tourist, Tour Agency Battle In Court Over Canceled Trip
A Virginia court on Friday heard arguments in a lawsuit pitting a space tour agency and a Japanese millionaire seeking a $21 million refund for a canceled trip to space.

Pentagon Bans Flash Drives After Virus Attack
The Department of Defense has indefinitely banned employees from using flash drives and confiscated all such devices issued to them after a virus was accidentally released its computer network.

Pall Bearer Loading Father's Casket Into Hearse Tasered By Undercover Deputies
Five sheriff's deputies will be disciplined after two undercover deputies zapped a North Carolina man with a Taser while he was serving as a pall bearer at his father's funeral and loading the coffin into a hearse.

Ex-Hooker Apologizes To Fallen Governor's Wife
The former prostitute who had a February tryst with ex-New York governor Eliot Spitzer that soon cost him his job, has apologized to Mrs. Spitzer in her first magazine interview after the scandal.

Amtrak Auto Train Passengers Driving Home After Train Car Cracks Cause Cancellation Of Service
Hit the road Jack, was the advice Amtrak officials gave stranded passengers when it announced it was canceling its popular popular Auto Train service between Florida and the metro Washington, D.C. area through at least Wednesday because of safety concerns.

U.K. To Make Paid Sex With A Trafficked Woman A Crime
The British government will publish Wednesday a proposal that would impose stiff penalties on customers of women forced into prostitution.

Boy Bitten By Bat While Trying To Help Dog
A Florida boy bitten on the finger by a rabid bat while trying to get his dog away from the animal is being treated to avoid developing the disease, worldwide 50,000 people die of rabies each year.

Teen Leaves Teddy Bear Bomb On Neighborhood Street
A 15-year-old boy has been arrested for attaching a home made bomb to a stuffed teddy bear and leaving it on a Brockton, MA street Monday afternoon.

Astronaut Loses Tool Bag During Repairs Of International Space Station
A tool bag slipped away from an astronaut repairing the joint of a solar panel of the International Space Station on Tuesday.

Woman Prospecting At State Park Finds 2.09-Carat White Diamond The Size Of A Tooth
A Baton Rouge, LA woman visiting Arkansas' Crater of Diamonds State Park in Murfreesboro found an apparently flawless 2.09-carat white diamond the size of a tooth, she will decide whether to keep or sell the gem after it's appraised.