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High School Establishes HIV-Testing Center After Exposure
Normandy High School in St. Louis, MO, sent notes home with students this week warning them of a potential outbreak of HIV. The county health department traced a positive test back to the high school and determined that several students may have been exposed, the first time such an investigation had led to a school, according to officials.
Bye Bye Budweiser! American King of Beers Now Belgian
Belgium's government collapsed today, but at least they can drink away their sorrows. An American treasure — Budweiser beer — is now Belgian. Perhaps baseball or apple pie will leave us next.
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Front Page: Hillary Clinton Is Winning the Popularity Contest
- Hillary Clinton has a higher approval rating than Barack Obama. — Gallup
- Art experts believe they have found a new painting by Leonardo da Vinci. — BBC News
- Rush Limbaugh has been dropped from the group that is trying to buy the NFL's St.
Obama Draws a Crowd of 100,000 in St. Louis
A crowd estimated by police to number 100,000 came out to an Obama rally in St. Louis, MO today. Standing before the crowd, Obama said, "What a magnificent sight.
Say What? Superstar Goalie Hope Solo Doesn't Like Pink
"They go and make this padded goal-keeper jersey and it's hot pink — it just looks girly, it looks juvenile, it doesn't look professional. And so I said, 'There's no way in hell I'm wearing this.'"
— Hope Solo, goalie for the St. Louis Athletica, quoted in The Atlantic magazine's September issue about her reaction to the uniforms Puma designed for the league's seven teams.
Briefing Book! Ex-Gov Blagojevich Pleads Not Guilty
- Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich plead not guilty to 16 federal criminal counts today, saying, "Black care never catches a rider whose pace is fast enough." — New York Times
- Use condoms or make Hitler?
Week in Weird News: Wax Museum Might Be Stiffing GOP
- Wax Museum Accused of Dissing GOP — Some Republicans have accused Madame Tussauds of playing favorites with the Democrats. Michelle Obama is only the third first lady to get a wax figure, the other two being Jackie Kennedy and Hillary Clinton.
- Austrian Woman Fined For Calling Her Son Too Much — An Austrian court fined a 73-year-old woman $478 for stalking her son. She called him 49 times a day.
- Environmental Office Pollutes Washington Creek — Sewage from Washington state's Department of Ecology regional offices have been polluting a creak near Vancouver Lake.
- Liquor Store Offers Home Delivery — Hoping to boost business ChrisPy's liquor store will now offer home delivery for $5, and $2.50 for senior citizens.
5 Weird and Wacky Stories From This Week
- Man Late For Flight Pretends He's an Air Marshal — Running late for a flight out of Florida, a man flashed fake police identification and claimed to be an air marshal. Once on board, the real air marshals recognized him as a fake and threw him off.
- St. Louis Family Struggles to Save Its Cave — A family that converted a mining cave into a home has a big payment coming up on the property.
Top 5 Most Dangerous Cities List Puts New Orleans at No. 1
With a murder every 40 hours, New Orleans crime rate is hard to beat. The latest City Crime Rankings looked at reported incidents of six major crimes to determine the most dangerous dwellings in the US. With a population of only 250,000 that changed drastically after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans came out on top.
Missouri Students to be Punished For "Hit a Jew Day"
Four students at a St. Louis area school are facing punishment after allegedly participating in "Hit a Jew Day." Apparently part of an unofficial "Spirit Week" the sixth graders started innocently with "Hug a Friend Day," and it progressed through "Hit a Tall Person Day" to the decidedly less silly "Hit a Jew Day."
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