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No stars for Eastwood, Clooney, Roberts (WANE-TV Fort Wayne)
Engelbert Humperdink has one. Clint Eastwood does not. John, George and Ringo - yes.

NYC cabbie says passenger bit him
NYC cabbie says passenger bit him (KXAN-TV Austin)
A cab driver who claims a passenger punched and bit him says police officers told him they'd arrest him if he filed a complaint.

HornsNation: Austin (ESPN)
Leslie is a 60-year-old, bearded, cross-dresser/homeless activist with his own corner -- 6th and Congress.

Infamous Church Announces Picket of Jobs' Funeral - Via iPhone (NBC Washington)
Westboro Baptist Church, the Kansas-based congregation infamous for picketing the burials of slain soldiers, said it will demonstrate at Apple founder Steve Jobs' funeral - and made the announcement using an iPhone.

Squirrel steals spotlight at NLDS
Squirrel steals spotlight at NLDS (WLFI-TV West Lafayette)
A squirrel ran across home plate in the fifth inning of the NL division series game between the Phillies and Cardinals on Wednesday night.

A squirrel runs past the leg of St. Louis Cardinals' Skip Schumaker while Schumaker bats (WDTN-TV Dayton)
A squirrel ran across home plate in the fifth inning of the NL division series game between the Phillies and Cardinals on Wednesday night.

Oops. Barber takes bullet in backside (WLFI-TV West Lafayette)
An Ohio barber says he got more than a tip from one longtime customer, whose gun accidentally discharged and left a bullet in the hair cutter's backside.

Attention thieves: Watch who is behind you in line
Attention thieves: Watch who is behind you in line (KOMO News)
A would-be robber picked the wrong time to steal a jar of money from the counter of a north Florida convenience store.

Police: Robber prayed with disabled victim (KBCI CBS 2)
Police say a man stopped to pray while robbed a woman in a wheelchair after breaking into her western Pennsylvania home.

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