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  • July 2008
    • Dolly Storms Toward Texas

      Dolly Storms Toward Texas

      (Newser) - Tropical Storm Dolly is en route to hurricane status, and hurricane conditions are expected by the end of today on the southern Texas coast near the Mexican border, Reuters reports. With winds currently around 50mph, Dolly is crossing the Gulf of Mexico from where it emerged over the Yucatan peninsula. More »

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      Texas   Mexico   hurricane   Gulf of Mexico   Corpus Christi   Tropical Storm Dolly

  • May 2008
    • Oh, Baby! Jumpers Ward Off Devil

      Oh, Baby! Jumpers Ward Off Devil

      (Newser) - Men dressed as demons leapt over rows of placid babies in a Spanish village yesterday in a rite intended to protect them from evil spirits. During a festival marking the Catholic feast of Corpus Christi, infants lie on mattresses as long-jumpers in red-and-yellow costumes fly over them. No one was hurt in the annual event, the BBC reports. The village of Castrillo de Murcia has staged the ritual since 1620. More »

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      Spain   baby   Catholicism   festival   Corpus Christi

  • February 2008
  • September 2007
    • 'Thou Shalt Not Sue Me!'

      'Thou Shalt Not Sue Me!'

      (Newser) - "God" has apparently responded to a lawsuit accusing Him of making terroristic threats against mankind. If that sounds like the premise for a Jim Carrey movie, well, one day it might be. Agnostic Nebraska legislator Ernie Chambers sued God in a county court for all the disasters He brings to the world. Now a mysterious response claims God is immune from legal action and the court lacks jurisdiction. More »

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      lawsuit   Omaha   God   Corpus Christi   Ernie Chambers

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