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  • May 2008

    • Giant Sinkhole Eats Texas Town

      New York Times  |  May 9, 08 3:48 AM CDT

      Giant Sinkhole Eats Texas Town

      (Newser) - A gigantic sinkhole is gobbling up a small East Texas town, the New York Times reports. The hole—dubbed "Sinkhole de Mayo" by the residents of Daisetta—opened up suddenly, and quickly grew to the size of several football fields, swallowing trees and trucks. Many of the town's thousand residents have already packed their bags. The hole opened when an underground salt dome collapsed, possibly due to increased saltwater from nearby oil drilling. More »

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      Texas  • oil drilling  • small towns  • geologist

    • Chicago Bear Charged With Drunken Boating

      Chicago Tribune  |  May 5, 08 8:26 AM CDT

      Chicago Bear Charged With Drunken Boating

      (Newser) - Chicago Bears running back Cedric Benson was booked in Austin, Texas on Saturday night for boating while intoxicated and resisting arrest, the Chicago Tribune reports. The former Texas Longhorn denies all charges and alleges that police acted improperly in macing him without provocation. Bears coach Lovie Smith said he was "disappointed," but reserving judgment until more details surface. More »

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      NFL  • Texas  • arrest  • Chicago Bears  • Austin  • pepper spray

    • Heartland Tornadoes Kill 7 in Arkansas

      Associated Press  |  May 2, 08 6:35 PM CDT

      Heartland Tornadoes Kill 7 in Arkansas

      (Newser) - Severe storms spawned twisters in America's heartland today, knocking out power, toppling tractor-trailers, and killing seven people in Arkansas, the AP reports. Up to 25 tornadoes also hit Missouri, Kansas, and Oklahoma, a state where hail smashed windshields and storms derailed railway cars. “It just seems like we’re getting pounded,” one official said. More »

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      Texas  • death  • natural disaster  • Missouri  • tornado  • Kentucky  • Kentucky Derby  • Arkansas  • Oklahoma

    • Man Tries to Cash $360B Check

      Fort Worth Star-Telegram  |  May 1, 08 2:39 PM CDT

      Man Tries to Cash $360B Check

      (Newser) - A 21-year-old Texas man has been busted for attempting to deposit a $360 billion check, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports, stolen from his girlfriend's mother for, he claimed, the purpose of starting his own record label. Suspicious of the sum, the bank called the check’s owner. Arriving police found pot and an unlicensed weapon on the man, rounding out the fraud charge. Bail, fortunately, was more modest: $3,750. More »

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      Texas  • crime  • fraud  • bank  • music label  • bank fraud  • check fraud  • check

  • April 2008