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February 26, 2008
Officials who apprehended a drunk driver after he lost control of his vehicle and slammed it into a stop sign discovered that the driver's car was missing one of its wheels. The driver, 24-year old Jeffrey Ho, was found behind the wheel of his car, after police were notified by a local convenience store of the car leaving their area with one of his car's wheels detached.
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February 19, 2008
A man discovered to have taken up residence at London's Gatwick Airport for three years was taken in by authorities for disobeying a previous order restricting him from entering the facility. Anthoney Delaney, a former chef who had been unemployed since 2004, had reportedly lived at the airport ever since he lost his job as a Buckinghamshire chef. He then moved to Sussex, but had trouble supporting himself, due to his failure to land a job and acquire a permanent residence.
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February 13, 2008
Maryland lawmakers Reps. Wayne Gilchrest and Albert Wynn became the first incumbents to lose this primary season when voters elected rivals from within the same party on Tuesday. Rep. Gilchrest lost to Republican Senator Andy Harris in a five-way race in Maryland's 1st Congressional District. Rep. Albert Wynn was beaten by Democrat Donna Edwards in Maryland's 4th Congressional district.
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February 13, 2008
Guinness Book of World Records world's fattest man has confirmed he lost 230 kilograms or at least half of his original weight. Manuel Uribe, the world's fattest man was overwhelmed with this development and would throw a party in his Monterrey house.
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February 10, 2008
According to Britain's Ministry of Defense, the number of UFO sightings in the country rose by about 40 percent last year. The Ministry of Defense said that in 2007, it had recorded at least 135 reports of UFO sightings. That is up from the 97 sightings recorded in 2006.
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