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City Mayor From Massachusetts Battles Pro Wrestler Over Lost Video Equipment

Professional and controversial wrestler Chris "The Skunk" Antal is in a unique match with an unusual opponent - Marlborough City Mayor Nancy Stevens.

The two are at odds after the Marlborough Cable Trust decided to take off the air Pro Wrestling Monthly over Antal's loss of a video camera equipment loaned from the station. Stevens is the chairman of the trust.

Chinese Authorities Use Credit Card Of Pro-Tibet Activist To Send Him Home

Chinese authorities deported on Sunday and Monday six Canadian activists and even used the credit card of one of the deportees to buy his plane ticket.

Steve Andersen, 28, and a member of Students for a Free Tibet, arrived in Edmonton Monday evening. Undercover agents arrested, questioned, and deported him and a German-Tibetan woman on Sunday for unfurling a Tibetan flag near Tiananmen Square in Beijing.

Kickball Grows In Seattle As New Teams Play This Summer

This summer, adult amateur kickball leagues are being founded around Seattle at a surprising rate. Thanks to the efforts of the Underdog Sports League, kickball teams have grown from 70 teams in 2005 to 200 this year.

Let's face it: the Supersonics are gone, the Mariners are horrible and the Seahawks won't be starting until the kids are back in school. At this point... Seattle sports fans just want to kick something.

101-Year-Old Man Becomes American Citizen

A 101-year old man from Phoenix, Arizona realized a lifelong dream Saturday when he was awarded legal American citizenship.

The first centenarian to become an American citizenship in the state, Vicente Osorio Rios achieved his legal citizen status at a local court, in a ceremony witnessed by family members that altogether spanned three generations.

Young Brits Urged To Recite Pledge Of Allegiance

Young children could be encouraged to join in citizenship ceremonies and swear allegiance to the Queen in an effort to rekindle enthusiasm on "Britishness".

Former Attorney General Lord Goldsmith is expected to call for a greater role for children in the citizenship ceremonies to encourage them to understand and embrace their nationality.