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April 22, 2006
Ben and Jerry's new ice cream flavor, "Black and Tan," is causing an uproar, as it is the nickname of a brutal British militia in the 1920s. The ice cream makers have apologized for the name, which is based on an ale and stout drink called "Black and Tan. "
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April 21, 2006
New York, NY (AHN)-In an upcoming interview in the New York Times Magazine, 69-year-old former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright reveals that she works out three times a week "and can leg-press up to 400 pounds. " When asked if she expects to remarry, Albright did not seem to optimistic, quipping, "I'm intimidating, don't you think?"
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April 18, 2006
Topics war, japanese, japan, family, island, soldier, tokyo, army, health, lost, dead, children, news, world and city
A former solider in the Japanese Imperial Army, who hadn't been seen by his family since he went off to fight in the Second World War and was declared dead in 2000, has resurfaced in Ukraine and is returning to Japan to see his relatives after 60 years. Ishinosuke Uwano, now 83, is expected to arrive in Japan tomorrow, accompanied by his Ukrainian son, to visit his surviving relatives in Iwate, about 290 miles north-east of Tokyo.
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April 9, 2006
A 300-year-old book that appears to be bound in human skin has been found in northern England. The macabre discovery was made on a central street in Leeds, and officers say the ledger may have been dumped following a burglary. Detectives were trying to trace its rightful owner and believe it may have been taken from a dwelling in the area, according to The Associated Press. Much of the text is in French, and it was not uncommon around the time of the French Revolution for books to be covered in human skin.
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April 5, 2006
British anti-terrorism detectives escorted a man from a plane after a taxi driver had earlier become suspicious when he started singing along to a track by punk band The Clash. Detectives halted the London-bound flight at Durham Tees Valley Airport in northern England and Harraj Mann, 24, was taken off.
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