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Twenty years? For those of mature years who love Withnail & I, the real surprise of that anniversary figure is that it has only been two decades since Bruce Robinson's raffish masterpiece was first released on our screens. Was it really as recently as the early 1980s that we lived in innocence of Withnail's eloquent spleen and hauteur, Marwood's (that is, "I"s) timidity and homophobic panic,
A man in Palm Bay, Fla., arrested Friday for car theft and fleeing police has been questioned in conjunction with a recent string of breakins and sexual assaults, according to news partner Florida Today.
HERE’S A look at some of the significant calls logged by the Carmel-by-the-Sea Police Department, the Carmel Fire Department and the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office last week. This week’s log was compiled by Mary Brownfield.
Palm Bay detectives are examining an abandoned van for any links to a suspect they said is responsible for at least two sexual assaults -- including one involving a 53-year-old grandmother, Local 6 News partner Florida Today has learned.
Palm Bay detectives today are examining an abandoned van they say is possibly linked to the rapist responsible for at least two sexual assaults in the Babcock Street area. The van was recovered about 1:30 a.m. off Valkaria Road, not long after patrol officers spotted the vehicle traveling erratically in the Babcock Street area. Police also found a pair of flip-flops possibly belonging to the man
100 block of Belmont Avenue, Mansfield -- Richland County Sheriff's deputies charged a 20-year-old Belmont Avenue man Tuesday with underage consumption of alcohol, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct.
October 19, 2005 As Polar Ice Turns to Water, Dreams of Treasure Abound - by Clifford Krauss, Steven Lee Myers, Andrew C. Revkin And Simon Romero With comments by Jamey Hecht (read this story) Satellite destroyed after Russian rocket launch - by CNN.com With comment by Michael C. Ruppert (read this story) White House Watch: Cheney
Bling is the sound of platinum clinking against gold, the flash of light reflecting off a million-dollar rock. It is at once everything that is wrong with the world, and everything about it that is thrilling and gorgeous.