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Police: Woman Admits Acid Attack Was Hoax

(Sept. 16) -- The Washington state woman who said a stranger threw acid on her face admits she inflicted the injuries on herself and made up the attack story, police said today. Legacy Emanuel Medical Center / AP Bethany Storro told police an unknown woman threw acid on her face outside a Starbucks in Vancouver, Wash.,...

Georgian Leader Slammed for 'Stripper' Minister

(July 29) -- Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, whose government is stuffed with ex-models and former-centerfolds, now has a rival in the most inappropriate ministerial appointment contest: Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili. His latest hire -- 28-year-old Vera Kobalia -- this week found herself at the center of...

Moderate Earthquake Shakes Vancouver Area

(July 19) -- A magnitude-5.1 earthquake shook British Columbia, Canada, today at 1:15 p.m. EDT, according to a preliminary report by the U.S. Geological Survey. The epicenter of the quake was on Vancouver Island, population approximately 750,000, located about 300 miles west of Vancouver proper and 248 miles northwest of...