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Thai beauty contest has a hidden difference
PATTAYA, Thailand -- It definitely looks like a typical beauty contest. Backstage, nervous contestants squeeze into their dresses to compete for the crown. Lipstick and eyeliner are applied with careful precision. Meanwhile, an eager audience waits patiently for the event to get underway.
But there's more to Miss Tiffany's Universe 2000 in Pattaya, Thailand, than meets the eye; The contestants had to be men at birth.
STaND uP STRaiGHT, SMiLe aND CLiCK
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Giant spud head taken for a ride
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island -- Humpty Dumpty had a great fall, but Mr. Potato lost his head.
Two men stole the 136-pound, six-foot-tall Mr. Potato Head statue outside The Providence Journal newspaper building and loaded it onto a truck.
CLiCK FoR MoRe oN THiS HoT PoTaTo iSSue
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Britons love their telly
LONDON -- Britons either work really hard or watch a lot of TV.
About a fifth of 1,000 British people surveyed said they spend as much time watching television as they do working.
DRoP YouR CHaNNeL CLiCKeR aND CLiCK THiS
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Contest fulfills career fantasies
WASHINGTON -- Have you ever wanted to fly a jet fighter or steer an aircraft carrier? Your dreams could become a reality.
The Penatgon and Yahoo! have teamed up to offer a contest that could take you from the corporate cubicle to the center of the action.
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MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Jesus on canvas
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NEW YORK -- Righteous, blasphemous, androgynous. Those are just a few of the words describing the artworks entered into the "Jesus 2000" contest.
The contest, sponsored by the National Catholic Reporter, drew more than 1,600 entries. Thirty-seven of them are touring the United States -- pieces that include images of Jesus as a homeless man, a death-row inmate and a TV news anchor.
WHaT Do You SaY aBouT J2K?
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