Daily Archives: August 19, 2009

Canon S90 price exposes huge mark-up in UK

By Calvin Palmer Canon today announced a raft of compact digital cameras, among them the Powershot S90 – Canon’s answer to the Panasonic LX3 and its grossly overpriced Leica counterpart, the D-Lux 4. It seems Canon has decided to end … Continue reading

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Model’s naked body in suitcase starts manhunt for reality TV contestant

By Calvin Palmer A former reality TV show contestant is being sought by police in connection with the murder of a Californian model who was found strangled and her naked body stuffed in a suitcase. Ryan Alexander Jenkins, 32, is … Continue reading

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White supremacist nicknamed Hitler accused of attacking black man

By Calvin Palmer A white supremacist appeared at a Baltimore court today after being arrested in connection with attacking a 76-year-old black man as he fished in a public park. Calvin E. Lockner, 28, sports a tattoo of Adolf Hitler … Continue reading

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Mix-up at funeral home has family mourning the wrong body

By Calvin Palmer The corpse might have been wearing the blue suit and black boots associated with Kenneth “Tex” Roberts but as mourners at a south Philadelphia church filed past the casket yesterday morning many knew it was not Tex. … Continue reading

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Human torch woman dies

By Calvin Palmer A woman who set herself on fire at a Miami mall last week died in hospital yesterday. Cecilia E. Casals, 42, of North Miami Beach, sustained third-degree burns to 75 percent of her body after pouring a … Continue reading

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German man’s big behind hid cocaine sewn in his shorts

By Calvin Palmer Customs officials in Barcelona have seized cocaine worth $457,000 (£277,000) sewn into the underpants of a 65-year-old German. Officials became suspicious when the saw the size of the man’s behind. One official said: “He wasn’t a big … Continue reading

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