Headlines for: 07-02-2001

MEDICAL ASTROLOGER: ‘CHENEY’S NEW PACEMAKER WON’T HELP’ SEDONA, Ariz. (Wireless Flash) – A medical astrologer who predicts Vice President Dick Cheney could suffer a fatal heart attack on July 30th says his new pacemaker won’t help.

‘BUTT STINK’ DOG BISCUITS ST. PAUL, Minn. (Wireless Flash) – A Minnesota bakery is introducing a line of dog biscuits that come in some unusual flavors: namely “Butt Stink,” “Cat Turds” and “Roadkill.

WEATHER-PREDICTING TOASTER UNVEILED OXFORD, England (Wireless Flash) – In the near future, you may be able to get your daily weather forecast just by looking at your breakfast toast. A British design student has invented a weather-predicting toaster that

JEAN CLAUDE VAN DAMME: ‘DON’T CALL ME MUSCLES FROM BRUSSELS’ LOS ANGELES (Wireless Flash) – Action star Jean Claude Van Damme wants to clear the air over his nickname, “The Muscles from Brussels.”

FEMINIST FINDS BARBIE A GRIND SAN FRANCISCO (Wireless Flash) – A new survey which shows Barbie.com is one of the top websites among young girls is rubbing one feminist the wrong way.

ELVES LIVE! PHILADELPHIA (Wireless Flash) – Do you believe in elves? Well, there’s a Philadelphia man who actually claims to be an elf. 29-year-old Tirl Windtree runs a community support website for

ROAD KILL COLORING BOOK FOR KIDS SEATTLE (Wireless Flash) – The author of a book called The Original Road Kill Cookbook has come out with something new – a roadkill coloring book for kids.

AMERICAN TEENAGERS DON’T HAVE A CLUE ABOUT THE 4TH OF JULY WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (Wireless Flash) – American teenagers’ knowledge of the American Revolution is revolting. According to a survey by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, a large

FOURTH OF JULY GRILLING: A REAL PAIN IN THE GAS CHICAGO (Wireless Flash) – Fourth of July grilling can be a real pain in the “gas” – just look at some of the odd Independence Day barbecue questions fielded by folks at the Weber grill line...

FLASH LITES: RIP ‘N’ READ POP CULTURE RECAP NEW YORK (Wireless Flash) – Was the Los Angeles Police Department involved in the murder of rapper Notorious B.I.G.? A former LAPD detective thinks so. Russell Poole claims he was forced to drop his