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A woman is fighting for her life in a German hospital after appearing to spontaneously combust while sitting on a park bench.Flames sprouted from her as a horrified passerby rushed to her and used his jacket to beat out the fire. But she was severely burned over most of her body.The incident occurred in Flensburg, in the north of Germany, on Monday evening. The victim is in her 40's and comes from Mauritius.After being rushed to the local hospital she was later flown by air ambulance to a specialist burns unit in Lubeck where she remains in a critical condition.'The...

Three homeless men were arrested and two teenage girls were taken to the hospital with signs of alcohol consumption Tuesday afternoon after police responded to an incident in Lee Park, which has been home to the Occupy Charlottesville movement for more than two weeks. Three adult males were charged with offenses ranging from contributing to the delinquency of a minor, drunk in public, trespassing and possession of marijuana, according to the Charlottesville Police Department.

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This is one way to earn a "Not cool, Dad..." comment from your daughter: Talk about her new braces while giving a speech. But President Barack Obama did just that Thursday while delivering remarks in Kansas City at a fundraiser for Senate candidate Robin Carnahan. "You know, the — I don't have teenagers yet — Malia's just turned 12," said Obama, according to a pool report. "She's my baby. She's going — even though she's 5'9" now, she's still my baby. And she just got braces, which is good, because she looks like a kid and she was getting —...

Howie Carr thread starting off with his Sunday Herald column