Is Vladimir Putin the reincarnation of Paul the Apostle? You decide

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Vladimir Putin has become the object of veneration for a bizarre allfemale sect whose followers believe that the Russian prime minister is a reincarnation of the early Christian missionary Paul the Apostle.
Members of the sect in a village 400 kilometres southeast of Moscow believe that the 58-year-old former KGB agent is on a mission from God. "According to the Bible, Paul the Apostle was a military commander at first and an evil persecutor of Christians before he started spreading the Christian gospel," the sect's founder, who styles herself Mother Fotina, said.

Tickle your fancy at the World Beard and Moustache Championships

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While many people think of bold facial hair as the traditional preserve of cowboys and comedians, the World Beard and Moustache Championships proves that good whiskers can tickle your fancy whoever you are.
One hundred and fifty contestants from 15 countries will descend on the Prinsen Hotell in Trondheim, Norway this weekend to get down to the hairy business of who exactly has the world's best facial furniture.

A Special Graduation Message To The Class of 2011

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Every year, thousands of young Americans graduate from college. And every year, those poor wretched hungover bastards are forced to sit out in some quad in million-degree heat to listen to a mildly famous person yammer on and on for hours about how these kids will change the world and all that bullshit

Mormon 'Hummer mom'

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Convicted: Christine Hubbs was sentenced to five years in prison for having sex with two underage boys but says she doesn't want 'to be portrayed as a predator'

A California woman convicted of having sex with two teenage boys, including her daughter's 14-year-old boyfriend, has spoken publicly for the first time about her crimes, insisting she is 'not a predator'.

Christine Hubbs, dubbed 'the Hummer mom' for driving teens around in her SUV, was arrested last year on 67 charges related to the relationships.

Muslim group: two imams pulled from plane bound for North Carolina

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An airline is investigating the removal of two imams from a flight headed to North Carolina, ostensibly because passengers felt uncomfortable with their presence of the pair -- both clad in Islamic attire.
The incident occurred Friday on an Atlantic Southeast Airlines flight from Tennessee to North Carolina and it involved Masudur Rahman and Mohamed Zaghloul were wearing traditional Muslim dress, CNN affiliate WCNC reported.

Topless coffee shop gets ready to close

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VASSALBORO - Donald Crabtree says he opened the Grand View Topless Coffee Shop in 2009 so he, his staff and his customers could smile.
Crabtree isn't smiling anymore.
Following a recent notice from the town's code officer that the shop was violating zoning rules by displaying new signs -- one advertised a benefit topless car wash -- Crabtree said this week he plans to close the controversial business on Route 3 after his inventory is sold in the coming months.

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OVER the last decade Jaume Plensa has become one of the world’s most celebrated public artists, best known for wondrously monumental figurative sculptures that can be seen from Calgary to Dubai. But ask this Barcelona native how he creates his work, which seems to involve feats of technology as well as imagination, and he prefers to talk about music, dreams and poetry.