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Thurman’s Pursuer Is Found Guilty .

Jack Jordan, a University of Chicago graduate turned drifter who lived in his car, was found guilty on Tuesday of stalking the actress Uma Thurman, the star of edgy, violent movies like “Kill Bill” and “Pulp Fiction.” He was also found guilty of one count of second-degree aggravated harassment, but was acquitted of two additional counts of second-degree aggravated harassment. During the jury trial in State Supreme Court in Manhattan, Mr. Jordan testified in his own defense, describing his elaborate visions — which he called the daydreams of an artistic soul — that he was predestined to meet Ms. Thurman and live a happy life with her and her two children read more- nytimes.com

Monet Painting Sells For $41.4 Million.

AP) A Claude Monet painting of a bridge with two trains passing over the Seine while pleasure boats float below was auctioned Tuesday for more than $41 million, breaking the auction record for the French impressionist artist. "Le Pont du chemin de fer a Argenteuil" was sold at Christie's impressionist and modern art sale for $41,481,000, said Rik Pike, a spokesman for the auction house. The previous record for a Monet painting was $36.5 million for his 1904 "Nympheas," which was sold last year. Christie's said the buyer wanted to remain anonymous. read more -cbsnews.com

Florida Cops Charge Man, Missing Girl in Death of Senior Citizen.

MELROSE, Fla. — North Florida authorities charged a 15-year-old girl, who was the subject of an Amber Alert, and her boyfriend with fatally beating, stabbing and suffocating an older man. Putnam County Sheriff Dean Kelly said Tuesday at a news conference that a first-degree murder warrant had been issued for Morgan Amanda Leppert, who is in custody with her boyfriend in El Paso, Texas, charging her with the slaying of 66-year-old James Stewart. State Attorney John Tanner said it will be up to a grand jury whether to charge Leppert as a juvenile or adult. read more -foxnews.com

Evacuation Ordered as Chilean Volcano Begins to Spew Ash.

SANTIAGO, Chile — The Chaitén volcano in southern Chile blasted ash and what appeared to be lava a dozen miles into the air on Tuesday, leading the government to order the immediate and complete evacuation of everyone living within a 30-mile radius of it. Preceded by dozens of tremors, the volcano — until now considered inactive — began erupting last Friday. It covered about 60 square miles with more than 15 inches of ash, rendering the air unbreathable, contaminating water sources, killing livestock and destroying all small- and medium-scale agriculture in this rural and mostly impoverished area 800 miles south of the capital, Santiago read more nytimes.com

Florida Substitute Teacher Fired, Accused of Wizardry.

A Florida teacher may have to pull an unemployment check out of his hat after performing magic in front of students, according to reports. Jim Piculas said he made a toothpick disappear and reappear in front of students at the Rushe Middle School in Land 'O Lakes, Fla., Local6.com reported. He said he later got a call from the supervisor of teachers, saying he had been accused of wizardry. "I get a call the middle of the day from head of supervisor of substitute teachers. He says, 'Jim, we have a huge issue. You can't take any more assignments. You need to come in right away,'" he told Local6.com. Piculas said he’s concerned the incident may prevent him from being considered for future jobs read more -foxnews.com

75 Students, 21 Others Arrested in Drug Sting.

SAN DIEGO -- Ninety-six people were arrested, including 75 students, after a six-month undercover drug investigation centering on San Diego State University, the district attorney's office said Tuesday. Seven fraternity houses were infiltrated by undercover agents, officials said. Agents allegedly discovered evidence of widespread drug dealing among some fraternity members. Police said their raids had recovered 50 pounds of marijuana, 48 marijuana plants, 350 ecstasy pills and 30 vials of hashish oil, as well as cocaine, psychedelic mushrooms, methamphetamine and illicit prescription drugs. Also seized were a shotgun, three semiautomatic pistols, brass knuckles and $60,000 in cash. read more -washingtonpost.com

Britney's reason to smile? She's earned more time with the kiddos .

LOS ANGELES -Praised for trying to get her erratic life back together, drama mama Britney Spears got a judge's okay today to spend more time with her two baby boys. Ex-hubby Kevin Federline will keep full custody of Sean Preston, 2-1/2, and Jayden James, 20 months but the ruling was the first bit of good legal news for Brit after her very public downward spiral. "We are so pleased with Britney's progress and we are very appreciative of the court's recognition of this progress," her parents said in a statement. Even Federline's lawyer Mark Vincent Kaplan had something nice to say: The longer visits are "recognition of progress that has been made," he said. "It's a cautious step but a step nonetheless," he added. read more -nydailynews.com

Pamela Anderson sells off chainmail bra and baywatch float.

Fans who flocked to the sale were able to take their pick from hundreds of items, which ranged from the celebrated to the mundane and domestic. Among the most recognisable items was a signed lifeguard’s float from her days playing the character CJ Parker in the television series. More unusual items were found among a large collection of underwear, negligees, high heels and feather boas. A pink exercise machine called “the butt blaster”, a collection of racy books and numerous copies of her own novels were also on sale. Anderson also sold her predominantly-white furniture, including garden loungers and benches and beds which had belonged to her sons as well as a large number of mattresses and sets of bed linen. read more -telegraph.co.uk

Taxi serenade for return of $2m violin .

Philippe Quint, the Grammy-nominated soloist, performed for 30 minutes at Newark Liberty International Airport's taxi rank to thank Mohamed Khalil who returned the 285-year-old Stradivarius to him. Around 200 taxi drivers filled the car park to hear the violinist play. The irreplaceable $4 million violin, loaned to Mr Quint by New York philanthropists Clement and Karen Arrison, was left in Mr Khalil's taxi as the musician returned from a performance in Dallas last month. read more -telegraph.co.uk

The railway boy who suffered a 25,000-volt electric shock... and lived! .

A teenager was blown 25ft off a railway bridge on to the tracks below by a 25,000-volt electric shock. Sam Cunningham's friends called emergency services, who alerted the rail network to stop trains on the main line between Manchester and Wigan. The 16-year-old is now being treated for severe burns in hospital, where experts say he is "lucky to be alive". Sam was retrieving a rugby ball on the bridge near his home in Wigan on Thursday evening when a charge leapt from overhead powerlines into the steel toecaps of his boots. He was knocked unconscious by the fall and all his clothes were burned off. After paramedics arrived Sam regained consciousness and managed to phone his mother Ann. .read more -dailymail.co.uk

Near miss pilot 'showing off to boy in cockpit'.

Passengers said that people blessed themselves and prayed aloud, while children cried as an Air France flight from Manchester to Paris lurched through the sky. It had to climb about 10,000ft to avoid the other plane after the pilot realised that he was too close, passengers claimed. Taking passengers into the cockpit on commercial flights has been forbidden by many airlines since the September 11 terrorist attacks in the United States. Air France launched an immediate investigation. Passengers at the front of the plane claimed that they saw one of the cabin crew escorting the French boy, aged about 13, in to see the pilot. Soon afterwards the aircraft banked sharply to the left, then pitched to the right. read more -telegraph.co.uk

Dead are thrown into rivers as the living wait for aid.

BOGALAY, Myanmar (CNN) -- Homeless children watched Tuesday as solemn men unceremoniously dropped dead bodies into the river of this southern Myanmar township. The funeral-like procession to the river was one of the many disturbing images of the destruction left by Myanmar's deadly cyclone. The cyclone's devastation could be seen everywhere in Bogalay. The estimated 240 km/hr (150mph) winds spared only four of the 369 homes in a village here. The nationwide death toll was estimated by state run media and opposition sources at more than 22,000. Almost half of the total death toll could have come from Bogalay, according to an estimate by China's state run news agency Xinhua. Many of the survivors have been left with nothing. They sat in roofless homes, parasols their only protection from the rain that continued to fall. read more-cnn.com

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