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Review: 'Dark Knight' a stunning film .

(CNN) -- According to a Russian proverb, God makes the priests. Jesters come from the devil. You won't have any trouble believing that aphorism when you see Heath Ledger's mesmerizing performance as the Joker in "The Dark Knight," Christopher Nolan's hotly anticipated and often brilliantly executed follow-up to "Batman Begins." His face caked in cracked white greasepaint, his smile a grotesque red lipstick scar, kohl rimming his eyes, the Joker is a cruel kind of clown, the kind that is only interested in the last laugh. Slouched in his purple suit, Ledger gives him a lopsided shuffle, a permanently craning neck and an insinuating, deceptively neighborly voice. But there's something reptilian about the way his tongue flicks through his pursed lips like a pickpocket. He's hungry for trouble, a maniac for mayhem -- and in Gotham City, where crime is still running wild, he can make himself right at home. read more-cnn.com

8-foot snake found in washing machine in Maine.

GORHAM, Maine—A Gorham woman got the shock of her life when she found an 8-foot snake mixed in with clothes in her washing machine. The snake, identified as a reticulated python, somehow got into the water pipes of Mara Ranger's 1800s-era farmhouse and slithered into the machine. After Ranger took her blue jeans out of the machine Wednesday, she reached back into the load and felt something move. "I jumped back and all of sudden its head starts coming out of the washing machine and it looked huge," Ranger told WMTW-TV. Ranger quickly closed the lid and called police and an animal control officer, but they didn't want anything to do with the serpent. read more -boston.com

Woman struck by lightning .

A woman who filmed the moment she was hit by lightning has spoken of her terror as the strike passed through her body. Jessica Lynch can be heard screaming in fear after the lightning blew a hole in the ground just feet from where she was recording, in astonishing footage posted on the internet. Mrs Lynch, 33, says an arc from the lightning struck her on her left thumb, before passing up her arm, across her back and out the other arm. Arcs are electric currents that flow through the air, similar to lightning itself. read more-telegraph.co.uk

Jellyfish swarms descend on Côte d'Azur .

More than 500 people have been stung by un-naturally large swarms of jellyfish that have invaded France's Côte d'Azur. Despite the use of protective anti-jellyfish nets, hundreds of thousands of the the animals, whose population is thriving thanks to overfishing and global warming, have made it into swimming areas and are washing up onto Riviera beaches. Stricken bathers from Cannes to Antibes, incuding Villeneuve-Loubet and Cagnes-sur-mer, have been treated for painful burns caused by their stingers. Monaco and Nice have so far been spared, although experts say much of the coast could be hit this year given the size of shoals observed. read more -telegraph.co.uk

Australian Vet Braves Jaws to Save Shark From Hook Lodged in Throat .

A 9.8-foot grey nurse shark has had a lucky escape from a slow and painful death after Australian marine experts removed a steel fish hook embedded in its throat Wednesday. Local scuba divers spotted the distraught female hiding near Julian Rocks in the Cape Byron Marine Park, off Byron Bay in northern New South Wales, and immediately alerted authorities, the Gold Coast Bulletin reported. A crew of marine experts from Sea World on the Gold Coast, the NSW Fisheries Department and the Byron Bay Marine Park Authority set out Wednesday morning in an ambitious bid to locate and save the endangered shark. read more-foxnews.com

Comedian Andy Dick arrested in drug, sexual battery case in Murrieta.

The former 'NewsRadio' star allegedly fondled a teen and pulled down her tank top outside a restaurant. Police say they found marijuana and Xanax in his possession. Actor and comedian Andy Dick, who has a history of run-ins with the law, was arrested early Wednesday outside a Murrieta restaurant on suspicion of sexual battery and drug possession. Police said Dick, who was heavily intoxicated, grabbed and fondled the breast of a 17-year-old girl before pulling her top down in the parking lot of the Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar about 1:15 in the morning. read more -latimes.com

Behind the Scenes: James Brown auction stirs up memories .

NEW YORK (CNN) -- He was the hardest working man in show business, but judging from his possessions up for auction Thursday at Christie's in New York, James Brown also knew how to have a really good time. More than 300 lots from Brown's South Carolina home are for sale. His costumes, his instruments, his furniture, even his martini glasses all up for grabs. The sale is expected to net nearly $2 million. The auction was contested by two of Brown's former business managers, but earlier this week a state of appeals judge in South Carolina ruled that the sale could proceed. His children are devastated over the matter and are planning to protest the auction. read more -cnn.com

LAPD arrests alleged tagger, 16, in shooting death at Windsor Park.

The suspect was identified by witnesses to the shooting death near Los Angeles High School that occurred among a crowd of youths gathered for a fight between tagging crews, police say. Los Angeles police have arrested a 16-year-old alleged tagger in connection with the shooting death this week of another 16-year-old boy near Los Angeles High School. The suspect, whose name was not released because of his age, was arrested after witnesses identified him Wednesday, Los Angeles Police Department officials said today in a statement. The suspect had apparently been among a crowd of youths gathered at Windsor Park near Olympic and Plymouth boulevards Tuesday afternoon for a fight between two tagging crews, according to the statement. Some members of the crowd had video cameras to film the fight, and investigators are still attempting to obtain footage, police said. read more -latimes.com

Two in a Million: Twins Born - One Black, One White .

Twins with different skin colors — one black and the other white — have been born in Berlin, Germany. Doctors say it is an extremely rare occurrence, but it is possible if genes combine in a certain way. The twin boys, named Ryan and Leo, are the offspring of a mixed-race couple. The mother, Florence, hails from Ghana in western Africa, and dad, Stephan, is from Potsdam in Germany. "Ryan came first, and everything was as usual," said the hospital's doctor, Birgit Weber. "But when Leo was born, I couldn't believe my eyes." "Both kids have definitely the same father," the doctor added. read more -foxnews.com

Man finds knife in Subway sandwich, sues.

NEW YORK - A New York man claimed in a lawsuit filed on Wednesday that he found a knife with a 7-inch blade baked into the bread of his foot-long "Cold Cut Trio" Subway sandwich. John Agnesini, 26, a magazine designer, said he had already taken a few bites from the sandwich in late June when he spotted the knife jutting out from the bread's crust. The lawsuit, filed in Manhattan state court, seeks $1 million. "If I didn't look at it, I don't know what would have happened," said Agnesini. "That's the last thing you think about a sandwich you eat all the time." read more -msnbc.msn.com

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