SPECIAL
WARNING: New version
of W32.Mydoom worm infects computers of people who click on
a link/hyperlink in an e-mail they receive (which does NOT
contain an attachment, as some earlier versions of the worm
program have done). The
text of the e-mail may include the following:
"Hi!
I am looking for new friends. My
name is XXX, I am from Miami, FL. See my homepage with my
weblog and last webcam photos! See you!"
OR: "Congratulations!
PayPal has successfully charged $175 to your credit card.
Your order tracking number is A866DEC0, and your item will
be shipped within three business days. To see details please
click this link."
CNN/Money.com
Starbucks
refused free product to G.I.s serving in Iraq, saying it didn't
support the war and anyone in it. FALSE
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The
EPA will be studying the effects of exposure to pesticides
and household chemicals on children. Is this a plot to use
poor kids as guinea pigs? MULTIPLE
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Is
Disney suing the U.S. Air Force over the design of a new space
badge? FALSE
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Aspiring
work-at-homers promised big bucks for acting as intermediaries
for international transactions have been defrauded by con
artists. TRUE
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Are
students who take the SAT awarded 200 points for spelling
their names correctly? FALSE
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It's
the return of Hogzilla! Is the disclosure of his true size
imminent? UNDETERMINED
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Ghost
under the bed? Image shows dead woman who collects the souls
of people who don't forward a chain e-mail message. FALSE
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Did
H. L. Mencken once write that eventually "the White House
will be adorned by a downright moron"? TRUE
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A
directory of cell phone numbers will soon be published. MULTIPLE
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Are
the NEA, NPR, PBS, and Sesame Street in danger of extinction
due to government cutbacks in funding for the arts? FALSE
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Sears
pays the difference in salaries and maintains benefits for
their called-up military reservist employees. TRUE
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Missing
child hoax: A nine-year-old girl named Penny Brown is a three-year-old
figment of someone's imagination. FALSE
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The
story of a female motorist's fleeing from a rapist pretending
to be a cop is still going strong two years later. MULTIPLE
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An
outdated petition regarding the appointment of Dr. W. David
Hager to an FDA committee on reproductive drugs is circulating
anew. TRUE
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Band
member killed in freakish trombone accident! FALSE
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15-year-old
cancer sufferer Rebekah Tauber requests calls to her prayer
pager. TRUE
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Australian mine planner's letter expresses frustration at
his difficulty in obtaining replacement parts for a Nissan-manufactured
bus. UNDETERMINED
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Rumor:
On 26 November 2004, four Long Island shopping malls will
be hit in a terrorist attack using chemical weapons. FALSE
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Target
stores have banned Salvation Army bell ringers from their
premises because it opens the door to other groups that wish
to solicit their guests. TRUE
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Photograph
shows Queen Elizabeth sitting next to a colonel whose kilt
was a little too revealing. MULTIPLE
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A
politically incorrect diatribe that wasn't written by 60 Minutes
commentator Andy Rooney is still being attributed to him.
FALSE
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Photograph
shows large military transport plane stuck atop a freeway
overpass. TRUE
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A
16-year-old girl named Ashlyn Sarkies is missing from her
Louisiana home. FOUND
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