Twenty-eight year-old Anadita Dutta Tamuly of the Assam region of India, set the Guinness Book of Records for eating 51 of the world’s hottest chilies in two minutes last Friday.   To celebrate her world record, she shocked onlookers, including Hell’s kitchen host Gordon Ramsay, by smearing a handful of the seeds from the bhut [...]

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Thom Randle of Chico, California, was arrested for stealing nearly $700,000 from a Catholic charity where he served on the board of directors.   Randle, 68, was indicted last Thursday on charges of mail fraud, computer fraud and money laundering for embezzling $693,000 from the Columbian Retirement Home between September 2004 and September 2005, authorities [...]

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One of the founding members of the 1960’s singing group, Delfonics, died last Thursday at his home in Maple Shade, New Jersey, at the age of 63.   Randy Cain, along with brothers William and Wilbert Hart, formed the soul group, which had hits such as “La La Means I Love You,” while attending Overbrook [...]

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CHICAGO – Once known as a tireless bloodhound who tracked down fugitive gang leaders, deputy U.S. marshal John T. Ambrose now faces trial himself on charges alleging he betrayed his oath and leaked secrets to the mob. Ambrose, 50, is due to go on trial Monday for allegedly telling organized crime figures seven years ago [...]

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Fifty-nine year old Harry Short of Reynoldsburg, Ohio, died yesterday when his parachute failed to open during a skydiving excursion, officials said.   Short was jumping with a group of three from a single engine Cessna airplane flying about 10,000 when he moved away from the other divers.   Authorities said that Short was unable [...]

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