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  • Man found hanging at St. Petersburg theatre

    A workman who disappeared from St. Petersburg's Mariinsky Theatre in December was found hanging in the theatre's attic, investigators said. The body of the 22-year-old man was found hanging from a rope. Investigators believe he hanged himself. The legendary Mariinsky Theatre opened a new $700-million stage earlier this month in a gala ceremony attended by President Vladimir Putin. --IANS/RIA ...

  • AL roundup Jose Bautista hits 2 HRs in Torontos 4-3 win over Tampa Bay

    TORONTO - Jose Bautista homered twice and drove in the winning run with a 10th-inning single, leading the Toronto Blue Jays to a 4-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday.Bautista went 4 for 4 with a walk and four RBIs. Three other players had one hit, but that was it for Toronto's offense.Facing Cesar Ramos (1-1), Colby Rasmus reached on an infield single to begin the 10th. Rasmus ...

  • Local veterinarians learn zeutering

    TAMPA, Fl - Bay area veterinarians and vet technicians are training to do zeutering. The vets are being certified at the Humane Society of Tampa Bay's animal health center in ...

  • Rays welcome surprising AL East-leading Yanks

    One year ago on May 22, the roles were reversed: The Rays had a 26-18 record and a 3 1/2-game lead over the Yankees for second place in the American League East. Yet it was the Yanks who ended up taking the division title. As the two teams prepare to start a three-game series Friday, the Yankees find themselves in first place with a 4 1/2-game lead over the fourth-place Rays. "I think ...

  • Intl Ecological Conference held in St. Petersburg

    Around 2,000 delegates from 26 countries have descended on St. Petersburg's Tauride Palace for the 6th Nevsky International Ecological ...


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Zatoichi 1: The Tale of Zatoichi (Zatoichi Monogatari) [DVD]

Zatoichi was the Lone Ranger of Japanese cinema, a noble character who proved to be so popular that he starred in 25 movies from 1962 to 1973, as well as a revival movie in 1989 and a TV series that lasted for more than 100 episodes during the 1970s. Played by actor Shintaro Katsu, who became as identified with the role as Clayton Moore was with the role of the Lone Ranger in the 1950s, Zatoichi ... ...

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  • Deputies 40 animals abandoned filthy

    Pasco County deputies say they found 40 or more emaciated animals living in filth in a home in Holiday. A strong smell outside led them to find dogs, cats, rabbits, a snake, and a lizard abandoned ...

  • Blue Jays beat Rays 4-3 in 10 innings

    Jose Bautista, of the Toronto Blue Jays, will start as an Outfielder for the American League in the 2012 MLB All-Star Game July 10, 2012 in Kansas City.Photographer: Jim Rogash: Getty ...

  • Tornado leveled Pinellas school in 1978

    CLEARWATER, Fla. - "He was six. It was on his sixth birthday," said mom Sue DuVal Hickey. She says she almost kept her son home from school, but Kindergarten birthdays only happen once. "I had gone by Publix and I had picked up some cupcakes and took them into the school and dropped him off. I told Mrs. Lovely I'd be back at 1:00, and I said goodbye to him. And that was the ...

  • Hoarding investigation turns tragic

    HERNANDO COUNTY, Fla. - We'll start with the victims. We can hear the muted meows of kitties in cages at the Hernando County Animal Services facility in Brooksville. It's the only testimony they can muster after what we're told was a hoarding investigation that ended in a parking lot in Spring ...

  • Rodney bullpen cant contain Blue Jays late

    TB@TOR: Loney knocks in Longoria with go-ahead single TORONTO -- The Blue Jays took a 4-3 win in 10 innings over the Rays on Wednesday afternoon at Rogers Centre to claim the rubber game of the three-game series. The Rays finished their six-game road trip to Baltimore and Toronto with a 4-2 mark, while falling to 24-22 on the season. Colby Rasmus reached safely to start the bottom of the ...

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