Cambodian cricket cuisine

The annual cricket season is upon Cambodia and locals are licking their lips at the thought. Cambodian's turn what some might call a plague, into a culinary festival. The annual cricket season sees millions of insects converge on Kompong Thom province, but it is an event that residents look forward to, because crickets are not seen as pests here, but rather as tasty delicacies.
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'Star Wars' Lives on in the Tunisian Desert

The ancestral home of the Skywalkers is a desert planet in a 'galaxy far far away.' But the mythical 'Tatoonine,' home of Anakin and Luke Skywalker, is still visited by fans of the movies in Southern Tunisia.
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Paul McCartney Teams Up With Starbucks To Sell New CD

(Denver) To celebrate his 65th birthday Sir Paul McCartney is reaching out to fans in a new way. He's getting back to his roots by selling his music in coffee shops.
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'Ocean's Thirteen' Premieres in Hollywood

Hollywood hunks George Clooney, Matt Damon and Andy Garcia were among the mega-stars on the arrivals line at Tuesday's Hollywood premiere of "Ocean's Thirteen."
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Giant, Toothy Squid Taking Over Ventura County's Coast

(Los Angeles) Hundreds of the giant squid, at about 4 feet long, have shown up along the coast of Ventura County.
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Ecstasy Linked to Decline in Verbal Memory

Low doses of the popular recreational drug Ecstasy can lead to an inability to learn and remember words, according to a report published in the Archives of General Psychiatry.
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Man Ambushes Popemobile

During the pope's general audience in St. Peter's square, Vatican security was breeched when a man attempted to jump into the Popemobile.
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Baltimore Is Ranked The 2nd Deadliest City In The Nation

(Baltimore) Mary Bubala reports according the the FBI Baltimore is ranked the second deadliest city in the nation. The report is based on crime numbers Baltimore police handed over to the FBI.
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Pac-Man Contestant Comes Down With 5th-Place Fever

(Minneapolis) Tim Balderamos, a local gamer, came in fifth at the Xbox 360 Pac-Man world championships.
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AP Top Stories for Wednesday June 6

ere's the latest news for Wednesday, June 6: GOP debate; Missing Kansas teen; Search for plane wreckage in Wisconsin; McCartney and Starbucks.
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Lifesaving Surgery for Conjoined Twins

Doctors in Ohio will begin surgery on 3-year-old conjoined twins Wednesday, the first procedure in a series of operations over the next several months to separate the girls.
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