Two million dollar reward for Loch Ness monster proof
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A British bookmaker offered a one million pound ($2 million) reward on Monday to anyone who can prove that Scotland's legendary Loch Ness monster does actually exist.
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WASHINGTON -- A federal initiative to repay investors who lost money because of corporate wrongdoing and other misdeeds has amassed $2.6 billion in just two years and has played a role in almost 100 cases settled by federal regulators.
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This weekend, Loch Ness monster fans have yet another chance to capture their beloved Nessie on film.
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PALMETTO, Fla. - Mark Giorgio figured a 50-foot fall was worth $20. Giorgio, 47, was counting his money Monday while walking across the U.S. 41 bridge over the Manatee River when a $20 bill blew out of his hand and flew over the rail. He followed. And plummeted 50 feet into the river.
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Morgan Stanley boss John Mack is reported in line for the biggest bonus ever awarded to a Wall Street executive.  Mack, 62, will be joining Wall Street's exclusive $40 million club with stock and option grants he has coming, the New York Post reports.
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The winner of a $1.2 million prize for his inventions in light and laser technology said Friday he will give away some of his money to promote research at universities and organizations that help developing ...
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By GILLIAN FLACCUS LOS ANGELES - A 6 1/2-foot alligator believed to be the elusive &quot;Reggie&quot; who lurked in a park lake for two years was captured Thursday in a wrestling match with a reptile expert and rangers.
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The Walt Disney Company&#39;s multimillion-dollar contract with Michael S. Ovitz was unreasonable and one of the most generous ever, a compensation expert testified yesterday.
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FONTANA, Calif. - Elliott Sadler collared the biggest prize, a tidy $279,398 winner&#39;s check for capturing the Pop Secret 500 on Sunday at California Speedway.
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Hoping to promote transatlantic tourism, French-born New York hotelier Raymond Orteig in 1919 pledged a prize of $25,000 -- worth about $750,000 today -- for the first nonstop flight between New York and France.
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Science & environment: A team of surgeons and engineers have been awarded Â£2.1m to build a sophisticated surgical robots
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The Austrian Mint has unveiled its new coin - a 68-pound, 24-carat gleaming gold disc worth about $500,000 - touting it as the world's largest and a powerful investment tool.
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Some pledges were huge, such as a commitment from the Florida Power &amp; Light Co. to build a solar power plant as part of a $2.4 billion clean energy program.
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Switzerland is to give $2 million (SFr2.29 million) to help rebuild a village in Thailand which was devastated by last week's tidal waves.
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ORANGE, Calif. - A $25,000 diamond was found stuck in a shower drain at the prison housing the man accused of stealing it two years ago. Bret Allen Langford, 39, allegedly asked the owner of a Jewelry Express store to show him a 2-carat colorless diamond in April 2005.
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A two metre-long alligator that has stalked the waters of an inner city Los Angeles lake was finally captured yesterday.
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The "Mona Lisa" of baseball cards has sold for a record $2.35 million(1.2 million pounds).