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In the tradition of She-Wolf and She-Creature, and the creators of IT, it's the BOB & TOM Show's SHE-IT.

SAO PAULO/BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil’s new President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday that he would be open to the possibility of the United States operating a military base on his country’s soil, a move that would form a sharp shift in direction for Brazilian foreign policy. Bolsonaro, who took power on Tuesday, said that Russia’s support of President Nicolas Maduro’s “dictatorship” in neighboring Venezuela had significantly ramped up tensions in the region and was a worrying development. Asked by the SBT TV network in an interview taped on Thursday if that meant he would allow U.S. military presence in Brazil,...

Marlene Warren was finishing breakfast with her son and his friends on May 26, 1990, when a white Chrysler LeBaron pulled into the driveway of her home outside West Palm Beach, Florida. Someone dressed as a clown emerged from the car carrying two balloons and a flower arrangement, authorities said. When Warren answered the door, the clown handed her the gifts, according to detective Paige McCann of the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office. "Warren said something like, 'How nice,'" McCann said. The clown then pulled out a gun, shot Warren in the face, walked back to the car and calmly...

The film adaption of Stephen King’s classic horror is only two months away and San Diego Comic-Con have been treated to some more terrifying footage. Director Andres Muschietti introduced a couple of clips that apparently left the audience unsettled and terrified, just like the last trailer. The filmmaker also revealed to Variety that IT Part 2 of the story will start shooting early next year and is set 30 years later with flashbacks. Entertainment Weekly have provided a description of the horrors Pennywise the Dancing Clown inflicted in what was screened at Comic Con.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California voters overwhelmingly oppose Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's plan to call a special election later this year to amend the state constitution when they learn how much it will cost, according to a poll released Thursday. The Field Poll found voters approve of the idea of a special election 51 percent to 45 percent until they're told it would cost $50 million to $70 million. Then they oppose it more than 2-to-1 - 67 percent to 30 percent. The Republican governor has promised to call a special election to enact constitutional amendments on several topics. The amendments...

President Bush set forth a global vision of a world without tyranny in his Inaugural address. Earlier, in her Senate confirmation hearing, Secretary of State-designate Condoleezza Rice had listed six countries which were "outposts of tyranny." Four of the outposts (Cuba, Burma, North Korea, Iran) have strong ties to China. Yet, it has been widely reported the Pentagon will eliminate, cut back or delay a number of major weapons programs under orders from the Office of Management of Budget to bring down the federal deficit. So the question is: Can the Bush administration muster resources needed to support its ambitious...

PROVIDENCE -- The human circus came to downtown yesterday, just a few days before the professional circus was to arrive. The parade came to a place known for its daily and nightly three-ring people-watching shows: Kennedy Plaza. The unusual can be the usual here at the bus stops, but even so, a half-naked woman painted orange with black stripes and sitting crosslegged in a cage isn't de rigueur for Kennedy Plaza. In the name of the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Annie Judah, 26, was sitting in just her underwear on the cold plaza between City Hall and...