BioSentral

Sudan: Living on handouts, and exporting food - Even as it receives a billion pounds of free food from international donors, Sudan is growing and selling vast quantities of its own crops to other countries. [International Herald Tribune]

Cop Demands Free Coffee, Fired - An internal affairs report says a Daytona Beach police officer demanded free coffee and tea from a Starbucks and threatened employees with slower emergency response times if they refused. [Freemarketnews.com]

Free Movie Tickets A Plan To Hide Homeless During DNC? - Free movie tickets and passes to Denver's cultural attractions will be given out to homeless people just in time for the Democratic National Convention. [thedenverchannel.com]

Judge OKs Release Of Deputy Accused Of Using Taser On Wife - TAMPA - A Hillsborough County sheriff's deputy accused of using a Taser on his wife and then holding a service pistol to her head will be freed from jail without having to post bail – pending the outcome of his case. [Tampa Tribune]

200 drivers are winners as lottery gives away gas - When Washington's Lottery offered free gas to promote its games in the past, it got plenty of takers. This year, with gas prices above ... [Seattletimes.com]

Disgraced pop star Gary Glitter, who was jailed last year for molesting two girls in Vietnam, could get an early release under a Lunar New Year amnesty. - Glitter, whose real name is Paul Gadd, was given a three-year sentence by a Vietnamese court in March 2006 for molesting two girls aged 11 and 12.

Startup brings free Wi-Fi to the streets of San Francisco - A California startup is relying on civic-minded volunteers in San Francisco to accomplish a goal that so far has eluded the city's government leaders: provide residents with wireless internet access that's free and dependable. [Theregister.co.uk]

Angry demonstrators free police hostages in Peru - AREQUIPA, Peru (Reuters) - Nine police officers were released on Friday night after being held by angry protesters for six hours in southern Peru, a police chief said.
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Companies 'charging' for free credit reports - Online companies marketing "free" credit reports are actually selling unnecessary services to consumers, a new Consumer Reports study has found. [Newsday.com]

Calif. law allows free beer tastings - A California law went into effect Monday allowing beer manufacturers and distributors to give free samples to drinkers at restaurants and bars. [upi.com]