CA man allegedly paid teens to spit in his face
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THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) - A 39-year-old Thousand Oaks man has been arrested for misdemeanor child annoyance after allegedly paying a teenager $31 to spit in his face.
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Teens taped themselves stealing presents
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UPPER DARBY, Pa. (AP) - A suburban Philadelphia police chief says two teenagers are being held after officers arrested them and found video recordings they made
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Colo. man comes home, finds squatter in underwear
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GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) - Authorities in Colorado say a homeowner who was selling his house returned to the property to find a 24-year-old squatter wearing only underwear.
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Unfriend is US dictionary's 2009 word of the year
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NEW YORK (AP) - What word sums up 2009? How about unfriend?
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Drunken Pa. man drove tractor on beer run
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EXPORT, Pa. (AP) - Pennsylvania State Police say a man was drunk when he hopped on a lawn tractor and drove it to buy more beer.
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Tampa man arrested for calling 911, asking for sex
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TAMPA, FL. Tampa Police say a man arrested for repeatedly calling 911 looking for sex claimed it was the only number he could dial after running out of cell phone minutes.
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Facebook message frees NYC robbery suspect
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NEW YORK (AP) - A 19-year-old New York City man arrested on robbery charges has been exonerated thanks to his Facebook page.
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Teen breaks into school, looks at Internet porn
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VERO BEACH, Fla. (AP) - A 14-year-old student broke into an Indian River County middle school and spent and hour surfing the Internet for pornography.
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Lost deer breaks into Pinellas Co. home
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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Call it a deer home invasion. Two Pinellas County sheriff's deputies responded to calls of a house being burglarized Sunday morning.
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Working moonshine still seized in Bartow
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BARTOW, FL. - Polk County detectives have seized a working moonshine still in Bartow.
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Burglar allegedly loots place he got caught
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - A Gainesville man who served a year and a half in jail for burglarizing a home allegedly broke into the same place weeks after he was freed.
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SUV hits elephant that escaped from Okla. circus
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ENID, Okla. (AP) - An Oklahoma couple driving home from church hit an animal - a really big one.
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Mich. man can sue store he robbed
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MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. (AP) - A Michigan judge says a man who claims he was chased, shot and beaten by workers at a store he'd just robbed can sue the men.
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Man in breathalyzer costume busted for DUI
OXFORD, OH - Here's a self-fulfilling prophecy to beat the band. A young man dressed as a breathalyzer for Halloween has been busted for alleged DUI.
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4-year-old California boy's body found in dryer
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MENDOTA, Calif. (AP) - Authorities say the body of a missing 4-year-old California boy was found in the clothes dryer of a neighbor's home
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4 Utah teens cited for McDonald's rap
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AMERICAN FORK, Utah (AP) - Four Utah teenagers have been cited for disorderly conduct after they rapped their order at a McDonald's drive-through.
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Fla. man stole ferret by shoving in pants
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JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Petty thieves often steal by shoving things down their pants. But a live ferret?
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Man shoots off finger while cleaning gun
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MELBOURNE, Fla. (AP) - A Melbourne man reportedly shot off his own finger while cleaning his gun.
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Gunman prays with clerk before finishing robbery
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Police say an armed robber spent nearly 10 minutes on his knees praying with a clerk at an Indianapolis check-cashing business before fleeing with $20 from the register.
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Burglar caught sleeping in freezer
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RIDGE MANOR, Fla. (AP) - A Gulf Coast man was arrested after falling asleep in the freezer of a shuttered pub he was trying to rob.
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NY man tried to eat evidence after pot bust
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CORTLAND, N.Y. (AP) - Deputies say an upstate New York man has been charged with evidence tampering after he was busted for growing marijuana - and then tried to eat the evidence.
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Boy, 7, hit by deer while playing football
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WINTERSVILLE, Ohio (AP) - A 7-year-old Ohio boy playing a game of backyard football was tackled by a deer.
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Intoxicated 21-year-old takes ambulance
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LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) - Police in the Kansas college town of Lawrence say they have arrested a 21-year-old man who stole an ambulance to get home after a night of drinking.
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Manatee poop closes South Florida park
VERO BEACH, Fla. (AP) - A popular park along Vero Beach's coast has reopened after officials cleaned up a long stretch of what they believed to be manatee poop.
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2 throw coins, cones for not getting enough french fries
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QUINCY, Mass. (AP) - A Massachusetts couple are accused of hurling coins and safety cones at McDonald's cashiers in Quincy when they didn't get enough french fries.
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Priest seeks custody of child from stripper
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PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. (AP) - A South Florida priest on indefinite leave is seeking custody of the child he conceived with a former stripper.
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Judge says no more thongs to cyclist
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - A Tallahassee man known for riding his bike in a thong has avoided prosecution for reportedly exposing himself and agreed to cover up in the future.
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Md. driving lesson ends with minivan in bedroom
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LANHAM, Md. (AP) - Police in Maryland say a driving lesson on Good Luck Road ended with a minivan crashing through an apartment wall.
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Floor collapses during Ohio 'ghost walk'
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GERMANTOWN, Ohio (AP) - Fire officials say a "ghost walk" tour had a scary ending in Ohio when the floor of a 164-year-old log cabin collapsed, injuring two people.
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Pack of raccoons mauls 74-year-old Florida woman
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LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) - A 74-year-old Lakeland woman was hospitalized after being mauled by a pack of raccoons she tried to shoo from her yard.
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Fla. man gets 15 years for stealing cereal, milk
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BARTOW, Fla. (AP) - A Bartow homeless man with a long criminal record received a 15-year sentence for stealing a box of cereal and a can of evaporated milk.
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Kids leave mother passed out drunk in minivan
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COOPER CITY, Fla. (AP) - Authorities say a South Florida woman got behind the wheel of her minivan and passed out drunk, leaving her two young children
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What the? Tourism group changes name, acronym
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A Wisconsin tourism lobbying group is changing its name after realizing its initials formed a crude acronym.
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Iguana bites 7-year-old girl, tearing away tendons
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OAKLAND PARK, Fla. (AP) - A 7-year-old South Florida girl is recovering after a 6-foot iguana bit her foot and tore away tendons.
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Fla. toddler strangled by mother using bra
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CASSELBERRY, Fla. (AP) - Police say a central Florida mother strangled her toddler by using her hands and a bra.
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Nude intruder caught in pool, covered in feces
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STUART, Fla. (AP) - A Florida man is facing charges after authorities say he was naked and covered in feces when he broke into a resident's backyard and jumped into the pool.
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Firefighters pulling out of station run over victim
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ST. PETERSBURG, FL. - Authorities say a St. Petersburg Fire Rescue paramedic truck accidentally ran over the man it was on its way to help.
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Wash. bikini baristas accused of prostitution
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EVERETT, Wash. (AP) - Police say five Washington state baristas charged customers to touch their breasts and buttocks at an Espresso stand where servers wear bikinis to draw business.
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Naked intruder startles north Florida family
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WEWAHITCHKA, Fla. (AP) - A north Florida man is facing charges after authorities say he broke into a family's home and walked around naked.
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South Fla. teacher found guilty in soda abuse case
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MIAMI (AP) - A Miami-Dade County jury has found a special needs teacher guilty of abuse after authorities say she put hot sauce in a student's soda.
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Boy seriously burned playing wizards
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HUDSON, Fla. (AP) - Authorities say a 10-year-old Pasco County boy was seriously burned when he and two friends tried to make a magic wand out of a stick, gasoline and bug spray.
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91-year-old nude man makes arrest
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LAKE WORTH, Fla. (AP) - Authorities say a 91-year-old man in South Florida jumped out out of bed naked and held an intruder breaking into his house at gunpoint until deputies arrived.
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Ohio couple gets car stolen after auto accident
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SANDUSKY, Ohio (AP) - An Ohio couple got a double dose of bad luck when their car was stolen while they were hospitalized from a car accident on the same day.
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Man litters national park with 3,000 golf balls
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) - A man who says he hurled thousands of golf balls into Joshua Tree National Park for more than a year to honor deceased golfers will be explaining his tribute to a federal magistrate.
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Naked motorcyclist arrested in Ocala for DUI
OCALA, FL. - A man is pulled over by deputies for riding a motorcycle naked and driving under the influence.
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Pharmacy robber pedals away with 1,500 pills
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BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Police in Palm Beach County have arrested a man they say robbed a pharmacy of more than 1,500 pills at gunpoint and fled on a bicycle.
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Men charged with playing porn on Wal-Mart tv's
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FORT SMITH, Ark. (AP) - It's one way to test TV's - an X-rated way.
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Robber came back to ask victim for date
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Ohio police say a suspect in a robbery was arrested when he returned to the home about two hours later to ask the victim out on a date.
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Madeira Beach man charged after throwing jellyfish
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MADEIRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - A 41-year-old Madeira Beach man who allegedly threw jellyfish and pretended to drown is facing charges in Pinellas County.
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Robber apologizes to store clerk, arrested
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HOLLY HILL, Fla. (AP) - A central Florida man who authorities say apologized to a clerk for robbing a store at gunpoint has been arrested.
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Alleged robber ID'd after leaving wallet at bank
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BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) - Authorities in eastern Pennsylvania say they have identified a suspected bank robber using the wallet he left behind.
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Deputy helps raccoon with head stuck in jar
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PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) - A Gulf coast raccoon has a sheriff's deputy to thank for helping him out of a sticky situation.
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Bank's thumbprint rule irks man born with no arms
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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - A Florida man born without arms says a Tampa-area bank would not let him cash a check because he could not provide a thumbprint.
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Inmate injured trying to return to jail
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SHARPES, Fla. (AP) - A former inmate in Florida was injured while trying to sneak back into jail.
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Dog chewed off baby's toes as mom slept
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JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (AP) - Authorities say they are charging a North Carolina woman who slept as a pit bull chewed the toes off her 4-month-old baby's left foot.
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Mans kills himself before being acquitted
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ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (AP) - Authorities say a St. Augustine man on trial for sexual battery charges apparently killed himself before learning the verdict: not guilty.
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Principal uses zip ties for students' saggy pants
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - A St. Petersburg high school principal has a solution for boys who come to school with saggy britches - he hands them a plastic zip tie.
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Nude model arrested in pic shoot at The Met in NYC
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NEW YORK (AP) - It seems the only nudes allowed at New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art are the ones in the collection.
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Chicken owner shoots own leg while hunting opossum
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MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) - A northwest Washington man is recovering after accidentally shooting himself in the leg while hunting an opossum that had been snatching his chickens.
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Woman killed by runaway trailer
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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Authorities say a woman was killed and a man was injured when they were hit by a runaway trailer along a Tampa road.
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Man goes to strip club with kids in car
CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) - Authorities say a Largo man was arrested after being accused of leaving two small children in his vehicle while he was in a Clearwater strip club.
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Man wearing Speedo tried to steal vehicles
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - A burglary suspect wearing only a Speedo-style swimsuit has been arrested in Connecticut after a police dog tracked him down and bit him on the leg.
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Fla. boy allegedly set 14-year-old girl on fire
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CLERMONT, Fla. (AP) - A 15-year-old central Florida boy was arrested after allegedly stabbing a girl and setting her on fire.
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Colo. woman allegedly stole car with owner on hood
DENVER (AP) - Prosecutors are accusing a Denver woman of attempted first-degree murder for allegedly stealing a car and fleeing
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Missouri nun chases, helps nab robbery suspect
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INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) - Thou shalt not steal - especially within sight of a convent.
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Fla. woman's lost wallet, $2k returned by mail
OVIEDO, Fla. (AP) - An Orlando-area woman was surprised to receive a package containing a wallet she lost at an area mall
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Fla. man allegedly bit off doctor's finger tip
CAPE CORAL, Fla. (AP) - Authorities say a patient at a Cape Coral doctor's office bit part of the doctor's finger off after being denied a prescription.
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Drunk dad uses son to pick up women
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MICHIGAN - A father faces charges for using son to try to meet women
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Man found guilty of groping Minnie Mouse at Disney
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - A 60-year-old man has been convicted of groping a woman in a Minnie Mouse costume at Walt Disney World.
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Angry Fla. driver shoots teen, kills self on road
ODESSA, Fla. (AP) - Authorities say a 34-year-old southwest Florida man shot a teenager in an apparent road rage incident and then killed himself.
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Fla. man pretends to be disabled in bizarre scam
MELBOURNE, Fla. (AP) - A Florida woman was duped into changing diapers and providing care for a man she met through Craigslist who feigned disabilities.
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Fla. man blames child porn downloads on cat
JENSEN BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Authorities say a Martin County man accused of downloading child pornography blamed the crime on his cat.
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Baby sleeping in crib as car plows into building
NORTH LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - The Broward County Sheriff's Office says a baby sleeping in a crib was not seriously injured when a car plowed through an apartment building.
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Teen uses fake gun to steal grandmother's car
ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) - Police say a central Florida teen used a fake gun to steal the car of a woman who was with her three grandchildren.
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3 men arrested for smoking pot with child in car
TEMPLE TERRACE, Fla. (AP) - Three Tampa area men have been arrested on child abuse charges after police say they found them smoking marijuana while a 3-year-old sat in their car.
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Human foot found in western NY recycling plant
SENECA, N.Y. (AP) - Officials in western New York are trying to figure out how a bare human foot got mixed in with recyclable trash on a conveyor belt at a landfill.
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Deer kicks 4-year-old girl in face at Mass. zoo
MENDON, Mass. (AP) - Officials say a startled deer jumped and kicked a 4-year-old girl in the face at Southwick's Zoo in central Massachusetts.
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Bicycle-riding rooster may be evicted from home
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) - The celebrity rooster seen riding on his owner's bicycle in Miami Beach may soon be evicted from his home.
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Mich. man jailed for assault during Monopoly game
FRASER, Mich. - A game of Monopoly has landed a Michigan man in jail. WDIV-TV reported a 54-year-old man was playing the board game
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Man charged with having sex with dog
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Authorities say a central Florida man was arrested for having sex with his dog.
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Central Fla. man finds mouse in Diet Pepsi can
ORMOND BEACH, Fla. (AP) - The Food and Drug Administration is testing a Diet Pepsi can that a central Florida man claims had the remains of a possible rodent inside.
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Man charged with attacking roommate with coconut
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Authorities say a West Palm Beach man trying to get money from his roommate hit him with a coconut, a porcelain bowl and a wooden carving.
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Utah boy goes for spin to avoid church
PLAIN CITY, Utah (AP) - Police in Utah say a 7-year-old boy led officers on a car chase in an effort to avoid going to church.
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Woman charged with hitting husband with truck
NAPLES, Fla. (AP) - Authorities say a Collier County woman ran over her husband with her truck.
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Child leaves Tampa airport with tainted candy bag
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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Tampa authorities say a 4-year-old girl was treated in a hospital after eating candy that was tainted with Oxycontin.
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Burglar with fake gun fatally shot
BRISTOL, Fla. (AP) - Authorities say a burglar with a fake gun was shot and killed by a Panhandle home owner with a real gun.
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Dog drags newborn from family home in Ky.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - A baby is in critical condition after a family dog dragged him from his home near Nicholasville, Kentucky.
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Gambling Grandma sentenced to house arrest
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - A North Miami woman has been sentenced to 14 months house arrest for leaving her two grandchildren alone in a car while she was gambling.
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NJ police say burglar returned to apologize
RAHWAY, N.J. (AP) - Police in central New Jersey say they arrested a man on burglary charges after he returned to the victim's house to apologize.
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Woman in truck dies after hitting head on mailbox
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PINELLAS PARK, Fla. (AP) - Authorities say a woman hanging out the window of a moving truck was killed when her head hit a mailbox in front of a Pinellas Park home.
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Couple charged with having sex in drug car
SAN ANTONIO - The car was a-rockin', and the law went a-knockin'.
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Toy-gun robber foiled by bat-wielding store worker
BAY MINETTE, Ala. (AP) - Authorities in south Alabama say a gas station employee used a cricket bat to chase away a would-be robber who brandished a toy gun.
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Gun falls, bullet injures woman in bathroom
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Authorities say a bullet from a gun that was accidentally dropped injured a Tampa woman sitting in a bathroom stall.
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Undercooked food sparks argument, arrest for elderly woman
NAPLES, Fla. (AP) - A woman in southwest Florida has been arrested after deputies say she assaulted her husband for complaining about her cooking.
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Family calls 911 after toddler goes missing during hide-go-seek game
GREENVILLE, Pa. (AP) - A Pennsylvania toddler did such a remarkable job of hiding during a game of hide-and-seek that the family had to call police
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Couple tricked into trashing hotel room
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Authorities say an unknown person tricked a married couple staying at an Orlando hotel with their three children to cause about $5,000 in damage.
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Man dies after falling into vat of chocolate in NJ
CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) - Authorities say a man died after falling into a vat of melted chocolate in a New Jersey processing plant.
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Man went naked to dental appointment
STRATFORD, Conn. (AP) - Police say a Connecticut man has been arrested because he showed up at a dental office naked.
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Nearly naked man charged with drunken driving
RISING SUN, Md. (AP) - A Delaware man who claimed he lost his pants faces drunken driving charges
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Woman, 72, says man in underwear tried to break in
ALEXANDRIA, La. - Police said a 72-year-old woman woke up to discover a 27-year-old man dressed only in underwear trying to get into her house.
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Man claims to be devil, attacks stranger
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PORT ST. LUCIE, FL. - A homeless man claimed to be the devil and attacked another man outside a Port St. Lucie convenience store.
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Ill. cabbie sprays deodorant to disarm attacker
ELGIN, Ill. (AP) - Police in suburban Chicago say a taxi driver who didn't have Mace handy when he was attacked by a knife-wielding passenger
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Man blows hand off in shotgun accident
DELTONA, Fla. (AP) - Authorities say a Deltona man who blew off part of his left hand with a short-barrel shotgun could face charges for possessing an illegal firearm.
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Man attacks wife with hose for smoking in house
JENSEN BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Authorities say a Jensen Beach man has been charged with domestic battery after he drenched his wife with a garden hose
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Woman recovering after setting herself on fire
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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - A woman officials say set herself on fire is in serious condition at a Tampa hospital.
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Dallas stop yields 100 pounds of pot in casket
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DALLAS (AP) - A casket minus a cadaver yielded nearly 100 pounds of marijuana after a traffic stop in Dallas.
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Police: Man dons bustier, can't skirt drug charges
TUSTIN, Calif. (AP) - Police say a California man donning a bustier and watching porn on a computer in an apartment complex gym was arrested after officers found drugs in his backpack.
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2 So. Fla. banks crashed with cars within minutes
DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Two South Florida banks are recovering from damages after two cars crashed into them within minutes of each other.
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Marmot causes ruckus at Wash. state restaurant
PROSSER, Wash. (AP) - Diners in a central Washington state wine town got a visit from a furry and unwelcome dinner guest.
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Bomb squad called to detonate mangos at airport
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - An Ohio airport summoned a bomb squad to detonate a suspicious item that turned out to be pickled mangoes.
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Woman pleads guilty in drunken breast-feeding case
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) - A North Dakota woman accused of breast-feeding her 6-week-old baby while drunk has pleaded guilty to child neglect.
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Mexico: almost 1 ton of cocaine found in sharks
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexico says it found nearly one ton of cocaine hidden inside frozen shark carcasses.
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Man hides in LA drain for 12 hours to avoid arrest
LOS ANGELES - A burglary suspect who tried to evade police by hiding in a narrow storm drain under a busy freeway for 12 hours finally agreed to give him
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Wis. man survives 6-story fall from bank building
MILWAUKEE - A window washer survived a six-story fall from a bank building
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Puppy survives after 'flush' with death
LONDON - A British pup had a narrow flush with disaster after his 4-year-old master decided to give him a bath in the toilet.
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Man accused of spitting on officer's Egg McMuffin
BERRIEN SPRINGS, Mich. - Authorities said a man faces a felony charge after allegedly spitting on a police officer's McDonald's breakfast sandwich.
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Man charged after leaving wallet at crime scene
PALATKA, Fla. (AP) - Authorities say they quickly determined who had broken into Putnam County's school bus garage when they found the suspect's wallet at the crime scene.
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NYC teen wakes to find unwelcome snake visitor
NEW YORK (AP) - Call it a rude awakening - and a scary one at that.
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Dog doesn't just say no and gets 'stoned' at park
SEATTLE - A dog that ran off from its owner in Seattle's Seward Park found and ate some marijuana and got high.
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Woman spots man in bra rummaging through her car
SPARTA, Mich. - A man has been charged after a neighbor said she found him wearing a purple bra and boxer shorts while rummaging through her car.
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Man accused of urinating on people at festival
FERNDALE, Mich. - A 31-year-old Detroit man faces a misdemeanor assault and battery charge after allegedly urinating on several people during an annual gay pride event.
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Officer suspended after running over sunbather
JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. (AP) - A rookie police officer has been suspended for seven days for running over a woman sunbathing on a north Florida beach.
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Man charged with attacking girlfriend with machete
NORTH LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Authorities say a Broward man attacked his girlfriend with a machete and chopped off four of her fingers.
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Wash. judge: Blaring car horn is not free speech
EVERETT, Wash. (AP) - Being honked off doesn't give you a right to honk on, a judge told a woman who vented at a neighbor by leaning on her car horn at 6 a.m.
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Dog plays fetch with live grenade in Germany
BERLIN - A dog playing fetch in Germany has found and delivered to its owner a U.S. hand grenade from World War II.
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Students charged with torturing chicken
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Authorities say two Alachua County high school students have been charged with animal cruelty
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Man arrested after threatening mom with sword
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) - A Florida man was arrested after authorities say he threatened his mother with a 3-foot sword.
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Bank robbery suspects run out of gas
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Authorities say they've arrested two suspected bank robbers after their getaway vehicle ran out of gas.
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Fire guts topless coffee shop in Maine
VASSALBORO, Maine (AP) - A topless coffee shop in Maine has been gutted by fire.
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Attorney blames death on woman's spray tan
MIAMI (AP) - A defense attorney has suggested that a spray tan might be to blame for the death of a 33-year-old South Florida woman
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Marion Co. officials seize animals from home, farm
OCALA, Fla. (AP) - Officials say Marion County authorities have seized about 50 animals from a home and a local farm
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Former hit man attacks customers over calzone order
PALM COAST, Fla. (AP) - The restaurant where authorities say customers were attacked after complaining about their order has closed.
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Man pushes would-be suicide off bridge
BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese man was pushed off a bridge by an angry passer-by after his threat to commit suicide held up traffic for five hours
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Neb. cigarette bandit wore beer carton as disguise
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Police in Nebraska are looking a man who stole cigarettes while disguising himself as a beer carton.
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Nebraska boy, 6, takes wheel after dad passes out
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. - Police say a 6-year-old boy grabbed the wheel of their pickup after his dad passed out from low blood su
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Pa. middle school expels teen with eyebrow shaver
PENN HILLS, Pa. - A Pittsburgh-area teenager has been suspended from middle school when a random search turned up an eyebrow shaver in her handbag.
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Man charged after allegedly eating bag of pot
IOWA CITY, Iowa - A man has been arrested in the Iowa City area after police say he tried to eat a bag of marijuana to avoid drug charges.
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Man tried to hire prostitute for his son, 14
LONDON (Reuters) - A man who tried to hire a prostitute to take his 14-year-old son's virginity as a present was spared jail by a court on Friday.
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Pittsburgh student used snake as jump rope
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pittsburgh police say a high school student is facing charges for using a biology class snake as a jump rope.
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Driver was under influence of bowl of cereal
NEEDHAM, Mass. - A Massachusetts man may wish he had breakfast in bed instead of in his car.
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Man calls 911 over 28-year-old son's messy bedroom
BEDFORD, Ohio - An Ohio man who argued with his grown son over a messy bedroom said he overreacted when he called 911.
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Banana used as gun in holdup, then eaten
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Authorities in North Carolina say a store owner and a patron thwarted a teen accused of trying to carry out a robbery by concealing a banana
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Toilet snake attack: urban legend comes true?
TAIPEI (Reuters) - A Taiwanese man became a sitting target for a snake, which bit his penis as sat on the toilet at his rural home, local media reported on Monday.
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Mich. teen pleads guilty to burning man's groin
PONTIAC, Mich. - A suburban Detroit 18-year-old pleaded guilty to lighting a man's pants on fire and causing a third-degree burn to his groin.
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Girl allegedly uses gun to force sister to play
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. - Police said an 11-year-old girl threatened her 7-year-old sister with a gun to force the younger child to play with her on Monday at her grandmother's residence.
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Rotten office fridge cleanup sends 7 to hospital
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - An office worker cleaning a fridge full of rotten food created a smell so noxious that it sent seven co-workers to the hospital and made many others ill.
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Hungry suspect caught in Taco Bell parking lot
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) - Officials say a suspected drug dealer who led police on a 90 mph chase in Indiana was arrested after he stopped suddenly at a Taco Bell parking lot.
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Naked woman goes to Fla. home, asks for cigarettes
CLEARWATER, Fla. - Authorities said a woman wasn't wearing any clothes when she knocked on stranger's door in the middle of the night to ask for cigarettes.
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Alleged liquor thief fills out raffle ticket
HARTFORD, Wis. - An alleged shoplifter with a bottle of whiskey in his pants decided to take one more gamble before leaving a Washington County liquor store
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Oops, wrong address: Stolen phones sent to FBI
MONROE, La. - If you're going to buy something with a forged cashier's check, don't misspell "cashier's" or use an FBI office as your shipping address.
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Mich. man kills wife with chain saw in accident
OTSEGO, Mich. (AP) - Michigan authorities say a man working in his yard accidentally killed his wife with a chain saw.
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Bank robber nabs $3K, leaves wallet behind
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Police didn't have to dust for fingerprints to find this suspect - they just rifled through the wallet he left behind at the scene.
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NH boy finds $8,160 stuffed in charred backpack
ALTON, N.H. (AP) - A 10-year-old boy picking up litter in New Hampshire found a charred backpack stuffed with more than $8,000 in cash.
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NJ man says burglar used razor, took Life Savers
WOODBRIDGE, N.J. - Whiskers were one clue that the burglar wasn't in it just for the money.
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Snake head in food rattles diner at NY restaurant
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CLIFTON PARK, N.Y. (AP) - A diner at a T.G.I. Friday's in upstate New York says he got a little something extra with his broccoli - a severed snake head.
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Dad accused of using dog shock collar on his kids
SALEM, Ore. - A father was accused of using a dog shock collar on his four children.
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Man sues for $1 over right to wear skirt in public
NEW ORLEANS - A man sued the New Orleans Police Department, claiming he was harassed by an officer who threatened to arrest him for wearing a black pinstriped skirt
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Attic, sweet attic: Man lives in Pa. family's loft
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (AP) - A man has admitted living in a northeastern Pennsylvania family's attic for more than a week and occasionally going into the house when no one was there.
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Drunken sword fight injures 1, 2 jailed
ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) - No good can come out of a drunken sword fight.
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Hungry NY men accused of stealing, eating calf
PALMYRA, N.Y. - Two unemployed, hungry men stole a calf from a neighbor's barn, shot it with an arrow and slit its throat before roasting its meat
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Proof is in the pudding in Pa. burglaries
BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) - A Pennsylvania man has been accused of burglarizing at least three apartments and vandalizing them with spray paint and chocolate pudding
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Diners report seeing Virgin Mary in food griddle
CALEXICO, Calif. - The hottest thing on the griddle at the Las Palmas restaurant these days isn't the food - it's the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe that a cook says she saw on the griddle.
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Alaska man shoved officer to join brother in jail
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) - An Alaska man shoved a police officer just so he could join his brother in jail.
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Girl beats off muggers with marching band baton
QUARTZ HILL, Calif. - Don't mess with a marching band girl, especially one armed with a baton.
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Man cut off finger to protest overdue wages
BELGRADE (Reuters) - A Serbian union official who chopped off his finger and ate it in a protest over wages
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Inmate can't rename himself 'Sinner'
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - He may have broken the law, but a Nebraska inmate still can't change his name to "Sinner Lawrence Bilskirnir."
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Man shot 34 times in head with nail gun
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australian police released Friday a shocking x-ray photo showing the skull of a murdered Chinese immigrant shot 34 times in the head and neck with a high-power nail gun.
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Foul-smelling man accused of money laundering
EUGENE, Ore. - Authorities said a man accused of money laundering was tripped up because he could have used a little cleansing himself.
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Man, 84, fights off carjackers with groin kick
TACOMA, Wash. - An 84-year-old man has a black eye, but he still has his car, after fighting off two would-be carjackers.
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Man pretending to fall off bridge actually falls
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. - Police said a 23-year-old man is in stable condition after he pretended that he was falling off a bridge over the Minnesota River, then actually fell off the bridge.
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Dad robs, mom drives, kids ride
NEW YORK - Prosecutors said a New York City dad and another man robbed homes while his girlfriend drove the getaway minivan with the kids in tow.
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Detroit woman's underwire bra deflects bullet
DETROIT - The metal underwire in a Detroit woman's bra was credited with deflecting a bullet fired at her during a break-in at a neighbor's home.
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Man attacks deputies with battle ax, sword
PANAMA CITY BEACH, FL. - A Panama City Beach motel guest tried to scare off deputies with a medieval battle ax, a knife and a long sword.
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Woman faked miscarriage with 'animal tissue'
OAKLAND PARK, Fla. - Deputies said a woman in South Florida has faked a miscarriage.
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Teen starts fire with makeshift flame-thrower
NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. (AP) - Authorities say a 15-year-old boy caused more than $100,000 in damage when his homemade flame-thrower caught an apartment building on fire.
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Exotic dancer blitzed by rival with stiletto
AKRON, Ohio - Ohio police say a 52-year-old woman was attacked on her first day as an exotic dancer by a jealous co-worker wielding a stiletto heel.
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Fla. lotto winner seeks to open a nude dude ranch
BROOKSVILLE, Fla. - You've heard of nude beaches, but how about a nude dude ranch?
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Miss. woman gets shot in head, but makes tea
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A Mississippi woman who was shot in the head not only survived but made herself tea and offered an astonished deputy something to drink
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Man stole chicken wings, Hot Pockets from apartment
NEWARK, Del. - Police said a 22-year-old man broke into an apartment to steal $82 worth of chicken wings and Hot Pockets.
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Driving teacher allegedly drunk during lesson
NEWBURYPORT, Mass. - A driving instructor who police say was drunk while giving someone a driving lesson can stay out of jail but will lose his license for a year.
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Man jailed for urinating on woman during flight
HONOLULU - A 28-year-old man has been sentenced to three weeks in jail for urinating on a 66-year-old woman during a Continental Airlines flight last month from Los Angeles to Honolulu.
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Man allegedly stabs brother over pork and beans
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GILLIAM, La. - A sheriff's deputy said a 54-year-old man stabbed his 63-year-old brother during an argument in their kitchen over a can of pork and beans.
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Cash stash in bra stops bullet from piercing heart
SAO PAULO - Police say a wad of cash stuffed in a woman's bra saved her life during a shootout in northeastern Brazil.
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Man jailed for spraying urine, feces on food in UK
LONDON - An unemployed chemist was jailed Tuesday for spraying a mix of urine and feces on food, wine and children's books
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Man causing real stink in motel room gets stabbed
WACO, Texas - A man was stabbed after causing a stink - literally - in a motel room while eating with a friend, police said.
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Man charged after playing 'Rambo' with bow
BURNSVILLE, Minn. - A man was charged with a felony after prosecutors alleged he tried to impress a woman by firing arrows at his neighbors' homes with a powerful bow.
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Woman commits suicide, lands on teen at NYC mall
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NEW YORK (AP) - Authorities say a woman who jumped to her death inside a busy New York City mall landed on a teenager, causing injuries that sent him to a hospital.
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Man dies after being hit by car after wife gets out to help
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NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. (AP) - Authorities say an elderly Tampa Bay man died after being hit by his own car, which his wife had not shifted to park.
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Helicopter pilot in sex act denied license
GARDENA, Calif. - A judge says a commercial helicopter pilot videotaped in a sex act while flying over San Diego committed gross negligence and cannot have his license back.
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Man decides to clean with gasoline while smoking
CHILTON, Wis. - A man faces an arson charge after telling authorities he wasn't thinking when he decided to use gasoline for cleaning up his apartment
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Woman calls 911 over lack of shrimp in fried rice
HALTOM CITY, Texas (AP) - A woman called 911 to report she didn't get as much shrimp as she wanted in her fried rice at a Texas restaurant.
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Man streaks to get deported
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) - Authorities say a man claiming to be an illegal immigrant ran naked down a Port St. Lucie street so that he would be sent back to Mexico.
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Man fined for mailing animal feces on citation
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - A federal judge sentenced a Sioux Falls man to probation, a fine and restitution for sending a letter containing animal feces in the mail.
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Woman divorces husband for cleaning too much
BERLIN (Reuters) - A German woman has divorced her husband because she was fed up with him cleaning all the time.
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Thief nabbed with 68 tubes of toothpaste
BERLIN (Reuters) - Police in northern Germany are searching for a man who tried to walk out of a supermarket with 68 tubes of toothpaste stuffed into his clothing.
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Customs says art was framed with marijuana
DOUGLAS, Ariz. - It wasn't the beauty of the paintings that caught of the eye of Customs agents.
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Cereal box typo sends callers to phone sex line
HALFWAY, Md. - An Oregon company has ordered new packaging for its Peace Cereal after a typo on the box sent callers to a phone sex line instead of the cereal maker's 800 number.
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Man claims he was robbed twice in 30 minutes
IOWA CITY, Iowa - A 22-year-old man claims he was robbed twice in a 30-minute span in Iowa City on Thursday morning.
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Cat on NY TV news truck's roof becomes the story
MINEOLA, N.Y. - A stray cat seeking a warm spot to nap made headlines when Long Island police rescued it from a television news truck's rooftop satellite dish.
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Man cries after attempt to rob liquor store fails
TRENTON, N.J. - Police say a 19-year-old who tried to rob a liquor store sat down and cried after 76-year-old owner locked him in the store.
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