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   SKorean woman passes driver's exam on 950th try AP - Fri Nov 6, 4:36 PM ETSent 1,706 times

   SEOUL, South Korea - A woman in South Korea who tried to pass the written exam for a driver's license with near-daily attempts since April 2005 has finally succeeded on her 950th time. The aspiring driver spent more than 5 million won ($4,200) in application fees, but until now had failed to score the minimum 60 out of a possible 100 points needed to get behind the wheel for a driving test.

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   Man makes living by selling the shirt on his back Reuters - Fri Nov 6, 10:31 AM ETSent 1,501 times

   NEW YORK (Reuters) - A T-shirt a day has kept unemployment at bay for an American man who is making about $85,000 a year by selling advertising space on his torso.

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   Miss England gives up crown over brawl reports Reuters - Fri Nov 6, 10:29 AM ETSent 96 times

   LONDON (Reuters) - Beauty pageant winner Miss England gave up her title on Friday after reports she had been involved in a nightclub brawl with another beauty queen.

4. Oregon man charged with DUI after 911 call AP - Fri Nov 6, 4:36 PM ETSent 79 times

   SALEM, Ore. - Oregon police have charged a man with drunken driving after he called 911 to report his marijuana as stolen but the dispatcher couldn't understand him because he was vomiting while on the road.

5. Wyoming hunter bags deer, then hungry lion AP - Fri Nov 6, 4:35 PM ETSent 52 times

   SHERIDAN, Wyo. - Retired orthopedic surgeon Chris Smith thought his hunt was over when he bagged a white tail deer with a bow and arrow near Sheridan. Because the light was fading, he decided to return the next day to recover the deer. But when he returned Wednesday morning, the carcass had been covered by grass and bush — which is what mountain lions typically do.

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   'You hit a what?' SUV nearly slams into elephant AP - Thu Nov 5, 9:45 PM ETSent 48 times

   OKLAHOMA CITY - It's not unusual to see a deer or a cow crossing Oklahoma's rural highways. But an elephant? A couple driving home from church nearly slammed into a giant pachyderm that had escaped from a nearby circus late Wednesday.

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   Minn.'s 'DWI chair' sells for more than $10,000 AP - Fri Nov 6, 2:26 PM ETSent 43 times

   DULUTH, Minn. - Operating a motorized recliner while drunk apparently drives up the chair's value. Police in northern Minnesota listed the "DWI chair" on eBay after the owner was arrested for driving it into a parked car last year. It sold Thursday for $10,099.99.

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   Man says image of Jesus appears on truck window AP - Thu Nov 5, 4:04 PM ETSent 34 times

   JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. - Jim Stevens said he's not particularly religious and is clueless about why an image resembling Jesus Christ keeps appearing on his pickup. Stevens, of Jonesborough, said nearly every morning, an image that looks to him like the face of Jesus Christ has appeared in the condensation on the driver's side window of his Isuzu truck. A Johnson City Press photo of the truck showed a facial image.

9. Rolex-obsessed thief to be sentenced in Florida AP - Fri Nov 6, 9:01 AM ETSent 31 times

   KISSIMMEE, Fla. - A Florida thief with a peculiar penchant for Rolex watches faces up to 25 years in prison.

10. Man fined for 911 call over missing McDonald's OJ AP - Thu Nov 5, 3:32 PM ETSent 27 times

    ALOHA, Ore. - A 20-year-old man who called 911 to get his fast-food order straightened out has been told to pay a $300 fine.