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Boston woman delivers grandchild on Thanksgiving
AP – 1 hr 49 mins agoBOSTON – A Boston woman says she was forced to split her time between helping her daughter deliver a baby at home and cooking Thanksgiving dinner. Full Story »
Man apparently tried to haul away ATM in Colorado
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Caged 'cavemen' go on display at Warsaw zoo
AP – Fri Nov 27, 10:53 am ETWARSAW, Poland - Visitors to Warsaw's zoo are being greeted by two "Homo sapiens" peering out from a cage — humans in animal skins trying to spark interest in man's caveman ancestors. Full Story »
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Robotic hamsters are holidays' unlikely new craze
AP – Thu Nov 26, 12:48 pm ETNEW YORK - When Lori Fowlkes first saw robotic Zhu Zhu Pets toy hamsters in September, she remembers her kids started jumping up and down and saying "Please! Please! Can we buy them?" Full Story »
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Hitler's favorite car makes comeback?
Reuters – Tue Nov 24, 3:19 pm ETBERLIN (Reuters) - A car expert says he has tracked down Hitler's favorite Mercedes to a garage near the town that helped the Austrian-born Fuehrer become a German citizen. Full Story »
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Cops on trail of "gingerbread town" vandals
Reuters – Mon Nov 23, 2:00 pm ETOSLO (Reuters) - The people of Bergen rolled out the cookie dough Monday as local police tried to sniff out vandals who destroyed the Norwegian city's traditional Christmas decoration -- a town of gingerbread houses. Full Story »
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Judge blocks law allowing guns in bars
Reuters – Mon Nov 23, 2:00 pm ETNASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - A judge on Friday blocked a Tennessee law that allowed people to bring handguns into restaurants and bars. Full Story »
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Don't kiss Santa, he may have the flu
Reuters – Mon Nov 23, 1:56 pm ETBUDAPEST (Reuters) - Santa Claus should avoid kissing children and shaking their hands to prevent spreading the flu and should get vaccinated against the illness, Hungary's state health authority said. Full Story »
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Darwin book worth up to $100,000 found on shelf
Reuters – Mon Nov 23, 1:59 pm ETLONDON (Reuters) - A first edition of Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species," which had been kept in a toilet bookcase for years, will go on sale this week and is expected to fetch 40-60,000 pounds ($66-100,000). Full Story »
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Bulgarians name brandy after PM after tax victory
Reuters – Fri Nov 27, 11:24 am ETSOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgarian villagers have named their home-made rakia brandy "Borisovka," playing on the name of Prime Minister Boiko Borisov to thank him for stopping parliament from raising taxes on alcohol. Full Story »
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Bizarre calf mutilations found on Colorado ranch
AP – Thu Nov 26, 1:55 pm ETSAN LUIS, Colo. - A creepy string of calf mutilations in southern Colorado has a rancher and sheriff's officials mystified. Full Story »
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US probes gatecrash at Obama-Singh state dinner
AFP – Thu Nov 26, 12:07 pm ETWASHINGTON (AFP) - US investigators probed Thursday how two aspiring reality TV stars beat several layers of White House security to gatecrash President Barack Obama's first state dinner. Full Story »
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Pa. suspect's sweet tooth results in felony charge
AP – Wed Nov 25, 9:01 pm ETTYRONE, Pa. - Police said a serial shoplifter from central Pennsylvania has taken three sweet steps over the line and now faces a felony charge. Sonya Mosey, 33, was jailed on a felony retail theft charge for allegedly stealing three snack cakes worth $4.27 from a convenience store on Oct. 27. Police said she took a Hostess doughnut and two Tastykake items from the store, though she did pay for a soda pop. Full Story »
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That hissing in the kitchen? Snake!!!
AP – Wed Nov 25, 9:01 pm ETLAKEBAY, Wash. - Betty Corey first thought the hissing from her Lakebay, Wash., kitchen might be one of her dogs. Wrong. It was a 4-foot-long ball python. Not a fan of snakes, Corey called 911 and a Pierce County Animal Control officer removed the snake Tuesday morning. Officer Brian Boman said the agency will house the snake at its shelter, keeping it warm and close at hand if its owner is looking for it. Full Story »
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Police: Barefoot thief steals shoes for left feet
AP – Wed Nov 25, 9:01 pm ETKNOXVILLE, Tenn. - It didn't take Knoxville police gumshoes to track down a suspected shoe thief. He was sauntering barefoot through the parking lot of a Knoxville store called the Shoe Show Wednesday morning when an employee identified him as the man who crammed shoes into his pockets and pushed her out of his way as he walked out Tuesday night. Full Story »
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Dog with name tag 'works' drive-through window
AP – Wed Nov 25, 9:01 pm ETCLEARWATER, Fla. - Customers at one Gulf coast gas station might be surprised at who responds to the counter when they pull up to the drive-through window: The store owner's dog. Dozens of times each day, Cody the chocolate Labradaor retriever will pop up on two paws behind the counter at a BP gas station and convenience store in Clearwater. He even has a BP logo shirt and a name tag. Customers grin and kids squeal with joy in response. Full Story »
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Man accused of ramming car into hot dog stand
AP – Wed Nov 25, 9:01 pm ETCARY, N.C. - Police said a North Carolina man rammed his car into a hot dog stand when the vendor refused to sell him a hot dog and drink for a dollar. WRAL-TV reported 23-year-old David Kelbaugh of Rolesville was charged Wednesday with assault with a deadly weapon, hit-and-run, driving while intoxicated and injury to property. Police said Kelbaugh was drinking at a bar in Cary early Wednesday when he left to order food at the hot dog stand. Full Story »
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Police seek bald man who swiped family's turkey
AP – Wed Nov 25, 9:01 pm ETJACKSON, Mich. - Jackson police are working to crack a case of fowl play. They're searching for a man who broke into an apartment about 11 p.m. Tuesday and stole a family's holiday turkey. Police Lt. Christopher Simpson told the Jackson Citizen Patriot the suspect ran into the kitchen and stole the turkey out of the freezer. Full Story »
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Swiss ready Polanski's chalet for house arrest
AP – Sat Nov 28, 3:16 pm ETSecurity experts on Saturday started preparing Roman Polanski's Alpine chalet for the movie director's house arrest while Swiss authorities consider whether to extradite him to the United States. Full Story »
Technology News
Text-a-Tip programs allow tipsters to help police
AP – 1 hr 45 mins agoA mother in Boston tells police her 8-year-old boy was shot to death in their apartment by gunmen in hooded sweat shirts during a home invasion. Full Story »
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Police: Woods, wife unavailable for interview
AP – 28 mins agoTiger Woods and his wife were not available to speak to state troopers for the second straight day, asking that they return Sunday to try to clear up questions about how he crashed his SUV into a neighbor's tree. Full Story »
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