BURR OAK, Mich. - A man gathering sweet corn in southern Michigan is the latest to have an unexpected encounter with an alligator. The animals have been showing up far north of their traditional habitats this summer. Jeff Adamski of Burr Oak said he was picking corn near the Michigan-Indiana border when two women who were a few rows over came running and screaming, saying they had seen an alligator. Full Story »
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Nevada candidate touts speedy fix to budget crisis
AP – Sat Sep 4, 7:17 pm ETCARSON CITY, Nev. – One Nevada gubernatorial hopeful sees a speedy fix to Nevada's budget crisis. Nonpartisan candidate Eugene "Gino" DiSimone believes people would pay for the privilege to drive up to 90 mph on designated highways — and fill the state's depleted coffers. Full Story »
Montana teen accidentally texts sheriff to buy pot
AP – Fri Sep 3, 2:43 pm ETPolice: Pa. woman zaps self, brother with stun gun
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Mich. man gathering corn confronted by alligator
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Goats rescued after 2 days on 6-inch ledge in Mont
AP – Fri Sep 3, 1:31 pm ETHELENA, Mont. - Two young goats wandered onto the thin ledge of a railroad bridge and spent nearly two days high above the ground until rescuers in a towering cherry picker plucked them from their perch, hungry but safe. Full Story »
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Canadian parents more lenient than Italians and French
Reuters – Thu Sep 2, 2:23 pm ETNEW YORK (Reuters) - Canadian parents are more lenient with their children than mothers and fathers in France and Italy, according to a new study. Full Story »
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Finance Ministry says defrauded by staffer
Reuters – Thu Sep 2, 2:24 pm ETAMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Dutch Finance Ministry Thursday acknowledged it was defrauded out of more than 160,000 euros ($204,800) earlier this year by an employee of the ministry unit that handles the state's financing needs. Full Story »
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Dutch colleges angry over sex job ads for freshmen
Reuters – Wed Sep 1, 1:28 pm ETAMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A number of Dutch colleges are considering legal action against the publisher of a move-in guide for new freshmen, after the company included an ad recruiting students for jobs as online sex workers. Full Story »
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Cup of tea forces jet to make emergency landing
Reuters – Wed Sep 1, 1:29 pm ETBERLIN (Reuters) - A British airplane en route to Poland was forced to make an emergency landing in Germany after a 56-year-old woman spilled a hot cup of tea on herself, German police said on Wednesday. Full Story »
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Vuvuzelas banned from European soccer competition
Reuters – Wed Sep 1, 1:30 pm ETBERNE (Reuters) - Vuvuzelas have been kicked out of European competitions after UEFA said that the controversial plastic trumpets drowned out supporters and detracted from the emotion of the game. Full Story »
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Iowa State carillon lets Lady Gaga hit chime
AP – Fri Sep 3, 4:27 pm ETAMES, Iowa - An Iowa State University music professor says the Lady Gaga club anthem "Bad Romance" translates better than you might think into the 110-foot-tall, organ-like instrument known as a carillon. Full Story »
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NM Goodwill collection box turns up inert grenade
AP – Fri Sep 3, 3:13 pm ETALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Just in case it wasn't clear: Weapons and drugs don't make good charitable donations. Full Story »
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Conn. driver falls from car on I-95, Dodge goes on
AP – Fri Sep 3, 1:32 pm ETDARIEN, Conn. - Connecticut State Police say a man fell out of his car onto Interstate 95 and watched his vehicle drive on for about two-tenths of a mile before it crashed into a pole. Troopers said they're not sure why 51-year-old Robert Craig of Killingworth fell out of his 2006 Dodge Charger late Tuesday morning in Darien near Exit 10. Police said Craig was treated for minor injuries at Stamford Hospital. Full Story »
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Drake University's 'D+' logo earns failing grade
AP – Fri Sep 3, 1:31 pm ETDES MOINES, Iowa - A "D+" campaign logo aimed at encouraging recruitment at Drake University is getting a failing grade from some faculty, students and alumni. Full Story »
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For 2nd time, Ohio woman gives birth in vehicle
AP – Fri Sep 3, 1:31 pm ETBETHEL, Ohio - For a second time, an Ohio woman has given birth to a baby who couldn't wait and arrived on the drive to the hospital. Full Story »
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Wyo. troopers examine human ashes in traffic stop
AP – Fri Sep 3, 1:31 pm ETFARSON, Wyo. - The powdery substance that Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers found in a zip-close bag during a recent traffic stop didn't turn out to be drugs after all. Sgt. Stephen Townsend of the patrol said then when troopers pulled over two men in a car Wednesday, they found small amounts of marijuana and drug paraphernalia and thought the bag might hold illegal drugs. Troopers contacted the car's owner — the girlfriend of one of the men — and asked her. Full Story »
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Plumbers help Tenn. newlyweds find flushed rings
AP – Fri Sep 3, 1:31 pm ETMEMPHIS, Tenn. - Diane Buckalew said she felt sick when she woke up and realized two rings she'd left on the bathroom counter the night before were gone. She and husband Carl, married in Las Vegas a month ago, realized Thursday their cat Jinxe had batted into the toilet an amethyst ring and Diane's 4-carat, $40,000 diamond engagement ring. Full Story »
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Paris metro body heat to help warm building
Reuters – Fri Sep 3, 12:29 pm ETPARIS (Reuters) - The warmth generated by human bodies in the Parisian metro will help heat a public housing project in the city centre, the capital's largest owner of social housing said on Friday. Full Story »
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Master chefs offer different contest at US Open
AP – 19 mins agoThere's been intense competition going on at the U.S. Open, and it has nothing to do with aces or foot faults. Full Story »
Technology News
Taiwan's HTC: iPhone's `quiet' challenger
AP – 20 mins agoEast Asia is the world's electronics factory, yet unless they are Japanese, producers are largely anonymous. Now HTC Corp., a Taiwanese maker of smart phones, is moving out of the shadows and trying to establish its own brand name as it competes with Apple's iPhone. Full Story »
Sports News
Clijsters knocks out former No. 1 at windy US Open
AP – 1 hr 11 mins agoKim Clijsters put a quick end to Ana Ivanovic's run at the U.S. Open, winning her 18th straight match at Flushing Meadows with a 6-2, 6-1 wipeout of the former world No. 1 in their fourth-round match Sunday. Full Story »
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