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Germany: Drunk passenger demands high-speed train slow down
BERLIN (AP) — German police say a drunken man with a fire extinguisher smashed his way into the driver's cab of a high-speed train running from Frankfurt to Paris and demanded that the driver slow down.
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Police: Person with unicorn costume, crowbar robs store
BALTIMORE COUNTY, Md. (AP) — Apparently not all unicorns are the embodiment of purity and grace.
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T-shirt gun used to launch contraband into Oklahoma prison
SAYRE, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma woman was arrested after authorities say she used a T-shirt gun to launch drugs, cellphones and other contraband over a prison fence.
Associated PressBerlin zoo shows off new polar bear cub
BERLIN (AP) — The Berlin Tierpark zoo is showing off its new polar bear cub, a three-month-old with a cuteness and playfulness that could make her the German capital's next animal celebrity.
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Florida man finds bright green iguana in toilet, calls 911
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man called 911 after going to the bathroom and finding a bright green iguana swimming in his toilet.
ReutersHip hop best bet for a cheese that will please: Swiss study
Nine wheels of Emmental cheese weighing 10 kilos (22 pounds) each were placed in separate wooden crates last September to test the impact of music on flavor and aroma. The cheese was exposed 24 hours a day to A Tribe Called Quest's hip hop track "We Got it From Here", Mozart's '
Associated PressEscaped lion spends night in jail cell in South Africa
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A lion that escaped a wildlife park and was captured weeks later spent the night in a South African jail cell, until authorities could send him back to the place he's meant to call home.
Associated PressMoving day: Bear family living in highway median relocated
TEMPLETON, Mass. (AP) — A portion of a Massachusetts highway was shut down while state wildlife officials moved a family of bears that had set up a den in the median.
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North Carolina thrift show sells 'haunted' furniture for $1K
SALISBURY, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina thrift store has earned $1,000 off a hand-carved bedroom suite that may just be haunted.
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Court: Middle finger protected by the constitution
TAYLOR, Mich. (AP) — When it comes to the middle finger, police might need a thicker skin.
Associated PressTel Aviv deploys 'zombie lights' for mobile-obsessed walkers
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Tel Aviv has taken a small step toward protecting the lives of "smartphone zombies."
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Goat elected as honorary mayor sworn in for first term
FAIR HAVEN, Vt. (AP) — The new honorary mayor of Fair Haven, Vermont — a 3-year-old goat named Lincoln — was officially sworn into office this week.
Associated PressGermany: Crematorium goes up in flames, bodies survive
BERLIN (AP) — A fire at a crematorium in southern Germany has caused significant damage to the building — but the 20 bodies stored inside remained intact.
ReutersHit by an arrow, mobile phone dies saving Australian man
An Australian man had a lucky escape while confronting a man armed with a bow outside his home, as a loosed arrow pierced the mobile telephone he was holding to take a photograph of the incident, Australian police said on Thursday. "The resident held up his mobile phone to take a photo of the armed
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Lamb found trotting through New York City bridge traffic
NEW YORK (AP) — A wayward lamb running around a New York City bridge briefly held up traffic before its rescue.
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French fry-munching ferret found at California city hall
BANNING, Calif. (AP) — Animal control officers are caring for a french fry-munching ferret abandoned outside City Hall in Banning, California.
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Birthday billboard blows up man's phone with well wishers
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A New Jersey man had to get a new phone number after he was overwhelmed with birthday wishes when his sons put up a billboard asking people to call him.
Associated PressWinter rescue: Stranded dog winched to safety on helicopter
LONDON (AP) — It was a routine winter training mission in northeastern Scotland until the Maritime and Coastguard Agency crew spotted a stranded dog on the snowy Cairngorms mountains below.
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Slovenian woman cuts hand to claim insurance
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Authorities say a Slovenian woman who deliberately cut off her hand with a circular saw to collect insurance money faces up to eight years in jail.
Associated PressWoman picks matching numbers 30 times to win lottery game
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Virginia woman parlayed a feeling to purchase 30 lottery tickets with the same numbers to win $150,000.
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Mississippi agency has spent $18,000 defending $200 fine
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A state agency in Mississippi has spent nearly $18,000 challenging another agency's $200 fine.
ReutersPainting sow Pigcasso hogs the limelight at South Africa farm
Brandishing a paintbrush in her snout, Pigcasso enthusiastically tosses her head to create bright, bold strokes across a canvas propped up in her sty. The sow was rescued from an abattoir as a piglet and brought to an animal sanctuary in Franschhoek, in South Africa's Western Cape region in 2016
ReutersGerman yachtsman inflates trousers to survive 3 hours in sea
Knocked overboard in rough seas off New Zealand, a German yachtsman credited his jeans with saving his life after fashioning them into a make-shift life jacket that kept him afloat for over three hours before his rescue by coastguards. Arne Murke, 30, was sailing with his brother in Tolaga Bay, on the
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Colorado rescuers save moose trapped in window well
KEYSTONE, Colo. (AP) — Rescuers in Colorado hauled a bull moose to safety after it became trapped in a window well.
Associated PressMichigan man receives congratulatory telegram 50 years later
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — A man who graduated from the University of Michigan in 1969 has finally received a congratulatory telegram from family friends that was sent more than 50 years ago.
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