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Ohio township to feds: We don't want your money
The federal government isn't used to being snubbed when it offers to help local governments.
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Parents want to flush N.C. school's potty policy
Going potty without a partner can lead to punishment for students at a Burgaw elementary school, but parents want the policy flushed.
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Cops say boy, 8, took car for ride, caused crash
Authorities said an 8-year-old Pontiac boy took a stolen car on a joy ride and caused a three-vehicle crash. Pontiac police said the boy sneaked out of his house Wednesday night and found an empty and running car in his neighborhood.
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Woman sentenced for having son dress up as Scout
A former Bethlehem woman will serve up to 23 months in prison for having her 7-year-old son dress as a Cub Scout to collect money for a nonexistent cause.
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Half-eaten Snickers bar implicates hungry burglar
Police say DNA found on a half-eaten candy bar helped them zero in on a robbery suspect.
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Police say men trying to steal power lines shocked
Two Somerset County men are charged with trying to steal live power lines that were still attached to a transformer and utility poles.
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Wis. man won't buy gas for 31 days, maybe longer
Brian LaFave couldn't care less how high gasoline prices climb these days - he's parked his pickup truck and is refusing to buy gas for a month, possibly longer.
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Daily Snapshot: Boy Can't Take Nursery Rhymes
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Father jailed over daughter's truancy to be freed
A judge says he will release a man who was jailed last week for failing to make sure his daughter earned her high school equivalency diploma.
Read more [Miami Herald Weird News]
Oh deer! Man cops wrath of amorous stag
SYDNEY (Reuters) - An Australian man was gored in the thigh on Friday by an amorous stag after entering a deer paddock in the middle of the breeding season.
Read more [Reuters Oddly Enough]
Game of cat and mouse blacks out city
TIRANA (Reuters) - A cat chasing a mouse in Tirana's main power station caused a 72-hour blackout across parts of the Albanian capital, the electricity company said on Friday.
Read more [Reuters Oddly Enough]
Canadian pierces lover's heart in botched sex game
OTTAWA (Reuters) - A Canadian man who asked his lover to carve a heart-shaped symbol on his chest during a rough sex game almost died when she accidentally pressed too hard and punctured his heart, a newspaper said on Thursday.
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San Diego Zoo, Prison Merge
SAN DIEGO—The new ultra-efficient complex is open to schoolchildren on field trips, family members of convicted felons, and state-appointed defense lawyers.
Read more [The Onion]
Vatican Okays Space Aliens
Vatican chief astronomer Rev. Jose Gabriel Funes stated that belief in extraterrestrial life is not contradictory with church doctrine because aliens...
Read more [The Onion]
That's What Host Of 'Showtime At The Apollo' Talking About
NEW YORK—Early reports indicate that yes—yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes—exactly what Showtime At The Apollo host Capone...
Read more [The Onion]
[audio] Plate Of Cookies Never Stood A Chance
Giant Green Turkey Baster v1.0RC3
Icelandic museum offers long and short of male organ
HUSAVIK, Iceland (Reuters) - Sigurdur Hjartarson is missing a human penis. But he's not worried: four men have promised to donate theirs to him when they die.
Read more [Reuters Oddly Enough]
DNA tests exonerate 'Lizard Man' in van attack
DNA testing has shown an attack on a family van some blamed on the legendary Lizard Man appears to have been actually done by a domestic dog. Something chewed up the front fender of Bob and Dixie Rawson's van in February. Bite marks were left on the wheel wells and blood was found on the vehicle.
Read more [Miami Herald Weird News]
Daily Snapshot: Long Story Short, I'm Not Spiderman
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One-Time Rights and Syndication More Humor from Jason Love
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9-year-old girl's twin is found inside her stomach
A 9-year-old girl who went to hospital in central Greece suffering from stomach pains was found to be carrying her embryonic twin, doctors said Thursday.
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Baby subpoenaed for unpaid chiropractor bill
A Harrisonburg court has dismissed a case against a baby boy summoned to appear in court for an unpaid bill. Richard White said he was shocked when he got a subpoena in the mail requiring his 1-year-old son, Jacy, to appear in Rockingham County General District Court next Tuesday over a $391 chiropractor bill.
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Pair say they attacked each other with frying pan
Out of the frying pan and into the fire. That's pretty much what happened to a Cumberland County couple arrested and charged with whacking each other with a frying pan.
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Police say men trying to steal power lines shocked
Two Somerset County men are charged with trying to steal live power lines that were still attached to a transformer and utility poles.
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Inmates showcase designs at prison show
MILAN (Reuters) - The models are strutting past and the celebrities are carefully eyeing the collections, but it's not at every fashion show that you see prison guards by the catwalk.
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Parked car thwarts purse-snatcher in Iowa
A robbery was prevented Thursday by an unusual crime-fighting tool - a parked car. Karla Gierstors of West Des Moines was walking in downtown Des Moines about 6:15 a.m. Thursday when a man threatened her with a box cutter and grabbed her purse.
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Campaign mailing in Ark. race screams 'Judas!'
A race for a seat in the Arkansas House has taken on biblical proportions as a contender's campaign mailing offers a one-word description of the incumbent: "Judas!"
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Hungry bear, cub take refuge on building's roof
A mother bear and her young cub stopped traffic and caused panic Thursday in central Romania after they roamed through gardens in search of food and finally climbed the stairs of a 4-story building and broke onto the roof. A rescue team tranquilized the mother after failing to steer her toward a nearby forest, officials said.
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Icelandic museum offers long and short of male organ
HUSAVIK, Iceland (Reuters) - Sigurdur Hjartarson is missing a human penis. But he's not worried: four men have promised to donate theirs to him when they die.
Read more [Reuters Oddly Enough]
Kenya Connection
E-mail from missionary describes Barack Obama's purported connections to political events in Kenya.
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Wedding day fireworks land groom in jail
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Bridegroom Kedir Mohamed wanted his wedding day to go with a bang and decided to celebrate by letting off firecrackers after the ceremony.
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"No, after you - I'm just here to rob the place!"
SYDNEY (Reuters) - A man politely waited his turn in a queue at a busy central Sydney post office before jumping over the counter, grabbing money from two tills and running off, police said on Thursday.
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Michigan Girl Scout sells 17,328 boxes of cookies
A Girl Scout sold 17,328 boxes of the group's signature cookies this year by setting up shop on a street corner, shattering her troop's old mark and probably setting a national record.
Read more [Miami Herald Weird News]
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