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For Philadelphia bicyclist, a cat is his co-pilot
2 days ago
For bicyclist Rudi Saldia, you could say a cat is his co-pilot.
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Police: 'Thong Cape Scooter Man' not breaking law
19 hours 56 mins ago
A man who wears thong underwear and a cape while riding his scooter through Wisconsin's capital city may be a strange sight. But police say he isn't breaking any laws.
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Fugitive in LA attempted-murder case held in Colo.
1 day ago
A man wanted for 13 years on attempted murder charges in Los Angeles was captured in Colorado after someone called police to report he was urinating on a wall outside a KFC restaurant.
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Council members abstain from vote on abstaining
2 days ago
Three members of a Michigan city council have abstained from voting on a measure that would have prevented them from abstaining on future votes.
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Crane accident cuts power to one-third of Vietnam
2 days ago
One mistake by a clumsy crane operator caused a 10-hour blackout over about a third of Vietnam, exposing the fragility of the nation's power grid.
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Surgeons remove tiger's basketball-sized hairball
2 days ago
It's not unusual for a cat to get a hairball, but a 400-pound tiger needed help from veterinary surgeons in Florida when he couldn't hack up a basketball-size hairball by himself.
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Thailand urged to explore edible insect market
4 days ago
Researchers say Thailand is showing the world how to respond to the global food crisis: by raising bugs for eating.
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Ferris wheel ride world record broken in Chicago
5 days ago
A manager of Chicago's Navy Pier rode the tourist spot's Ferris wheel for more than two days _ 384 times, up and around _ bringing the world record for the longest ride to the birthplace of the amusement park favorite.
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Crane accident cuts power to one-third of Vietnam
One mistake by a clumsy crane operator caused a 10-hour blackout over about a third of Vietnam, exposing the fragility of the nation's power grid.
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Finance
Metals and agricultural futures prices slip
Metals prices ended slightly lower Friday, as did agricultural futures.
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Science & Tech
US disasters by state for past 60 years
Since 1953, there have been 2,115 major disasters declared in the United States and U.S. territories. Disasters by state, including Monday's tornado in Oklahoma:
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