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Police: British bandits foiled by glued-up bills
1 hour 54 mins ago
Three bandits were foiled in Britain when their attempt to pry open a stolen cash box ran up against a new security system that slathered the bills with glue.
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Cougar reluctant to leave cage in Wash. state
20 mins ago
Wildlife agents in Washington state were ready to release a captured cougar back into the wild, but it didn't want to go.
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SF official says Ouija board comment was joke
4 hours 27 mins ago
A San Francisco supervisor who said he consulted a Ouija board before a vote now says he was joking _ and the only spirit he was summoning was the spirit of humor.
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Wis. theft victim uploads video of suspected thief
19 hours 29 mins ago
A Wisconsin man whose camcorder was briefly stolen has found a way to get back at the suspected thief: He uploaded to YouTube a video that the suspect took with the camera, a clip in which the man reveals his name, shows his face and admits he stole the camera.
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Iowa man with zebra, parrot in truck gets DUI
1 day ago
An Iowa man stopped outside a Dubuque bar with a small zebra and a parrot in his truck has been charged with drunken driving.
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6-year-olds wander from Pa. school to museum
1 day ago
Pittsburgh Public Schools officials are investigating an impromptu field trip of sorts that occurred when two 6-year-old students wandered away from their school and walked to the city's Children's Museum a few blocks away.
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Silicon Valley tech exec accused of Lego thefts
1 day ago
A Silicon Valley software executive put fake bar codes on Lego sets at various Target stores, bought the toys at a steep discount, then sold them online for thousands of dollars, authorities said.
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Ohio family's stolen swine statue is returned
2 days ago
A life-size swine statue is back at home after disappearing in the city once dubbed "Porkopolis."
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Iowa man with zebra, parrot in truck gets DUI
An Iowa man stopped outside a Dubuque bar with a small zebra and a parrot in his truck has been charged with drunken driving.
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Politics
Panel examining flaws in food-for-troops contract
The Pentagon and the company that supplies U.S. troops in Afghanistan with food and water are locked in a billion-dollar billing dispute that illustrates the flawed management of contracts for battlefield support, ...
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Health
Person visited neonatal units before TB diagnosis
A person with an active case of tuberculosis who visited two Northern California neonatal intensive care units had a valid reason to be there and had not been diagnosed at the time, ...
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