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Bar patrons tackle gunman after being held at gunpoint
FALLBROOK, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say patrons tackled and disarmed a man after he held them at gunpoint outside a Southern California bar. The San Diego Union-Tribune reports sheriff’s officials say the man had pulled…
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Police: Man angry about loud music waves gun at school dance
THATCHER, Ariz. (AP) — A 72-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of waving a gun at a high school dance in Arizona because he didn’t like the loud music. Police in the small southeastern…
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Germany: No preparations made in case of alien landing
BERLIN (AP) — The German government says it has made no preparations for the possibility that aliens might land in the European country. In a response to questions from opposition Green Party lawmaker Dieter Janecek,…
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Stinky ‘corpse flower’ in full bloom in California
SAN MARINO, Calif. (AP) — Visitors were flocking to the Huntington Library in Southern California on Friday to get a whiff of a so-called corpse flower, known for the rotten stench it releases when it…
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Restaurant cites worldwide freakout over its french fries
WATERVILLE, Maine (AP) — A Maine restaurant says news about the anger surrounding a change in its french fries has reached people all over the world. Bolley’s Famous Franks co-owner Leslie Parsons tells the Kennebec…
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Like a fish out of water: Barrels of bait spill on highway
NEWCASTLE, Maine (AP) — There are plenty of fish in the sea — and almost as many on a Maine highway. The Portland Press Herald reports a truck carrying 35 barrels of bait fish tipped…
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Baby boom at Arizona hospital with 16 pregnant nurses
The 16 nurses at Banner Desert Medical Center in Mesa outside Phoenix joked Friday they thought there was something in the water when it became clear they were all expecting babies between October and January.
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State police: Whale capsizes boat; no injuries reported
DEAL, N.J. (AP) — State Police say a whale caused a 20-foot boat to capsize in waters off the New Jersey coast. No injuries were reported in the capsizing, which occurred Thursday about a mile…
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Mooning case against Virginia softball coach’s wife wanes
Debbie L. McCulley, 57, is accused of mooning the stands, but a judge Thursday said the indecent exposure charge could be dropped.
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Why this supermarket is stocked with 31,000 items of inedible food
Sparrow Mart looks like an ordinary California supermarket. It has shopping carts, a giant Coca-Cola refrigerator holding beverages next to rows of packaged foods, like Cheez Whiz, Moon Pies and Welch’s Grape Jelly. But upon closer inspection, it’s not food at all.
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WATCH: California deputy shoots into car to free trapped bear
A Northern California deputy fired several beanbag rounds into a back car window to free a trapped bear that had likely been searching for snacks. See video.
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University honors students who found love in elevator in ’72
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia’s Temple University is honoring a 45-year relationship sparked in a campus elevator. Sharyn Rubin and Eric Schlesinger briefly met on move-in day on Sept. 6, 1972, while she was moving in…
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Colombian city urges a break from sex to fight heat wave
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Health officials in one Colombian coastal city have a controversial recommendation for residents trying to stay cool during an intense heat wave: Take a break from sex. Santa Marta city health…
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ASPCA says more than 600 birds removed from home
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals says more than 600 birds were removed from a house in central Ohio after reports of animal neglect and a complaint…
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Mexico City restaurant busted over protected tarantula tacos
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Fancy a tarantula taco for a cool $27? Not so fast, Mexican authorities say. A Mexico City market restaurant recently put the arachnids on its menu and posted a video on…
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