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Police arrest man accused of stealing 26 street signs
GEORGIA, Vt. (AP) — Deputies have arrested a Vermont man who is accused of stealing more than two dozen street signs. Mynbc.com reports 19-year-old Joshua Hanselman has been charged with larceny and unlawful mischief after…
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Malaysia detains 4 Indians, seizes drugs, 5,255 turtles
SEPANG, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia authorities have arrested four Indians and seized more than 14 kilograms of drugs and over 5,000 turtles from their luggage at the Kuala Lumpur airport. Senior customs official Zulkurnain Mohamed…
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Postal service returning decade-old stolen Hawaii mail
HONOLULU (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service says it has found mail stolen in Hawaii more than a decade ago. KHON-TV reported Monday that the family of a now-deceased postal worker discovered the stolen mail…
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Woman uses shovel to kill cobra slithering on her patio
FAIRLESS HILLS, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania woman used a shovel to kill a cobra she saw slithering on the patio of her apartment. Kathy Kehoe said the squawking of some blue jays outside her…
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Authorities: Man built bomb to warn about alien threat
MYERSTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say a man who allegedly placed a homemade bomb in a parking lot behind a Pennsylvania hotel told them he did it to warn police about aliens bent on destroying…
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Puppy who disappeared after crash found 13 days later
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A recently adopted puppy that disappeared after her owner crashed in Arizona survived 13 days in the mountains and has been reunited with her owner. The Arizona Daily Sun reports volunteers…
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Historical marker commemorates reported alien abduction
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (AP) — A historical marker has been placed near the river where two men in southern Mississippi said they were abducted by aliens in 1973. News outlets report the city of Pascagoula dedicated…
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Snake on a mailbox halts mail delivery until it’s relocated
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Postal Service Creed covers rain, snow, heat and gloom of night, but it says nothing about snakes on a mailbox. One North Carolina postal worker who encountered that very thing…
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Georgia sheriff steps in after 140 people skipped jury duty
DUBLIN, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia sheriff says he had to get involved when nearly three-fourths of people summoned for jury duty in his county failed to show up for court. WMAZ-TV reports courts in…
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Scamp the Tramp wins World’s Ugliest Dog Contest
Scamp the Tramp will never win a beauty contest. But he’s won an ugly one. See photos of the 31st annual World’s Ugliest Dog Contest.
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The Latest: Scamp the Tramp wins California Ugly Dog Contest
The Latest on the Ugly Dog Contest in California (all times local): 9:15 p.m. Scamp the Tramp’s looks have made him a winner — but it wasn’t a beauty contest. The snaggle-haired, bug-eyed pooch took…
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Firefighter uses YouTube duck calls to rescue ducklings
LITTLETON, Colo. (AP) — A flock of ducklings is safe in suburban Denver after a firefighter used a recording of duck calls to coax some of them from a storm drain. A video from South…
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Bear enters Montana home, settles in for nap in closet
Authorities say a black bear somehow locked itself inside a Montana home and then nestled onto a closet shelf that was just right for a nap.
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Naked man causes brief disruption at Detroit Metro airport
ROMULUS, Mich. (AP) — Authorities say a man took off more than his belt and shoes at a Detroit Metropolitan Airport security checkpoint, and that he got completely naked before trying to pass through a…
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12-foot gator hit by truck captured on Florida interstate
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A trapper in Florida has seen his fair share of alligators, but the one he captured on Interstate 10 was one of the biggest. News outlets report that the gator was…
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