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Russian guards not in a Christmas mood on Estonian border
HELSINKI (AP) — Travelers beware: Russian border guards are not in a Christmas mood. They demanded that a cameraman from a pro-Kremlin broadcaster explain in writing why he was filming a meeting of Jouluvana, the…
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Police: Man tried to pay for McDonald’s with bag of weed
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — Police in Florida say a 23-year-old man went through a McDonald’s drive-thru and tried to pay for his order with a bag of marijuana. News outlets report Port St.…
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Missouri poacher ordered to repeatedly watch ‘Bambi’
OZARKS, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri poacher has been ordered to repeatedly watch the movie “Bambi” as part of his sentence in a scheme to illegally kill hundreds of deer. David Berry Jr. was ordered…
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Good boy! Service dog gets honorary diploma
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Whenever Brittany Hawley went to class, her loyal service dog Griffin was there. If she needed her cell phone, Griffin would fetch it. Even when she assisted patients as part of…
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Hulking hog captured near school bus stop in Florida
PALM BAY, Fla. (AP) — A hefty hog has been captured near a school bus stop in Florida. Florida Today reports the nearly 400-pound (181-kilogram) hog was captured over the weekend by a team of…
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Federal court says NY ban on nunchucks unconstitutional
NEW YORK (AP) — A 1974 New York state ban on nunchucks that was put into place over fears that youth inspired by martial arts movies would create widespread mayhem is unconstitutional under the Second…
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Chipped tooth? No! Diner finds pearl in his oyster dish
NEW YORK (AP) — A lucky diner says he happened upon a pearl while eating an oyster dish at a famous New York City restaurant. Rick Antosh was out to lunch with a friend and…
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Tea thrown into harbor for anniversary of Boston Tea Party
BOSTON (AP) — Tea will once again be thrown into Boston Harbor to mark the 245th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party. Sunday is the anniversary of the protest during which colonists protesting taxation without…
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Maine shuts down pot Facebook page after critics poke fun
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The state of Maine has shut down a Facebook page detailing the potential dangers of marijuana use in response to a satirical page launched by pro-pot critics. State Center for Disease…
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Cow steals spotlight at student’s graduation photo shoot
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — University of Missouri students were stunned when a towering dairy cow appeared on campus to make a cameo in a graduation photo shoot. The Columbia Missourian reports that senior animal sciences…
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Truck crashes through home, misses sleeping woman
TEMPLETON, Mass. (AP) — A pickup truck has smashed through a home in Massachusetts, barely missing a woman who was asleep on her couch. Police say the crash happened around 11:30 a.m. Thursday in Templeton.…
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The Latest: Police seek return of cash spilled from truck
The Latest on an armored truck that spilled cash onto a New Jersey highway (all times local): 4:15 p.m. New Jersey police say people who picked up cash when an armored truck spilled money onto…
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The Latest: Tunnel agency could alter disputed decorations
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — The Latest on the dispute over holiday decorations at the Holland Tunnel into New York (all times local): 2:50 p.m. The authority that operates a tunnel into New York where…
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Like the smell of KFC? There’s a firelog for that
The “11 Herbs & Spices Firelog” mimics the smell of Colonel Sanders’ secret recipe — and it is a real thing.
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Customs finds 70 finches in hair rollers
Authorities say a passenger arriving from Guyana on Saturday had the songbirds in a duffel bag.
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