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Out-of-control trash truck smashes vehicles in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — An out-of-control trash truck smashed into a row of parked cars along a residential street in Philadelphia, but no injuries have been reported. Neighbors say they heard a series of loud booms…
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Fleetwood Mac classic re-enters Billboard charts thanks to meme
Find out more about how the 1977 No. 1 hit “Dreams” made it back on to the Hot Rock list this week.
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Police investigate reports of ‘zombie’ raccoons
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — Police are investigating reports of “zombie-like” raccoons in northeast Ohio. WKBN-TV reports Youngstown police have received more than a dozen calls in the past three weeks about raccoons acting strangely in…
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Daffy idea? Wisconsin voter wants to bring ducks to election
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A voter in a tiny northeast Wisconsin town wants to bring ducks to the polling station along with a sign that reads: “If you don’t vote, you can’t squawk.” Winneconne town…
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Butcher-bound bull escapes, is fatally shot by police chief
SKOWHEGAN, Maine (AP) — A 600-pound bull bound for the butcher escaped its trailer and led authorities in Maine on a 1 ½-hour chase before it was fatally shot by the police chief, who said…
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Newspaper carrier stumbles upon dead, nude body in street
SCARBOROUGH, Maine (AP) — Police say a newspaper carrier in Maine stumbled upon a man’s dead, nude body in the middle of a street. The Portland Press Herald reports the body was found in Scarborough…
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Couple who met in supermarket marry amid veggies in aisle 13
A Pennsylvania couple who met at a supermarket have tied the knot there with canned carrots and peas among their wedding guests.
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Judge rejects workers comp for paralegal’s softball injury
DOVER, Del. (AP) — A Delaware judge says a paralegal injured while playing on his law firm’s softball team is not entitled to workers’ compensation. The judge ruled late last week that Delaware’s Industrial Accident…
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Cookies that made day care staff feel high were drug-free
BANGOR, Maine (AP) — Officials say cookies dropped off at a Maine day care center that staff members complained made them feel high contained no illicit substances. About a dozen staff members at Watch Me…
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‘Doga’ exercise class improves dogs’ posture, behavior
HILTON, N.Y. (AP) — A New York exercise class is bringing new meaning to the phrase “downward-facing dog.” A Rochester-area veterinarian is teaching a dog-and-human class called doga (DOH’-guh). Dr. Danni Shemanski of the Hilton…
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Easter Parade brings out fun, fanciful hats in New York City
NEW YORK (AP) — If it’s Easter Sunday, there must be hats. The annual Easter Parade turned Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue into a spectacle. Some people wore elaborate, outlandish hats with flowers and feathers. Others made…
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Florida: Gator in backyard pool as reptiles warm to spring
SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — Florida homeowners beware: one big gator has been found splashing in a backyard swimming pool and it took a trapper to drag it away. The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office posted images…
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Ohio woman brings baby on board on way to hospital
CINCINNATI (AP) — An Ohio woman has given new meaning to baby on board. WXIX-TV reports Tiffany and Patrick Stone, of Camp Dennison, were headed to an Anderson Township hospital Friday morning not long after…
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Help wanted: Nudist campground searching for a lifeguard
FOSTER, R.I. (AP) — A Rhode Island nudist campground is looking for a lifeguard, and the uniform is cheap: nothing. The Providence Journal reports Dyer Woods Nudist Campgrounds’ help wanted notice for a lifeguard this…
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Iowa man wins lawsuit over calling his hometown stinky
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa man threatened by city officials with legal action for saying on a website that his hometown smelled like “rancid dog food” won a free-speech lawsuit Thursday when a…
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