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Bus driver accused of braking hard to topple pupil »

Posted by: ap 1 year ago in News

AMBRIDGE, Pa. (AP) _ A school bus driver will be charged with endangering a 10-year-old boy for intentionally braking suddenly so the boy would fall ...

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Venerable Texas cowboy boot maker hit by $3M theft »

Posted by: ap 1 year ago in News

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) _ A truck-driving thief made off with more than $3 million worth of merchandise from a venerable maker of cowboy boots ...

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We seek snitches, Albuquerque police want ad says »

Posted by: ap 1 year ago in News

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) _ The Albuquerque Police Department has turned to the want ads for snitches.

An ad this week in the alternative newspaper ...

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********* in phone lost at McDonald's get online »

Posted by: ap 1 year ago in News

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) _ Here's some food for thought: If you have nude photos of your wife on your cell phone, hang onto it ...

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********* in phone lost at McDonald's get online »

Posted by: ap 1 year ago in News

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) _ Here's some food for thought: If you have nude photos of your wife on your cell phone, hang onto it ...

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It's a strike, a spare. It's turkey bowling »

Posted by: ap 1 year ago in News

CINCINNATI (AP) _ Set up the pins, clear the lanes and try not to roll a gutter bird.

Cincinnati is warming up for Thanksgiving with ...

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NY public toilets feature TVs, tuxedoed attendants »

Posted by: ap 1 year ago in News

NEW YORK (AP) _ What a relief! The free public restrooms operated by the Charmin toilet paper company in Times Square during the holidays are ...

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NY Christmas boat parade changes name, loses fans »

Posted by: ap 1 year ago in News

PATCHOGUE, N.Y. (AP) _ An annual parade of boats on a Long Island river that dropped "Christmas" from its name has apparently lost lots ...

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NC carjacking suspect clubbed with frozen turkey »

Posted by: ap 1 year ago in News

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) _ Stopped. Cold turkey.

North Carolina authorities say a shopper clubbed an alleged carjacker with a frozen turkey as he tried ...

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Musical mystery: Who abandoned piano in the woods? »

Posted by: ap 1 year ago in News

HARWICH, Mass. (AP) _ Harwich police have a musical mystery on their hands: Who left a piano in the middle of the woods? And why ...

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Lucky man wins 2 cars, Chiefs tickets in 10 days »

Posted by: ap 1 year ago in News

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) _ In a span of 10 days, a man learned he won two automobiles in separate contests. Michel Horton picked up his ...

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Man wins 2 vehicles, Chiefs tickets in 10 days »

Posted by: ap 1 year ago in News

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) _ In a span of 10 days, a man learned he won two automobiles in separate contests. Michel Horton picked up his ...

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Hit-and-run suspect also accused of shoe theft »

Posted by: ap 1 year ago in News

BOISE, Idaho (AP) _ Police arrested a hit-and-run suspect who also allegedly stole a pair of shoes from a nearby home as part of his ...

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Suspect goes on wild ride with stolen ATM »

Posted by: ap 1 year ago in News

LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (AP) _ There's probably an art to stealing — and cracking open — ATMs. But a man apparently hasn't figured out what it ...

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Jet pack pilot flies across 1,500-foot-wide canyon »

Posted by: ap 1 year ago in News

CANON CITY, Colo. (AP) _ A daredevil wearing a jet pack has flown across a 1,500-foot-wide canyon in southern Colorado.

The sponsoring Go Fast ...

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