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Man accused of stealing teachers' frozen lunches »

Posted by: ap 1 year, 1 month ago in News

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) _ A man was accused of breaking into a Dayton preschool and making off with the teachers' frozen lunch entrees. Police said ...

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Drive more than takes care of man's $3K water bill »

Posted by: ap 1 year, 1 month ago in News

APPLETON, Wis. (AP) _ An 84-year-old man hit with a $3,000 quarterly water bill won't have to pay a dime. In one week ...

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Judge allows civil suit over co-worker's perfume »

Posted by: ap 1 year, 1 month ago in News

DETROIT (AP) _ A federal judge says a Detroit city employee can proceed with a civil suit claiming she couldn't work because of a ...

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SoCal police pull over, stun naked DUI suspect »

Posted by: ap 1 year, 1 month ago in News

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) _ California authorities got a shock of their own when they discovered that a drunken driving suspect they had just stunned ...

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Bermuda puts nonnative bird on new bill »

Posted by: ap 1 year, 1 month ago in Business & Finance

HAMILTON, Bermuda (AP) _ Bermuda's plan to feature a local bird on its new currency has become an ornithological faux pas.

They put the ...

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After 55 days, contest ends for 2 living in truck »

Posted by: ap 1 year, 1 month ago in News

MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ A Wisconsin radio station had to make two contestants an offer they couldn't refuse in order to get them to ...

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Pumpkin drop at NY museum draws smashing crowd »

Posted by: ap 1 year, 1 month ago in News

GARDEN CITY, N.Y. (AP) _ What is the sound that a falling pumpkin makes when it hits the ground?

Hundreds of people know the ...

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Thief steals Thanksgiving dinner off woman's porch »

Posted by: ap 1 year, 1 month ago in News

OREGON, Wis. (AP) _ A Wisconsin family found it hard to be thankful after a thief made off with their turkey dinner.

Lillian Moore says ...

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Eau de Penn State smells of flowers, not football »

Posted by: ap 1 year, 1 month ago in News

BERWICK, Pa. (AP) _ Fans of Penn State can smell like the school for just $60.

A fragrance developer says it has made a perfume ...

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Red Sox fans can show their loyalty for eternity »

Posted by: ap 1 year, 1 month ago in News

ROCKLAND, Mass. (AP) _ Lifelong Red Sox fans can now take their love of the team to the next level — eternity.

A Massachusetts funeral home ...

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OBAMA license plates become target for NY thieves »

Posted by: ap 1 year, 1 month ago in News

GREAT NECK, N.Y. (AP) _ A Long Island Democratic supporter says he's been driven to hide his OBAMA vanity license plates inside his ...

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Correction: WKRP in Cincinnati story »

Posted by: ap 1 year, 1 month ago in News

CINCINNATI (AP) _ In a Nov. 29 story about a television station promoting its new digital signal, The Associated Press erroneously reported that station WBQC ...

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Coffee stop leads Ark. police to cocaine arrest »

Posted by: ap 1 year, 1 month ago in News

BENTONVILLE, Ark. (AP) _ Arkansas sheriff's deputies said they arrested a man needing a little bit more of a boost to go with his ...

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Man says God ordered him to ram vehicle at 100 mph »

Posted by: ap 1 year, 1 month ago in News

SAN ANTONIO (AP) _ A man who rammed his truck into a woman's vehicle on a highway early Friday told authorities he crashed into ...

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Police: Man swallows stolen earrings at Fla. mall »

Posted by: ap 1 year, 1 month ago in News

NAPLES, Fla. (AP) _ An X-ray marked the spot for southwest Florida police who say a teenager swallowed a $16 pair of earrings after taking ...

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