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Ailing Russian Teen Gets Robot Help
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posted Apr 30 2012 9:30AM
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<VIDEO> 16-year-old Evgeny Demidov is doing well studying at school remotely, with some help from a small green robot.
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Online Dating Sites for Dogs All the Rage
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posted Apr 27 2012 10:31AM
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Worried that your pup might be unlucky in love? Just sign them up for online dating! Social networking sites like Dogster, Spotwag and Matchpuppy allow owners to make profiles for their pups and match them for play dates. Rena Karefa-Johnson has more.
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Troubled landings for planes in Spain
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posted Apr 27 2012 10:26AM
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<VIDEO> Pilots had a hard time landing their planes in Spain from winds gusting as high as 80 mph.
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MIT Students Destroy Piano, Mark a Key Moment
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posted Apr 27 2012 8:22AM
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<VIDEO> Residents of an MIT dorm dropped an upright piano from their roof Thursday to celebrate the last day students can drop classes without having them appear on their college transcript.
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Drama at Sinkhole in China
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posted Apr 25 2012 11:40AM
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Rescued Russian Bears Start Road to Release
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posted Apr 24 2012 10:39AM
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<VIDEO> An international animal advocacy group rescues orphaned Russian bear cubs and raises them to release them back into the wild. The unique IFAW program helps boost the country's brown bear population, which is preyed on by poachers.
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Plain-clothes Officers Foil Would-be Robbers
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posted Apr 24 2012 9:01AM
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NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - Four would-be robbers in Norfolk picked the wrong victims.
Norfolk police say the suspects tried to rob two plain-clothes officers who were sitting in separate unmarked vehicles at a fast-food restaurant.
Police spokesman Officer Chris Amos tells media outlets that one suspect approached the driver's side of one officer's vehicle. Another suspect approached the passenger side of the other officer's vehicle. Both suspects carried handguns.
Amos says both officers drew their guns and shot at the men. The suspects fled on foot.
Police believe the other men were in a nearby vehicle.
Amos says three suspects were found about an hour later. The other man was found at a local hospital with a gunshot wound to the arm.
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"Beautiful Bulldog" Winner Gives Good Face
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posted Apr 24 2012 7:48AM
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<VIDEO> Tyson doesn't bite ears like his namesake, boxer Mike Tyson, but he is a champion. The two-year-old English bulldog was crowned the winner of this year's "Beautiful Bulldog" pageant Monday in Des Moines, Iowa.
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Diaper Change Record
by AP
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posted Apr 23 2012 6:24AM
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SALEM, Va. (AP) - This is one attempt at a world record that's sure to raise a stink.
Several dozen parents in Salem participated in an attempt Saturday to set a record for diaper changing.
The Great Cloth Diaper Change had at least 305 locations registered around the world. Each location was required to have at least 25 babies changed to count toward the total.
The Roanoke Times reports parents changed 49 babies simultaneously on the floor of St. Paul's Episcopal Church's rectory.
The official Guinness Book of World Record tally was 5,026 set in last year's event.
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Alaska Distillery Launches Hemp Vodka
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posted Apr 20 2012 9:36AM
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Bella Coley, COO of Alaska Distillery, spoke with the AP about the company's hemp vodka product. She says the hemp seeds they use don't contain THC and adds 'it's a great, hardy vodka so you can do any type of drink with it.'
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Olympic Ping Pong Takes on a Tarheel Flare
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posted Apr 20 2012 9:34AM
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The best paddlers in North America have come to North Carolina hoping win a ticket to London and a chance at an Olympic gold medal.
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Thief Steals Gas from Police Car
by Associated Press
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posted Apr 19 2012 5:50PM
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JENKINS, Ky. (AP) - There it was on Facebook for all to see - Michael Baker with a gas can, a siphon hose stuck into a police cruiser in eastern Kentucky and a middle finger raised.
Among those who saw it were Jenkins police, who arrested 20-year-old Baker on Monday and charged him with theft by unlawful taking.
Baker told WYMT-TV (http://bit.ly/HUTwfV) in Hazard there wasn't much fuel in the car to siphon and the stunt on Friday was intended as a joke. Baker's girlfriend took the photo and posted it.
Police didn't laugh. Chief Allen Bormes says that if Baker would steal from police, he'd steal from "just about anybody."
Authorities say they plan to buy lockable gas caps.
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Customers Must Travel for "Dirty Bastard" Beer
by Associated Press
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posted Apr 19 2012 5:49PM
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - You can buy Fat Bastard wine in Alabama, but you'll have to go elsewhere for Dirty Bastard beer.
The state alcoholic beverage control agency said Thursday it has banned Dirty Bastard beer because of profanity on its label. But the maker, Michigan-based Founders Brewing Co., can appeal the decision to the agency's board.
The state allows the sale of Fat Bastard wine. But board attorney Bob Martin says the brand was approved years ago, and he doesn't know the circumstances.
Alabama gained notice a few years ago for banning a wine brand that featured a nude nymph on its label. Its decision on the beer is opposed by Free The Hops, a group that advocates for new beer brands in Alabama.
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First Person: Public Feeds Pandas at Zoo Atlanta
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posted Apr 18 2012 4:47AM
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Zoo Atlanta officials have started a program where visitors have the opportunity to feed select zoo animals, including pandas
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Caps coach: Bruins going after Backstrom's head
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posted Apr 17 2012 5:09PM
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ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) - Capitals coach Dale Hunter says the Boston Bruins are going after the head of Washington center Nicklas Backstrom, who missed half the regular season because of a concussion.
Says Hunter: "It is crossing the line. To grab his head all the time is not the right way to play."
Asked Tuesday, an off day in the first-round Eastern Conference playoff series, whether he thinks the Bruins are targeting Backstrom's head, Hunter replied: "Oh, yeah."
Hunter expects the NHL to overturn the game misconduct penalty Backstrom got for putting his stick in the face of Rich Peverley at the end of Boston's 4-3 victory in Game 3 on Monday. Hunter says Backstrom "was trying to protect his face," because Peverley had his stick raised.
Game 4 is Thursday. Boston leads 2-1.
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Public Sex Banned at Nude Beach
by Associated Press
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posted Apr 17 2012 2:16PM
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TOWN OF MAZOMANIE, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin officials have long turned a blind eye to nudists who flock to a beach about a half hour north of the capital - but they draw the line at public sex.
Officials say arrests for drug use and illicit sex at the beach on the Wisconsin River just north of Mazomanie spiked last year. In just nine days of surveillance, wardens arrested 42 people for illicit sex or drug possession, up from 14 in six days in 2007.
To try to curb the bad behavior, the state Department of Natural Resources said Tuesday it will close down huge expanses of the woods around the beach in hopes of forcing people into clear view.
Nudists aren't happy with the plan, but other river users say something must be done.
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Can You Eat 10 Pounds of Ribs?
by AP
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posted Apr 16 2012 10:37AM
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Vietnam: Cop Gets Wild Ride on Front of Bus
by AP
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posted Apr 13 2012 11:23AM
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A Vietnamese traffic policeman was hanging onto a bus by the wipers as a rogue driver tried to escape getting a ticket. A fellow officer captured the scene on video as Nyguyen Manh Phan took a wild ride in Hanoi.
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Cheese Championships
by AP
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posted Apr 13 2012 11:16AM
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MILWAUKEE (AP) - A 24-pound Dutch cheese named the best in the world last month has been auctioned off for $8,400, or $350 per pound, in Wisconsin.
The wheel of Vermeer, a low-fat Gouda-style cheese, scored a mild upset at the World Championship Cheese Contest in Madison, beating out two cheeses from Switzerland and preventing the Swiss from capturing a fourth straight title.
Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association spokesman John Umhoefer said Thursday it was sold as part of an auction that raised $140,000 to help educate cheesemakers. An Illinois company that supplies dairy products to industrial manufacturers bought it.
The cheese made by Friesland Campina of Steenderen, Netherlands, wasn't the most expensive sold Wednesday. A 32-pound set of three gold-medal cheeses produced a Wisconsin company went for $500 per pound.
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Students Keep Drunks From Drowning in Wis. City
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posted Apr 13 2012 9:01AM
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<VIDEO>The city of La Crosse, Wis. has struggled for years to break a string of alcohol-related drownings. Since 1997, 10 college-age men, all with eye-popping blood-alcohol percentages, drowned in area rivers. But now, students are trying to help.
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Loose Moose Roam City in Alaska
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posted Apr 13 2012 8:59AM
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<VIDEO>Record snowfall around Anchorage, Alaska mean the moose are coming to town, this year in what seem to be heavier numbers. More moose can mean collisions with cars and not-so-pleasant encounters with people and pets.
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Miami Marine Stadium May Get Second Chance
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posted Apr 11 2012 9:49AM
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In 1992, the Miami Marine Stadium was closed after Hurricane Andrew ripped across Florida. Since then, it has been allowed to deteriorate. But now, with the help of a multimillion-dollar restoration plan, it may be on the path to restoration.
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Thieves Make Off with Two Tons of Coffee
by Associated Press
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posted Apr 10 2012 5:48PM
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VIENNA (AP) - In a heist that could fill the mother of all bottomless cups, thieves in Austria have made off with 2 tons of coffee.
Police say the culprits broke into a wholesaler and coffee-roaster's warehouse east of Vienna, loaded a stolen van with the goods and then drove off.
A police statement issued Tuesday put the value of the vehicle and its contents at more than 55,000 euros - $72,000.
The thieves also took two coffee machines with them.
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N.J. Inventor Builds World's 'Worst' Alarm Clock
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posted Apr 10 2012 8:17AM
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Snooze is not an option. A New Jersey man has invented an alarm clock that forces you to wake up, get up, and enter a code in another room to turn it off.
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7th Grader: Bus Driver Making 'Weird Noise
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posted Apr 10 2012 7:09AM
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Students in Washington stopped a school bus after officials say the driver lost consciousness Monday. One seventh grader says he grabbed the wheel, turned the bus toward the side of the road and turned off the ignition. Video altered at source.
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Alaska's Largest City Sets New Snow Record
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posted Apr 10 2012 7:08AM
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A spring snowfall has broken the nearly 60-year-old seasonal snow record of Anchorage, Alaska, the state's largest city. Residents have seen more than 133 inches fall this season, surpassing the record of 132.6 inches set in 1954-55.
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Raw Video: China Throws Party for Polar Bear Cub
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posted Apr 9 2012 8:48AM
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Yuanyuan, China's first artificially-bred polar bear, turned 100 days old on Sunday. Staff at Penglai Oceanic Polar World in China celebrated by throwing the cub a party.
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Man Shoots Himself in Heart With Nail, Survives
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posted Apr 6 2012 10:41AM
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CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) - A self-employed builder from New Jersey hopes to be out of the hospital by Saturday, days after he accidentally shot a nail into his heart.
Dennis Hennis of Vineland says he was working on a neighbor's roof when his nail gun jammed last Saturday.
Hennis tells WPVI-TV in Philadelphia he tried to clear it when it felt like someone poked him in the chest. A 3 1/2-inch nail hit the right side of his heart.
Hennis needed to be resuscitated after he went into cardiac arrest in an ambulance before he was airlifted to Cooper University Hospital in Camden.
A team of cardiac and trauma surgeons repaired the damage. Dr. Michael Rosenbloom tells the TV station that Hennis is very lucky to have survived the puncture wound to his heart.
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Waffle House Gunfire
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posted Apr 6 2012 10:39AM
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - Authorities say an argument over a Facebook posting led to gunfire as two groups of women clashed at a Waffle House in Georgia. No injuries were reported.
Investigators tell WRDW-TV they took one woman into custody after they say she fired four shots in the air outside the restaurant in Augusta around 5 a.m. Friday.
Sheriff's deputies were called to the scene. They said one group was inside the restaurant when another group approached and started an argument. They say the verbal fight was carried outside where one woman fired with a handgun.
Investigators say they think the argument stemmed from a post on Facebook that involved someone's relationship status. There were no more details.
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Zoo Atlanta Lets Visitors Feed the Exotic Animals
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posted Apr 6 2012 7:20AM
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If you've ever wanted to feed a Komodo dragon Zoo Atlanta can make that happen. The Georgia zoo has started a new program that allows visitors to get closer than ever to some of the exotic animals.
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Raw Video: Coast Guard Sinks Ghost Ship
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posted Apr 6 2012 7:19AM
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The U.S. Coast Guard used cannon fire to sink an empty Japanese ship in the Gulf of Alaska. The "ghost ship" drifted across the Pacific after last year's tsunami.
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A Bold Move in the Small World of College Chess
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posted Apr 6 2012 7:17AM
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It was a brazen move even in the competitive world of college recruiting: Hire a national champion coach and bring along all the top members of the team, too. But this wasn't a basketball powerhouse. It was the chess team from Texas Tech.
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Entire Wyoming Town Sells at Auction
by Associated Press
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posted Apr 5 2012 6:38PM
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BUFORD, Wyo. (AP) - A Wyoming town advertised as the smallest in the United States has sold at auction for $900,000.
Buford is located between Cheyenne and Laramie in southeast Wyoming. An unidentified Vietnamese man placed the winning bid at auction Thursday.
As owner of the place along Interstate 80, he will get a gas station and convenience store, a schoolhouse from 1905, a cabin, a garage, 10 acres of land, and a three-bedroom home.
The town has had just one inhabitant, Don Sammons, who served with the U.S. Army in Vietnam in the late 1960s. He plans to retire from his unofficial title as "mayor" of the unincorporated community and write a book about his experiences in Buford.
The town traces its origins to the 1860s and the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad.
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Father Delivers Baby at Roadside
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posted Apr 5 2012 6:48AM
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An Iowa couple gave birth at roadside, when they couldn't make it to the hospital on time. A 911 operator talked Jeremiah Hoylman through the delivery. Baby boy Brecken was born weighing 7 pounds, 11 ounces.
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Wanted Man Gives Fake Name; Real Name Tattooed on Forearm
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posted Apr 4 2012 6:40PM
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TWIN FALLS, Idaho (AP) - A 19-year-old Idaho man with his last name tattooed on his forearm apparently tried to give police a fake name and was arrested.
The Times-News reports 19-year-old Dylan Edward Contreras was arrested early Saturday on outstanding warrants.
An officer says he told three men who were walking on the street with a dog to move to the sidewalk, and that one looked like he might run away, so he asked for identification.
Contreras identified himself as Emiliano Velesco, and a police database search found no matches. The officer then had a dispatcher run a check with the birthday he was given and the last name tattooed on the forearm.
Contreras had three warrants for failure to appear on charges including providing false information.
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German Tree With 10,000 Easter Eggs
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posted Apr 4 2012 10:53AM
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A German retiree has fulfilled a lifelong Easter ambition. Volker Kraft now has 10,000 decorated eggs hanging on his tree.
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Driver Had Newborn Zipped Up in a Purse
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posted Apr 3 2012 8:14PM
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CHARLOTTE AMALIE, U.S. Virgin Islands (AP) - U.S. Virgin Islands police say a woman was allegedly driving with her newborn baby zipped up in her purse.
A police statement says an officer pulled over a woman driving a pickup during a routine traffic stop Tuesday. While asking for the St. Croix woman's license, the officer reported hearing a baby crying but did not see a baby seat in the vehicle.
The motorist then allegedly unzipped a purse sitting on the seat next to her and revealed a tiny newborn.
Police say the woman told them that the baby girl was born at home a week ago and had no prenatal care. She was apparently driving the infant to a doctor.
Authorities rushed the newborn to a hospital. The mother may face criminal charges. Her name and age were not disclosed.
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80-year-old Woman Lands Plane in Emergency
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posted Apr 3 2012 11:47AM
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An 80-year-old woman in Wisconsin lands a twin-engine Cessna after her husband lost consciousness. The woman had never flown a plane before.
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Tiny Eels Fetch $2K a Pound in Maine
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posted Apr 3 2012 9:06AM
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Fishermen in Maine are cashing in on tiny translucent baby eels that make their way up the state's streams and rivers each spring. A worldwide shortage of elvers has driven prices up to an unprecedented $2,000 a pound.
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Men Arrested with Calf in the Backseat
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posted Apr 2 2012 5:51PM
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CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) - New Mexico authorities have arrested three men found with a 220-pound calf in the backseat of their car.
The Carlsbad Current Argus reports that the men are accused of cattle rustling. They were jailed on charges of suspicion of larceny of livestock, conspiracy, lack of a bill of sale and exporting livestock.
Luna County sheriff's office says a deputy pulled over their Honda Civic on Friday and saw the animal sharing the backseat with one of the alleged thieves.
The three are being held at the Luna County Detention Center.
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Indonesia's Shipwrecks Bring Riches, Headaches
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posted Apr 2 2012 10:46AM
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Indonesian shipwrecks hide a bonanza of ancient shipwrecks, but with the richest come headaches. The government hasn't managed to sort out regulation and many treasures get pilfered instead of saved.
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