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Friday, March 12, 2010

NYC funeral home van towed — with body inside

By Associated Press

NEW YORK — A police tow truck removed a minivan parked outside a New York City funeral home, giving its dearly departed...

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Devotees of Florida man drank snail mucus in ritual

By Associated Press

MIAMI - Devotees of a Miami man who claims to practice a traditional African religion say they were sickened when they drank...

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Thursday, March 11, 2010

PETA offers anti-meat trash cans for Colo. parks

By Associated Press

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The animal rights group PETA is offering to help the cash-strapped city of Colorado Springs...

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Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Bank sued for seizing Pittsburgh woman’s home and parrot

By Associated Press

PITTSBURGH — Bank of America has apologized to a Pittsburgh-area woman after one of its contractors allegedly trashed...

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Police: US robber holds up 11 people, gets $6

By Associated Press

THERMAL, California — They say crime doesn’t pay. For one robber in California, it did — but not much. Authorities...

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Tiverton police probe missing 300-pound sculpture

By Associated Press

TIVERTON, R.I. — Tiverton police are looking for the musclebound thief or thieves who apparently stole a 300-pound bronze sculpture. The nearly 4-foot...

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

NYC chef creates breast milk cheese

By Associated Press

NEW YORK — Breast milk cheese, anyone? A Manhattan chef has posted a recipe on his blog for what he calls "My spouse’s...

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Pa. suit: Bank wrongly repossessed home, took bird

By Associated Press

PITTSBURGH — A Pittsburgh-area woman is suing Bank of America, claiming it wrongfully repossessed her home and saying...

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Police hunt Roosevelt walrus-tusk thief

By Associated Press

OYSTER BAY, N.Y. — Authorities are hunting for the person who stole a 15-inch walrus tusk from Theodore Roosevelt’s home on Long Island. The...

eBay item: Xbox that brought down Baltimore mayor

By Associated Press

BALTIMORE — Prosecutors in former Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon’s perjury case are putting the spoils of their...

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Monday, March 8, 2010

NYC owner: Fish is 43 and weighs 20 pounds

By Associated Press

NEW YORK — It sounds fishy but a New York City pet shop owner says it’s true. Buttkiss, the black pacu he...

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Sunday, March 7, 2010

Don’t worry, the cops’ll never get us

By Mike Pingree / Through the Looking Glass

Two teenagers burgled a car in Daytona Beach, Fla., and while going through the loot took the SIM card out of the stolen cell phone and accidentally dialed...