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Wash. judge tells police to return marijuana
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:54PM April 26, 2013 CommentTACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Police in Washington may soon find themselves in real trouble if they ignore a judge's order to return marijuana they seized from a man during a traffic stop.
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Therapy dogs help Mont. students with test stress
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:38AM April 26, 2013 CommentBOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — At Montana State University, final exams stress is going to the dogs.
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Rare 1913 nickel fetches over $3.1M at auction
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:20AM April 26, 2013 CommentSCHAUMBURG, Ill. (AP) — A rare century-old U.S. nickel that was once mistakenly declared a fake has sold at auction for more than $3.1 million.
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Woman, 80, swallows diamond at Fla. charity event
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:18AM April 26, 2013 CommentTAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The idea behind the Tampa Women's Club charity event was simple. For $20, you could buy a flute of champagne and a chance to win a one-carat, $5,000 diamond.
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Well-groomed man sought in Rogaine, pill thefts
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:07PM April 25, 2013 CommentGOLDEN, Colo. (AP) — Authorities in Colorado are looking for a well-groomed man suspected of stealing more than $2,600 worth of teeth-whitening strips, weight-loss pills, probiotics, condoms, Rogaine and other hair-growth products from several Walgreens stores.
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3 Arrested After Facebook Baby Sale
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:07PM April 25, 2013 Comment
Indian children honor the Hindu monkey god Hanuman with a dance in Amritsar, Punjab, Oct. 8, 2010.
Punjabi man allegedly stole, sold daughter's baby.
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NY college crew team finds giant floating 'head'
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:15AM April 25, 2013 CommentPOUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. (AP) — Anyone lose a giant head made of Styrofoam and fiberglass?
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Ore. department's concrete police pig back in pink
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:02PM April 24, 2013 CommentASTORIA, Ore. (AP) — The Astoria Police Department's concrete pig is back in the pink and ready for another 20 years of duty.
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Calif. grocer tries to profit off botched burglary
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:00PM April 24, 2013 CommentREDDING, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California grocery store owner is trying to profit from a suspected thief's botched burglary attempt that was caught on video and went viral.
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Stilt walker trekking around Michigan for charity
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:42AM April 24, 2013 CommentANN ARBOR TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Neil Sauter (SAW'-ter) walks 9 feet off the ground. But he's more concerned with distance than height these days.
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Huge elephant bird egg gets $101,813 at UK auction
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:33AM April 24, 2013 CommentLONDON (AP) — A massive, partly fossilized egg laid by a now-extinct elephant bird has sold for more than double its estimate at a London auction.
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7 Things Newt Gingrich and Stephanie Cutter Could Debate on 'Crossfire'
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:25PM April 23, 2013 CommentDownton Abbey recaps, anyone?
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Pup named Huckleberry crowned 'Beautiful Bulldog'
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:38PM April 22, 2013 CommentDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — If at first you don't succeed, wipe the slobber off and try again. Just ask 4-year-old pup Huckleberry, who's been crowned this year's "Beautiful Bulldog."
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Kan. woman meets circus tiger in bathroom
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:15PM April 22, 2013 CommentSALINA, Kan. (AP) — A central Kansas woman likely won't remember her first circus for the clowns or performances — it'll be the tiger in the bathroom.
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Mont. man reunited with bird he lost in a divorce
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:38AM April 22, 2013 CommentBUTTE, Mont. (AP) — A Great Falls man who lost his macaw in a divorce more than five years ago has been reunited with the bird, thanks to an observant friend.
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Vietnam police seize 53 king cobras from car
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:28AM April 22, 2013 CommentHANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnamese police say they have seized 53 king cobras from a car in Hanoi and arrested the driver.
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Affidavit: Maine hermit carried bacon, syrup, $395
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:35PM April 21, 2013 CommentAUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A state police affidavit says a Maine man who lived in the woods as a hermit for nearly three decades was carrying bacon, marshmallows and $395 in cash when he was arrested on burglary charges.
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Oregon juror jailed for texting during trial
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:14PM April 18, 2013 CommentSALEM, Ore. (AP) — A judge in Oregon noticed an unexpected glow on a juror's chest while the courtroom lights were dimmed during video evidence in an armed-robbery trial.
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Wallabies on the loose in Austria _ yes, Austria
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:31PM April 18, 2013 CommentVIENNA (AP) — Volunteers are searching for a pair of wallabies hopping through Austria — yes, Austria.
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Exotic snakes stuck in Colo. basement after fire
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:43PM April 18, 2013 CommentBRIGHTON, Colo. (AP) — Dozens of snakes are in good condition after a home in the Denver suburb of Brighton caught fire. The trick now is to get them out of the basement.
