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CARLISLE, Pa. (AP) — Somebody is a few thousand limes away from one big party.
YORK, Neb. (AP) — A 23-year-old southeast Nebraska man has legally become Tyrannosaurus Rex.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada drivers could soon be sharing the road with vehicles that don't need them.
MADRID (AP) — A Stradivarius cello housed at the Spanish Royal Palace was broken in an accident, an official said Monday. The instrument could be worth more than $20 million.
MOSCOW (AP) — It was the end of an era, the kind of moment when a Twitter buff might unleash a barrage of 140-character spurts of sentiment, humor or self-aggrandizement.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — It was a bit of a zoo at the Nebraska Medical Center over the weekend, when a special patient came in for jaw surgery.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Hundreds of tiny tacos, ballerinas and other costumed dogs fell short of a world record Saturday morning in Kansas City, but organizers said they were encouraged by the turnout for the inaugural Cinco de Mayo Chihuahua parade.
It may have been only an optical illusion, but what a sight. The biggest and brightest full moon of the year arrived Saturday night and glowed around the world.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials say the National Christmas Tree planted near the White House a year ago has died and is being removed.
PADUCAH, Ky. (AP) — Behold the ambu-bus.
