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- Associated Press
Chinese parents alarmed by miniature crossbow craze
BEIJING (AP) — Powerful mini-crossbows that shoot toothpicks and needles are the new must-have toy for schoolkids across China — and a nightmare for concerned parents and school officials.
Associated PressRolling sequoia: Idaho tree tied to John Muir set for move
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Not very often does a 10-story-tall, 800,000-pound landmark change locations. Especially one that's alive.
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Worker bit in tussle with would-be thief over stripper pole
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Police in Little Rock say a mall worker wrestled away a stripper pole from a would-be thief who bit the employee during the struggle.
Associated PressOregon joins states where roadkill can be harvested for food
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Some folks in Oregon might not want to ask, when served an elk burger or a venison steak, where the meat came from.
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British schoolboys don skirts amid shorts ban in heatwave
LONDON (AP) — Boys at a British high school have found a novel way around strict uniform rules banning shorts, as the country swelters through a heatwave.
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Suspect lights cigarette at end of wild police pursuit
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles police say a woman led officers on a wild chase in a suspected stolen car that lasted a half-hour and ended when she crashed into a pole.
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Genoa makes special airport waiver for famed pesto sauce
ROME (AP) — The Italian port city of Genoa has taken pride in its famed pesto sauce to new heights by granting special airport waivers for those who can't get enough of the basil and pine nut pasta sauce.
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Oregon joins states where roadkill can be harvested for food
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A bill recently signed into law in Oregon allows drivers who crash into deer and elk on the road to harvest the animals' meat for food.
- Reuters
German teen suspected of shooting toy gun at Thai king
German prosecutors said on Wednesday they were investigating a 14-year-old boy suspected of shooting plastic bullets from a toy gun at the King of Thailand who was cycling near Munich this month. The king was not hurt. The unidentified youth, together with a 13-year-old who is too young to be investigated
- Associated Press
Fake quake: Report of major California temblor a false alarm
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The only tremors from a reported major earthquake off the California coast came on the internet.
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Stoked! 511 California surfers paddle out to set record
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Southern California surfers are stoked after setting a Guinness World Record for largest surf paddle-out.
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Adviser quits in vote tampering scandal at California school
MURRIETA, Calif. (AP) — Students at a Southern California high school got a lesson in political corruption after it was revealed that a faculty adviser rigged the election for class president and two other races.
- Reuters
German prosecutors investigate teenager for shooting toy gun at Thai king
German prosecutors said on Wednesday they were investigating a 14-year-old boy suspected of shooting plastic bullets from a toy gun at the King of Thailand who was cycling near Munich late one evening earlier this month. The unidentified youth, together with a 13-year-old who is too young to be investigated
- Associated Press
Goodwill returns $97K to Ohio couple in mistaken donation
ZANESVILLE, Ohio (AP) — A couple has gotten back nearly $100,000 they mistakenly donated to Goodwill Industries in Ohio
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Empty NYC transit bus rolls down street, hits church, cars
NEW YORK (AP) — An empty New York City transit bus rolled backward down a hilly Brooklyn block and smashed into a church and parked vehicles during a crash caught on video .
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Cops: Woman with history of thefts steals hair highlights
BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania woman with a history of stealing meals and services has allegedly struck again, this time at a hair salon.
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Naked thief nabbed by Austrian police at Vienna hotel
VIENNA (AP) — Austrian police have arrested a suspected thief. But first, they made sure he put on some clothes.
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Woman who hid gun in her vagina gets probation in drug case
WACO, Texas (AP) — A Texas woman who police said packed a loaded pistol in her vagina has been sentenced to probation after she pleaded guilty to drug possession.
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Senior student mocks school's dress code with yearbook quote
WEST MILFORD, N.J. (AP) — A teenager has left a permanent mark on her long-running battle against her high school's dress code.
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California deputies harness wayward Llama
VACAVILLE, Calif. (AP) — A couple of Solano County sheriff's deputies are one wayward llama's heroes after they saved it from traffic.
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Sleepy burglary suspect caught taking nap
WINFIELD, W.Va. (AP) — Police say a West Virginia man found asleep in a stranger's home has been charged with burglary.
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Swarm of gnats causes fire scare at landmark Hamburg church
BERLIN (AP) — Emergency services were called to a landmark Hamburg church to fight a fire. All they found was a swarm of gnats.
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Pet squirrel that foiled Idaho home burglary returns to wild
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A pet squirrel named Joey who gained fame as a crime-fighter might be more of the lover type.
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10-foot alligator roped, wrangled off East Texas ranch
HAWKINS, Texas (AP) — A Texas rancher lassoed a 10-foot alligator and wranglers crawled atop the thrashing reptile's back after it got a little too close to the landowner's cattle.
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Wicked long: Restaurant hopes to land lobster roll record
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — It's a lobster lover's dream.
