Odd News
Associated PressJapan's baby panda now has a name: Xiang Xiang, or fragrance
TOKYO (AP) — Japan's baby panda now has a name: Xiang Xiang, or fragrance.
Associated PressAfter 66 million years, creature wins state dinosaur honor
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — It took about 66 million years, but a duck-billed creature has finally won recognition as California's state dinosaur.
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Corn maze marks 100 anniversary of women voting in New York
SCOTTSVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — An upstate New York farm is marking the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage in the state in distinctly fall fashion, with a corn maze in the shape of Susan B. Anthony.
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Graveyard plaque of Wild West figure was buried, not stolen
PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) — It turns out the graveyard plaque of the common-law wife of legendary gunfighter John Henry "Doc" Holiday was just six inches under, not stolen from a cemetery.
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Police: Stolen RV recovered with about 10 dogs still inside
FEDERAL WAY, Wash. (AP) — Police in western Washington state say they've recovered a stolen motor home and reunited its owner with about 10 dogs that were inside.
Associated PressEtching of German rifle ground off AK-47 monument in Moscow
MOSCOW (AP) — Just days after a monument honoring AK-47 designer Mikhail Kalashnikov was unveiled in Moscow, workers have removed a part of it that showed a German weapon that many believe inspired the renowned assault rifle.
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New Mexico college bake sale charged prices based on race
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A bake sale at the University of New Mexico set up by a nonprofit group to charge students based on race and ethnicity ended after outraged opponents disrupted it.
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Batman comic series to feature scenery from Portland, Maine
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Holy hometown, Batman!
Associated PressRaccoon jumps on moving Colorado police van, takes a ride
DENVER (AP) — A Colorado Springs police officer heading to an accident scene in a van got a big surprise when a raccoon jumped onto the front windshield of the vehicle and stayed there until the officer pulled over.
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Cops: Owner taken for ride when test driver leaves with car
DILLSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Police in Pennsylvania say a man hoping to sell his car was taken for a ride when a prospective buyer drove away without him and never came back.
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LL Bean publishes outdoors ad only visible in the sunlight
NEW YORK (AP) — If you want to see L.L. Bean's new ad, you're going to have to step outdoors.
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Cops: 8-year-old girl helps drive drunken Pennsylvania man
DARLINGTON, Pa. (AP) — Police say a drunken Pennsylvania man had an 8-year-old girl drive him around until someone saw the car moving recklessly and called 911.
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California TV viewers alarmed by apocalyptic emergency alert
LAKE FOREST, Calif. (AP) — Some television viewers in southern California were startled when an apocalyptic emergency alert flashed on their screens.
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Better late than never? Library book returned 78 years later
ATTLEBORO, Mass. (AP) — It took nearly 80 years, but a book borrowed during the Great Depression has been returned to a Massachusetts public library.
Associated PressProsecutors: Texas lawmaker spent $51K on online psychic
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas lawmaker apparently spent more than $51,000 of her own money on an online psychic, showed up for work at the Capitol impaired by medication and hid a cellphone from investigators, prosecutors allege in a court filing this week.
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Police: Shop owner fires warning shot, gets stolen beer back
COCOA, Fla. (AP) — Police say a Florida gas station owner chased a man and fired a warning shot, forcing him to return some stolen beer.
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300 bats caught by janitors at Salt Lake City high school
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A bat infestation prompted a Salt Lake City high school to cancel its after-school programs so school workers could root out the flying mammals.
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Pennsylvania high school golfer has 2 holes-in-one in round
ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania high school golfer has defied huge odds by recording two holes-in-one in the same round.
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'Nasty' to have service dog in restaurant, customer says
DELAWARE CITY, Del. (AP) — An argument broke out after a woman complained about a service dog being allowed inside a Delaware restaurant.
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Ex-Mountie headed to US prison for smuggling narwhal tusks
BANGOR, Maine (AP) — A retired Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer accused of smuggling narwhal tusks was sentenced Wednesday to five years, two months in a U.S. prison for related money laundering counts.
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Woman: I'd rather go to jail than take down pro-Trump signs
ROCKLAND, Maine (AP) — A Maine woman says she'd rather go to jail than take down her pro-Donald Trump signs.
Associated PressTractor-trailer makes wrong turn, gets stuck on boardwalk
VENTNOR, N.J. (AP) — A tractor-trailer apparently made a wrong turn and got trapped on a boardwalk at the New Jersey shore.
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Chocolate overload: Rig chock-full of candy bars overturns
GORDONSVILLE, Va. (AP) — The scene was a chocoholic's delight: a rig full of candy bars overturned on a road in Virginia.
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Police: Man steals green chile burger after slapping victim
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico man is facing charges after police say he randomly slapped a customer and then stole the man's green chile cheeseburger before dashing away.
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Diamond on the highway: Officer comes to driver's rescue
PARAMUS, N.J. (AP) — A police officer has come to the rescue of a New Jersey woman who lost her diamond engagement ring on a highway while changing a flat tire.
