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- Associated Press
Suspect took joyride on street sweeper, crashed and fled
PATERSON, N.J. (AP) — Police in New Jersey are looking for a suspect who stole a street sweeper and went on a brief joyride before crashing it.
Associated PressPrison inmates remove statehouse furniture before renovation
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey is borrowing more than $300 million to renovate its statehouse, but some of the work to clear old items out is being done by prison inmates.
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Sheriff: Altercation over dead raccoon prompted shooting
ALLYN, Wash. (AP) — Authorities say an altercation over a dead raccoon led to a shooting in rural Washington state.
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Big delivery: South Carolina mom gives birth to 14-pound son
LEXINGTON, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina couple is looking for some bigger baby clothes after their son was born at a whopping 14.4 pounds.
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80-year-old woman attacked, mauled by rabid bobcat in garden
SUNAPEE, N.H. (AP) — An 80-year-old New Hampshire woman fought off a rabid bobcat with the help of her two dogs and her gardening sickle.
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Alabama man accused of stealing Atlanta Braves golf cart
ATLANTA (AP) — Police say an Alabama man is accused of stealing a golf cart at the Atlanta Braves stadium and crashing it.
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Man sits in jail when drywall powder is mistaken for cocaine
OVIEDO, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man spent 90 days in jail after police officers who stopped him for driving without headlights said white powder found in his car was cocaine.
Associated Press20-pound live lobster found in luggage at Boston airport
BOSTON (AP) — The Transportation Security Administration says a 20-pound (9-kilogram) live lobster has been spotted in a passenger's luggage at Boston's Logan International Airport.
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Town limits councilman's broadcast of taps over loudspeaker
GLEN ROCK, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania town councilman who broadcasts taps at his home through loudspeakers every night must limit the activity.
Associated PressNot quite warp speed: Speeding man had alien doll passenger
ALPHARETTA, Ga. (AP) — Police say a motorcycle officer who stopped a driver for speeding on a suburban highway north of Atlanta had an 'extraterrestrial encounter' — sort of.
- Reuters
Canada's Yukon seeks 'backups' after toe used in cocktail stolen
(Reuters) - The theft of a famed cocktail ingredient, a mummified human toe, has spurred the northern Canadian territory of Yukon to launch a tongue-in-cheek campaign for an "insurance" toe, in case the digit gets stolen again. In Yukon's Dawson City, drinking a cocktail with a pickled
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"Explicit" show at South African prison ignites scandal
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — AT least 13 South African officials face possible suspension after photos showing scantily clad female entertainers with inmates at a Johannesburg prison circulated on social media.
Associated PressTransplanted: Large Idaho sequoia tree finds new home
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A large sequoia tree with a history rooted in conservation was standing in the way of progress, so on Sunday, it was moved.
Associated PressNorwegians collect money to fix penis-shaped rock formation
HELSINKI (AP) — Activists are collecting money to repair a penis-shaped rock formation in southern Norway after the popular tourist attraction was found badly damaged.
Associated PressCalifornia father buries wrong man after coroner's mistake
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Eleven days after laying his son to rest, Frank J. Kerrigan got a call from a friend.
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Giant sequoia move on schedule in Idaho, tree doing well
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A massive Idaho tree that grew over more than a century from a seedling sent by a noted naturalist has been uprooted and is poised to travel about two blocks Sunday to a new location.
Associated PressAl Capone song, pocket watch fetch over $100K at auction
BOSTON (AP) — Artifacts connected to some of the nation's most notorious gangsters sold for more than $100,000 at auction Saturday.
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Huge, homely mastiff named Martha wins world's ugliest dog
PETALUMA, Calif. (AP) — Martha is big, ugly, lazy and gassy. And a world champion.
- Associated Press
Albuquerque TV truck stolen while crew worked on crime story
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — While a television news crew was gathering footage for a story about crime in the Albuquerque downtown area, a thief drove off in the station's SUV.
Associated PressWork to move giant sequoia draws curious Idaho onlookers
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Workers in Idaho prepared to inflate rolling tubes beneath a massive sequoia that grew over more than a century from a seed sent by naturalist John Muir. Then, they wrestled the tree up a ramp to street level Friday.
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Breast milk jeweler ordered to refund customers, return milk
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A Rhode Island company that makes jewelry from breast milk has been ordered to refund customers and return the breast milk they sent.
Associated PressToilet charity gets Indian village to take on Trump name
MARODA, India (AP) — A charity that provides toilets to poor Indians is leading an effort to rename a tiny northern village after President Donald Trump, saying the gesture is meant to honor relations with the U.S. and draw support for better sanitation in India.
Associated PressWorkers help woman find necklace buried in hospital waste
OXFORD, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey woman has been reunited with her special necklace that was thrown in the trash after she went to a hospital, thanks to a group of hardworking sanitation workers.
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Family expected euthanized dog's ashes, got his frozen body
BEAVER FALLS, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania family expecting to pick up the ashes of their beloved pet were instead handed the animal's frozen body.
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Kind act spreads to 167 drivers at Indiana McDonald's
SCOTTSBURG, Ind. (AP) — A customer's act of kindness at a southern Indiana McDonald's sparked a chain reaction of niceness in its drive-thru line.
