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Hungry headache: German city seeks to evict big catfish
BERLIN (AP) — A German city is looking for a way to get rid of a giant catfish that is believed to have developed a taste for ducklings after eating all of its fellow fish in the municipal pond.
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Firefighters rescue raccoon that got head stuck in mayo jar
ITHACA, N.Y. (AP) — Firefighters in upstate New York helped out a presumably hungry raccoon that got its head stuck inside a mayonnaise jar.
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Errant tweet inspires "National Blue Cheese Dressing Day"
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The founder of Buffalo's annual chicken wing festival is offering foodies another reason to indulge — with the creation of National Blue Cheese Dressing Day.
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Toys, eyeglasses, cellphones surface in Ohio sewer system
CINCINNATI (AP) — Workers in a metropolitan sewer district in Ohio have amassed an impressive collection of toys, eyeglasses and other objects that made their way through the sewer system.
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Rapper buys every seat in house, takes strangers to movies
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A Maine rapper surprised moviegoers with free tickets to a sci-fi satire movie.
ReutersBuyan the bear predicts Croatia will beat France in World Cup final
Buyan, a brown bear kept in a Siberian zoo, has predicted that Croatia will defeat France in Sunday's World Cup final. Two halves of water melon were laid on in Buyan's enclosure in the Royev Ruchey zoo in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk. One half of the melon had a small French flag planted
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Georgia police use coin toss to decide whether to arrest woman
The officers stopped the motorist in April when she was running late for work at an Atlanta hair salon and sped past them at around 80 miles (130 km) per hour on a wet road, according to a police statement and video footage of the incident released by a local television station. The two female police
Associated PressFinnish brewery creates quirky beer for Trump-Putin summit
HELSINKI (AP) — A small Finnish craft brewery is paying a humorous tribute to the Helsinki summit.
Associated PressRhode Island governor to hold office hours at the beach
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island's governor says she's holding summer office hours at the beach.
Associated PressGerman town to hold lottery for coveted graveyard plots
BERLIN (AP) — Quiet neighbors, pristine grounds and a view to die for: No wonder graveyard plots in Berchtesgaden are in high demand.
Associated PressArizona man arrested after trying to pull over troopers
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona authorities say a 44-year-old uniformed security guard is accused of impersonating a police officer by trying to pull over an unmarked car that happened to contain two state troopers patrolling a Phoenix freeway.
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Tours and tattoos mark Friday the 13th
BLAIRSTOWN, N.J. (AP) — There's nothing superstitious about Friday the 13th as two towns celebrate the day with tours or tattoos.
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Man smashes through grocery store ceiling, twice
DOVER, N.H. (AP) — Police say a man fell through the ceiling of a New Hampshire supermarket, twice.
Associated PressArizona lawmaker apologizes after video shows 140 mph brag
PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona state lawmaker was seen telling a sheriff's deputy he sometimes drives as fast as 130 or 140 mph (210 or 225 kph) after he was pulled over for speeding, and the deputy said in a report later that the driver claimed to have legislative immunity
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Video shows woman snatching, bagging birds at US park
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A U.S. park ranger confronted a woman seen snatching birds at a historic square in Philadelphia and placing them alive in plastic bags, and she claimed she released the birds after catching them.
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State board to consider changing mountain's made-up name
WINDSOR, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont state board plans to hear a man's request to change the name of Mount Ascutney (ah-SKUT'-nee) because it's a made-up name.
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Black bear noshes on lunch inside surprised woman's minivan
ATLANTA (AP) — Bears don't usually pack a lunch, but they'll be happy to eat whatever someone else has prepared.
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Florida man with no arms charged with stabbing man with scissors
(Reuters) - A 46-year-old homeless man with no arms was arrested in Miami Beach, Florida, for stabbing another man with a pair of scissors using his feet, police said on Wednesday. Florida native Jonathan Crenshaw stabbed a 22-year-old Chicago man twice with the scissors before running away, according
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Man gets Sea-Doo back nearly 6 years after Hurricane Sandy
TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey man has been reunited with his Sea-Doo nearly six years after it was swept away in Hurricane Sandy.
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Lamborghini destroyed in Missouri gas station mishap
KIRKWOOD, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say a Lamborghini erupted in flames at a suburban St. Louis gas station after a minivan driver pulled away from a gas pump with the nozzle still attached.
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Snap! Alligator tempted by frog captured in Indiana pond
PLYMOUTH, Ind. (AP) — An alligator that was hanging out in a northern Indiana retention pond has been captured after being lured to shore with a frog.
Associated PressWorld's ugliest dog dies weeks after winning title
ANOKA, Minn. (AP) — A 9-year-old English bulldog has died just weeks after winning the 2018 World's Ugliest Dog contest.
Associated PressOfficers describe faint whimper, finding abandoned infant
MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — A faint whimper in the darkness was all it took.
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Idaho teacher denies feeding puppy to snapping turtle
PRESTON, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho teacher accused of feeding a sick puppy to a snapping turtle in front of several students has pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor charge of animal cruelty.
Associated PressAnother Mud Day oozes into the books near Detroit
WESTLAND, Mich. (AP) — Made in the shade? It was more like made in the mud for hundreds of people at a Michigan park.
