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Rare 1794 silver dollar goes unsold at auction in Las Vegas

Rare 1794 silver dollar goes unsold at auction in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A 1794 silver dollar believed to be among the first ever minted in the U.S., and the most valuable, went unsold...

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Large Chinese mitten crab crawls into German woman’s home

Large Chinese mitten crab crawls into German woman’s home

BERLIN (AP) — Police in southern Germany say a woman got a shock while airing out her home when a 25-centimeter (10-inch) Chinese mitten crab...

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Driverless boat in Florida spins of control, smashing docks

Driverless boat in Florida spins of control, smashing docks

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — Three men conducting a photo shoot on a boat in a busy Florida river somehow went overboard, leaving the...

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Connecticut city OKs renaming sewage plant for John Oliver

Connecticut city OKs renaming sewage plant for John Oliver

It’s official. Every time residents of Danbury, Connecticut, flush, they will be sending their special deliveries to the John Oliver Memorial Sewer Plant. The City...

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Pumpkin weighing 2,350 pounds wins California contest

Pumpkin weighing 2,350 pounds wins California contest

HALF MOON BAY, Calif. (AP) — Being cooped up at home due to the pandemic paid handsomely for a Minnesota horticulture teacher who used the...

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Fish will fly in re-scheduled Gulf Coast event

Fish will fly in re-scheduled Gulf Coast event

ORANGE BEACH, Ala. (AP) — Once canceled amid coronavirus concerns, the annual Mullet Toss is back on again at a popular roadhouse at the Florida-Alabama...

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Email error: Law school dean sends private bar exam results

Email error: Law school dean sends private bar exam results

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The dean of South Carolina’s largest law school is apologizing for forwarding an email that contained the names of students who...

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Oslo police seize e-scooter that can go 3x the speed limit

Oslo police seize e-scooter that can go 3x the speed limit

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Police in Oslo have seized a tuned, privately-owned electric scooter with a top speed of 58 kilometers per hour (36 mph),...

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Authorities: 37 pounds of meth found in driver’s spare tire

Authorities: 37 pounds of meth found in driver’s spare tire

FOREST, Miss. (AP) — Law enforcement officers who pulled a driver over for a traffic violation in Mississippi allegedly discovered about 37 pounds of methamphetamine...

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Researchers discover fossils of new species in Arizona

Researchers discover fossils of new species in Arizona

PETRIFIED FOREST NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — Researchers have discovered fossils of a tiny burrowing reptile among a vast expanse of petrified wood in eastern...

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A taste for travel? Finnair to sell plane food in shops

A taste for travel? Finnair to sell plane food in shops

HELSINKI (AP) — Finnish carrier Finnair will start selling business class airplane food in supermarkets in a move to keep its catering staff employed and...

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Rudolph and his nose-so-bright into auction will take flight

Rudolph and his nose-so-bright into auction will take flight

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rudolph and his still-shiny nose are getting a new home, and it’s bound to be a lot nicer than the Island...

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Authorities seize alligator from Ohio basement

Authorities seize alligator from Ohio basement

GROVEPORT, Ohio (AP) — Authorities in Ohio have seized an alligator that was being kept in the basement of a home. According to a Facebook...

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Beehive, 8-feet long, discovered in apartment ceiling

Beehive, 8-feet long, discovered in apartment ceiling

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — An animal control company in Virginia said it’s removed an 8-foot-long beehive from someone’s apartment. Virginia Wildlife Management and Control said...

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Confused fans rip Garth Brooks for wearing ‘Sanders’ jersey

Confused fans rip Garth Brooks for wearing ‘Sanders’ jersey

DETROIT (AP) — Leave it to the internet to interpret Garth Brooks wearing a Barry Sanders jersey during a concert in Detroit as a political...

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After 2 weeks of pounding, Leaning Tower of Dallas is down

After 2 weeks of pounding, Leaning Tower of Dallas is down

DALLAS (AP) — The Leaning Tower of Dallas, the nearly iconic remnant of a high-rise building implosion gone awry, finally collapsed in a cloud of...

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Accent mark in official Santa Fe seal in wrong spot

Accent mark in official Santa Fe seal in wrong spot

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — An accent mark on the official seal of the capital city of the nation’s most Hispanic state is in the...

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Chuck E. Cheese sued over hair stuck in ticket machine

Chuck E. Cheese sued over hair stuck in ticket machine

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A woman is suing a family entertainment center saying her hair got caught in a machine at the Southeast Portland center...

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Man gets jail for video of himself licking ice cream tub

Man gets jail for video of himself licking ice cream tub

PORT ARTHUR, Texas (AP) — A 24-year-old man was sentenced Wednesday to 30 days in jail for posting on social media a video last August...

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Swiss gruyere named best in world cheese competition

Swiss gruyere named best in world cheese competition

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A gruyere from Switzerland has been named the world’s best cheese, chosen from a record number of entrants from 26 nations...

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Report: Neighbor steals skeleton over offensive gesture

Report: Neighbor steals skeleton over offensive gesture

CUYAMUNGUE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico woman is facing a larceny charge after authorities say she stole a neighbor’s anatomical skeleton model that allegedly...

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North Carolina woman goes to jail for 100th birthday

North Carolina woman goes to jail for 100th birthday

ROXBORO, N.C. (AP) — For her 100th birthday, Ruth Bryant crossed a significant item off her bucket list. She went to jail. The Person County...

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Golf’s famous ‘Hinkle Tree’ from ’79 Open uprooted by wind

Golf’s famous ‘Hinkle Tree’ from ’79 Open uprooted by wind

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — A tree that appeared overnight during the 1979 U.S. Open to become a part of golf lore has met its end....

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Man charged after sheriff stops vehicle resembling cop car

Man charged after sheriff stops vehicle resembling cop car

WATERFORD, Mich. (AP) — A Detroit-area man who was driving a SUV decked out like a police car when he was stopped by a county...

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Prosecutors: Thief dropped journal with list of homes to hit

Prosecutors: Thief dropped journal with list of homes to hit

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities in Tennessee say they busted a well-organized burglar after he allegedly dropped a notebook during a break-in that contained a...

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Massachusetts waitress surprised with $2,000 tip on $12 bill

Massachusetts waitress surprised with $2,000 tip on $12 bill

SWANSEA, Mass. (AP) — A man surprised a Massachusetts waitress with a $2,000 tip. The server got the tip during the lunch rush at Harvest...

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‘Oh deer!”: Man gets trampled in North Carolina parking lot

‘Oh deer!”: Man gets trampled in North Carolina parking lot

LOCUST, N.C. (AP) — A suspect escaped from a hit and run in a North Carolina McDonald’s parking lot last month. But police aren’t looking...

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Massive firework shot over Colorado breaks world record

Massive firework shot over Colorado breaks world record

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A massive firework launched over a Colorado ski resort town has set a record for the world’s largest aerial firework....

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Riders in the storm: Dutch cyclists brave Storm Ciara

Riders in the storm: Dutch cyclists brave Storm Ciara

NEELTJE JANS, Netherlands (AP) — Call them riders in the storm. While much of northern Europe hunkered down Sunday and hoped that Storm Ciara would...

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Man looking for auto parts store gets directions to jail

Man looking for auto parts store gets directions to jail

SUMMERFIELD, Fla. (AP) — A 63-year-old Florida man who stopped a sheriff’s deputy to ask how to get to an auto parts store on Saturday...

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Man who swam to US from Canada to deliver books is released

Man who swam to US from Canada to deliver books is released

DETROIT (AP) — A man who said he swam across the Detroit River from Canada to try to deliver handmade books before Christmas won his...

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‘Color us red’: Target sorry for ‘Minnesota Badgers’ onesie

‘Color us red’: Target sorry for ‘Minnesota Badgers’ onesie

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Target admits a onesie it carried in some stores misidentified the mascot for the largest university in its home state. The Minneapolis-based...

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Field of dreams: Marriage proposal shows up on Google Maps

Field of dreams: Marriage proposal shows up on Google Maps

BERLIN (AP) — A German man’s marriage proposal got a bigger audience than he had planned, after it showed up on an aerial picture used...

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Police: Reported Civil War cannonball was actually a buoy

Police: Reported Civil War cannonball was actually a buoy

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The digging of a swimming pool revealed what could have been a dangerous discovery in South Carolina. But, as news outlets...

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Takes a village: Bear ‘foster mom’ raises cub saved by dog

Takes a village: Bear ‘foster mom’ raises cub saved by dog

BRISTOL, Va. (AP) — An orphaned black bear cub has been placed with a substitute mother this week after being saved by a dog and...

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Search off for ‘command vehicle’ in mystery drone case

Search off for ‘command vehicle’ in mystery drone case

A Colorado sheriff on Wednesday rescinded his call for people to be on the lookout for a “command vehicle” that may be operating mysterious groups...

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Florida man convicted of smuggling lizards from Philippines

Florida man convicted of smuggling lizards from Philippines

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man pleaded guilty to his part in a trafficking scheme in which live water monitor lizards were stuffed into...

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Las Vegas firefighters discover illegal gas station at home

Las Vegas firefighters discover illegal gas station at home

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas firefighters have discovered what officials described as an illegal, homemade gas station in a backyard. Las Vegas Fire and...

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Michigan town ‘stinks;’ Council buys marijuana odor device

Michigan town ‘stinks;’ Council buys marijuana odor device

BESSEMER, Mich. (AP) — Is that a skunk? No, it’s marijuana. A small town in Michigan’s western Upper Peninsula is buying an odor-detection device and...

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Man breaks into Taco Bell, prepares food, takes nap

Man breaks into Taco Bell, prepares food, takes nap

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Taco Bell wasn’t open on Christmas Day but a burglar in Georgia decided he wanted a festive feast anyway — and...

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‘Send Nudes’: Drivers shocked by road sign’s racy request

‘Send Nudes’: Drivers shocked by road sign’s racy request

PINE KNOT, Ky. (AP) — Drivers traveling along a Kentucky highway didn’t have to check their direct messages to receive the infamous sexting request: send...

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WVa to Virginia county: Come join us. Virginia county: Nah

WVa to Virginia county: Come join us. Virginia county: Nah

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Virginia is for lovers, so West Virginia is reviving a 158-year-old proposal to ask one of its counties on a date....

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Amazon package had dirty diapers in it, family says

Amazon package had dirty diapers in it, family says

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey family says they received used diapers from Amazon’s delivery service. Nassly Sales said she was shocked to...

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Christmas crystal: Man charged with mailing meth to inmate

Christmas crystal: Man charged with mailing meth to inmate

MACON, Ga. (AP) — A man sent some illegal holiday cheer to a woman in jail and he ended up getting arrested himself, officials in...

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A tip-top tip: Customer leaves over $2,000 for 2 bartenders

A tip-top tip: Customer leaves over $2,000 for 2 bartenders

MILFORD, N.H. (AP) — A customer made it much more than a double for two New Hampshire bartenders when he tipped them over $2,000 on...

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New Mexico man in house arrest sues to use medical marijuana

New Mexico man in house arrest sues to use medical marijuana

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico man serving a house arrest sentence for drunken driving is suing to be allowed to use medical marijuana....

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FBI is trying to catch a “bad wig bandit” in North Carolina

FBI is trying to catch a “bad wig bandit” in North Carolina

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The FBI is asking the public’s help in catching a so-called “bad wig bandit” who’s been robbing banks in North Carolina....

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Man receives response to message in bottle 9 years later

Man receives response to message in bottle 9 years later

ROCKPORT, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts college student has received a response to a message he threw into the ocean when he was 10 years...

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Michigan hunters use branch saw to free entangled bucks

Michigan hunters use branch saw to free entangled bucks

BOWNE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Quick-thinking hunters in central Michigan have rescued two deer who literally became locked in battle. WOOD-TV reports that insurance agent...

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Special South African gin is infused with elephant dung

Special South African gin is infused with elephant dung

MOSSEL BAY, South Africa (AP) — The makers of a South African gin infused with elephant dung swear their use of the animal’s excrement is...

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