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Fast-food worker returns $185,000 check
Jan 1 2008 11:18PM (CT)
NORWICH, Conn. (AP) - Reggie Damone just wanted to jot down a phone number when he picked up what he thought was litter on a sidewalk this week. But what he found was an envelope containing a $185,000 check.
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Accused car thief has very unlucky day
Jan 1 2008 10:35PM (CT)
ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) - A man had bad luck in his choice of stolen vehicles. The Douglas County Sheriff's Office said Ernesto Ponce took a pickup from a Chevrolet lot in Roseburg on Friday, but had to switch vehicles when a tire blew.
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Woman in burning truck keeps driving
Jan 1 2008 10:30PM (CT)
PAW PAW TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - Having live electrical wires fall on her truck and set it on fire wasn't enough to slow a motorist in southwest Michigan. State police say the unnamed woman ran a stop sign Monday night in Van Buren County's Paw Paw Township and hit a cable supporting a utility pole.
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Man, 75, hurt while riding pet buffalo
Jan 1 2008 10:29PM (CT)
MESA, Ariz. (AP) - A man who took one of his pet buffaloes for a ride at a ranch north of Phoenix on New Year's Eve ended up being bucked off the animal and trampled, authorities said.
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'Cat house' to become eatery, bait shop
Jan 1 2008 10:28PM (CT)
BARNEGAT, N.J. (AP) - A building overrun with wild cats will get a new life later this year as a combination seafood restaurant and bait and tackle shop. The wooden dwelling has come to be known as the "cat house," but a new owner plans to drop that moniker.
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Alleged bank robber doesn't notice cop
Jan 1 2008 10:27PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - An alleged bank robber in Boston should have been more aware of who was behind him in line. Police said Adam Grennan, 39, of Hull, passed a note to a teller at Mt. Washington Bank in Dorchester on Monday, demanding large bills and no "funny money."
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Wedding gown gets a second chance
Jan 1 2008 10:26PM (CT)
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - A wedding gown, bought in joy and then abandoned in despair after a breakup nearly 15 years ago, finally got its walk down the aisle. And it was worn by the woman who had chosen it in 1993. The improbable became reality when Gina Mignone married her love of seven years, Art Smith, on Saturday in Garfield.
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Woman tries to use pen in failed robbery
Jan 1 2008 7:20PM (CT)
CROSSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A woman tried to pass off a marker hidden in her pocket as a gun in an unsuccessful robbery of a Cumberland County convenience store. The clerk noticed the woman's suspicious behavior and wrote down her license plate number before she approached the counter.
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US Senate candidate camps out on tower
Jan 1 2008 6:53PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - A television reporter turned political candidate said he plans to remain on a small scaffold near the top of a tower to focus attention on his long-shot bid to unseat a U.S. senator.
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US Senate candidate camps out on tower
Jan 1 2008 6:53PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - A television reporter turned political candidate said he plans to remain on a small scaffold near the top of a tower to focus attention on his long-shot bid to unseat a U.S. senator.
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Con man reportedly dupes jewelry store
Jan 1 2008 6:31PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A man who passed himself off as a member of a federal terrorism task force hoping to propose to his fiancee before heading to Iraq conned a ritzy jewelry store into accepting a bogus $16,000 check for a diamond ring, a newspaper reported.
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Swimmers take New Year's Day dip in NYC
Jan 1 2008 6:03PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Hundreds of hardy swimmers braved the 42-degree Atlantic Ocean on Tuesday for a traditional New Year's Day dip. "It was a fantastic day," said Louis Scarcella, president of the Coney Island Polar Bears Club.
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Swimmers take New Year's Day dip in NYC
Jan 1 2008 6:03PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Hundreds of hardy swimmers braved the 42-degree Atlantic Ocean on Tuesday for a traditional New Year's Day dip. "It was a fantastic day," said Louis Scarcella, president of the Coney Island Polar Bears Club.
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Swimmers take New Year's Day dip in NYC
Jan 1 2008 6:03PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Hundreds of hardy swimmers braved the 42-degree Atlantic Ocean on Tuesday for a traditional New Year's Day dip. "It was a fantastic day," said Louis Scarcella, president of the Coney Island Polar Bears Club.
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Pharmacy burglar foiled by dense fog
Jan 1 2008 5:05PM (CT)
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) - When a burglar broke into a Medford pharmacy this week, looking to snatch some drug, he was foiled by fog. The dense fog, a new technology offered by alarm companies, made it impossible for the robber to find the sought-after narcotics.
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Accused bird smugglers stopped at border
Jan 1 2008 6:31AM (CT)
LEWISTON, N.Y. (AP) - Border agents pulled four live birds from the pockets of a pigeon collector and a traveling companion trying to enter the United States from Canada.
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