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Man jailed for shooting at firefighters
Apr 17 2007 10:55PM (CT)
KINGMAN, Ariz. (AP) - A man who shot at firefighters after they refused to get his cat out of a tree has been sentenced to five months in jail.
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Whale is spotted in New York harbor
Apr 17 2007 10:39PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Marine biologists were standing watch on Tuesday over a young whale that lost its way in New York harbor and nearly wandered into a narrow waterway notorious for industrial pollution.
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Whale is spotted in New York harbor
Apr 17 2007 10:39PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Marine biologists were standing watch on Tuesday over a young whale that lost its way in New York harbor and nearly wandered into a narrow waterway notorious for industrial pollution.
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Whale is spotted in New York harbor
Apr 17 2007 10:39PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Marine biologists were standing watch on Tuesday over a young whale that lost its way in New York harbor and nearly wandered into a narrow waterway notorious for industrial pollution.
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Angry soccer mom accused of neglect
Apr 17 2007 10:08PM (CT)
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - An angry soccer mom who left her teenage daughter alongside an interstate was ticketed for neglect, Lincoln police said Tuesday. Police spokeswoman Katherine Finnell confirmed this account from police reports:
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Stuffed monkey leads cops to drug arrest
Apr 17 2007 10:05PM (CT)
FORREST CITY, Ark. (AP) - An Arkansas State Police trooper suspected monkey business when he spotted a large stuffed animal perched atop the dashboard of a pickup truck on the interstate.
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Wisconsin law hinders lewd library case
Apr 17 2007 10:05PM (CT)
NEENAH, Wis. (AP) - A law protecting library records' confidentiality has hamstrung officials pursuing a man who reportedly masturbated among the books at the Neenah Public Library earlier this month. City Attorney James Godlewski said the library can't turn a surveillance video of the man over to police without a court order.
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Woman's eBay sale doesn't go too well
Apr 17 2007 10:04PM (CT)
ST. PAUL (AP) - Things didn't work out as planned for a St. Paul woman who wanted to sell nearly all her possessions on eBay. Lisa Perry, 45, had hoped to sell everything in one huge auction. She had said she wanted a fresh start, and was embracing the Buddist principles of "releasing attachment to things."
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Okla. declares watermelon state veggie
Apr 17 2007 9:35PM (CT)
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma already has the strawberry as its official fruit, so the state Senate cleared the way Tuesday to declare the watermelon the state vegetable.
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Miss Mexico nixes violent images dress
Apr 17 2007 2:52PM (CT)
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Miss Mexico is redesigning her Miss Universe pageant dress _ not because it is too slinky or low-cut, but because it is too violent.
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Mammoth skeleton sets auction record
Apr 17 2007 6:39AM (CT)
PARIS (AP) - If you were looking for the skeleton of a prehistoric mammoth, Monday was your day to buy. Christie's auction house sold one for $421,200 _ a world record.
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