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'Rat man' says 'nature' overwhelmed him
Jun 29 2006 10:18PM (CT)
PETALUMA, Calif. (AP) - It all started four years ago when Roger Dier bought a baby rat to feed his pet Indian python. But when he saw the furry little critter squeaking for its life, the lifelong animal lover said he didn't have the heart to let it become just another snake snack.
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Boater rescued twice in the same spot
Jun 29 2006 9:39PM (CT)
BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) - For Barry Glinton, apparently lightning does strike twice in the same place. Glinton and three fishing buddies were rescued Wednesday evening after his 20-foot powerboat started taking on water about a mile off Boynton Beach, authorities said.
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N.M. courthouse workers endure pigeon poo
Jun 29 2006 9:39PM (CT)
CLOVIS, N.M. (AP) - Employees at the Curry County courthouse are crying fowl over a stench that has permeated the building since recent rains mixed with pigeon droppings on the roof and dripped into offices.
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Cleveland police find skeleton in bed
Jun 29 2006 9:35PM (CT)
CLEVELAND (AP) - Officers who went to a home to serve a search warrant found a skeleton in the bed where an 80-year-old woman said her mother was sleeping.
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Drive-thru pot smoke gives pair away
Jun 29 2006 9:35PM (CT)
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - A pair of pot smokers picked the wrong day to use the drive-thru window at a KFC restaurant in Buffalo. Two men in their 20s pulled up to the restaurant's window and asked for the Wednesday special.
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Cannon practice upsets Texas neighborhood
Jun 29 2006 4:55PM (CT)
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Soldiers practicing for Fourth of July festivities aimed World War II-era cannons at nearby homes and cars and fired several loud blanks, upsetting neighbors who complained of ringing ears, shaken homes and frightened pets.
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Pa. workers remove puppy from sewer pipe
Jun 29 2006 4:07PM (CT)
PENN HILLS, Pa. (AP) - Emergency crews used a backhoe to dig out a six-inch sewer pipe to reach a 7-week-old puppy that was stuck there headfirst for more than five hours early Thursday.
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Pig who posed as Wilbur gets reprieve
Jun 29 2006 4:07PM (CT)
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) - The message of "Charlotte's Web" has softened the heart of a farmer who has decided a piggy who posed as Wilbur won't be going to market after all.
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Woman gets 27 months in $1.5M embezzlement
Jun 29 2006 9:03AM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A woman accused of embezzling more than $1.5 million from a credit union and buying more than 1,500 items, including hundreds of pairs of shoes and a $60,000 swimming pool, has been sentenced to 27 months in prison.
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Home chemistry gag cooks up Internet fame
Jun 29 2006 7:19AM (CT)
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - A pair of Mainers who became Internet celebrities by plopping Mentos into Diet Coke to create geysers are about to become hits on mainstream media.
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School board flip-flops on flip-flops
Jun 29 2006 6:29AM (CT)
FEDERAL WAY, Wash. (AP) - The school board in this suburb between Seattle and Tacoma has flip-flopped on flip-flops. The board voted Tuesday to drop a proposed flip-flop ban on grounds that it would be impossible to enforce.
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