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County takes 'dim view' of tanning bed
Sep 9 2005 6:38PM (CT)
ROGERSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Hawkins County has pulled the plug on a tanning bed used by emergency dispatchers. The Hawkins County 911 Board voted Thursday that the tanning bed, which employees bought with their own money, must be removed from the Central Dispatch center.
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Alleged 'Fanny Pack Bandit' captured
Sep 9 2005 5:58PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Two FBI agents on their lunch break captured a man alleged to be the "Fanny Pack Bandit," a bank robber who carried out a nine-month crime spree.
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Pet monkey escapes, bites boy on buttocks
Sep 9 2005 5:55PM (CT)
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - A monkey, apparently a pet, escaped, then chased a 12-year-old boy into his house and bit him on the buttocks in the western Malaysian state of Pahang, a news report said Friday.
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Woman charged $1,133 to clip toenail
Sep 9 2005 5:54PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - A lawsuit spawned by a $1,133 bill to clip a toenail and run some tests at a hospital has been certified as a class action.
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Sinkhole disrupts 'happy hour' at eatery
Sep 9 2005 5:48PM (CT)
MILTON, Fla. (AP) - About 25 customers and staff were evacuated from Ollie's Neighborhood Grill just as "happy hour" began after employees noticed floors and walls were uneven and seemed to have shifted.
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High school plans class on surfing
Sep 9 2005 7:37AM (CT)
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - An Australian high school hopes to stop beach-loving students from bailing out of class by making surfing an approved subject.
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Gator found in flood channel in L.A.
Sep 9 2005 7:34AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - One urban alligator down, one to go. A 3-foot-long gator dubbed Little Reggie was caught Thursday night in a Harbor City flood control channel, but its wily, much bigger namesake remained on the loose.
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Curious squirrel knocks out power in Kan.
Sep 9 2005 1:19AM (CT)
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - A squirrel too curious for its own good caused an outage that left the Statehouse and other downtown Topeka buildings briefly without power Thursday, according to Westar Energy Inc.
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