Odd News
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Fugitive in LA attempted-murder case held in Colo.
Thursday, May 23, 5:19 pm
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A man wanted for 13 years on attempted murder charges in Los Angeles was captured in Colorado after someone called police to report he was urinating on a wall outside a KFC restaurant. Miguel... Read more...
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Council members abstain from vote on abstaining
Thursday, May 23, 12:50 pm
YPSILANTI, Mich. (AP) - Three members of a Michigan city council have abstained from voting on a measure that would have prevented them from abstaining on future votes. AnnArbor.com reports... Read more...
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For Philadelphia bicyclist, a cat is his co-pilot
Thursday, May 23, 4:59 am
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - For bicyclist Rudi Saldia, you could say a cat is his co-pilot. Saldia often buzzes around Philadelphia with his year-old feline Mary Jane perched on his shoulder. Their... Read more...
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Crane accident cuts power to one-third of Vietnam
Thursday, May 23, 1:45 am
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - One mistake by a clumsy crane operator caused a 10-hour blackout over about a third of Vietnam, exposing the fragility of the nation's power grid. State electricity company... Read more...
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Surgeons remove tiger's basketball-sized hairball
Wednesday, May 22, 5:21 pm
CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) - It's not unusual for a cat to get a hairball, but a 400-pound tiger needed help from veterinary surgeons in Florida when he couldn't hack up a basketball-size hairball by himself. The... Read more...
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Thailand urged to explore edible insect market
Tuesday, May 21, 5:20 am
BANGKOK (AP) - Researchers say Thailand is showing the world how to respond to the global food crisis: by raising bugs for eating. The United Nations' Food and Agricultural Organization released... Read more...
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Ferris wheel ride world record broken in Chicago
Monday, May 20, 12:23 pm
CHICAGO (AP) - A manager of Chicago's Navy Pier rode the tourist spot's Ferris wheel for more than two days _ 384 times, up and around _ bringing the world record for the longest ride to the birthplace... Read more...
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Greek beach evacuated after artillery discovery
Monday, May 20, 7:38 am
ATHENS, Greece (AP) - A surprise shell has caused a big stir at a popular Athens beach. Greek authorities evacuated the seafront Monday after a swimmer found a corroded artillery shell just... Read more...
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Funeral home has bicycle hearse for 1 last ride
Friday, May 17, 8:59 am
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - An Oregon funeral home in Eugene offers natural burials where the ride to the person's final resting place is on the back of a three-wheeled bicycle. Sunset Hills Cemetery... Read more...
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Birth of anteater has Conn. zoo staff puzzled
Friday, May 17, 5:47 am
GREENWICH, Conn. (AP) - An anteater has given birth at a Connecticut conservation center, prompting officials there to wonder how the mother conceived. Officials at the LEO Zoological Conservation... Read more...
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Alaska man runs onto frozen lake to avoid jail
Thursday, May 16, 10:26 pm
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Anchorage police say a young man who didn't want to return to jail ran out onto the uncertain ice of an Alaska lake to escape officers armed with an arrest warrant. Police... Read more...
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Aussie minister sorry he 'liked' exposed teen pic
Thursday, May 16, 9:44 pm
SYDNEY (AP) - An Australian politician says he has learned a valuable lesson in social networking after he "liked" a Facebook photo without realizing that it showed a teenage prankster exposing... Read more...
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Fleeing Ore. man pleads to be pulled from river
Thursday, May 16, 12:31 pm
IRRIGON, Ore. (AP) - Authorities in Eastern Oregon say a fleeing man tried to use a backstroke to get across the Columbia River but, exhausted, said he couldn't swim and pleaded with officers to retrieve... Read more...
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Wash. state woman spots stolen car in drive-thru
Thursday, May 16, 6:23 am
KENNEWICK, Wash. (AP) - A Washington woman whose car was stolen from her apartment complex saw the stolen SUV hours later _ in the drive-thru of the McDonald's restaurant where she works. The... Read more...
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Coin tossing breaks tie in Philippine mayoral race
Wednesday, May 15, 10:05 pm
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - What do you do when two candidates running for mayor in the Philippines get exactly the same number of votes? You get them to toss a coin. Marvic Feraren and Boyet... Read more...
