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  1. Guy kidnaps ex-girlfriend to get ironing done (Reuters)
  2. Abandoned baby found safe with dog (Reuters)
  3. Texas councilman tells teens to hoist saggy pants (AP)
  4. Cash found in Ohio house's walls becomes nightmare (AP)
  5. Christmas chicken defies recession in Japan (Reuters)
  6. 3D gives taste of life and combat in ancient Rome (Reuters)
  7. Charity worker finds $7,500 among donated shoes (AP)
  8. World's ugliest dog dies after battle with cancer (AP)
  9. Big purse stops bullet from hitting Tenn. student (AP)
  10. 9-year-old boy caught driving to grandma's house (Reuters)
  11. Michelle Obama's election outfit gets dressing down (Reuters)
  12. Policeman jailed for sex on the job (Reuters)
  13. Cops have tough time finding sober driver for boy (AP)
  14. Busted drug dealers' bling being auctioned by NC (AP)
  15. Ohio homeowner who found money in walls bankrupt (AP)
  16. Deputy suspended for using Taser to wake inmate (AP)
  17. Armed bandits target man's jug of loose change (AP)
  18. World's ugliest dog dies after battle with cancer (AP)
  19. Cops have tough time finding sober driver for boy (AP)
  20. China police chief arrests 48 relatives (Reuters)
  21. Peru offers bald dog of Incas to Obama family (Reuters)
  22. Clergyman says church has vanished (Reuters)
  23. Naked Japan major nabbed with women's underwear (Reuters)
  24. "Little House on the Prairie," adults-only version! (Reuters)
  25. Woman found living with three dead siblings (Reuters)
  26. Woman dies after fall into boiling water (Reuters)
  27. Galapagos bachelor tortoise struggles to be a dad (Reuters)
  28. Mass. bank robber allegedly caught 'red handed' (AP)
  29. Man allegedly steals communion wafers during mass (AP)
  30. Police say man speeds away after handing over ID (AP)
  31. Artist creates 'Public Prayer Booths' in NYC (AP)
  32. Feds: NYC man claimed liquid drug was 'holy water' (AP)
  33. Man stopped for tinting wrongly held for murder (AP)
  34. Littering bust lands man in jail on drug charges (AP)
  35. Ark. police: Burglars sold silver ingot for $30 (AP)
  36. Police say man speeds away after handing over ID (AP)
  37. Police say robber was really caught 'red handed' (AP)
  38. Man allegedly steals communion wafers from priest (AP)
  39. Woman finds frozen pig head on pole in her yard (AP)
  40. Man calls cops but leaves pot pipe in plain sight (AP)
  41. Cat missing for over 13 years back with owners (AP)
  42. Japan governor under fire for Tokyo quake comments (Reuters)
  43. Peru offers bald dog of Incas to Obamas (Reuters)
  44. Ferrari boss smashed TV after F1 finale (Reuters)
  45. Brazil gang robs, blows up police station (Reuters)
  46. Hoax NY Times newspaper declares end of Iraq war (Reuters)
  47. Fishing show in rough water over propaganda (Reuters)
  48. Prisoner, too fat for cell, released early (Reuters)
  49. Desert park closed to stop summer deaths (Reuters)
  50. Pigskin pickin' camel says Pats will top Jets (AP)
  51. Call to action: Pastor issuing 7-day sex challenge (AP)
  52. Ohio gym hit by thieves who take boxing ring (AP)
  53. Man allegedly attacks girlfriend over macaroni (AP)
  54. Man tosses items under car after traffic stop (AP)
  55. Cambodian Buddhists abuzz about Buddha hive (AP)
  56. Canada brewery launches bitter ale for tough times (Reuters)
  57. Man allegedly attacks girlfriend over macaroni (AP)
  58. Pigskin pickin' camel says Pats will top Jets (AP)
  59. Homeless man's nap damages church organ pipes (AP)
  60. Old threads: Wis. man creates mammoth twine ball (AP)
  61. Singapore organisers lament Poulter pull-out (Reuters)
  62. Australia resort plans nude "anything goes" party (Reuters)
  63. Surfer has close encounter with whale in Australia (AP)
  64. Police chief arrests 48 relatives (Reuters)
  65. Stolen driver forces Poulter out of Open (Reuters)
  66. Fire at movie effects company kills two (Reuters)
  67. Canadian prisoner, too fat for cell, released early (Reuters)
  68. County treasurer defeated by 'teenybopper' student (AP)
  69. French sheep breeders take flocks to Eiffel Tower (Reuters)
  70. Jilted lover accidentally blows up building (Reuters)
  71. Man returns stolen relics to Russian monastery (Reuters)
  72. Man accused of urinating on arresting officer (AP)
  73. Trooper cites pair for DUI in single traffic stop (AP)
  74. Russian Orthodox church stolen — brick by brick (AP)
  75. Man arrives at bar with pet alligator; Cops called (AP)
  76. Woman gets jail for using kids in volleyball scam (AP)
  77. 430-pound convict released early due to obesity (AP)
  78. Man marks 101st birthday with spin in vintage car (AP)
  79. Beer truck driver accused of driving drunk (AP)
  80. "Pregnant man" pregnant again (Reuters)
  81. Robber threatens to complain after finding no cash (AP)
  82. "Pregnant man" pregnant again (Reuters)
  83. Russian Orthodox church stolen — brick by brick (AP)
  84. Trooper cites pair for DUI in single traffic stop (AP)
  85. Man accused of urinating on arresting officer (AP)
  86. Purified urine to be astronauts' drinking water (Reuters)
  87. Tomboy protests a security threat? (Reuters)
  88. Railroad attacked for ordering children off trains (Reuters)
  89. Fishing show in rough water over propaganda (Reuters)
  90. Virtual affair leads to real divorce for UK couple (AP)
  91. Boy allegedly hits mom with saw, offers her $5 (AP)
  92. Mayor to town folk: You're too stupid to work with (AP)
  93. Man arrives at bar with pet alligator; cops called (AP)
  94. Beer truck driver accused of driving drunk (AP)
  95. Space shuttle Endeavour launched from Florida (Reuters)
  96. Lucky man survives after being run over by train (AP)
  97. Boy allegedly hits mom with saw, offers her $5 (AP)
  98. Cops use greasy fingerprints to nab hungry burglar (AP)
  99. California ordered to prepare for sea-level rise (Reuters)
  100. Plagued by fungus? Bacteria? Try copper socks (Reuters)
  101. Times Square getting its first 'green' billboard (AP)
  102. Climber plumps for portable toilets for Everest (Reuters)
  103. Russian pawn shops boom in financial crisis (Reuters)
  104. Dutch couple in India pays $200 for "special" samosas (Reuters)
  105. Italy's new combat jet trainer a flying pizza pie? (Reuters)
  106. Podgiest pets compete in slimming contest (Reuters)
  107. Resort plans nude "anything goes" party (Reuters)
  108. Preacher with 86 wives gets court reprieve (Reuters)
  109. Maine man sheds 140 pounds to join the Marines (AP)
  110. Driver sentenced for throwing axe at motorist (AP)
  111. Motorist accused of throwing wrench at vehicle (AP)
  112. Skull with built-in sauna turns heads in Austria (AP)
  113. Woman accused of forging her parents' checks again (AP)
  114. Iowa magician, hand model sues over snipped finger (AP)
  115. Goodwill finds man who mistakenly donated $7,500 (AP)
  116. Man accused of dousing neighbor for a 'confession' (AP)
  117. Man in wheelchair allegedly hides cash in leg (AP)
  118. China farmer avoids jail in fake tiger photo trial (Reuters)
  119. Kangaroo genes close to humans (Reuters)
  120. Top Japan anti-drink cop caught drunk driving (Reuters)
  121. City threatens blind woman over unpaid 1-cent bill (AP)
  122. Ky. inmate who escaped jail returns on own (AP)
  123. Maine man sheds 140 pounds to join the Marines (AP)
  124. Climber plumps for portable toilets for Everest (Reuters)
  125. Ancient Greeks pre-empted Dead Parrot sketch (Reuters)
  126. Boy makes rare recovery from rabies (Reuters)
  127. Austrian city imposes tracksuit ban for cabbies (AP)
  128. New constable allows friend to fire gun into air (AP)
  129. Man nabbed after hitting girlfriend with sandwich (AP)
  130. World's oldest polar bear dies at Canadian zoo (Reuters)
  131. Driver loses control after sneeze, hits river (AP)
  132. Man nabbed after hitting girlfriend with sandwich (AP)
  133. New constable allows friend to fire gun into air (AP)
  134. German lawmaker apologises for blocking Wikipedia (Reuters)
  135. Mass. woman's 1 cent debt paid in full (AP)
  136. Gaffe-prone Japan PM apologises over doctor remark (Reuters)
  137. 'That's my cat!' says man with bat (AP)
  138. Undercover officers use Taser on pallbearer (AP)
  139. Ind. inmates sneak through ceiling to have sex (AP)
  140. Rapper gets 20 years after writing shooting song (AP)
  141. Parliament picks bomb hoaxer as speaker (Reuters)
  142. Couple pays $200 for "special" samosas (Reuters)
  143. Pudgiest pets compete in slimming contest (Reuters)
  144. Ind. inmates sneak through ceiling to have sex (AP)
  145. Rapper gets 20 years after writing shooting song (AP)
  146. Thieves pry bronze Virgin Mary statue from church (AP)
  147. Undercover officers use Taser on pallbearer in North Carolina (AP)
  148. Mass. woman's 1 cent debt paid in full (AP)
  149. Irate man wields bat to liberate his lost cat (AP)
  150. General and daughter enjoy Thai-style family feud (Reuters)
  151. Obese have right to 2 airline seats (Reuters)
  152. Dog hits controls, drives van into coffee house (AP)
  153. Top anti-drink cop caught drunk driving (Reuters)
  154. Cell phone in man's chest pocket stops bullet (AP)
  155. Octogenarian charged with dealing pain pills (AP)
  156. Mass. cops puzzled by butcher-quality meat chunks (AP)
  157. NY couple, trucker help injured butterfly migrate (AP)
  158. Lawmaker apologizes for blocking Wikipedia (Reuters)
  159. Manual issued to stop forced marriages (Reuters)
  160. Farmer avoids jail in fake tiger photo trial (Reuters)
  161. Volunteers make 143 tons of spicy kimchi in Seoul (AP)
  162. Woman wins $2.4M in her first trip to Vegas (AP)
  163. Warrant, cocaine lead to job seeker's arrest (AP)
  164. Priest gets probation for jogging nude at track (AP)
  165. Cell phone in man's chest pocket stops bullet (AP)
  166. Woman wins $2.4 million on her first trip to Las Vegas (AP)
  167. Warrant, cocaine lead to job seeker's arrest (AP)
  168. Octogenarian charged with dealing pain pills (AP)
  169. Dog hits controls, drives van into coffee house (AP)
  170. Man accused of getting SUV stuck on edge of cliff (AP)
  171. Mass. cops puzzled by butcher-quality meat chunks (AP)
  172. Man says cell phone saved him from stray bullet (AP)
  173. For toilet-less Vermont library, a new chapter (AP)
  174. Search widened for cardboard box fugitive (Reuters)
  175. Chile probes Pinochet "disappeared" back from dead (Reuters)
  176. Speeding drivers face ban for two offenses (Reuters)
  177. 3,300 prisoners to be freed early (Reuters)
  178. Robber apologizes during Vt. general store holdup (AP)
  179. Cops: Man steals woman's rings after grabbing dog (AP)
  180. Bus driver accused of braking hard to topple pupil (AP)
  181. Neb. police arrest 'Butt Bandit' vandalism suspect (AP)
  182. Venerable Texas cowboy boot maker hit by $3M theft (AP)
  183. Strewth! Australia drops cricket from citizenship test (Reuters)
  184. Cops: Man steals woman's rings after grabbing dog (AP)
  185. Bus driver accused of braking hard to topple pupil (AP)
  186. Suspect arrested for greasy imprints in Neb. town (AP)
  187. Panda attacks Chinese man who wanted a cuddle (Reuters)
  188. Ohio police nab possible 'Granny Robber' suspect (AP)
  189. Japanese man stabs bureaucrat over pet death (Reuters)
  190. APEC leaders don Andean ponchos for group photo (AP)
  191. It's a strike, a spare. It's turkey bowling (AP)
  192. Mexican transvestite fiesta rocks indigenous town (Reuters)
  193. NY public toilets feature TVs, tuxedoed attendants (AP)
  194. Spiders get their space legs (Reuters)
  195. Obese have right to two airline seats (Reuters)
  196. Australia outback mayor wins annual sexist award (Reuters)
  197. Maverick Thai general does the hand-grenade waltz (Reuters)
  198. Amsterdam closes cannabis shops (Reuters)
  199. Poisoned maize porridge kills 16 in Ivory Coast (Reuters)
  200. Crisis forces Russians to cut back vodka drinking (Reuters)
  201. NC carjacking suspect clubbed with frozen turkey (AP)
  202. Lucky man wins 2 cars, Chiefs tickets in 10 days (AP)
  203. Musical mystery: Who abandoned piano in the woods? (AP)
  204. Plenty of takers for man's basement pile of coal (AP)
  205. Secret Santa strikes again on NJ parkway (AP)
  206. Hit-and-run suspect also accused of shoe theft (AP)
  207. Suspect goes on wild ride with stolen ATM (AP)
  208. Student arrested for 'passing gas' at Fla. school (AP)
  209. Men guilty of selling prosthetic for drug tests (AP)
  210. Jet pack pilot flies across 1,500-foot-wide canyon (AP)
  211. Man recovering after being shot by his dog (AP)
  212. Men guilty of selling prosthetic for drug tests (AP)
  213. Man wins 2 vehicles in 10 days, Chiefs tickets (AP)
  214. Musical mystery: Who abandoned piano in the woods? (AP)
  215. Man's idea to break Kan. ATM less than smashing (AP)
  216. NZ billboard thief gets his own ad campaign (AP)
  217. Taiwan hopes for China panda love affair (Reuters)
  218. Poland exhumes wartime leader's body for DNA tests (Reuters)
  219. Welsh teen passes driving test before home rally (Reuters)
  220. Israelis develop software to improve your looks (Reuters)
  221. Seuss lawyers stop holiday Who-ville in Louisville (AP)
  222. Beijing brushes off Guns N' Roses' "Chinese Democracy" (Reuters)
  223. Tokyo restaurant says sorry on beans (Reuters)
  224. Man with gun under pillow forfeits licence (Reuters)
  225. Italian party to pay for babies named after Mussolini (Reuters)
  226. Crisis forces Russians to cut back vodka drinking (Reuters)
  227. Country faces Santa shortage (Reuters)
  228. 'Bird lady,' 89, told to reduce size of her flock (AP)
  229. Ohio police dog bites man accused of dogfighting (AP)
  230. NC mailman gets probation for holding junk mail (AP)
  231. Dogs sniff out cell phones inside NJ prisons (AP)
  232. Man ringing Salvation Army kettle gets a diamond (AP)
  233. Nebraska's 'Butt Bandit' suspect faces charges (AP)
  234. Fake traffic stops on YouTube lead to Wis. arrests (AP)
  235. Man accused of stealing teachers' frozen lunches (AP)
  236. Man accused of stealing 3-year-old's identity (AP)
  237. Accused drunk driver ends up running over himself (AP)
  238. Man accused of stealing teachers' frozen lunches (AP)
  239. Drive more than takes care of man's $3K water bill (AP)
  240. Ohio police dog bites man accused of dogfighting (AP)
  241. Man accused of stealing 3-year-old's identity (AP)
  242. Bra for the boys an online bestseller in Japan (Reuters)
  243. South Korea seeks to jail actress for adultery (Reuters)
  244. Malaysia backs down from yoga ban (Reuters)
  245. Polar bear mating doomed by gender mix-up (Reuters)
  246. Free drinks dry up as business media meets Wall St (Reuters)
  247. Michelin-ranked restaurant says sorry on beans (Reuters)
  248. Upset over pet, man stabs bureaucrat, wife (Reuters)
  249. Thief uses lubricant to swipe ring on woman's hand (AP)
  250. Woman with cast on foot allegedly kicks girl, cops (AP)