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Boy in Spiderman pajamas scoots along Ill. highway
By 2010-09-10T15:40:17Z
MURPHYSBORO, Ill. (AP) -- Clad in Spiderman pajamas, a 5-year-old southern Illinois boy on a scooter had someplace to be. And he apparently wasn't going to let busy highways stand in his way. Authorities said Jackson County sheriff's deputies picked up the boy and his Razor-type scooter about 2 a.m. Wednesday along Old Illinois 13 in Murphysboro after fielding two 911 calls about the child's trek....


Men accused of wrestling python outside McDonald's
By 2010-09-10T14:09:27Z
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- Two men were arrested after bewildered diners at a McDonald's spotted them wrestling a 5-foot (1.5 meter) python named Boris in the restaurant parking lot, police said Thursday. Victoria state police said the men stole the 8-year-old black-headed python and a lizard from a pet shop on Wednesday. They then brought the snake to the McDonald's parking lot, where they began wrestling with it in front of puzzled customers, police said....


German man's stress-calming naked walk backfires
By 2010-09-10T12:05:48Z
BERLIN (AP) -- A German man's habit of taking naked walks to reduce his stress levels backfired when his latest escapade triggered a police search and closed down a rail line. Police in the western city of Solingen said Friday that a woman out walking her dog saw the man, who jumped onto the train tracks and fled. She found his clothes nearby and reported the sighting to police....


Suspicious stuffed pony blown up outside school
By 2010-09-10T12:10:47Z
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Authorities blew up a stuffed pony - determined to be a "suspicious device" - after it was found outside a central Florida school. The Orange County Sheriff's Office reported that the toy was found near the Waterbridge Elementary School Tuesday morning....


Church burglars steal Indiana pastor's Bibles
By 2010-09-10T12:07:58Z
MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) -- A Muncie pastor said thieves who broke into the church made off with his three personal Bibles, including one that had the funeral programs for his mother and father inside. Minister Aston Chambers Jr. discovered the break-in at Mount Zion Baptist Church on Friday night after taking some neighborhood youths to a high school football game....


Ohio school tells wrong parents kids are absent
By 2010-09-10T14:06:15Z
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio (AP) -- An Ohio middle school says human error caused parents to be mistakenly alerted that their fifth- and sixth-graders were absent....


Black bear breaks into MT van, gets stuck inside
By 2010-09-10T11:40:09Z
GARDINER, Mont. (AP) -- Montana wildlife officials say a black bear that broke into a dozen unlocked vehicles over the past two weeks was trapped, at least temporarily, when a van door slid shut with the animal inside....


Study: Flamboyant male dancing attracts women best
By MARIA CHENG 2010-09-09T15:52:15Z
LONDON (AP) -- John Travolta was onto something. Women are most attracted to male dancers who have big, flamboyant moves similar to the actor's trademark style, British scientists say in a new study....


Abracadabra! Romania witches win tax fight for now
By 2010-09-09T12:22:43Z
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) -- Abracadabra, we'll turn all of you into toads!...


Taiwan couples go whole 9 yards in mass wedding
By 2010-09-10T01:23:28Z
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) -- One hundred sixty-three couples in Taiwan were married in a mass ceremony at 9:09 a.m. on the ninth day of the ninth month of the 99th year since the founding of their republic....



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