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Bryce Moore: December 2008 Archives


Burglar held captive for three days by ghost

5:36 PM Mon, Dec 15, 2008 |

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) -- A news report says a burglar who broke into a house claims he was held captive by a "supernatural figure" for three days without food and water.

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Delivery man hits would-be-robber with pizza

3:35 PM Mon, Dec 15, 2008 |

MIRAMAR, Fla. (AP) -- Police say a pizza delivery man fought back with the one weapon he had handy when a gun was pulled on him in a stickup: A large, hot pepperoni pizza.

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City council hits mayor with a curfew

1:34 PM Mon, Dec 15, 2008 |

SOUTH EL MONTE, Calif. (AP) -- Fed up with the nocturnal work habits of its mayor, a California city council has approved a curfew limiting how late she can work at City Hall.

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Man charged with driving an unregistered couch

10:28 AM Mon, Dec 15, 2008 |

CLEVELAND (AP) -- Cleveland Browns fan Mike Meredith is a couch potato with a cause.

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Bush library loses Web address, pays steep price

10:22 AM Sun, Dec 14, 2008 |

DALLAS (AP) -- George W. Bush's presidential library domain name has been retrieved after a Web developing company accidentally let it expire -- and it apparently came at a high price.

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Airplane hangar accidently filled with foam

10:07 AM Sat, Dec 13, 2008 |

LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) -- It sounds like a mega senior prank. Thousands of gallons of firefighting foam filled a hangar at the Long Beach, Calif., airport, covering a police helicopter and service vehicles.

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Patient crook waits and waits and waits for cops

11:06 PM Fri, Dec 12, 2008 |

FREDERICK, Md. (AP) -- A shoplifting suspect didn't run from the cops. He waited, and waited, and waited some more. Workers at a Sears in Frederick, Maryland, say they caught Michael Eline stealing nearly $900 worth of stuff from the store.

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"Santa Bob" busted in drug raid

6:04 PM Fri, Dec 12, 2008 |

TOWSON, Md. (AP) -- "Santa Bob" will have to put himself on the naughty list. Prosecutors say the Harford County, Maryland, man has pleaded guilty to growing pot and psychedelic mushrooms.

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Loving husband handcuffs wife to bed, loses key

3:11 PM Fri, Dec 12, 2008 |

DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) -- If you love something, set it free. And if you can't, call the police.

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Obama cookies are selling like hotcakes

3:00 PM Fri, Dec 12, 2008 |

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Some cookie makers hope to be in the chips, thanks to President-elect Barack Obama.

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Pals use same Christmas card for 60 years

10:23 AM Mon, Dec 08, 2008 |

RICHMOND, Mich. (AP) -- Art Hebel and Bill Nichols know what they'll be getting for Christmas. The same thing they've gotten every year for 60 years.

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Drunk burglar found passed out on couch

10:21 AM Mon, Dec 08, 2008 |

SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) -- Police say Christopher Whitesell thought he had gone home drunk and passed out. He was out all right, but not at his place.

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