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Nebraska town wants electric chair for tourist attraction

8:18 PM Tue, Mar 24, 2009 |

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- Residents of a small southwest Nebraska town have a question for state officials: You're not doing anything with that old electric chair, are you?

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Parrot called a hero after saving choking child

2:17 PM Tue, Mar 24, 2009 |

DENVER (AP) -- A parrot whose cries of alarm alerted his owner when a little girl choked on her breakfast has been honored as a hero.

Willie, a Quaker parrot, has been given the local Red Cross chapter's Animal Lifesaver Award.

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eBay mistake leaves school administrators red-faced

11:59 PM Fri, Mar 06, 2009 |

EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Officials in one eastern Pennsylvania school district are red-faced after making a costly mistake on eBay.

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Police dress as firefighters to arrest man

8:06 PM Fri, Mar 06, 2009 |

NEWPORT, N.H. (AP) -- Police in Newport, N.H., say they dressed as firefighters to trick and arrest a man.

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Manilow vs Mall Rats

3:12 PM Fri, Mar 06, 2009 |

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- It'll be Barry Manilow versus the mall rats.

The New Zealand city of Christchurch hopes that putting the American crooner's smooth and gentle tones into the mix of music to be broadcast through the central mall district can pacify unruly teens who congregate there-- or at least convince them to go elsewhere.

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Beijing teen hot-wires Beijing bus, causes chaos

11:00 AM Mon, Mar 02, 2009 |

BEIJING (AP) -- A 13-year-old boy apparently hot-wired a public bus and took it on a joyride in downtown Beijing and crashed it into a dozen vehicles in a scene witnesses likened to a blockbuster movie, state media reported Monday.

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Dog, missing 9 years, returned to family

6:55 AM Mon, Mar 02, 2009 |

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) -- A German shepherd named Astro who has been missing from his family for more than 9 years is finally home.

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Alarm company: Um, sir? Your house is on fire

11:53 PM Sun, Mar 01, 2009 |

POMFRET, Conn. (AP) -- A Connecticut man was so engrossed with the tunes on his iPod that he didn't realize his house was on fire -- until his alarm company called.

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Crook sets new standard for dumb thieves

7:50 PM Sun, Mar 01, 2009 |

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) -- Corpus Christi police didn't have to go far to examine the scene of one crime -- the theft of guns from a police car.

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Car thief nabbed after calling 911 to brag to police

2:45 PM Sun, Mar 01, 2009 |

This guy is making a serious run for the title of dumbest crook of the year.

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