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Man Who Claimed Disability Spotted on TV Show
Last Updated: 4:04 PM 11/20/09 - California tax officials say an interior
designer's false disability claim was uncovered when he was spotted
on a home improvement television show.
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Jury Sides with New York City Police in Clown's Lawsuit
Last Updated: 5:42 PM 11/19/09 - A federal jury has ruled that New York City
police didn't use excessive force when they arrested a professional
clown who left a suspicious device that turned out to be a balloon
inflator inside a coffee shop.
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Person in Chicken Suit Ruffles Feathers in Colorado
Last Updated: 5:41 PM 11/19/09 - A person in a chicken costume ruffled the
feathers of Durango's city council as its members discussed rules
for backyard fowl.
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New York Town Decides to Re-Christmas Its Holiday Parade
Last Updated: 5:40 PM 11/19/09 - A town on New York's Long Island is
hoping for better attendance at its 16th annual holiday boat parade
this year by restoring "Christmas" to the event's name.
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Moldovan Soldiers Given Onions to Fight Swine Flu
Last Updated: 5:38 PM 11/19/09 - Moldova's army is feeding its soldiers
onions and garlic to help them ward off swine flu.
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Three New Ancient Crocodile Species Fossils Found
Last Updated: 5:37 PM 11/19/09 - A 20-foot-long crocodile with three sets of
fangs - like wild boar tusks - roamed parts of northern Africa
millions of years ago, researchers report Thursday.
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Police: Teens Taped Themselves Stealing Presents
Last Updated: 5:35 PM 11/19/09 - A suburban Philadelphia police chief
says two teenagers are being held after officers arrested them and
found video recordings they made of themselves burglarizing homes.
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Utah Teen to Challenge Citation for McDonald's Rap
Last Updated: 5:34 PM 11/19/09 - The case of one of four teens who were
cited after rapping their order at a McDonald's in Utah appears
headed for trial.
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Woman Leaves $40,000 at Shrine for Safekeeping
Last Updated: 4:49 PM 11/18/09 - A woman quietly left $40,000 worth of
rare U.S. coins near a Catholic shrine for safekeeping so the
Virgin Mary could watch over her life savings while she was out of
town, and apparently it worked: The money was returned to her when
she got back a week later.
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Chunk of Ice Crashes Through Roof of Colorado Home
Last Updated: 4:48 PM 11/18/09 - A basketball-sized chunk of ice crashed
through the roof of a family's Colorado home after apparently
falling from an airplane passing overhead.
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