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Figure Skating program uses picture of wrong Twin City
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The event program for the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Minnesota gained a bit attention on social media for all the wrong reasons after St. Paul’s mayor noticed it features a photo of the other Twin City.
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New Fuel Behind Big Oil’s Death Spiral
A stunning breakthrough in chemical engineering has unleashed a massive supply of fuel that could hand the United States 100% energy independence.
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Police: Driver hits gazebo featured in Chevy Chase movie
TOWNSHEND, Vt. (AP) — Vermont state police say a drunken driver drove across a town common and struck a gazebo that was featured in the 1988 Chevy Chase movie “Funny Farm.”
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Skull found at LA-area spiritual shop prompts investigation
COMPTON, Calif. (AP) — Authorities have found one human skull and eight containers with potentially more at a Los Angeles-area shop that sells spiritual items.
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Designer makes gowns out of car interior material
DETROIT (AP) — One auto supplier is taking the term “ready to wear” to a whole new level.
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Kansas lawmaker imposes dress code on female witnesses
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A dress code imposed by a Kansas Senate committee chairman that prohibits women testifying on bills from wearing low-cut necklines and miniskirts is drawing bipartisan ridicule from female legislators.
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Surgeon Reveals Root Cause Of Stomach Problems
Whatever you do…Stay away from 4 foods that a famous surgeon calls “digestive destroyers” and could cause gut yeast. This could be harming you.
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Runaway cow roped by New York City police gets new home
NEW YORK (AP) — A cow that was captured by police after fleeing from a New York City slaughterhouse has been taken in by an animal sanctuary and renamed for rock legend Freddie Mercury.
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Pittsburgh man’s obituary asks voters not to vote for Trump
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A Pittsburgh chiropractor’s obituary is asking people to not vote for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, in lieu of sending flowers.
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New York village changing logo that was butt of jokes
WHITESBORO, N.Y. (AP) — The upstate New York village of Whitesboro has confirmed that it will change its official logo a day after the image, which appears to show a white man throttling an Indian, was ridiculed on Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show.”
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Small plane lands safely in backyard after engine ices up
MACEDON, N.Y. (AP) — The pilot of a single-engine plane safely landed in a field behind a western New York home after the engine iced-up.
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Meet the Navy’s new $13 billion aircraft carrier
The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) is the most technologically-advanced warship ever built.
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Buttons as contemporary art, reimagined in NYC exhibition
NEW YORK (AP) — There’s no denying buttons are an important clothing item, but can they rise to the level of art? A new exhibition at a Manhattan gallery proves they can.
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$2M jury award for fender-bender tossed, new trial ordered
MORRISTOWN, N.J. (AP) — A $2 million award has been tossed out in the case of a man who sued following a fender-bender in central New Jersey.
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Alaska burglary suspect identified after locking keys in car
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A man suspected of burglarizing two Alaska businesses was delayed in his get-away by locking his keys in his car. A call to a cab company helped open the car but also led to his identification.
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California nudists told to cover up if they want to use gym
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — The Naturists in the OC will have to stop going au naturale if they want to keep using the Huntington Beach City Gym and Pool.
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Credit Cards Now Offer 0% Intro APR Through 2017
Credit card companies are now offering 0% intro APR for 21 months for all purchases and balance transfers or 40k bonus miles ($400 bonus) and 2x miles
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Oops! NFL refs forget balls at hotel before Patriots game
BOSTON (AP) — This ball controversy can’t be blamed on the Patriots.
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Wisconsin hunter pink-wear bill reaches governor’s desk
By Brendan O’Brien MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – Wisconsin hunters could choose blaze pink protective wear, a first for a U.S. state, if Governor Scott Walker signs a bill intended to draw more women to the sport. The legislation, approved by the state Senate late Wednesday with bipartisan support, adds…
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Baby fur seal found in bushes at California business park
HAYWARD, Calif. (AP) — An emaciated baby northern fur seal is recovering after it was found in some bushes at a San Francisco Bay Area business park, his second escape attempt in just a few months.
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Ex-casino exec, waitress, gambler charged with slot scheme
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (AP) — A casino vice president plotted with a cocktail waitress and a gambler to steal more than $400,000 from a northeastern Pennsylvania casino, orchestrating a scam involving stolen identities and free slots play, authorities said.
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Cable TV Is Dying. Here’s What Comes Next
Find out which three stocks are gearing up to take over when cable television finally dies.
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Spanish town celebrates bizarre, turnip-throwing festival
PIORNAL, Spain (AP) — Hundreds of people have been running through the streets of a tiny town in southwestern Spain, chasing a fancy-dressed, beast-like figure and pelting it with turnips.
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Utah man faces insurance fraud charges after 23 car crashes
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah officials say a man accused of getting himself into almost two dozen car crashes to collect insurance money has been charged with fraud.
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Homeless woman gives birth outside Vatican, gets offer of home
A homeless woman gave birth on a cardboard box just outside St. Peter’s Square early on Wednesday in near-freezing temperatures and later received an offer of one year’s hospitality in a Vatican institution. Police said the 35-year-old Romanian woman had gone into labor at about 2.30 a.m. in an…
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