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Furry felons rob SAfrican tourists, steal food
Visitors to South Africa's premier holiday destination who are worried about becoming victims of the country's high crime rate could find themselves instead robbed by a more furry kind of felon: baboons.
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Chef Paula Deen accidentally hit by charity ham
Celebrity chef Paula Deen got an unexpected serving of ham — across her face.
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Sparkling reindeer-dung jewelry sells at Ill. zoo
Sparkly reindeer-dung necklaces are going on sale at an Illinois zoo that hopes to attract the same holiday shoppers who swept up its dung Christmas ornaments last year.
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Agent showing house finds pile of bones
A real estate agent showing a house got to the basement and found about 100 human bones in a corner.
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Kangaroo tries to drown dog, attacks owner
A kangaroo startled by a man walking his dog attacked the pair, pinning the pet underwater and slashing the owner in the abdomen with its hind legs. The Australian, Chris Rickard, was in stable condition Monday after the attack, which ended when the 49-year-old elbowed the kangaroo in the throat.
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Mass. woman seeks funds for turkey's eye surgery
A Massachusetts woman is seeking donations from fellow pet lovers to help pay for eye surgery for her turkey named Jerry. Lyndsey Medeiros and her husband adopted three-year-old Jerry and another turkey from a Rhode Island farm last week. But Jerry has cataracts, and the eye problems mean he can't at independently or join his female companion, Penelope, in flying.
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Tavern owner says he'll unveil 100-proof turkey
You'll need to be 21 to take a bite out of this Thanksgiving turkey. New York City tavern owner Paul Hurley said he'll unveil what he is calling the nation's first 100-proof turkey on Monday. A spokesman for the owner of O'Casey's Tavern in Midtown Manhattan said that the bird is infused with fruitflavored and 100-proof Georgi vodka for three days before being cooked.
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Police: RI teen skipped school, robbed bank
Police say a 17-year-old Warwick boy who skipped school to rob a bank has been arrested after leaving fingerprints on the threatening note he passed to the teller. Warwick police Capt. Sean Collins said the boy handed a note riddled with misspellings to a teller Thursday, demanding money or "everyoe will be shot.
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Me-OW! Cat survives Illinois outage-causing run-in
A cat went from meow to ow when officials say it accidentally made contact with a substation's fuse, causing an outage to about 1,500 homes and businesses in southwestern Illinois. The feline apparently survived the encounter early Monday in the Greene County city of Carrollton.
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Ga. high court rules mower isn't a motor vehicle
A riding lawn mower may have four wheels, a powerful engine and can cost as much as a used car. If it's stolen, however, the Georgia Supreme Court concluded Monday that it's not a motor vehicle.