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Eating champ delivers top pizza performance in NY
Chowdown champ Joey Chestnut has done it again - this time proving he's a pizza powerhouse.
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UK university holds artificial intelligence test
Computers argued, cracked jokes and parried trick questions Sunday, all part of an annual test of artificial intelligence carried out at the University of Reading.
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Counting cards: NY collection includes 6,356 decks
The collection spans 50 countries and four centuries and touches on subjects ranging from beer marketing to 19th-century Portuguese politics.
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Kenya's elephants send text messages to rangers
The text message from the elephant flashed across Richard Lesowapir's screen: Kimani was heading for neighboring farms.
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NY election mix-up: 'Osama' on the ballot
Who is running for president? In an upstate New York county, hundreds of voters have been sent absentee ballots in which they could vote for "Barack Osama."
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Santas coming early to Indiana town to sign oath
The grandsons of Santa Claus are coming to town.
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Woman, 72, moves after finding snakes in apartment
When 72-year-old Gladys Dressner first saw two snakes last in her new apartment last month, she froze. Days later, when an eight-inch snake crawled across her bed, she screamed. Finally, after stepping on a baby black rat snake, she moved.
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Woman accused of serving pot-laced cake to guest
West Hartford police said they charged a 51-year-old woman with assault, reckless endangerment and tampering with evidence after she allegedly served a marijuana-tainted ginger cake to her real estate agent.
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What happens after you flush? RI offers new tour
Ever wonder what happens after you yank the chain on the old commode? Rhode Island is offering tours of several wastewater treatment facilities during what its dubbed the first annual "Rhode Island Water Infrastructure Month."
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Dog dies after saving man in Trinidad from fire
A man whose dog rescued him from a house fire in Trinidad said the animal died after running back into the burning building. Trinidad & Tobago Express newspaper quoted Anderson Marcano as saying that he woke up because the dog kept barking and tugging at his pants. Marcano said he smelled the smoke and was shocked to find his house on fire.
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The week in entertainmentThe newsmakers in the entertainment world this week as seen through the lenses of Associated Press photographers' cameras.
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Photos of the weekSee the major events of the week as caught in the lenses of Associated Press photographers.
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Global financial meltdownA look at the global impact of the financial crisis, with market data and summaries of plans for several countries.
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Compare attack adsThe Associated Press evaluates two negative ads getting attention in the presidential campaign.
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Campaign Trail Photos of the WeekView photos from the past week on the campaign trail from AP photographers around the country.
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