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  1. UPS driver surpasses 1 million miles in his truck

    A routine package delivery turned into a milestone for a UPS driver in East Texas. Brent Boyd, 51, on Thursday surpassed one million miles on his UPS delivery truck, the same vehicle he's driven for 22 years with the company.

    1. Updated Sep. 4 9:06 p.m.
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  2. Cats rescued after apparently starting house fire

    Chattanooga firefighters rescued several cats during a house fire that investigators say was probably caused by the cats themselves.

    1. Posted Sep. 4 6:06 p.m.
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  3. Man accused of making license plate 'disappear'

    New York authorities didn't see this one coming. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey says the driver of a tractor-trailer rigged the front license plate of his vehicle so that it would "disappear" as he drove through a toll plaza, allowing him to avoid paying the $40 fee.

    1. Posted Sep. 4 3:14 p.m.
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  4. Boy doles out hundreds of fake $20 bills at school

    Authorities say an 8-year-old boy was handing out hundreds of dollars in fake $20 bills at an Ocala elementary school. School officials reported the boy to police on Tuesday.

    1. Posted Sep. 4 3:59 p.m.
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  5. Man shows up in Pa. court with loaded handgun

    A central Pennsylvania man faces additional charges after showing up for a hearing on summary charges of public drunkenness and disorderly conduct with a loaded handgun.

    1. Posted Sep. 4 3:55 p.m.
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  6. Mass. police arrest pair wearing stolen clothing

    Police say two Springfield residents who cleared a downtown clothing store of its entire inventory were easy to nab - they were arrested wearing some of the stolen clothing with price tags still attached.

    1. Posted Sep. 4 3:51 p.m.
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  7. Neb. man sues prosecutor to get his leg back

    After being shot five times, a western Nebraska man had to go to court to get his prosthetic leg back from prosecutors.

    1. Posted Sep. 4 6:26 a.m.
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  8. Alleged thief leaves giveaway clue - his signature

    Police didn't have much trouble finding a man accused of using a stolen credit card - he signed his own name on one of the receipts.

    1. Updated Sep. 4 8:51 a.m.
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  9. Cross-dressing thief leaves fake breast behind

    Police in Port St. Lucie are on the lookout for a cross-dressing man who snatched a 74-year-old woman's purse. As if that weren't odd enough, they're depending on a strange clue. The suspect left behind a condom filled with water he had been using as a fake breast.

    1. Sep. 3, 2008
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  10. Mountain jumper survives crash after chute problem

    A Norwegian BASE jumper said he learned a hard lesson about tempting fate after surviving a spine-chilling crash from a mile-high mountain.

    1. Updated Sep. 4 12:08 p.m.
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