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Disposable diaper breaks fall, saves child's life
A disposable diaper has saved the life of an 18-month-old boy, breaking his fall from a third-floor apartment window, officials said Thursday.
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Help-wanted ad for nanny: `My kids are a pain'
It was an unusually honest ad for a live-in nanny, a 1,000-word tome beginning, "My kids are a pain." But it worked, attracting a brave soul who's never been a nanny before.
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Ga. town's scarecrows h(a)unting for world record
This small northeastern Georgia town's population boom is frightening. In a bid to break a world record for scarecrows and scare up some fun for the fall season, thousands of straw-stuffed newcomers are creeping across town.
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Baby boy born on airliner en route to Australia
An Indian woman gave birth to a healthy boy aboard a jet airliner while flying to Australia to reunite with her husband.
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Spanish town blushes with annual tomato fight
Spanish revelers have pelted each with 113 tons of ripe tomatoes in an annual food fight. Town hall says an estimated 40,000 people took part in the hour of messy fun in the village of Bunol near Valencia. The ritual dates back to the 1940s.
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Charge dismissed in case of dog registered to vote
A judge has decided that a suburban Seattle woman who registered her Australian shepherd-terrier mix to vote has spent enough time in the legal doghouse.
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Nebraska city council votes to evict aging horse
This one-horse town is looking like becoming a no-horse town.
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Feisty puppy scares off 3 bears in NJ back yard
If only Goldilocks had a cockapoo.
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Raccoon's courthouse crime spree ends with capture
The evidence in his office gave the judge pause: a half-eaten apple and some very distinctive footprints.
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Boy, 12, accused of fleeing Texas police at 60 mph
A 12-year-old boy took his grandmother's car and led police on a chase at speeds up to 60 mph before swerving to avoid spikes in the road and crashing into a fence, police said.
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Raleigh Convention Center InteractiveThe Grand Opening of the new Raleigh Convention Center is Sept. 5 and 6.
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Tropical Storm Fay's remnants bring floodingThe remnants of Tropical Storm Fay moved into North Carolina on Tuesday, Aug. 26, and continued to dump heavy rains and cause flooding the next day.
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N.C. Drought Maps Time Lapse AnimationView a time lapse animation of drought conditions since April of 2007.
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Mohammed Taheri-Azar caseImages from the UNC 'Pit' attacker's case
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Your back-to-school photosViewers submit their back-to-school photos.
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