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Man allegedly assaults girlfriend with burger
A Vero Beach man faces a domestic violence charge after authorities said he assaulted his girlfriend with a cheeseburger. An Indian River County Sheriff's Office arrest report said a 22-year-old man and his girlfriend got into an argument as they sat in a car in front of their home.
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Man allegedly attacks speed camera with pickax
A 26-year-old man faces criminal charges after being accused of using a pickax to attack a speed enforcement camera recently installed along a Phoenix-area freeway.
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NJ woman sues Pa. sports bar for toilet seat break
A woman is suing a Pennsylvania sports bar and restaurant, saying she got stuck inside a toilet bowl for 20 minutes after the seat broke.
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Woman gets probation for setting tow truck on fire
A 20-year-old woman received two years probation for setting a tow truck on fire as it was rolling away from an apartment complex with a car. A Multnomah County judge also ordered Elizabeth Allen to complete alcohol treatment, 80 hours of community service and a mental health evaluation.
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Shoplifting suspect uses Taser on Wal-Mart worker
Two suspected shoplifters are arrested after one of them zapped a Wichita Wal-Mart employee with a Taser. Police said that two Wal-Mart workers on Wednesday afternoon confronted a pair of women who tried to leave the store without paying for merchandise. At that point, one of the women fired an electroshock from the Taser.
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Leaving on a jet plane? Texas airport has karaoke
Leaving on a jet plane? Is the waiting the hardest part? Try airport karaoke! Houston's Bush International Airport is setting up karaoke booths for travelers, just in time for the holidays. One was to be up and running on Thursday afternoon, airport officials said.
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The one that didn't get away yields long-lost ring
The one that didn't get away held an unlikely surprise for a Texas man. The blue-stoned class ring of Joe Richardson, engraved with his name, turned up inside an 8-pound bass 21 years after he lost it while fishing on Lake Sam Rayburn.
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Man uses candy cane to subdue attacker with knife
A man using a candy cane lawn ornament fended off a knife-wielding neighbor who had been attacking holiday guests at a Sacramento home. Police spokesman Sgt. Norm Leong said the man used the two-foot-tall plastic ornament to subdue the attacker until officers arrived.
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Customer spots cook butchering deer in pizzeria
A Pennsylvania pizzeria insists venison is not on the menu - despite the impression a customer may have gotten when she saw one of the cooks butchering a deer in the shop's kitchen.
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Fla. man accused of making boy drive on beer run
Authorities in southwest Florida say an intoxicated man had his 9-year-old son take him on a beer run. Cape Coral police arrested the 27-year-old man last week, after seeing a pickup truck drive onto a median.
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10 questions with Nicholas SparksAuthor Nicholas Sparks answers your questions about battling writer's block and writing romantic story lines.
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10 questions with John Paul Womble - The Alliance of AIDS ServicesJohn Paul Womble answers your questions about contracting AIDS and myths surrounding the disease.
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10 questions with Hurricanes' Goalie Cam WardCam Ward answers your questions about winning the Stanley Cup, superstitions on game days and smack talk on the ice.
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49th Annual WRAL-TV Tower LightingWRAL-TV's tower has been changed into a 300-foot Christmas tree, with 2,805 colored lights and three stars on Monday, Dec. 1, 2008.
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A year of N.C. Drought MapsView a time lapse animation of drought conditions during the last year.
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The week in photosA look at the top news, politics and sports stories of the week through the lenses of Associated Press photographers.
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Gallery: Black Friday shoppingA look at shoppers across the country on Black Friday.
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The week in entertainmentA look at the top entertainment stories this week through the lenses of Associated Press photographers.
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