VILNIUS, Lithuania – A baby caiman has found a new home at a Lithuanian zoo after its previous owner tried to sell it online, apparently upon realizing that the pet reptile he was raising in his bathroom wasn’t a harmless lizard. Officials at the Kaunas zoo said authorities confiscated the …
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JERUSALEM – When Israeli health inspectors spotted a mail truck crossing into Israel from the West Bank, something didn’t smell right. Further examination discovered the source of their suspicion — cheese. The agriculture ministry says the truck contained 300 kilograms (661 pounds) of cheese stuffed into cans, bottles and other …
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BAYPORT, N.Y. – Math teacher Carol Pitkewicz sees a common thread running through prom fashion over her decades at a Long Island high school. And she has that thread in her purse. For years, the soon-to-retire Pitkewicz has brought a travel-sized sewing kit to the Bayport-Blue Point High School prom …
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JEANNETTE, Pa. – If it’s the thought that counts, this one was way better late than never. A scratch-off lottery ticket bought as a last-minute Father’s Day gift has turned a Pennsylvania truck driver into an instant millionaire. The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (http://bit.ly/1SL1k4i ) first reported that 61-year-old Joseph Morrah, of …
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HONOLULU – Detectives have found the spear that was taken from King Kamehameha’s (cah-MEH’-ha-MEH’-ha) statute on Hawaii’s Big Island. The top section of the spear held by a statute of the Hawaiian warrior was reported missing Sunday. Detectives returned to the scene to continue investigating Tuesday when they found the …
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Archaeologists in the United Kingdom recently unearthed ancient relics beneath a bustling marketplace — including the remains of a “vile” dungeon. Announcing the discovery in a Sept. 23 press release, officials at the University of Leicester said the dig yielded “extraordinary evidence of 2,000 years of human activity” in Leicester’s …
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A man fed up by his roommate’s 5:30 a.m. smoothie habit garnered overwhelming support on the internet from people sympathetic to his dilemma — and his clever way of trying to deal with it. The man, who shared in a Reddit post that he’s 30 years old and from Melbourne, …
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Liv Cleary, a sports reporter for KEZI covering theOregon State-Lafayette game, went viral after fans interrupted her live shot with a new Generation Alpha meme trend. Bombarded by game watchers during her report, one attendee was several decibels higher than the others as he shouted “6-7” multiple times behind the …
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A hobbyist’s keen eye led authorities to a human skull on the bank of an Indiana river — a find that turned out to be over 4,000 years old. The Fayette County Coroner’s Office announced the discovery in an Oct. 9 press release. The skull, which was reported to authorities …
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A Florida Uber Eats driver is facing child neglect charges after his young, nonverbal son with autism was found wandering naked on a busy interstate entrance ramp. Jeremy Rouse, 35, allegedly admitted to police that he realized his son was no longer in the car with him, but he continued …
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