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USA Offbeat - UK OffbeatMODESTO, Calif. (AP) -- Authorities say a helicopter encountered mechanical problems before making an emergency landing at an elementary school playground in a Modesto, Calif., neighborhood....
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When female pro snowboarder Meesh Hytner was riding down a Colorado mountain, she triggered a terrifying avalanche. Hytner was able to deploy an airbag so she could remain on the surface of the giant slab as it broke out above her.
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CHICAGO (AP) -- A Chicago college is offering a class on the Occupy movement....
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Competitive-eating champ Takeru Kobayashi (tah-kah-roo koh-bee-yah-shee) conquered Philadelphia's annual gustatory gorge-fest by eating 337 chicken wings in a half-hour before a crowd of nearly 20,000 at Wing Bowl XX....
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Driver of refrigerator truck was stealing ice from Jorge Montt glacier, trying to sell to upscale bars, restaurants
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Prison inmates who make decals for Vermont police slipped a pig into the seal, which ended up on perhaps 30 patrol cars.
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A woman who called the wrong number when she suffered a stroke still found help a couple of time zones away.
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Five-year-old pet rabbit wasn't trained to herd sheep, but probably picked it up from watching dogs do the task
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Permanent Link: Swedish sheep-herding bunny becomes viral hit
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A zoo in Kazakhstan, where overnight temperatures have dipped to nearly -40C, is giving monkeys a wine concoction as a remedy against flu.
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A US graffiti artist who painted Facebook's offices is set to become a millionaire when the social network begins trading as a public company.
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STOCKHOLM (AP) -- Champis the bunny doesn't only hop - he also knows how to herd his masters' flock of sheep, possibly having picked up on the skill after watching trained dogs do the job....
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ALEPPO, Pa. (AP) -- A runaway elk can't go home to Pennsylvania, even if it wanted to....
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CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio (AP) -- An Ohio woman called the wrong number when she was experiencing a medical attack but still found help a couple of time zones away....
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A fireman guides a plane to land at an airport in India after air traffic controllers fail to turn up for work, it emerges.
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HELENA, Mont. (AP) -- A 250-pound man with a history of jumping on the backs of student athletes in the Pacific Northwest has pleaded guilty to assault....
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MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) -- A prison inmate who makes stationery and license plates pulled a fast one on state police by adding the image of a pig to the state decal on their cruisers....
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Two police officers were cleared of wrongdoing Thursday for using pepper spray and a baton on a dozen spectators performing a traditional Polynesian war dance after a Utah high school's losing football game....
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A Lego man launched into space, the sport of ice golf and Luxembourg's Prime Minister doing something unexpected. It's the week's weird and wonderful video stories in Newsbeat's Odd Box with Dominic Byrne.
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We all know Punxsutawney Phil, but there are multiple weather-predicting groundhogs around the USA with differing forecasts.
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NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- They say you can't take it with you when you die, but that's not necessarily true for the wealthiest Americans - like Donald Trump....
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