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ALL 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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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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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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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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A wealthy Florida man has adopted his longtime adult girlfriend in a move critics say is aimed at shielding assets.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) -- With 120 lions, tigers and other big cats on the grounds, the owner of a Colorado refuge didn't think he needed a security system....
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A genetic study confirms kneading muscles reduces inflammation and spurs cell's energy-production.
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A woman who appeared to not have any teeth in surveillance photos from a bank robbery told police she needed the money for dentures.
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