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Pa. judge sentences juror for swine flu hoax
DOYLESTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A suburban Philadelphia man who falsely told a court employee that he had to leave jury duty because he had swine flu has been ordered to spend three days in court observing jury trials.
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Jury sides with NYC police in clown's lawsuit
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal jury has ruled that New York City police didn't use excessive force when they arrested a professional clown who left a suspicious device that turned out to be a balloon inflator inside a coffee shop.
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Woman finds 650-pound cow in pool
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Call it udder shock. A South Carolina woman who heard a giant splash in her backyard discovered a 650-pound cow had fallen into her swimming pool.
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Drilling for Scotch whiskey on frozen continent
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A beverage company has asked a team to drill through Antarctica's ice for a lost cache of some vintage Scotch whiskey that has been on the rocks since a century ago.
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Man drives million-dollar Bugatti into pond
LA MARQUE, Texas (AP) — Police say a low-flying pelican distracted a driver in Texas, causing him to veer off a road and drive his million-dollar sports car into a salt marsh.
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Man gets DUI driving lawn tractor
EXPORT, Pa. (AP) — A western Pennsylvania man faces a preliminary hearing next month on charges he drove drunk — on a lawn tractor on his way to buy more beer at a store.
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Milwaukee robbers see Army ID, return wallet
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Milwaukee Army reservist's military identification gained him some street cred Tuesday, when he says four men who mugged him at gunpoint returned his belongings, and thanked him for his service, after finding the ID.
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Woman drives into aquarium at Tampa airport
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The driver and the child in her lap survived when a pickup truck slammed into a 1,500-gallon aquarium at Tampa International Airport. The tropical fish were not so lucky.
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