Articles filed under Curious
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Jitney buses and sloppy counterfeiters made old Elgin headlinesMar 30, 2015 11:00 pm - Nowadays Uber rides for hire are making headlines, but 100 years ago "jitney buses" were carrying passengers in Elgin. Also making news in years past were a ring of slop...
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Llama escapade brings government regulatorsMar 28, 2015 1:00 am - PHOENIX - The llamas that became a social media sensation running around a Phoenix-area retirement enclave last month are saying goodbye to the spotlight with one last e...
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Ikea nixes massive hide and seek games at Dutch storesMar 16, 2015 11:00 pm - THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - Ikea has a message for people wanting to converge on its stores for giant games of hide and seek: Go play someplace else. The phenomenon ha...
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Bill sent out in 1969 returned to Maine water districtMar 15, 2015 11:00 pm - BRUNSWICK, Maine (AP) - A bill for $1.40 sent out by a Maine water district almost a half-century ago has finally been returned. The Brunswick and Topsham Water District...
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Cost to reopen Philadelphia's Ghost Station could top $18MMar 15, 2015 11:00 pm - CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) - A closed Philadelphia train stop commonly referred to as Ghost Station could be reopened at a cost exceeding $18 million. The Delaware River Port Aut...
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Going full circle for math and pastries on a special Pi DayMar 13, 2015 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Saturday is the day when love of math and a hankering for pastry come full circle. Saturday is Pi Day, a once-in-a-year calendar date that this time square...
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Bowler throws grenade instead of ball in Ukraine, 2 injuredMar 12, 2015 11:00 pm - KIEV, Ukraine (AP) - Two people have been injured while bowling in a rebel-controlled area of east Ukraine after a player rolled a grenade instead of a ball. A separatis...
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Wildlife officers resuscitate poached sturgeon in CaliforniaMar 12, 2015 11:00 pm - SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - State wildlife officers resuscitated a 66-inch sturgeon and cited the man who pulled the fish from the Sacramento River. Janice Mackey of the D...
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Crocodile found in New Jersey basement during drug raidMar 12, 2015 11:00 pm - TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Five drug raids in New Jersey have led to the seizure of the normal assortment of marijuana, ecstasy and guns and the removal of one not-so normal t...
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What exit? New Jersey question getting a bit trickierMar 12, 2015 11:00 pm - WOODBRIDGE, N.J. (AP) - It may take some New Jersey residents a little more thought to answer that quintessential question: What exit are you from? Some interchanges on ...