Articles filed under Curious
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Broken treetop hanging on wire gets holiday decorDec 17, 2014 10:00 pm - INDIAN ISLAND, Wash. (AP) - Some Washington state residents are getting in the holiday spirit by decorating a Douglas fir that toppled onto an unused utility line in a r...
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Johns Hopkins mistakenly welcomes wrong studentsDec 16, 2014 10:00 pm - BALTIMORE (AP) - Johns Hopkins University mistakenly sent nearly 300 applicants welcome messages when they were actually rejected or deferred, and now the school has iss...
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Unclaimed ashes to be scattered on Puget SoundDec 16, 2014 10:00 pm - TACOMA, Wash. (AP) - The Pierce County medical examiner plans to scatter the unclaimed ashes of 23 people on the waters of Puget Sound. Dr. Thomas Clark says many of the...
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France wants ban on new cannabis-extract "e-joint"Dec 15, 2014 10:00 pm - PARIS (AP) - France's health minister has said she wants to ban a controversial cannabis-extract electronic cigarette that's been launched in France. Marisol Touraine to...
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Mystery man hands out $100 bills in MassachusettsDec 15, 2014 10:00 pm - BARNSTABLE, Mass. (AP) - A generous mystery man has made the holiday season a little brighter for employees of two Massachusetts coffee shops. A man wearing a cowboy hat...
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Goodwill workers find cremated remains in donationDec 14, 2014 10:00 pm - LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) - Two boxes of cremated human remains mistakenly included among household items donated to an Indiana Goodwill have been reunited with the deceased'...
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Rings given to Salvation Army fetch $21K for toysDec 14, 2014 10:00 pm - BOSTON (AP) - Not even J.R.R. Tolkien could dream up rings as precious as these. A former Salvation Army bell ringer is paying $21,000 for a diamond engagement ring and ...
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Cat survives trip in moving box from Va. to HawaiiDec 02, 2014 10:00 pm - SUFFOLK, Va. (AP) - A cat has used up at least one of its nine lives after surviving a monthlong trip in a moving box with no food or water. Ashley Barth tells WAVY-TV (...
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Australia: Embassies not there for absurd requestsDec 02, 2014 10:00 pm - CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - No, you can't get a loan to pay for a prostitute in Thailand. And seeking assistance to evict a polecat above a ceiling in the U.S. is going t...
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Australia acts to curb travelers' absurd requestsDec 02, 2014 10:00 pm - CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - Australia's government is taking steps to curb Australian travelers' soaring expectations of what help they can get from their embassies, such...