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Pa. grad student sues, says C-plus cost her $1.3M
EASTON, Pa. (AP) -- Talk about grade inflation....

Dallas chocolatier pumps out chocolate high heels

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DALLAS (AP) -- Florists and chocolate-makers are working around the clock in the run-up to Valentine's Day....

Hula! Thailand breaks hula hoop dancing record

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PATHUMTHANI, Thailand (AP) -- Nearly 4,500 Thai contestants celebrated after setting a world record for the most people dancing with hula hoops simultaneously in one place....




Ky. pastor wants snakes confiscated in Tenn.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Pastor Jamie Coots insists he wasn't trying to wriggle out of anything or rattle anyone's cage when he drove five snakes through Tennessee. He just wanted to get the serpents to church in Kentucky....

Hacker warns of zombies on 2 Mich. TV broadcasts
MARQUETTE, Mich. (AP) -- No, zombies aren't attacking northern Michigan....

Boy's postcard mailed in 1967 turns up in Oklahoma
PAULS VALLEY, Okla. (AP) -- It may have taken 46 years, but one boy's postcard has made it home to Mom....

NYC Valentine's Day sewage tour back by 'demand'
NEW YORK (AP) -- Lovers of the unusual are getting another chance to impress their Valentines this year in New York City....

Swedish ice pole-sitting contest has 6 winners

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STOCKHOLM (AP) -- Six contestants have braved butt-numbing cold and boredom to win an annual ice pole-sitting contest in northern Sweden....

Stella! Ornery dog leads to $1M Idaho lottery win
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- A group of blue collar University of Utah workers will split $1 million in lottery winnings thanks to a set of keys left in a truck and an ornery little dog named "Stella."...

Iowa governor pardons pig before bacon festival
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- A young pig has won a reprieve from the frying pan just as Iowa's popular bacon festival is about to begin....

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