National News
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Poor you: Super Bowl ads featured henpecked males feeling a little too sorry for themselves
NEW YORK (AP) — So you're a guy? Poor you! more
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Officials: Man with no boarding pass arrested after Detroit airport security checkpoint breach
ROMULUS, Mich. (AP) — A portion of a terminal at Detroit Metropolitan Airport was evacuated Monday after a man without a boarding pass walked through a passenger screening checkpoint and refused to obey security officers, officials said. more
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1st US double hand transplant patient leaves Pa. hospital after rejection symptoms clear
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The nation's first double hand transplant recipient has left a Pittsburgh hospital after medicine cleared up a rash that signaled he might be rejecting his new hands. more
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Graduate student from China charged in Newark Airport security breach is due to be arraigned
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A graduate student from China charged with breaching security at New Jersey's Newark Liberty International Airport is due in court Tuesday. more
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Delayed dream comes true as widow of Minn. bridge collapse victim adopts twin Haitian toddlers Photo
BLAINE, Minn. (AP) — Betsy Sathers wears the glow of a new mother as she perches on the couch in her family room, smiling and chatting with visitors while still managing to keep an eye on the 2-year-old twins burbling and cavorting at her feet. more
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Indiana man survives on Mountain Dew after spending 3 days in snow-covered SUV in Colo.
SAGUACHE, Colo. (AP) — A 31-year-old Indiana man says he had not food but kept himself hydrated with Mountain Dew and snow while he was stuck in his snow-covered SUV in southwestern Colorado for three days. more
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11 arrested for disrupting Israeli ambassador's talk at UC Irvine
IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — Eleven students have been arrested during a raucous lecture at University of California, Irvine, where Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren spoke about U.S.-Israel relations. more
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NYC man accused of killing 5 of his girlfriend's cats pleads guilty to slaying 1 kitten
NEW YORK (AP) — A graphic designer accused of surreptitiously killing a series of his girlfriend's cats pleaded guilty Monday to aggravated animal cruelty, ending an eerie case in which authorities said the unsuspecting woman kept replacing her dying pets. more
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Cross-sections of Maine giant elm named Herbie to be put on display; tree lived to be 217
YARMOUTH, Maine (AP) — Maine officials say two cross-sections cut from a 217-year-old giant elm named Herbie will be displayed by the town of Yarmouth and the state Forest Service. more
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NY mom accused of midnight beer run found guilty in 3-year-old daughter's death in stove fire
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — A 22-year-old New York mother accused of going out on a midnight beer run when a stove fire erupted in the apartment where her children were left alone has been found guilty of criminally negligent homicide. more
Offbeat News
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Moo-ve over! Cows now outnumber humans in sheep-deprived New Zealand
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealanders who for decades have endured jokes about being outnumbered 20-to-1 by sheep have a new farm animal majority to worry about: cows. more
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Police: Man reports armed robbery after trying to buy crack with credit card in Michigan
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Authorities said a man accused of stealing a car then reporting it stolen remains in custody after telling police he was robbed at gunpoint while trying to buy crack cocaine with a credit card. The Flint Journal said the man reported Thursday night that a 2003 Chevy... more
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Delaware police say man pointed a gun at neighbor who was shoveling snow
NEW CASTLE, Del. (AP) — New Castle County Police said a man pointed a gun at a neighbor who was shoveling snow on Saturday at the Hampton Walk Apartments. A man told police a neighbor came outside while he was shoveling, pointed a gun and threatened to shoot him if he didn't stop shoveling... more
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Teen crashes parents' car through doors of Wash. high school, drives 75 yards down the hall
SHORELINE, Wash. (AP) — Sheriff's deputies said a 17-year-old boy crashed his parents' car through the doors of Shorecrest High School in Shoreline, then drove it down the hall. The car finally stopped 75 yards later when it hit a security office. Two school workers were still on the... more
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Ohio fire department says decaying radishes prompt calls over fear of gas leaks
DEFIANCE, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio fire department says the smell of decaying radishes prompted calls from residents worried about a possible gas leak. Tiffin Township Volunteer Fire Department near Defiance in northwest Ohio responded to five reports of suspicious smells in the last 45 days. A... more