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Hamburgers for life reward to man who helped Ohio kidnap victims

CLEVELAND - The man made famous for putting down his Big Mac to help free three women held captive for about a decade in a Cleveland house will never have to buy a hamburger in his hometown again.

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Chinese businessman pays record price for Belgian racing pigeon

BRUSSELS - A Chinese businessman has paid a world record 310,000 euros ($398,500) for a Belgian pigeon, highlighting Asia's huge and growing interest in racing birds.

21 May 2013

Czech police seize 1 million liters of illegal booze

PRAGUE - Czech police found a million liters of illegal alcohol hidden in underground tanks in one of the biggest seizures of untaxed booze ever.

21 May 2013

Marijuana waste helps turn pot-eating pigs into tasty pork roast

OLYMPIA, Washington - With Washington state about to embark on a first-of-its-kind legal market for recreational marijuana, the budding ranks of new cannabis growers face a quandary over what to do with the excess stems, roots and leaves from their plants.

20 May 2013

A gnome grows in Chelsea - at the flower show, that is

LONDON - Some spectators at London's Chelsea Flower Show wouldn't be caught dead with one in the trunk of their Bentley, but garden gnomes have turned up at the show's 100th edition this year, for charity.

20 May 2013

Man climbs onto dome of St Peter's to protest Italian politics

ROME - A man climbed onto a ledge on the dome of St Peter's Basilica on Monday and unfurled a banner protesting against a "political horror show", an apparent reference to Italy's embattled coalition struggling with recession and high unemployment.

20 May 2013

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The last huzzah?

Today, this site freezes in time. You can always revisit it for a little nostalgia, like that old amusement park in the creepy part of town, with all the chains and cobwebs...

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