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  1. Two baby conjoined barn swallows rest after a fall from their nest Thursday morning, July 17, 2008 in Searcy, Ark. The rare bird discovery was made by a White County resident in her front yard on Thursday. The unusual duo is already sparking the interest of national museums. (AP Photo/Daily Citizen, Samuel Peebles)
    Apparent conjoined barn swallows found in Arkansas AP - 2 hours, 53 minutes ago Sent 134 times

    LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - An apparent set of conjoined twin birds — an incredibly rare find — has been discovered in Arkansas, authorities said.

  2. It's the law: No sagging pants in Chicago suburb AP - Sun Jul 20, 2:06 PM ET Sent 121 times

    LYNWOOD, Ill. - Be careful if you have saggy pants in the south Chicago suburb of Lynwood. Village leaders have passed an ordinance that would levy $25 fines against anyone showing three inches or more of their underwear in public.

  3. File photo shows stacks of dollar bills seized from anti-drugs operations in Mexico City. A package of baby nappies yielded nearly half a million dollars in cash after soldiers conducted a routine search in the country's northwest(AFP/PGR/File)
    Half million dollars found in diapers in Mexico AFP - Fri Jul 18, 11:22 PM ET Sent 22 times

    MEXICO CITY (AFP) - A package of baby diapers yielded an unlikely load in Mexico on Friday, according to the defense ministry: nearly half a million dollars in cash.

  4. With this fake wife, I divorce thee Reuters - Fri Jul 18, 10:43 AM ET Sent 13 times

    KOLKATA, India (Reuters) - An Indian man who took an impersonator to court to get a divorce faces legal action after his real wife found out, lawyers said Friday.

  5. US President George W. Bush (R) walks with California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger as he arrives for an inspection tour of wildfire damage and response in Redding, California, in this file photo from July 17, 2008. San Francisco voters, never thrilled with Bush, may give the U.S. president a parting shot in November by naming a sewage plant after him.REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
    Voters weigh renaming sewage plant after Bush Reuters - Fri Jul 18, 8:28 PM ET Sent 11 times

    SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - San Francisco voters, never thrilled with George W. Bush, may give the U.S. president a parting shot in November by naming a sewage plant after him.

  6. Supporters of the Presidential Memorial Commission, from left to right, Brian McConnell, Chip Isaac, and Stacey Reineccius, arrive at San Francisco City in San Francisco, Monday, July 7, 2008 to turned in their application to propose to rename the Oceanside Water Pollution Control Plant to the George W. Bush Sewage Plant. The supporters are hoping to put the idea before San Francisco voters as a November ballot issue. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
    Proposed George W. Bush Sewage Plant makes ballot AP - Thu Jul 17, 8:27 PM ET Sent 10 times

    SAN FRANCISCO - A measure seeking to commemorate President Bush's years in office by slapping his name on a San Francisco sewage plant has qualified for the November ballot.

  7. Putrid whale carcass parts stink up Oahu street AP - Sat Jul 19, 6:21 AM ET Sent 8 times

    HONOLULU - Getting the rotting corpse of a dead sperm whale off Oahu's North Shore was only the start of the problem.

  8. Two-thirds of Egyptian men harass women? Reuters - Thu Jul 17, 1:15 PM ET Sent 3 times

    CAIRO (Reuters) - Nearly two-thirds of Egyptian men admit to having sexually harassed women in the most populous Arab country, and a majority say women themselves are to blame for their maltreatment, a survey showed Thursday.

  9. NY man loses prosthetic leg while skydiving AP - Fri Jul 18, 3:57 PM ET Sent 3 times

    POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. - An upstate New York man says he's still upbeat despite losing the same leg twice. Scott Listemann told the Poughkeepsie Journal that he laughs about losing his foot and lower leg "both the first time and the second time."

  10. Fla. officer fired for demanding free coffee AP - Fri Jul 18, 2:58 PM ET Sent 2 times

    DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - An internal affairs report says a Daytona Beach police officer demanded free coffee and tea from a Starbucks and threatened employees with slower emergency response times if they refused.

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  1. Conjoined barn swallows cause stir in Arkansas AP - Sat Jul 19, 2:12 PM ET

    LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - It's an Arkansas bird story that at first might be hard to swallow. A pair of conjoined barn swallows, attached at the hip by skin and possibly muscle tissue, will be sent to the Smithsonian Institution for study and examination, Arkansas wildlife officials said Friday. If confirmed, officials say it could prove to be an incredibly rare find — a set of conjoined twins among birds.

  2. It's the law: No sagging pants in Chicago suburb AP - Sun Jul 20, 2:06 PM ET

    LYNWOOD, Ill. - Be careful if you have saggy pants in the south Chicago suburb of Lynwood. Village leaders have passed an ordinance that would levy $25 fines against anyone showing three inches or more of their underwear in public.

  3. File photo shows stacks of dollar bills seized from anti-drugs operations in Mexico City. A package of baby nappies yielded nearly half a million dollars in cash after soldiers conducted a routine search in the country's northwest(AFP/PGR/File)
    Half million dollars found in diapers in Mexico AFP - Fri Jul 18, 11:15 PM ET

    MEXICO CITY (AFP) - A package of baby diapers yielded an unlikely load in Mexico on Friday, according to the defense ministry: nearly half a million dollars in cash.

  4. Blessed are the boxers, altered for wounded troops AP - Sat Jul 19, 1:20 PM ET

    CASCO TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Blessed are the boxer shorts.

  5. With this fake wife, I divorce thee Reuters - Fri Jul 18, 10:43 AM ET

    KOLKATA, India (Reuters) - An Indian man who took an impersonator to court to get a divorce faces legal action after his real wife found out, lawyers said Friday.

  6. Mexico captures submarine loaded with drugs Reuters - Thu Jul 17, 1:16 PM ET

    MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican troops seized a small submarine smuggling drugs in the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, the military said.

  7. A photographer takes pictures of a shipment of cocaine that was intercepted in northwestern Spain, July 5. Police in the southern Spanish city of Seville have been left red-faced after more than 100 kilos of drugs were stolen from police headquarters and replaced with talcum powder, a spokesman has said.(AFP/File/Miguel Riopa)
    Drugs seized in Spain replaced with talcum powder AFP - Fri Jul 18, 9:14 AM ET

    MADRID (AFP) - Police in the southern Spanish city of Seville have been left red-faced after more than 100 kilos of drugs were stolen from police headquarters and replaced with talcum powder, a spokesman said Friday.

  8. A cubicle is seen at the Oxford Circus lavatories as they re-open to the public in London, May 20, 2005. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez
    Dutch workers recover money flushed down toilet Reuters - Fri Jul 18, 9:22 AM ET

    AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A Dutch woman who accidentally flushed 900 euros (714 pounds) down the toilet got her money back after workers fished the bank notes from the drain.

  9. Putrid whale carcass parts stink up Oahu street AP - Sat Jul 19, 6:21 AM ET

    HONOLULU - Getting the rotting corpse of a dead sperm whale off Oahu's North Shore was only the start of the problem.

  10. This recent but undated photo, supplied by Mike Berg, shows a corn maze that Carlene and Duane Schultz are developing on their property in Elva. Wis. The maze, which reads 'thanks' and shows quarteback Brett Favre's upper body holding a football, opens on Sept. 1. Even though Favre's desire to be released from the Green Bay Packers has created a controversy, Carlene Schultz thinks people will still be open to going through the maze.(AP Photo/Mike Berg)
    Wisconsin family creates maze to thank Brett Favre AP - Thu Jul 17, 3:45 PM ET

    ELEVA, Wis. - Carlene and Duane Schultz decided to use Brett Favre's image in their corn maze after he announced his retirement in the spring. And even though Favre's desire to be released from the Packers has created controversy, Carlene Schultz thinks people will be open to going through the maze when it opens Sept. 1.

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  1. With this fake wife, I divorce thee Reuters - Fri Jul 18, 3:57 AM ET Avg. Rating: 4.7

    KOLKATA, India (Reuters) - An Indian man who took an impersonator to court to get a divorce faces legal action after his real wife found out, lawyers said on Friday.

  2. Flowerpot's spontaneous combustion blamed for fire AP - Thu Jul 17, 8:18 PM ET Avg. Rating: 4.5

    MENDOTA HEIGHTS, Minn. - Fire investigators said a fire that destroyed a Mendota Heights home last week was caused by a flowerpot. Fire Chief John Maczko said a flowerpot on the home's deck spontaneously combusted.

  3. Two-thirds of Egyptian men harass women Reuters - Thu Jul 17, 11:05 AM ET Avg. Rating: 4.4

    CAIRO (Reuters) - Nearly two-thirds of Egyptian men admit to having sexually harassed women in the most populous Arab country, and a majority say women themselves are to blame for their maltreatment, a survey showed on Thursday.

  4. A lightning strike. The owners of an apartment in the central Latvian town of Smiltene escaped unscathed when lightning struck their home, but their dining table fared far worse, according to a report.(AFP/File/Gent Shkullaku)
    Latvian lightning strike pulverises dining table AFP - Thu Jul 17, 7:16 AM ET Avg. Rating: 4.4

    RIGA (AFP) - The owners of an apartment in the central Latvian town of Smiltene escaped unscathed when lightning struck their home, but their dining table fared far worse, according to a Thursday report.

  5. Mexico captures submarine loaded with drugs Reuters - Thu Jul 17, 1:16 PM ET Avg. Rating: 4.3

    MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican troops seized a small submarine smuggling drugs in the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, the military said.

  6. Two-thirds of Egyptian men harass women? Reuters - Thu Jul 17, 1:15 PM ET Avg. Rating: 4.3

    CAIRO (Reuters) - Nearly two-thirds of Egyptian men admit to having sexually harassed women in the most populous Arab country, and a majority say women themselves are to blame for their maltreatment, a survey showed Thursday.

  7. Blessed are the boxers, altered for wounded troops AP - Sat Jul 19, 1:20 PM ET Avg. Rating: 4.3

    CASCO TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Blessed are the boxer shorts.

  8. Pizza clerk surprised to find robber is her dad AP - Thu Jul 17, 8:18 PM ET Avg. Rating: 4.3

    DENTON, Texas - Police said they will not file charges against a clerk whose parents and husband were charged with robbing the pizza restaurant where she worked, officials said. Police said the clerk didn't know they planned to rob the Pizza Patron Friday night.

  9. Drugs seized in Spain replaced with talcum powder AFP - Fri Jul 18, 9:14 AM ET Avg. Rating: 4.3

    MADRID (AFP) - Police in the southern Spanish city of Seville have been left red-faced after more than 100 kilos of drugs were stolen from police headquarters and replaced with talcum powder, a spokesman said Friday.

  10. Fla. officer fired for demanding free coffee AP - Fri Jul 18, 2:58 PM ET Avg. Rating: 4.2

    DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - An internal affairs report says a Daytona Beach police officer demanded free coffee and tea from a Starbucks and threatened employees with slower emergency response times if they refused.

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