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at 06:50 on September 09, 2010, EDT.

Banish the tax! Romanian witches 'frighten' lawmakers into voting against levy

BUCHAREST, Romania - "Abracadabra, we'll turn all of you into toads!"

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at 03:29 on September 09, 2010, EDT.

2 arrested in Australia after wrestling python outside McDonald's; snake stolen from pet shop

MELBOURNE, Australia - Two men were arrested after bewildered diners at a McDonald's spotted them wrestling a 5-foot (1.5 metre) python named Boris in the restaurant parking lot, police said Thursday.

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at 10:42 on September 08, 2010, EDT.

Residents of Georgia street say 'Lustful Court' name inspires little pride; they want new name

MACON, Ga. - Some residents of Lustful Court in a central Georgia community say they're tired of being kidded and want the street's sin-friendly name changed.

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at 21:23 on September 05, 2010, EDT.

US woman gobbles up 181 chicken wings in 12 minutes to win New York contest, sets record

BUFFALO, N.Y. - The Black Widow of eating contests has gobbled up nearly 181 chicken wings in 12 minutes, devouring the national championship record.

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at 20:06 on September 05, 2010, EDT.

Source: Cuts have NFL union still looking into 4 teams' rookie trades

WASHINGTON - Three of the four rookies involved in curiously timed trades have now been cut, prompting the NFL players' union to continue looking into whether the deals were made to avoid paying money into a special player pool, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Sunday.

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at 15:45 on September 03, 2010, EDT.

Want your 'Bad Romance'? Carillon chimes Lady Gaga hit across school campus

AMES, Iowa - An Iowa State University music professor says the Lady Gaga club anthem "Bad Romance" translates better than you might think into the 33-metre-tall, organ-like instrument known as a carillon.

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at 20:37 on September 02, 2010, EDT.

Rain and snow aren't a problem, but posties won't put up with nasty hawk

CALGARY - Rain, snow, sleet and hail may not stop the mail from getting through, but dive-bombing birds sure will.

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at 15:34 on September 02, 2010, EDT.

Goats rescued after spending nearly 2 days on thin ledge of railway bridge over highway

HELENA, Mont. - Two young goats that wandered onto the thin ledge of a railroad bridge and spent two days high above a highway were hungry but safe when they were plucked to safety with a towering crane.

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at 04:44 on September 02, 2010, EDT.

Homeless man calls 911 from hot tub, asks for towels, hug, hot chocolate

BEAVERTON, Ore. - A homeless man who called 911 from the hot tub of a suburban Portland, Oregon home and asked for towels, hot chocolate and a hug.

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at 17:01 on September 01, 2010, EDT.

Source: NFL players' union looking into rookie trades made by 4 teams

WASHINGTON - A source requesting anonymity says the NFL players' union is looking into whether trades made by four teams this week are attempts to avoid paying money into a rookie pool.

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