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Wilshere in charity challenge to rivals Spurs (Reuters)

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LONDON (Reuters) – Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere will donate 3,000 pounds to charity if his team finish lower than arch-rivals Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League at the end of the season.Spurs, who have not finished above their north London neighbours since 1993, moved into third position by beating Aston Villa 2-0 at White Hart [...]

Students no longer need to give professor snacks (AP)

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. – A California university professor can no longer demand snacks from students taking his psychology classes.Sacramento State professor George Parrott has demanded snacks from his students for 39 years. Students were told of the snack demand on the first day of class. But two weeks ago he walked out of his Psychology 101 [...]

Police: WA woman, 59, chases down purse snatcher (AP)

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LONGVIEW, Wash. – Police say a 59-year-old woman chased down a purse snatcher who was fleeing on a bicycle in Longview, Wash., pulled him to the ground and grabbed back her purse.Two witnesses detained the man until officers arrived.According to court documents filed this week, the purse snatch took place in a Safeway parking lot [...]

More victims reported in “fix-a-flat” cosmestic surgery case (Reuters)

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MIAMI (Reuters) – More alleged victims are coming forward in the case of a Florida resident accused of injecting “super glue” and flat-tire repair materials into the buttocks of a woman in a botched illegal cosmetic surgery procedure, the Florida Department of Health said on Tuesday.Oneal Ron Morris, 30, was arrested by Miami Gardens police [...]

Typo leads to wrong candidate’s election in Conn. (AP)

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DERBY, Conn. – A typo has led to the election of the wrong man to a finance board in Derby, Conn.James J. Butler was the highest vote-getter, winning 1,526 votes for the 10-member Board of Apportionment and Taxation, which monitors the town’s finances.However, his father, 72-year-old James R. Butler, was the candidate nominated by Democrats. [...]

Founder sells Milwaukee cafe for $100, promise of food (Reuters)

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MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – For a mere dollarsignr100, Nell Benton has found herself not just a job, but sole ownership in a restaurant that would seem to be a perfect fit.It’s not often a viable neighborhood restaurant is sold for dollarsignr100 and Benton said she feels fortunate to be chosen to run the socially conscious cafe [...]

Asthmatics given new hope with new air cleaning machine

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“Our findings support the importance of focusing exposure control interventions on the breathing zone, and highlight the role of nocturnal exposures in precipitating airway inflammation and symptoms in patients with atopic asthma.” The European study of patients, aged seven to 70, found those who used the device recorded 15 per cent better quality of life [...]

Woman jailed for stealing $1 million from Mark Twain House (Reuters)

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(Reuters) – A former employee of author Mark Twain’s historic Connecticut home who admitted to embezzling more than dollarsignr1 million from it in a long-running scheme was sentenced on Monday to 3-1/2 years in prison and ordered to pay restitution of and taxes on the stolen funds.Judge Warren Eginton of U.S. District Court in Bridgeport, [...]

Two wallabies attacked in London park

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The two creatures were introduced into Brent Lodge Animal Park in Ealing, west London, last week to replace Bruce, who was also killed last month. Bruce, who was a companion to Rolph, was apparently beheaded by an intruder on October 19. The new wallabies were found dead after they were attacked on November 15. The [...]

Epic Christmas light display set to Angry Birds tune

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The impressive minute long display – seen here being tested in advance of Christmas – is set to a cover version of the theme song by artist Pomplamoose, and is just one of a number of musical spectacles arranged by the US household. Using sequencing software, thousands of lights and many metres of wiring, John [...]