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Monday, December 12, 2011

Sorority sisters busted for stealing baby Jesus, other statues from public nativity scene

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Sorority sisters busted for stealing baby Jesus, other statues from public nativity scene
Police found stolen figures found on college president's lawn
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"Holy grail" of gold coins sells for $7.4M
An exceedingly rare 1787 gold Brasher doubloon has been sold for $7.4 million, one of the highest prices ever paid for a gold coin.
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Firehouse burns while crew celebrates holidays
While the Linn-San Manuel firefighting department was celebrating at their holiday party on Saturday, they received an emergency 911 call. Unfortunately, they had to run home: Their own station was on fire.
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School lends belts to students with saggy pants
Starting this week, students at one South Carolina high school won't get disciplined right away for wearing saggy pants. Instead, school officials will lend them a belt.
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Chip on pot caused by Antiques Roadshow visit costs man £12,000
Alan Bridges hasn't had the best of luck. As the 75-year-old wrapped up a vase to be valued on the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow, he accidentally knocked its side, causing a small chip to appear. Little did he realise but that chip was to cost him £12,000.
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'Superman' saves man hit by car in Australia
Emergency room doctor was dressed as Man of Steel for bachelor party
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'Elvis' Monkey, Psychedelic Gecko Found in SE Asia
A psychedelic gecko and a monkey with an "Elvis" hairdo are among 208 new species described last year by scientists in the Mekong River region of Southeast Asia, a conservation group announced Monday.
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Missing Doctor Who episodes found by BBC
Doctor Who fans were treated to an early Christmas special after the BBC announced it had found two previously missing episodes from the 1960s.
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Wife asks for divorce on road sign
A fed-up wife announced to her husband she wanted a divorce — by stringing up a massive banner near to one of Britain's busiest motorways
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8st woman smothered to death 'in 15 seconds' by 13st boyfriend as they slept on sofa
Susan Nicholson, 52, suffocated when Robert Trigg, 47, rolled on top of her
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Cuddly toy frog 'rescued' in Alps
A mountian rescuer says he was hired by a German couple to look for their toy frog that had tumbled from a 2000-metre peak in the Austrian Alps.
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Toddler's toy was a real gem of a thing
Thea Jourdan bought what she believed to be a cheap and nasty diamond for £20, then accidentally learned her daughter's toy was worth far, far more.
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Pacific Islands pair solve 50-year family mystery
TWO Pacific Islands fishermen have recounted their struggle for survival while drifting for 33 days in the ocean, before being washed ashore on a remote atoll and solving a 50-year family mystery.
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Dog walker stumbles across 4,000-year-old Stone Age camp
A team of historians believe they have unearthed evidence of a 4,000-year-old Stone Age camp - thanks to a dog walker.
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Lindsay Lohan's stolen purse returned, minus $10,000 cash
Lindsay Lohan's stolen purse was returned today, missing $10,000 in cash.
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Local chief fines Zimbabwe PM farm animals for marrying in November
A local chieftain has fined Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai two cows and two sheep for flouting a cultural law and marrying during the month of November.
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Caught on Camera: Tanker Explodes at Gas Station
A tanker driver was injured Sunday when the vehicle exploded at a gas station in Melbourne, Australia. Closed-circuit TV caught the blast on camera, which occurred when leaked gasoline somehow ignited during refueling, the Australian Broadcasting.
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'Bad Santa' poisons girl at Christmas market
A 15-year-old girl fell ill at a Berlin Christmas market on Saturday, bringing to eight the number of confirmed Christmas-market-poisonings this week. This time, though, the poisoner was apparently dressed as Santa Claus.
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Behold, the World’s Craziest Christmas Lights
Are you one of those Christmas revelers who goes absolutely bonkers the second December rolls around? There's nothing quite like those bright lights of Christmastime, but some have a tendency to overdo it on the holiday cheer.
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Naked car thief caught by police dog
A naked man who had stolen a Hummer at gunpoint was finally captured by a police dog after he abandoned the vehicle following a long pursuit by officers in southern California.
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Steamy secrets of female air travellers revealed
A third of Australian women would like to join the mile high club on a plane - and three per cent say they actually have.
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