Surgeons leave two towels inside man

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Surgeons leave two towels inside man
An Ohio veteran won a $US275,000 settlement from the federal government after surgeons left two towels inside his body.
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More than 4,000 birds crash-land in parking lot
Authorities were shocked to find more than 4,000 birds scattered across a local Utah Wal-Mart parking lot on Monday night.
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University of Vermont Fraternity Suspended Over Controversial Survey
A University of Vermont fraternity has been suspended in connection with a survey that makes light of rape.
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Margarine thief makes off with truckload, $50K worth
Authorities in eastern Iowa are searching for a thief who slipped away with a trailer filled with $50,000 worth of margarine.
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12-year-old left homework during robbery
A 12-year-old upstate New York boy may be wishing that his dog ate his homework.
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Britney Spears, Ke$ha responsible for 'vocal fry' craze among girls
Britney Spears and Ke$ha are among a number of stars responsible for a growing vocal craze among younger women.
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Man arrested for hiring wedding strippers
Chinese police have arrested a man who hired two strippers to perform at his son’s wedding after the performance was mobbed by villagers, a newspaper reported on Wednesday.
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Schoolgirl threatens to kill Santa Claus if he doesn't bring the right presents
A 13-year-old girl has shocked her mother by asking Father Christmas for a list of presents and threatening to kill him if he doesn't comply.
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Prisoners hunger strike over prostitutes
Inmates at several prisons in Kyrgyzstan have launched a hunger strike over new restrictions barring them from being visited by prostitutes, a state official says.
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Roommates Accused of Using $285K Forged Check for Shopping Spree
A California paralegal and her elementary school teacher roommate are accused of stealing and forging a check for more than $285,000 that they then allegedly used on a cross-country flight on a private jet, multiple hotel rooms and a shopping spree at Tiffany & Co. and Montblanc.
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Swedish 'sex school founder' admits faking it
A Swedish artist recently named as head of “the world’s first international sex school” in Austria has admitted the project was an elaborate hoax.
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Australian cabinet minister drops f-bomb on TV before kids show
Unfortunately for Stephen Conroy, the word that came out Tuesday on live television, right before a popular afternoon children’s show, was decidedly less than G-rated.
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Witness to Toronto subway sex floored by incident
A long-time TTC rider couldn't believe what he was seeing: A woman sitting on the subway with her trousers halfway off, and a man on his knees performing oral sex.
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Escort service offers extra time to customers who bring charity toy
Police in Houston were investigating after an online ad promised extra time with an escort for customers who brought a toy for charity.
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Rampaging camel causes Christmas market chaos
A camel wreaked havoc in the town of Sarlat in Dordogne after escaping during a Christmas market.
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Michael Jackson's hair converted into roulette ball
A gambling website has purchased some of the singer's hair and plans to convert it into a roulette ball.
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NJ woman denies causing penis injection death
Authorities say a New Jersey man who died after having his penis injected with silicone was trying to get it enlarged.
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Newly-discovered frogs smaller than a penny
Smaller than a penny, two newly discovered frog species are considered the smallest ever found. The pipsqueaks live in Papua New Guinea and run about 0.4 inches (8-to-9 millimeters) in length.
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Outrage over hand grenade Christmas balls
A decision by the Swedish Army Museum (Armémuseum) to raise money for charity by selling hand grenade-shaped Christmas tree ornaments has sparked a storm of criticism from disgusted visitors.
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Reindeer gets a taxi
It's just a reindeer in the back of a taxi.
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Eccentric spinster spends £10,000 transforming her home into a Victorian wonderland
A woman has taken her house back in time... by spending £10,000 turning it into a Victorian dream home.
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