Top bidder chickens out of $8,100 McNugget deal

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Top bidder chickens out of $8,100 McNugget deal
The top bidder for a McNugget that resembles President George Washington has chickened out of the $8,100 deal.
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Teacher on leave after allegedly taping visually impaired 9-year-old to chair
A teacher at a Washington, D.C., school has been placed on administrative leave after allegedly taping a 9-year-old visually impaired student to a chair.
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Facebook 'friend' offer exposes man's other wife
A Washington state corrections officer has been charged with bigamy after Facebook discovered two women were connected to him and suggested they might want to "friend."
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Psychologist faked death after using benefits scam to pay for wife's breast job
A benefits cheat, Stephen Kellaway, who faked his own death to avoid prosecution after stealing thousands to pay for his wife's breast enlargement has been jailed.
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Chimp police break up fights: Swiss study
Researchers at Walter Zoo in Gossau have found that chimpanzees will mediate disputes amongst peers in an effort to keep harmony in the group.
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Lifetime‘s ’Dance Moms’ Reaches New Depths: Girls as Young as 8 Dance Burlesque in Nude Bikinis
Lifetime network’s Dance Moms – a show similar to TLC’s Toddlers and Tiaras — will be sure to raise pulses after reaching what many will consider new depths of child exploitation. In one of its recent episodes, the show’s resident dance instructor asked her child-contestants — some as young as eight-years-old — to dress in nude-colored bikinis and perform a burlesque routine on stage.
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'Home Alone' Chicago House Sold for $1.6 Million
The14-room brick house famously defended from intruders by a young Macaulay Culkin in the movie "Home Alone" was sold near Chicago for $1.6 million on March 8, 2012 after being listed for $2.4 million in May 2011, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. The 4,250-square foot house sits on a half-acre lot in Winnetka, 20 miles north of Chicago.
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Coke and Pepsi alter recipe to avoid cancer warning
Coca-Cola and Pepsi are changing the recipes for their drinks to avoid being legally obliged to put a cancer warning label on the bottle.
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BBC Breakfast news presenter 'caught napping at his desk' during live bulletin
It is Friday, the end of a long and tiring week for all of us. And especially it seems for the BBC's Simon McCoy.
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Sheriff: Judge's stolen nameplate seen on Facebook
Authorities in South Florida say a man is facing charges after he was seen in a photo on Facebook holding a judge's stolen nameplate.
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Women who have just finished ovulating 'are best at spotting snakes'
Women who have just finished ovulating are better at detecting snakes than at other times of their menstrual cycle, according to an unusual study that sheds light on inbuilt reflexes for survival.
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Washington stalker planned wedding for man
Authorities say a Washington state woman planned a wedding for a man that she was obsessed with, and she's been charged with felony stalking.
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'Weekend at Bernie's'-like case suspects sentenced
Two men accused of driving their dead friend around the Denver area and running up a bar tab on his account have been sentenced.
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American woman told, 'You can't vote, you're dead!'
An 84-year-old Massachusetts woman showed up to vote on Super Tuesday and got some alarming news: she was not entitled to cast her ballot because she was officially dead.
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Oregon Nursing Student Calls in Bomb Threats to Delay Tests
An Oregon nursing student admitted that exams were the motive behind two recent bomb threats she called in to her community college.
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Experts: iPad, computer screens may cause computer vision syndrome
iPads, much like any computer or smartphone screen you stare at for awhile, might contribute to "computer vision syndrome," a set of eye problems caused by staring at a screen for long periods of time without taking a break.
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Postman killed cat with mail trolley lid
A postman has been jailed after he repeatedly smashed a cat in the face with the lid of his mail trolley after it jumped in.
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'Alcatraz' Filming Helps Save Woman's Life
The woman was having heart problems when the TV show's location manager rang her doorbell before a chase scene.
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