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13.05.2008

Driver fined after buckling case of beer in car - but not five-year-old child

DARWIN, Australia - An Australian driver who secured a carton of beer in his car with a seat belt but left a five-year-old child unrestrained was fined $710.

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13.05.2008

Illinois man reclaims stationary bike world record

NAPERVILLE, Ill. - A suburban Chicago man has reclaimed the Guinness world record for time spent on a stationary bicycle.

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13.05.2008

Shipping containers could become condos in Detroit

DETROIT - A Detroit-based group hopes to use empty shipping containers to build a $1.8 million, 17-unit condominium project.

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13.05.2008

Man dressed as Darth Vader spared jail in attack on founder of U.K.'s Jedi church

HOLYHEAD, Wales - The Force must have been with him.

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13.05.2008

Man watching DVD while driving stopped, charged by provincial police

WINDSOR, Ont. - A man from Windsor, Ont., has learned the hard way that drivers should not be watching movies while dealing with highway traffic.

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13.05.2008

Parishioners in Cape Cod town subdue thief trying to make off with collection

BARNSTABLE, Mass. - When it comes to their money, parishioners at church in Cape Cod, Mass., just weren't willing to turn the other cheek.

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13.05.2008

Church in Georgia tempts prospective worshippers with $500 gasoline raffle

SNELLVILLE, Ga. - Praise the Lord and pass the petrol.

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12.05.2008

U.S. college student charged with assault after pelting cop with M&Ms candy

DES MOINES, Iowa - A college student whose friend was being questioned in a hit and run found himself charged with assaulting an officer with a curious choice of weapons: M&Ms.

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12.05.2008

Southwest Airlines passenger cited for disorderly conduct with cellphone

DALLAS - Southwest Airlines says police were called to meet a plane in Dallas after a passenger refused to get off his cellphone during a flight.

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11.05.2008

Woman pays off old parking ticket

CALUMET, Mich. - Better late than never.

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