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Dubai Tower Shut After Visitors Get Stuck In Elevator
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Visitors on the observation deck of the world's tallest tower heard a loud boom, then saw dust that looked like smoke seeping through a crack in an elevator door 124 floors above the ground. (Full Story) |
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Clinton Trip Announced Via Twitter
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In a first for U.S. diplomacy, the State Department has used Twitter to announce an upcoming overseas trip by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. (Full Story) |
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Man Survives 3 Days In Snow On Mountain Dew
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A 31-year-old Indiana man says he had no food but kept himself hydrated with Mountain Dew and snow while he was stuck in his snow-covered SUV in southwestern Colorado for three days. (Full Story) |
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For Some Fans, Close To Super Bowl Is Good Enough
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Alvin Boseman doesn't have a ticket to the big game. (Full Story) |
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Ohio Strip Club Hosts Fundraiser For Haiti
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Marilyn's on Monroe in Toledo had been looking for a reason to hold a charity fundraiser even before the quake, as a way to improve its image. (Full Story) |
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NYC Student Arrested For Doodling On School Desk
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Twelve-year-old Alexa Gonzalez scribbled "Lex was here 2/1/10" on her desk Monday at Junior High School 190 in Queens. She also wrote "I love my friends Abby and Faith." The girl says the doodles could have been erased. (Full Story) |
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Madden NFL Game Predicts Saints Will Win
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The Saints win! If you believe a video game. (Full Story) |
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Bank Robber’s Failure Due To Mumbled Demands
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Communication skills are a key to success -- even for a bank robber. (Full Story) |
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Fired NY Cop Claims His Dinner Was Drugged
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A former New York City counterterrorism detective who says he was unfairly fired as a result of a failed drug test he blamed on his wife's marijuana-spiked meatballs has lost a court bid to get his job back. (Full Story) |
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Mass. Man Accused Of Lotion Larceny
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Police say a Massachusetts man who stuffed 75 bottles of body lotion in his pants couldn't slip away from authorities, hampered by slacks that were nearly bursting at the seams. (Full Story) |
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Officials: Herbie The Tree Was 217 Years Old
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The Maine Forest Service says the giant elm nicknamed "Herbie" was 217 years old when it was cut down last month in Yarmouth. (Full Story) |
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2-Inch Toy Gun In School Means Trouble For NYC Boy
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A New York City fourth-grader was sent to the principal's office and nearly suspended for bringing a 2-inch toy gun to school. (Full Story) |
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