From the Associated Press
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Florida player Brandon Montour streaks home for birth of child between Stanley Cup Final gamesSUNRISE, Fla. (AP) -- Brandon Montour took a baby break between the first two games of the Stanley Cup Final.
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Indonesia to deport Australian surfer jailed for drunken rampage in conservative provinceMEULABOH, Indonesia (AP) -- An Australian surfer who was jailed for attacking several people while drunk and naked in Indonesia's deeply conservative Muslim province of Aceh will be deported to his country after he agreed to apologize and pay compensation, officials said Wednesday.
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Driver gets fined $129,544 after latest speeding episode in FinlandCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) -- A wealthy driver has been fined 121,000 euros ($129,544) for speeding in Finland, where such penalties are calculated on the basis of an offender's income.
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'Very last warning' for 82-year-old German convicted of dealing drugsBERLIN (AP) -- A German court says it is giving an 82-year-old man a "last warning" to avoid jail after he was found guilty of drug dealing, despite 24 previous convictions.
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How the most 'incompetent talk show host of all time' keeps getting guestsLOS ANGELES (AP) -- "The Eric Andre Show" is ostensibly not a series that lends itself to longevity. Its titular star, who plays a version of himself and satirizes talk shows by putting unsuspecting celebrity guests through hellish interviews, has become considerably more famous since the series first aired over a decade ago.
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Alabama governor signs legislation naming Yellowhammer Cookie as official state cookieMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- Alabama now has an official state cookie: The Yellowhammer Cookie.
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Woman walking on California beach finds ancient mastodon toothAPTOS, Calif. (AP) -- A woman taking a Memorial Day weekend stroll on a California beach found something unusual sticking out of the sand: a tooth from an ancient mastodon.
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In Denmark, potatoes on key bridge cause havocCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) -- A 57-year-old truck driver was detained Thursday after loads of potatoes were found spilled on a key bridge linking two Danish islands, police have said. The driver was held on suspicion of causing reckless endangerment to life.
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Beloved New York swan babies rescued after mother was eaten by family, police sayThe village of Manlius in upstate New York is mourning the loss of Faye, a swan who was stolen from the town's pond over the weekend along with her four cygnets. The cygnets, or baby swans, were recovered, but officials say the mama swan was eaten.
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Answered prayers: Tennessee church recovers truckload of organ pipesMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- The prayers of a Tennessee church were answered when whoever stole a moving truck near its building didn't keep what they found inside: old organ pipes, and lots of them.
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Fertility doctor accused of using own sperm dies in crash of hand-built planeYATES, N.Y. (AP) -- A New York fertility doctor who was accused of using his own sperm to impregnate several patients died over the weekend when the hand-built airplane he was in fell apart mid-flight and crashed, authorities said.
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Rolling thunder: Contestants chase cheese wheel down a hill in chaotic UK raceLONDON (AP) -- The big cheese of extreme U.K. sports events is back.
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Indian official suspended after he drains reservoir to retrieve phone he dropped while taking selfieNEW DELHI (AP) -- A government official in India has been suspended from his job after he ordered a water reservoir to be drained so he could retrieve his smartphone, which he had dropped while taking a selfie.
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Bear helps itself to 60 cupcakes from Connecticut bakery, scares employeesAVON, Conn. (AP) -- A hungry black bear barged into the garage of a Connecticut bakery, scared several employees and helped itself to 60 cupcakes before ambling away.
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Man killed in accident in Berlin with old-fashioned paternoster elevatorBERLIN (AP) -- A man died on Thursday after an accident involving an old-fashioned jump-on, jump-off elevator in Berlin, authorities in the German capital said.
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Man shot roommate after accusing him of eating the last Hot Pocket, police sayLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- A man in Kentucky's largest city is facing criminal charges after allegedly shooting his roommate during a dispute over a Hot Pocket, authorities say.
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Teen dies during apparent social media stunt on Los Angeles bridge, police sayLOS ANGELES (AP) -- A 17-year-old boy fell to his death this weekend while climbing a Los Angeles bridge in an apparent social media stunt, police said.
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Danish masters prepped canvases with leftovers from brewing beerNEW YORK (AP) -- Danish painters in the 19th century may have turned to an unusual source for some of their supplies: breweries.
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Steer on the run for weeks lassoed, captured on Detroit-area freewayHOLLY, Mich. (AP) -- A team of wranglers -- including one on horseback -- chased down and captured a wayward steer named Lester across several lanes of a Detroit-area freeway.
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German surgeon fired after getting hospital cleaner to assist amputationBERLIN (AP) -- Officials at a hospital in western Germany have expressed regret after it emerged that one of their surgeons got a cleaner to assist in a toe amputation.