From the Associated Press
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Fake US leg band gets pigeon a reprieve in AustraliaCANBERRA, Australia (AP) -- A pigeon that Australia declared a biosecurity risk has received a reprieve after a U.S. bird organization declared its identifying leg band was fake.
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Cafe, croissant, worms? EU agency says worms safe to eatROME (AP) -- The vaunted Mediterranean diet and French gastronomy are getting some competition: The European Union's food safety agency says worms are safe to eat.
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Cheers! French wine, vines headed home after year in spaceCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- The International Space Station bid adieu Tuesday to 12 bottles of French Bordeaux wine and hundreds of snippets of grapevines that spent a year orbiting the world in the name of science.
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Site of Borden double-murder listed for saleFALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) -- The Massachusetts home where Lizzie Borden's father and step-mother were murdered with an ax has been listed for sale.
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Mayor of Houston suburb chosen by pulling a name from hatDICKINSON, Texas (AP) -- The race to be the mayor of a Houston suburb ended this week with the winner’s name being drawn from a top hat.
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Plenty of overhead in this market: Betting on drone racesATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) -- In the "gamblers will bet on absolutely anything" category, here's a new one: A major sports book is taking bets on aerial drone races.
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Identical twins aren't perfect clones, research showsWASHINGTON (AP) -- If you’re an identical twin who’s always resisted being called a clone of your sibling, scientists say you have a point.
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Pennsylvania lawmaker joins familiar incumbent -- her sonHARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- An incumbent Pennsylvania state representative was joined by a familiar face when lawmakers took the oath of office Tuesday -- his own mother.
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On the llam: 'Very chill' llama found wandering off highwayNEWBURYPORT, Mass. (AP) -- A passerby spotted a wandering llama in a field off an interstate in Massachusetts and with the help of an animal control officer, brought it to a farm for safekeeping.
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Fishermen rescue naked fugitive from Australian treeCANBERRA, Australia (AP) -- Two fishermen have rescued a naked fugitive who they found sitting on a tree branch in Australian crocodile habitat.
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Utah man pleads guilty in Yellowstone dig seeking treasureCHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) -- A Utah man has pleaded guilty after authorities said he was caught digging in a Yellowstone National Park cemetery in search of hidden treasure.
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Massachusetts lawmaker wants to name official state dinosaurBOSTON (AP) -- A Massachusetts state lawmaker is asking for the public's help to select an official state dinosaur.
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Remorseful man returns statue's stolen sword after 40 yearsWESTFIELD, Mass. (AP) -- A veteran returned a sword he stole from a statue of a Revolutionary War general 40 years ago, telling the head of the Massachusetts town's historical commission that he regretted taking it.
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Police officer pays for shoplifting suspects' holiday dinnerSOMERSET, Mass. (AP) -- A Massachusetts police officer declined to charge two women accused of trying to steal groceries for the children -- and instead bought them Christmas dinner.
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After 50 years, hippies welcome in an Indiana countyLAGRANGE, Ind. (AP) -- Peace, love -- and LaGrange.
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Serial squirrel: Neighbors keep eye out for fierce rodentNEW YORK (AP) -- Residents of a Queens neighborhood are dealing with a squirrely threat.
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COVID-19 dominates annual list of banished words, termsSAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. (AP) -- Even as vaccines are being rolled out to battle the coronavirus, wordsmiths at Lake Superior State University in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula say they want to kick any trace of it from the English language.
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Robots with rhythm: Boston Dynamics' dancing androids a hitWALTHAM, Mass. (AP) -- These robots have rhythm.
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Alaska soup kitchen gets large food donation after crashANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- An official at an Anchorage soup kitchen said she received as a donation of at least 30,000 pounds (13,608 kilograms) of food on Christmas Eve from a local towing company after a truck carrying the produce crashed.
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Gingerbread monolith delights San Francisco on Christmas DaySAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- In true pop-up art fashion, a nearly 7-foot-tall monolith made of gingerbread mysteriously appeared on a San Francisco hilltop on Christmas Day and collapsed the next day.