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Officials: Fla. man wanted to cook rare sea turtle

Posted: 8:12 AM Officials at The Florida Aquarium say the fisherman snagged the Kemp's ridley sea turtle in May. Instead of releasing it, he put the 15-pound juvenile turtle in a tank in his backyard in Tampa.

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Mammoth skeleton up for auction in Paris

Posted: 8:11 AM Looking for that must-have ornament for a cavernous living room or backyard lawn? Perk up, Sotheby's is putting a complete Mammoth skeleton up for sale in Paris.

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NM security official tries to take gun on flight

Posted: 6:51 AM Albuquerque airport officials say the second-in-command of New Mexico's domestic security agency was caught trying to bring a loaded gun through a security checkpoint.

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Stowaway cat back in Ohio after trip to Florida

Posted: 6:49 AM An Ohio woman says the pet cat that sneaked into her luggage for a flight to Florida has returned home safely and seems relatively unaffected by his surprise vacation in Orlando.

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Cub born to Giant Panda at National Zoo

Posted: 8:02 AM The zoo says Mei Xiang gave birth at 10:46 p.m. Sunday. It says the staff can hear the cub, but has yet to see it because Mei Xiang has built a large nest in her den.

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Judge weds couple then sentences groom to prison

Posted: 6:46 AM A judge sentenced an Oklahoma man to four years in federal prison on a firearm charge — then minutes later performed a marriage ceremony to wed the new inmate and his longtime girlfriend.

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Man shows off Guinness' tallest mohawk in NYC park

Posted: 7:18 AM Guinness World Records is calling it the tallest mohawk in the world. A fashion designer from Tokyo showed off his 3-foot-8.6-inch hairdo in a New York City park on Wednesday.

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Pa. man makes no bones about buying 2 skeletons

Posted: 7:13 AM A Lancaster County antiques dealer bought both skeletons Tuesday at Tom Hall Auctions in Schnecksville. A male skeleton in a tuxedo went for $900 and his Bible-carrying female counterpart went for $950.

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Man arrested after meth offer texted to officer

Posted: 6:34 AM An Idaho man apparently trying to get the most bang for his drug-purchasing buck accidentally texted a narcotics detective while he searched for people to join him in a methamphetamine buy.

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Police: Pa. man nabbed in toilet theft scheme

Posted: 8:08 AM Thirty-two-year-old Bobby Clifford Smith III faces theft and related charges for allegedly exchanging a toilet he didn't buy for gift cards at a Somerset County home improvement store.

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Mich. lovebirds rescued after elaborate proposal

Posted: 8:06 AM Two Michigan sheriff's deputies can expect wedding invitations in their future for rescuing a couple who became stranded on an island during a meticulously planned, elaborate marriage proposal

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Grandma gives birth to her own grandchild

Posted: 5:57 AM More than two years later, she and Mike had come from their suburban Chicago home to the labor and delivery department of a downtown hospital to realize the dream they thought was lost

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Police: Pa. man nabbed in toilet theft scheme

Posted: 7:23 AM Thirty-two-year-old Bobby Clifford Smith III faces theft and related charges for allegedly exchanging a toilet he didn't buy for gift cards at a Somerset County home improvement store.

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1.5 carat meal: Man swallows diamond in Sri Lanka

Posted: 12:55 PM A man visiting a gem exhibition in Sri Lanka's capital swallowed a 1.5 carat diamond in front of the owner and was taken by police to a hospital, where an X-ray showed the $13,000 stone inside him.

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