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Weighty load: Police say man steals $800 in change
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AP - The payload was hefty and the payback painful. Police say a robber broke a window at a Salt Lake City home and made off with a paint bucket full of $800 in change.
Seal turns hatchery into all-you-can-eat buffet
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AP - Life is a big buffet for a young seal with a talent for breaking and entering. A young harbor seal somehow broke into a fish hatchery on Cape Cod on Tuesday and turned the place into an all-you-can-eat buffet.
Report: Schools spent $67K on cappuccino machines
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AP - An inspector's report shows Chicago Public Schools employees bent rules to spend $67,000 for espresso machines that largely haven't been used. The report shows the nation's third-largest district bought 30 cappuccino machines for a culinary arts program.
Gulp! Mexico tells citizens to swallow their gum
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AP - The country that gave the world chewing gum is getting gummed up: The average square yard (meter) of Mexico City sidewalk has 70 blobs of discarded chew.
Michigan city considers dyeing Saginaw River green
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AP - A man's request to dye the Saginaw River emerald green for St. Patrick's Day has raised a red flag among some officials who say the brown-colored tributary may be better left alone. |