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Authorities say man skipped jury duty to drink
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AP - Curtis Lemons was supposed to report for jury duty in a drunk driving case. Instead, according to authorities, the 50-year-old Cape Girardeau man skipped the jury duty so he could drink himself.
Police: Angry airline passenger flings foot powder
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AP - Boston police said a passenger who was angry because his flight was delayed tried to get back at the airline by throwing foot powder around the plane. Arthur Nicolson, of Framingham, was arrested Monday after the U.S. Airways flight from Las Vegas landed at Logan International Airport.
FBI: Chicago Playboy Bandit stole cash, not hearts
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 AP - The beefy looking gunman doesn't look like the trim, ascot-wearing Hugh Hefner. But the FBI dubbed him "The Playboy Bandit" after he robbed a suburban Chicago bank while wearing a cap with the distinctive bunny logo.
Second lottery win makes Kansas man flush
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AP - A Kansas man whose girlfriend was physically stuck to the toilet in their home wins $20,000 in the state Lottery, for the second time this year. Kory McFarren cashed in his winning $2 Bonus Crossword ticket in Great Bend Monday.
Ala. sheriff says inmate hid hacksaw in Bible
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AP - Houston County Sheriff Andy Hughes said an inmate's bid to escape the county jail on Saturday was foiled by a correctional officer. Hughes said a 19-year-old man used a hidden hacksaw to cut through a cell bar, but an observant correctional officer saw the damage and searched the inmate's cell. | 
