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Toledo hot dog chain made famous on "M*A*S*H" sold (Reuters)
Reuters - A troubled Ohio hot dog restaurant chain made famous in the TV series "M*A*S*H" has been sold after months of legal wrangling, allowing descendants of the eponymous Tony Packo's to keep running Cpl. Klinger's favorite frankfurter place.
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Cleaning spray foils robbery, police say
WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah -- Workers at a West Valley City Mexican food restaurant have foiled an armed robbery with a few spritzes of oven cleaner.
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Cell-phone photo leads to carjacking arrest, cops say
JERSEY CITY, N.J. -- Jersey City police say an accused carjacker was captured after a picture he took of himself with the victim's cellphone was automatically forwarded to her computer.
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Montana man fined $1K for instigating police chase
A Butte man who told officers he instigated a police chase because he always wanted to try it, found out it'll cost him a $1,000 fine to go with his tire damage.
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2 men arrested over stolen burrito, police say
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Two men spent Super Bowl weekend locked up in an Albuquerque jail because of a dispute over a stolen burrito.
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Dad drunk when he picked up drunk son, cops say
ALTOONA, Pa. -- Police say a central Pennsylvania father was drunk when he drove to a police station to pick up his even drunker son who had been arrested for drunken driving after he was found passed out in his car.
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Aww, man! Bart Simpson joins Barbie in Iran ban (Reuters)
Reuters - The Simpsons are corroding the morals of Iranian youth, an official said on Monday, as dolls based on Bart, Homer and the rest of the American cartoon family joined the shapely Barbie among Western toys targeted by a new crackdown in Tehran.
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Germany hunts out deer calling champion (Reuters)
Reuters - Hunting enthusiasts grunted, bawled and bellowed in the battle to be named Germany's champion deer caller.
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Hole lotta fun as Japanese dig for Golden Shovel (Reuters)
Reuters - Over a thousand people gathered on the outskirts of Tokyo, shovels and ladders in hand. Their goal: to dig their way to victory in the Japan All-National Hole Digging Competition, and claim the coveted Golden Shovel.
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Chopper makes emergency landing at CA playground
Authorities say a helicopter encountered mechanical problems before making an emergency landing at an elementary school playground in a Modesto, Calif., neighborhood.
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Chicago college offers class on Occupy movement
A Chicago college is offering a class on the Occupy movement. Thirty-two undergraduate students are enrolled at Roosevelt University's "Occupy Everywhere" class. It's a three-credit political science course that looks at the movement that started last summer near New York City's Wall Street and spread nationwide.
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Woman blocking drive-through stunned
North Carolina deputies say they used a stun gun on a woman who blocked a McDonald's drive-thru for 20 minutes after employees refused to serve her because she broke in line.
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N.J. museum finds recording of Otto von Bismarck
For the first time, 21st-century audiences are able to hear the voice of Otto von Bismarck, one of the 19th century's most important figures.
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Kobayashi downs record 337 wings at Pa. Wing Bowl
Competitive-eating champ Takeru Kobayashi (tah-kah-roo koh-bee-yah-shee) conquered Philadelphia's annual gustatory gorge-fest by eating 337 chicken wings in a half-hour before a crowd of nearly 20,000 at Wing Bowl XX.
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Boy's tree house is too high, city says
FARMINGTON, Mich. -- A tree house on a suburban Detroit family's property has caught the city's attention for not being built in line with local rules.
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Catwoman, other costumed characters in brawl
LOS ANGELES -- Police say several people dressed as movie characters on Hollywood Boulevard got into a brawl that ended with a man dressed as "Pirates of the Caribbean" character Capt. Jack Sparrow being pepper-sprayed.
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New record set at Wing Bowl eating extravaganza (Reuters)
Reuters - More than 17,000 mostly beer-fueled spectators packed a Philadelphia indoor arena on Friday for the city's annual early morning eating extravaganza in which competitors vie to eat the most chicken wings.
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Miami named most miserable U.S. city (Reuters)
Reuters - Warm sun, white beaches, and million-dollar mansions notwithstanding, Miami has captured the dubious distinction of being the most miserable city in the United States, according to a new poll.
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250-pound man pleads guilty to piggyback assaults
HELENA, Mont. -- A 250-pound man with a history of jumping on the backs of student athletes in the Pacific Northwest has pleaded guilty to assault.
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Teen accused of branding classmate in welding class
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. -- A 15-year-old North Platte student has been arrested, accused of branding another teenager during a welding class.
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