Senator: Postal Service to allow volunteers in Alaska town to write 'Dear Santa' responses
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska - North Pole elves have good reason to celebrate again, thanks to a decision by the U.S. Postal Service to resume a Santa Claus letter program that's thrilled children...
Authorities say man who fastened lizards to chest caught at Los Angeles airport customs
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LOS ANGELES - Federal officials say they arrested a man who strapped 15 live lizards to his chest to get through customs at Los Angeles International Airport. The U.S. Fish and...
Overweight students at university in US told to take fitness class or risk diplomas
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PHILADELPHIA - A university's requirement that overweight undergraduates take a fitness course to receive their degrees has raised the hackles of students and the eyebrows of health and...
Tourism website includes Toronto museum addition on ugly buildings list
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TORONTO - A tourism website has put an addition to the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto on its second annual list of the "World's Top 10 Ugly Buildings." Virtualtourist.com puts Michael
Volunteers in US state strive to save Santa letter service after Postal Service puts it on ice
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A group of volunteer Santa Claus "elves" in Alaska's frigid interior is determined to save a popular holiday letter service featuring the North Pole's most beloved...
Anatomical art once owned by Ben Franklin go on display at Philadelphia hospital
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PHILADELPHIA - Rare anatomical drawings that once belonged to Benjamin Franklin are on display in a new exhibit at Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia. The 16 pastel drawings were...
Moldovan army gives soldiers extra onions and garlic to fight swine flu after 24 fall sick
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CHISINAU, Moldova - Moldova's army is feeding its soldiers onions and garlic to help them ward off swine flu. Defence Ministry chief doctor Col. Sergiu Vasislita says about 0.9 ounces...
Police: In self-made videos, US teens steal Christmas presents
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UPPER DARBY, Pa. - A suburban Philadelphia police chief says two teenagers are being held after officers arrested them and found video recordings they made of themselves burglarizing...
Gotta have faith: Woman leaves $40,000 at shrine for safekeeping, gets it back a week later
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HAGERSTOWN, Md. - A woman quietly left $40,000 worth of rare U.S. coins near a Catholic shrine for safekeeping so the Virgin Mary could watch over her life savings while she was out of...