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    at 19:52 on February 7, 2010, EDT.

    Alaska dentist uses crown, poster putty and yellow highlighter to fix bald eagle's broken beak

    ANCHORAGE, Alaska - An Alaska dentist has given a bald eagle a unique beak - using a temporary crown, sticky poster putty and yellow highlighter.

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    at 8:23 on February 4, 2010, EDT.

    Holy Cow! Britain mulls a ban on Chinese lanterns over fears they may maim livestock

    LONDON - Legislators are calling on Britain's government to ban Chinese paper lanterns, because of a risk to cows, sheep and other livestock.

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    at 10:07 on January 29, 2010, EDT.

    Dog rescued from Baltic Sea makes himself at home, finds friends on ship that saved him

    WARSAW, Poland - A dog rescued from the Baltic Sea after braving a 75-mile journey on an ice floe is making himself at home on the Polish research ship whose crew rescued him, the captain said Friday.

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    at 23:14 on January 27, 2010, EDT.

    US man says marijuana is sacred part of his religion, drug charge violates his rights

    AVON, Colo. - A U.S. man who claims marijuana is the main sacrament of his religion says a drug charge against him means he's being prosecuted for his beliefs.

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    at 13:14 on February 5, 2010, EDT.

    Latvian ghost town sold at auction for $3.1 million to unnamed Russian investor

    SKRUNDA, Latvia - Latvia on Friday sold a deserted town built around a Soviet-era radar station to a Russian investor who bid $3.1 million at an unusual auction, officials said.

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    at 16:19 on February 2, 2010, EDT.

    Artists seek to inspire, highlight housing crisis with abandoned Detroit home encased in ice

    DETROIT - Two artists who have encased one of Detroit's thousands of abandoned homes in ice are hoping their effort inspires and helps draw attention to the housing crisis that has battered the nation.

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    at 6:16 on January 28, 2010, EDT.

    Officials look at report of mysterious object in sky over N.L. south coast

    HARBOUR MILLE, N.L. - The RCMP and federal officials weren't saying much Wednesday about the reported sighting earlier this week of mysterious missile-like objects in the sky off southern Newfoundland.

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    at 11:06 on February 5, 2010, EDT.

    12-year-old New York City middle school student handcuffed, arrested for doodling on desk

    NEW YORK - A New York City middle school student has been arrested for doodling on her desk with a marker.

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    at 23:10 on February 4, 2010, EDT.

    Court sniffs at ex-NYC officer's claim of wife sabotaging drug test with pot-spiked meatballs

    NEW YORK - A former New York City counterterrorism detective who says he was unfairly fired as a result of a failed drug test he blamed on his wife's marijuana-spiked meatballs has lost a court bid to get his job back.

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    at 5:46 on January 29, 2010, EDT.

    Australian fisherman battle cheeky, 6-foot (2-meter) long saltwater crocodile to keep shark

    SYDNEY, Australia - A group of Australian mates on an annual fishing holiday was not going to let anything come between them and their prize catch - not even a marauding crocodile.

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