Police say pair stole nearly $2K from Pa. jail (AP)
AP – A couple were charged with stealing nearly $2,000 from a central Pennsylvania jail by using a routing number from a check the woman got from the jail after her release last year. Police said a 61-year-old man and his 51-year-old wife used the routing number to use Blair County jail account to pay their utility bills and transfer $179 to the man’s bank account.
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Mexico earthquake shakes buildings as far as Mexico City
A Mexico earthquake, magnitude 6.0, centered in the southern state of Oaxaca and shook buildings 300 miles north in Mexico City. One person died in a quake that was shallower and weaker than the Haiti and Chile earthquakes.
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Mexico earthquake shakes buildings as far as Mexico City
Fireworks could brighten up Rhode Island budget (Reuters)
Reuters – The cash-strapped state of Rhode Island is hoping to turn residents’ patriotic fervor into a boost in tax revenue this July 4th, after passing a law that legalizes small fireworks for individual use.
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Lock of Napoleon’s hair sells for $13,000 (Reuters)
Reuters – A lock of hair cut from Napoleon Bonaparte’s head after he died has sold for US$13,000 at an auction in New Zealand.
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Researchers seek Little Miss Muffets for fear study (Reuters)
Reuters – An Austrian university is on the hunt for girls who recoil at the sight of spiders for research into how fear affects the processes of the brain.
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Court throws the book at Israeli shoe-thrower (Reuters)
Reuters – A man who threw a shoe at Israel’s chief justice, knocking her off the bench, was sentenced on Wednesday to three years in jail.
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Lock of Napoleon’s hair sells at auction for $13,000 (Reuters)
Reuters – A lock of hair cut from Napoleon Bonaparte’s head after he died has sold for US$13,000 (£8,663) at an auction in New Zealand.
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Fake degrees could see Pakistan lawmakers barred (Reuters)
Reuters – Pakistani education authorities are checking the academic credentials of parliamentarians amid fears that scores could be disqualified for holding fake degrees, leading to large-scale by-elections.
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Calif. woman says Chihuahua died saving her kids (AP)
AP – A Northern California woman says her Chihuahua died protecting her children from two pit bulls that got into her apartment.
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Ill. hair salon burglarized before grand opening (AP)
AP – Police said a hair salon didn’t even have its grand opening before being burglarized. Investigators said Sunday’s break-in at Jayan’s Classic Cuts and Salon happened just days before it was to open for business. Police Chief Jeff Bock said the burglar threw a brick through the front glass door and stole the shop’s computer equipment, clothing merchandise and cash.
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