The human brain: key to our advancement and new exhibit (Reuters)
Reuters – The brain, which has been humans’ biggest advantage in surviving catastrophes and subjugating other species throughout history, is the focus of a new exhibition at the American Museum of Natural History.
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Who ya gonna call after party? Hangover Helpers (AP)
AP – Your head aches, you’re hungry and your house is littered with sticky plastic cups. Who ya gonna call? Hangover Helpers.
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UK lawmaker’s wife accused of kitten theft (Reuters)
Reuters – The wife of a British lawmaker (MP) appeared in court Thursday charged with breaking into the house of her husband’s lover and stealing a tabby kitten worth 20 pounds ($31.58).
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Conn. marshal apologizes for taking lap dance (AP)
AP – A Connecticut state marshal has apologized for paying $15 for a lap dance at a New Haven strip club when he went there to serve a city tax warrant to the owner.
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Elderly Ky. woman survives after house explodes (AP)
AP – Fire officials say an elderly woman was treated and released from the hospital with minor injuries after her house exploded while she was lighting her gas stove.
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German police seize arsenal of wartime weapons (Reuters)
Reuters – German police have seized an illegal arsenal of 86 weapons — most dating from World War One and World War Two — stored in the house of a Bavarian man who died two years ago.
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Pa. woman chases away armed robbers with broom (AP)
AP – Police said two armed men broke into a home, tied up one man and robbed another, then were chased away by the woman of the house who was armed only with a broom. Police Capt. Stephen Fox said the men broke a window to get inside the home of a family that runs a city convenience store.
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‘Today we have two Vietnams’: US lawmaker (AFP)
AFP – A US lawmaker raised eyebrows after suggesting that Vietnam remained divided, 35 years after troops from the communist North triumphed in Saigon.
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NH woman accused of break-in, impersonating a cop (AP)
AP – Police said a New Hampshire woman faces several charges after she broke into a home and told the owners she was a police officer after she was discovered in the kitchen. Police said the woman, 34, said Wednesday she was chasing a burglar from the house.
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AK man tries to elude police by jumping into lake (AP)
AP – A 29-year-old Anchorage man who fled a traffic stop by jumping into a small lake and taking off his clothes was arrested after authorities fished him out.
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