ND team exposed to raccoon pulled from tournament (AP)
AP – A raccoon has ended a North Dakota team’s bid for a fourth consecutive regional championship in high school wrestling.
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Brisk trade for eels and snails in North Korea (Reuters)
Reuters – Not everyone in reclusive North Korea is finding life tough. Take the mud snail and eel farmers — they are doing a brisk trade.
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Train carrying gifts for North Korea heir derailed – report (Reuters)
Reuters – A train packed with birthday gifts for North Korea’s leader-in-waiting Kim Jong-un derailed this month in a possible act of sabotage, a Seoul-based radio station which broadcasts across the border reported on Monday.
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‘Secret Santas’ dole out $100 handshakes in NC (AP)
AP – “Secret Santas” are roaming the streets of North Carolina, handing out $100 handshakes.
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Coach with lead foot talks traffic safety in ad (AP)
AP – The Fargo police chief says North Dakota State football coach Craig Bohl wouldn’t have been tapped as a traffic safety pitchman had officials known about his driving record. The Forum newspaper reported Bohl has been ticketed for at least 18 traffic offenses since he was hired in 2003.
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ND man reports uninvited couple in his hot tub (AP)
AP – Police say a North Dakota man was surprised to find two people sitting in his hot tub when he went to check on a noise at 4 a.m. Officer Ron Van Doorne told The Dickinson Press that the man asked them what they were doing. They said, “We’re sorry,” then left. The incident occurred Monday.
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NC man pursues world record for kidney tumor (AP)
AP – A North Carolina man is celebrating successful cancer surgery in an unusual way: by seeking world record status for the tumor doctors removed from his abdomen. The News & Observer of Raleigh reported that Eugene Tyner of Pikeville has applied to the Guinness Book of World Records for the status of heaviest cancerous kidney ever removed.
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Zoo critters do some Halloween pumpkin-smashing (AP)
AP – Even some of the critters at the North Carolina Zoo can partake in a long-standing tradition of Halloween mischief: pumpkin-smashing.
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Burglars leave notes thanking homeowners for loot (AP)
AP – Two suspects face multiple charges after North Carolina police said they left a note thanking the homeowners for the $5,000 worth of electronics gear and food they stole. Fayetteville police spokesman Dan Grubb said Friday the pair left one note on a white paper napkin saying simply, “Thanks.” Grubb said a second message etched into a wall Wednesday morning said the same thing, and added: “We love the stuff we got.”
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Burglars leave notes thanking homeowners for loot (AP)
AP – Two suspects face multiple charges after North Carolina police said they left a note thanking the homeowners for the $5,000 worth of electronics gear and food they stole. Fayetteville police spokesman Dan Grubb said Friday the pair left one note on a white paper napkin saying simply, “Thanks.” Grubb said a second message etched into a wall Wednesday morning said the same thing, and added: “We love the stuff we got.”
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