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AP - The Pulaski County Courthouse is almost free of fleas that hitched a ride on an opossum found dead between the floorboards. In early June, workers started to complain that the pests were biting them and visitors.
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AP - Police say an Ocala man was selling stolen property at a yard sale in the same neighborhood as the home he robbed. Fred and Betty McAteers, who live in Ocklawaha, arrived at a home they own in Ocala on Monday to find that it had been burglarized.
Read Man sells stolen items near home that was robbed (AP) (Links)
AP - Hymns are being replaced at funerals in one Australian city by popular rock classics like Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven" and AC/DC's "Highway to Hell," a cemetery manager said Wednesday.
Read Australians making odd choices for funeral songs (AP) (Links)
AP - A farmer in Germany has learned a harsh lesson about the dangers of smoking. While he ducked into a convenience store to buy cigarettes, his parked tractor and its load of 25 tons of potatoes went rolling down a hill — and over a parked car.
Read Runway tractor carrying potatoes mashes car (AP) (Links)
No skimpy outfits on bar staff
(Reuters)
Reuters - China's government has told discos, karaoke bars and other entertainment venues to install windows in private rooms and ensure staff dress modestly from Oct 1 as part of an effort to crack down on prostitution and drugs.
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"Spiritual" effects of mushrooms last a year?
(Reuters)
Reuters - The "spiritual" effects of psilocybin from so-called sacred mushrooms last for more than a year and may offer a way to help patients with fatal diseases or addictions, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.
Read "Spiritual" effects of mushrooms last a year? (Reuters) (Links)
AP - A group of 15 dolphins who have taken up residence in a river near the Jersey Shore will be allowed to stay there through the July Fourth weekend, even though a nearby fireworks display draws heavy boat traffic.
Read Dolphins can spend Independence Day in NJ river (AP) (Links)
AP - Residents of Nowthen know it's a funny name, but they're proud to officially become a city. The community north of the Twin Cities changed its name Monday from Burnsville Township to Nowthen, which was the name the first local post office was given by mistake.
Read Nowthen, Minn., I think our city has a name (AP) (Links)
New York magnate leaves billions to the dogs
(Reuters)
Reuters - New York hotelier and real estate magnate Leona Helmsley left millions to her beloved dog, Trouble, but she has left billions for the care of dogs in general, The New York Times said on Tuesday.
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AP - Police say a man took off his clothes, broke into a home and fled in shorts belonging to the female resident. The woman who lives at the home said a man woke her up Saturday night by banging on her front door.
Read Alleged burglar sheds clothes, flees in shorts (AP) (Links)
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