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From the Associated Press

Chestnut wins NY hot dog eating match, 3d in row
NEW YORK (AP) -- Joey Chestnut chomped down a record 68 hot dogs, capturing his third straight July Fourth hot-dog eating contest at Coney Island, an annual showcase for flamboyant hot dogging contestants eager to show they really ...
Pachyderms outdo people in cross-species chow bout
NEW YORK (AP) -- In the fight of pachyderms vs. people - the pachyderms now have the upper trunk....
New Zealand airline issues nude safety video
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- New Zealand's national airline has adopted a cheeky way to encourage passengers to watch its in-flight safety video: The cabin crew's uniforms are nothing but body paint....
NYPD rookie makes arrest moments after graduation
NEW YORK (AP) -- A New York Police Department rookie just couldn't wait to get started....
Illinois cabbie uses deodorant to disarm attacker
ELGIN, Ill. (AP) -- Police in suburban Chicago say a taxi driver who didn't have Mace handy when he was attacked by a knife-wielding passenger instead disarmed the man with a can of aerosol deodorant....
Calif. students get X-rated version of class DVD
ELK GROVE, Calif. (AP) -- A Northern California elementary school teacher sent her students home for the summer with a video of class memories, only the DVD included six seconds of her having sex on a couch....
Police: Conn. teens mishear sex screams, beat man
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- A 16-year-old girl thought she heard her mother being assaulted by her boyfriend and rounded up some friends who beat him up, only to learn later that the couple actually were having sex, the woman and ...
Oregon woman obsessed with rabbits back in jail
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- An Oregon woman obsessed with bunnies has been ordered back behind bars after police found her in a hotel room with more than a dozen rabbits....
Va. woman rides to landfill in trash bin
WINCHESTER, Va. (AP) -- Workers at the Frederick County Landfill were surprised by what they found in a large trash bin trucked in from a Goodwill Industries store: a woman who had apparently gotten trapped. "They opened the door ...
Man says bear mugged him for his Italian sandwich
VERNON, N.J. (AP) -- A northwestern New Jersey man said he was mugged in his driveway by a sandwich-craving bear. Henry Rouwendal said he was packing his car last Friday when he was hit from behind and knocked to the ground. He ...