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From the Associated Press

Elephant and pig tapped to predict Euro 2012 games – 05/22/2012
WARSAW, Poland (AP) -- Who's going to win the European Championship? Time to ask an elephant - or a pig....
Ohio family's stolen swine statue is returned – 05/22/2012
CINCINNATI (AP) -- A life-size swine statue is back at home after disappearing in the city once dubbed "Porkopolis."...
Ore. workers awarded $332K in onsite toilet fight – 05/22/2012
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Two workers who claimed they were forced to urinate in a bucket have been awarded $332,000 after a jury found they were fired for complaining to Oregon regulators about the lack of an onsite toilet....
Silicon Valley tech exec accused of Lego thefts – 05/22/2012
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- A Silicon Valley tech executive faces charges after authorities say he put fake bar codes on hundreds of Lego sets at various Target stores so he could buy the toys at steeply discounted prices, then sell them online for thousands of dollars in profits....
Mafia-style end for Australia's flawed Obama mugs – 05/21/2012
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) -- Australian officials wanted to get rid of some commemorative mugs that misspelled President Barack Obama's name. And boy, did they ever....
Ohio pair get engaged after running half-marathon – 05/21/2012
CLEVELAND (AP) -- An Akron couple is celebrating after their half-marathon ended up being a sort of race to the altar....
Ouch! Dog bites politician but she gets a vote – 05/19/2012
FRANKENMUTH TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) -- A woman running for the Michigan Legislature was bitten by a dog while going door to door. The dog's distressed owner has made amends: Ann Doyle can put a campaign sign on his property....
Tons of pot found floating off Southern Calif. – 05/21/2012
DANA POINT, Calif. (AP) -- Authorities say three and a half tons of marijuana have been found floating in the ocean off Southern California....
Man wears briefs on head during Idaho burglary – 05/18/2012
BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- Police in southwest Idaho say a man chose briefs over boxers to wear on his head as he held up a coffee shop and stole a safe....
Man's defibrillator stops knife during attack – 05/18/2012
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- A man's implanted heart defibrillator may have saved his life in an unexpected way - by stopping a knife....