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From the Associated Press

NJ cease and desist order brings scathing rebuttal – 06/19/2013
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- Rare is the legal rebuttal that calls a cease and desist order a "literary gag gift" and uses the phrase "big meanie."...
Cat nurses orphaned pit bull puppy in Ohio – 06/19/2013
CLEVELAND (AP) -- A cat caring for four newborn kittens is nursing an orphaned week-old pit bull puppy in Cleveland....
Fire blazes at Dutch firelighting block factory – 06/20/2013
AMSTERDAM (AP) -- Authorities in the Dutch city of Oisterwijk say a fire has broken out at a factory that makes firelighting blocks for barbecues and campfires....
Fluffy cows: Old beauty practice gains attention – 06/19/2013
ADEL, Iowa (AP) -- Grooming cows so they look like unusually large poodles is a well-known beautification practice in the show cattle industry....
Minn. mother, son accused of stealing gopher feet – 06/18/2013
PRESTON, Minn. (AP) -- A Minnesota mother and her 18-year-old son are accused of stealing nearly $5,000 in frozen gopher feet and selling them for a bounty....
Hitchhiking cat 'Mata Hairi' headed home to Oregon – 06/17/2013
HELENA, Mont. (AP) -- A well-traveled cat named "Mata Hairi" will soon be reunited with her owner after spending nearly 10 months traveling thousands of miles with a hitchhiker who rescued her from the rain....
Morris the cat runs for mayor of Mexican city – 06/15/2013
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- This mayoral hopeful in Mexico promises to eat, sleep most of the day and donate his leftover litter to fill potholes....
Bear with head stuck in jar is rescued in Pa. – 06/15/2013
JAMISON CITY, Pa. (AP) -- Four central Pennsylvania residents said they used only a rope and a flashlight during a wild chase to rescue a young bear whose head had been stuck in a plastic jar for at least 11 days....
Car jumps onto NYC sidewalk, hurts 8; man arrested – 06/19/2013
NEW YORK (AP) -- A car rocketing down an avenue in Manhattan's dense East Village swerved out of control, plowed down a sidewalk and smashed through a storefront flower stand Wednesday morning, injuring eight people, witnesses and officials said....
Charlie Trotter accused of selling bogus $46K wine – 06/14/2013
CHICAGO (AP) -- Award-winning chef Charlie Trotter is being sued by two New York wine collectors who say he sold them a bottle of wine for more than $46,000 that wasn't what it said on the label....