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at 19:52 on February 7, 2010, EDT.

Alaska dentist uses crown, poster putty and yellow highlighter to fix bald eagle's broken beak

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - An Alaska dentist has given a bald eagle a unique beak - using a temporary crown, sticky poster putty and yellow highlighter.

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at 8:23 on February 4, 2010, EDT.

Holy Cow! Britain mulls a ban on Chinese lanterns over fears they may maim livestock

LONDON - Legislators are calling on Britain's government to ban Chinese paper lanterns, because of a risk to cows, sheep and other livestock.

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at 10:07 on January 29, 2010, EDT.

Dog rescued from Baltic Sea makes himself at home, finds friends on ship that saved him

WARSAW, Poland - A dog rescued from the Baltic Sea after braving a 75-mile journey on an ice floe is making himself at home on the Polish research ship whose crew rescued him, the captain said Friday.

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at 23:14 on January 27, 2010, EDT.

US man says marijuana is sacred part of his religion, drug charge violates his rights

AVON, Colo. - A U.S. man who claims marijuana is the main sacrament of his religion says a drug charge against him means he's being prosecuted for his beliefs.

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at 11:06 on February 5, 2010, EDT.

12-year-old New York City middle school student handcuffed, arrested for doodling on desk

NEW YORK - A New York City middle school student has been arrested for doodling on her desk with a marker.

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at 23:10 on February 4, 2010, EDT.

Court sniffs at ex-NYC officer's claim of wife sabotaging drug test with pot-spiked meatballs

NEW YORK - A former New York City counterterrorism detective who says he was unfairly fired as a result of a failed drug test he blamed on his wife's marijuana-spiked meatballs has lost a court bid to get his job back.

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at 5:46 on January 29, 2010, EDT.

Australian fisherman battle cheeky, 6-foot (2-meter) long saltwater crocodile to keep shark

SYDNEY, Australia - A group of Australian mates on an annual fishing holiday was not going to let anything come between them and their prize catch - not even a marauding crocodile.

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at 18:01 on February 8, 2010, EDT.

N.B. man says he's banned from Tim Hortons because of complaints about coffee

ST. ANDREWS, N.B. - A tempest in a Tim Hortons decaf cup is brewing in New Brunswick.

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at 21:52 on February 4, 2010, EDT.

3 cheetahs swim moat to escape New Zealand park enclosure, but cause no harm before recapture

WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Three cheetahs swam a moat and crawled through a hole in a rusty fence to escape their enclosure and then briefly roamed inside a wildlife park in New Zealand.

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at 23:41 on January 30, 2010, EDT.

Malaysian court orders lovers to pay fine of 4 buffaloes, 1 pig for illicit affair

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - A news report says a Malaysian court has ordered two lovers to pay a fine of four buffaloes and a pig after they were found guilty of having an illicit affair.

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