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at 14:28 on March 12, 2010, EDT.

Miami man allegedly had followers drink snail mucus in rituals, causing violent illness

MIAMI - Devotees of a Miami man who claims to practice a traditional African religion say they were sickened when they had to ingest the mucus of a giant African snail.

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at 12:27 on March 12, 2010, EDT.

Centuries-old English cheese-rolling competition cancelled for overcrowding concerns

LONDON - A 200-year-old English race in which competitors chase round cheeses rolling down a hillside has been cancelled this year because of overcrowding concerns.

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at 9:14 on March 12, 2010, EDT.

NY cashier, 91, is punched trying to fend off thief, insists on finishing her shift

EAST NORTHPORT, N.Y. - A 91-year-old New York pharmacy cashier refused medical attention and went back to work after a thief punched her.

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at 8:37 on March 12, 2010, EDT.

NYC funeral home van ticketed, then towed - with body inside

NEW YORK - A police tow truck removed a minivan parked outside a New York City funeral home - with a body inside.

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at 6:38 on March 12, 2010, EDT.

Man working on home computer in Peterborough, Ont., bit by stray snake

PETERBOROUGH, Ont. - A Peterborough, Ont., man was working on his home computer just after midnight Thursday when he got the surprise of his life.

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at 22:05 on March 10, 2010, EDT.

Midnight knitter spinning nocturnal yarn over US shore town, putting sweaters in trees

WEST CAPE MAY, N.J. - Someone is spinning quite a yarn over one New Jersey shore town.

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at 12:16 on March 10, 2010, EDT.

Strange fruit: Dutch police discover half-ton of cocaine stashed in plastic pineapples

THE HAGUE, Netherlands - First it was drugs among the flowers. Now, drug traffickers have stuffed real drugs into fake fruit in an effort to smuggle cocaine into the Netherlands, authorities said Wednesday.

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at 12:06 on March 10, 2010, EDT.

Crime doesn't pay much: Police say robber scored $6 from holding up 11 people at US market

THERMAL, Calif. - They say crime doesn't pay. For one robber in California, it did - but not much.

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at 6:31 on March 10, 2010, EDT.

Calgary Zoo's newest male tiger shows signs of bonding with female tiger

CALGARY - The Calgary Zoo's new male tiger appears to like his new roommate.

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at 20:00 on March 9, 2010, EDT.

Purloined parrot recovered; Alberta birdnapper, bird safely behind bars

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - An alleged birdnapper and a purloined parrot are now both safely behind bars after an incident in Lethbridge, Alta.

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