KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – A man mistakenly certified as dead following a horrific motorcycle accident two years ago was reunited with his family last week after a social worker helped to identify him through thumbprints.
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ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. — A homeowner in Altamonte Springs, Fla., who pummeled and broke the nose of a hooded armed burglary suspect inside his home was shocked to discover the intruder was a 17-year-old girl who apparently committed the crime because she was bored, according to police.
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EASTVALE, Calif. — The owner of a stolen pickup truck, wearing only his underwear, used his wife’s van to chase down the thief. The 29-year-old man was sipping coffee in his garage before dawn Sunday when his Ford Ranger suddenly started up and roared off.
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MAPLEWOOD – In a back room at Schlafly Bottleworks in Maplewood, about 50 people gathered on a recent Wednesday night to talk rock ’n’ roll.

Why are Bob Marley and Kurt Cobain considered by some to be messiahs? When did rock music lose its edge and become another product manufactured and marketed by huge conglomerates such as Viacom?
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HAILEY, Idaho (AP) — A house cat attacked its owner, sending her to the hospital by ambulance with more than 20 bite wounds.

The cat, a black and white domestic male, went on the rampage Wednesday when a neighbor showed up at the door with a different cat, mistakenly thinking it belonged to the woman.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) – Buddhist monks, who are bound by faith to nonviolence, are grappling with how to rid a temple of a severe ant infestation without killing the insects.
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A man armed with an axe smashed three central Nelson traffic light signal boxes yesterday afternoon.

Police used pepper spray to disarm the 60-year-old, The Nelson Mail reported.
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