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Indonesia's biggest baby arrives and so will the food bills

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By Jack Perry    Email

AP Photo The heaviest baby ever born in Indonesia, Akbar Risuddin, center (OK, you could have figured that out yourself), lies between two more normal-sized babies. The baby, who weighed 19.2 pounds at birth, has drawn crowds. His name,......

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 Tags  Akbar   giant baby   Indonesia  

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S.C. mayor's no-chase order finally gives slow-footed criminals a break

3:03 PM Tue, Sep 22, 2009 | | Comments (1)
By Jack Perry    Email

Slow-footed (but not slow-witted) criminals will likely move en masse to a small town in South Carolina now that the mayor has prohibited her police officers from chasing bad guys and girls. The town of Wellford should prepare for a......

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 Tags  chase   crime   South Carolina   Wellford  

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Snuggies aren't just for snuggling anymore

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By Jack Perry    Email

The Associated Press A model wears a blanket with sleeves, or a Snuggie, during a show for New York Fashion Week. The Snuggie wants to get off the couch and walk into the world of mainstream fashion. That's right.......

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History buff shoots cannonball, hits neighbor's house

12:13 PM Tue, Sep 08, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

How would you like this guy for a neighbor? In Uniontown, Pa., which is about 35 miles southeast of Pittsburgh, a man characterized as a history buff accidentally fired a 2-pound cannonball through the wall of his neighbor's home, according......

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 Tags  Civil War   Revolutionary War  

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