$5,000 for each passenger on ditched jet

As investigators looked at an earlier engine problem on US Airways Flight 1549, the airline sent $5,000 checks to each passenger to compensate them for lost luggage and other belongings.

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Man accused of selling daughter for cash, beer

Police have arrested a Greenfield man for allegedly arranging to sell his 14-year-old daughter into marriage in exchange for $16,000, 100 cases of beer and several cases of meat.

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Researchers make car parts out of coconuts

A team at Baylor University has made trunk liners, floorboards and car door interior covers using fibers from the outer husks of coconuts, replacing the synthetic polyester fibers typically used in composite materials.

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Banned Snowzilla returns - bigger than ever

A �giant snowman named Snowzilla has mysteriously appeared again this year - despite a city's cease-and-desist order.

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Woman accused of trying to sell 'gothic kittens'

Humane officers said a Pennsylvania woman marketed "gothic kittens" with ear, neck and tail piercings over the Internet. Officers with the SPCA of Luzerne County removed three kittens and a cat from a home outside Wilkes-Barre.

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Obama team considers $850 billion stimulus

Eager to jolt a worsening economy back to life, President-elect Barack Obama's aides are assembling a two-year stimulus package that could cost $850 billion.

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3-year-old Hitler can't get name on cake

The father of 3-year-old Adolf Hitler Campbell, whose request for a birthday cake with the child's full name on it was rejected by a New Jersey supermarket, is asking for a little tolerance.

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Lie, cheat and steal: high school ethics surveyed

In the past year, 30 percent of U.S. high school students have stolen from a store and 64 percent have cheated on a test, according to a new, large-scale survey suggesting that Americans are too apathetic about ethical standards.

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Monks brawl at Christian holy site in Jerusalem

Israeli police rushed into one of Christianity's holiest churches Sunday and arrested two clergyman after an argument between monks erupted into a brawl next to the site of Jesus' tomb.

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Young voter turnout likely sets new record

Young Americans can finally shake off their reputation for civic apathy. Young people appear to have voted in higher numbers than ever before, preliminary reports show.

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56-year-old gives birth to triplet grandchildren

Not only has a 56-year-old Ohio woman given birth to triplets, but they're her own granddaughters.

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Buy your own Net suffix - only $200K!

The Internet's key oversight agency issued preliminary guidelines Wednesday for the introduction of hundreds, perhaps thousands, of alternatives to ".com" in the first sweeping changes to the network's 25-year-old address system.

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Man sought in Las Vegas boy's abduction

Authorities say they will continue to search for a 6-year-old boy who was snatched from his Las Vegas home this week.

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'Dramatic evidence' of Arctic melt, experts warn

Autumn temperatures in the Arctic are at record highs, the Arctic Ocean is getting warmer and less salty as sea ice melts, and reindeer herds appear to be declining, researchers said Thursday.

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Flabbergasted plumber: 'I'm a flash in the pan'

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Army stops Iraq GI from bringing puppy home

More than 10,000 people have signed an online petition urging the Army to let an Iraqi puppy come home with a U.S. soldier, who fears that "Ratchet" could be killed if left behind.

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Ford 'MyKey' to set limits on teen driving

So you think junior is a little too lead-footed when he drives the family car? Starting next year, Ford Motor Co. will give you the power to do something about it.

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Mortgage forgiven for 90-year-old who shot self

Mortgage finance company Fannie Mae said it is forgiving the mortgage debt of a 90-year-old woman who shot herself in the chest as sheriff's deputies attempted to evict her.

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Bush signs $700 billion financial bailout bill

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Iowa man faces charges after hugging officer

An Iowa City man who thought a police officer just "needed a hug" faces several charges including assault on a peace officer and public intoxication.

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House votes down massive bailout measure

The House on Monday defeated a $700 billion emergency rescue package, ignoring urgent pleas from President Bush and bipartisan congressional leaders to quickly bail out the staggering financial industry.

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She should have smelled the coffee first

It wasn't just the caffeine that gave an Iowa woman an extra jolt after she had her morning coffee. It was also the bat she found in the filter.

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Senate OKs bill to probe civil rights murders

The Senate passed legislation Wednesday that would give the Justice Department more money to investigate unsolved murders from the civil rights era.

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Oregon hospital tells grandpa he's pregnant

A patient treated for agonizing abdominal pain received this surprising news in the hospital's paperwork: "Based on your visit today, we know you are pregnant."

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TV anchor who resembles Palin gets 'hate mail'

A television news anchor in Maine who looks a lot like Sarah Palin says she's been getting "hate mail and nasty phone calls."

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