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Bear falls on Northern California patrol car
Hoopa, Aug 10 (AP/UNB) — They probably don't train people for this at the Sheriff's Academy.
441-year-old stone tablet discovered in north China
Shijiazhuang, Aug 8 (Xinhua/UNB) -- A stone tablet dating back to the Ming Dynasty (1384-1644) has been discovered in northern China's Hebei Province, according to local authorities.
Giant emoji painted on house roil California community
Manhattan Beach, Aug 8 (AP/UNB) — A Southern California seaside community is in an uproar after a home was given a new paint job featuring two huge emoji on a bright pink background.
Toni Morrison was a 'literary mother' to countless writers
New York, Aug 7 (AP/UNB) — When author Angela Flournoy was asked to dress as her favorite literary character for a magazine shoot four years ago, she knew how to look the part: a wide and "severe hat," a fur stole and the kind of stare that dares you to stare back.
'Lost You' is psychological thriller
Surrogacy — in which a woman agrees to carry a baby for another person or couple — is a legal swamp in America, and in this, veteran crime novelist Stuart Neville, writing under the pen name Haylen Beck, has found the makings of an emotionally wrenching psychological thriller.
Puffins fill up nesting islands this year despite challenges
Portland, Aug 5 (AP/UNB) — One of the most beloved birds in Maine is having one of its most productive seasons for mating pairs in years on remote islands off the state's coast.
No perfume, please: Viennese against scented subway air
Berlin, Aug 5 (AP/UNB) — Vienna subway travelers have decided that they don't want their train rides to be scented.
Flyboarding Frenchman crosses English Channel
Dhaka, Aug 4 (UNB) -French inventor Franky Zapata has made the first-ever successful Channel crossing on a jet-powered flyboard, reports the BBC.
Plastic bottles sales banned at San Francisco airport
San Francisco, Aug 3 (AP/UNB) — San Francisco International Airport is banning the sale of single-use plastic water bottles.
Australian farmer says human orthopedic plate found in croc
Canberra, Aug 1(AP/UNB) — An Australian crocodile farmer who found an orthopedic plate inside a croc's stomach said on Thursday he had been told the surgical device was from a person's body and had been contacted by relatives of missing people anxious for clues.