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    Fish story: the 35,000 that got away (Reuters)

Reuters - Every fisherman has a tall tale but few will ever be able to
 brag about the 35,000 big ones that got away.

    'Dead women' elected as councilors (Reuters)

Reuters - Police in northwestern Pakistan have launched an inquiry after
 complaints about two dead women being declared elected in a local
 election held last month, election officials said Monday.

    Just say no to expensive cars (Reuters)

Reuters - Burundi's president has told ministers to stop orders for
 luxury government vehicles in a drive to cut costs in a country where
 most survive on the equivalent of 25 U.S. cents a day.

    Medical students learn on 'breathing' robots (Reuters)

Reuters - Faced with a growing number of medical students and few
 training hospitals, a Mexican university is turning to robotic patients
 to better train future doctors.

    Actor in plea deal with court (Reuters)

Reuters - "Sopranos" actor Vincent Pastore agreed to plead guilty to
 attempted assault on his girlfriend and to attend anger management
 classes under a plea deal with New York prosecutors on Monday.

    Mexico Indians fete disputed bones of Aztec emperor (Reuters)

Reuters - Decked in glittering Aztec costumes with towering feather
 headdresses, Mexican Indians paid tribute on Monday to what they said
 were the bones of the last Aztec emperor, buried in a hilltop town
 nearly 500 years ago.

    Mouse Grounds Flight for Over 12 Hours (AP)

AP - Passengers were buckled up when a crew member spotted a mouse
 darting across an aisle, triggering a chase that grounded a Qatar
 Airways plane at Manila airport for more than 12 hours.

    Elusive mouse grounds airliner for 13 hours (Reuters)

Reuters - A mouse upset the best-laid plans of an airline and nearly 250
 passengers in the Philippines, grounding an aircraft for 13 hours while
 engineers tried to smoke out the rodent.

    Cops: Man Falls Asleep While Siphoning Gas (AP)

AP - A man fell asleep while siphoning gasoline into a 55-gallon tank
 that had been installed in the back of a van, police said.

    Erotic chat grounds for divorce -court ruling (Reuters)

Reuters - Erotic talk with a virtual partner in chatrooms on the
 Internet are enough grounds for a spouse to file for divorce, a legal
 magazine said on Wednesday, citing a recent ruling in Belgium.

    Cuffed Man Jumps in River, Then Swims Back (AP)

AP - A man arrested for allegedly breaking into a Cross Lanes store
 broke free from deputies and jumped into the Kanawha River, only to
 come back when he apparently realized he would not get far because his
 hands were handcuffed behind his back.

    Australians do their patriotic duty - birthrate up (Reuters)

Reuters - Treasurer Peter Costello urged Australians to "do their
 patriotic duty" and have more children but it seems they were doing it
 anyway, just for fun. A new study shows the birth rate hitting its
 highest level in seven years.

    Calif. Inmates to Get Orange Undies (AP)

AP - The Sheriff's Department came up with a bright idea to stop male
 inmates from leaving the jailhouse with county-issued underwear: socks,
 skivvies and shirts are now dyed orange. Some $50,000 is spent each
 year for inmate underwear.

    Wendy's rewards $100,000 for info in finger case (Reuters)

Reuters - Wendy's International Inc. confirmed on Tuesday it would pay
 the $100,000 (56,600 pounds) reward it promised for information that
 helped establish the origin of a piece of human finger a woman claimed
 she had found in a bowl of the burger chain's chili.

    Singapore: Bull Semen Improved China Ties (AP)

AP - Singapore said Tuesday that relations with the Chinese province of
 Shandong grew after it presented officials there with a "unique" gift:
 quality bull semen.

    Mexico cops crack down on tinted car windows (Reuters)

Reuters - Mexican police in Tijuana are enforcing a local law outlawing
 tinted car windows in a bid to crack down on rampant crime in this
 violent city on the U.S. border.

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