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TORONTO, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- A Toronto gambling enthusiast was dismayed to learn gambling losses do not constitute businesses expenses, the Toronto Sun reported Monday.
MELBOURNE, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Police in Australia said a goat reported on the loose near the Melbourne Zoo was caught at the end of a four-hour search.
SAN DIEGO, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- A San Diego man said he just pulled over to the side of the road when his wife told him their baby was coming.
NEW BERLIN, Wis., Feb. 6 (UPI) -- A Wisconsin 4-year-old fascinated by toilets is the star of a video produced by fixture-maker Kohler that has more than 100,000 hits on YouTube.
PETERBOROUGH, England, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- A British online store has pledged to stop selling baby clothes bearing the words, "Help, I'm being kidnapped. These are not my parents."
EVANSTON, Ill., Feb. 6 (UPI) -- A researcher at Northwestern University in Illinois said he found "mobile dating," which is based in smartphone apps, can be a successful way to meet a partner.
Colo. man builds Tebow from snow
SUPERIOR, Colo., Feb. 6 (UPI) -- A Colorado man said his giant snow sculpture of Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow in his familiar "Tebowing" pose is gaining attention.
ALPINE, Calif., Feb. 6 (UPI) -- A California woman who mailed her father's ashes and U.S. Army dog tags to her brother in Washington state said the package ended up at the wrong address.
SAVANNAH, Ga., Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Police in Georgia said they are investigating in incident in which a gun show attendee apparently accidentally shot himself in the leg.
ST. CHARLES, Mo., Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Neighbors on a Missouri cull-de-sac said they are baffled as to why all of their garage door openers stopped working at the same time.
RALEIGH, N.C., Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Organizers of the eighth annual Krispy Kreme Challenge in North Carolina said 7,700 people participated to raise more than $120,000 for a hospital.
CHICAGO, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Authorities in Chicago said a man trapped in an elevator was rescued by a firefighter, but the pair soon became stuck in a second elevator.
Robber had shorts on his head
STOCK ISLAND, Fla., Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Police in Florida said a man accused of attempted bank robbery wore a pair of shorts on his head during the crime, but they didn't cover his face.
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