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35-pound cat arrives at N.J. shelter
CAMDEN, N.J., Aug. 28 (UPI) -- A 35-pound cat has arrived at a New Jersey animal shelter one month after a 44-pound feline named Prince Chunk made headlines at the same shelter.
Women fight for topless rights in LA
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Organizers of a Los Angeles protest said hundreds of women turned out to fight for their right to bare their chests in public places.
Woman swallows nail in macaroni
LINCOLN, England, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- A British woman said her wedding, which is scheduled for next week, may be postponed after she swallowed a nail that was inside her macaroni dish.
Swiss exonerate executed 'witch'
GLARUS CITY, Switzerland, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- The Swiss state of Glarus has exonerated a woman executed for witchcraft more than 220 years ago and labeled her killing "judicial murder."
Poll: Conkers Britain's favorite game
LONDON, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Voters in a British poll have named conkers, a game played with nuts from horse-chestnut trees, as the all-time greatest playground game.
Edinburgh rated unhappiest city in Britain
SHEFFIELD, England, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- British researchers have determined that Edinburgh, Scotland, a city much loved by visitors, is the unhappiest place to live in the country.
Film crew claims footage may be monster
OSTERSUND , Sweden, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- A Swedish TV station has captured footage that it claims might depict the country's legendary Storsjoodjuret sea monster in the north of the country.
Survey: British office romance commonplace
LONDON, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- A British recruitment firm said its survey of Britons in the workplace suggests 40 percent of office workers have had a romantic relationship with a colleague.
Short skirt incident leads to lawsuit
RICHMOND, Ky., Aug. 28 (UPI) -- A Kentucky college student has sued an anonymous poster on a newspaper forum who said she had exposed herself to a woman and children at a mall.
McCain Foods uses candidate to boost image
PHOENIX, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Canada's McCain Foods said it is using the presidential campaign of John McCain -- no relation to the company -- to boost its image in the United States.
Baggy pants trip fleeing suspect
ATLANTA, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- An Atlanta man trying to escape from police tripped and fell as he tried to hold his baggy pants up, officers said.
Chicago commuter trains cut back restrooms
CHICAGO, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Operators of the Chicago area's Metra commuter trains have announced they are reducing the number of bathrooms on the trains to make room for more seats.
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Spanish town faithful to baby-jumping ... School bullies set to be graded in Italy ... Britons drive to Greece on cooking fat ... Yank fan's 7th-inning stretch from hell ... UPI Quirks in the News.
Doctors deliver baby on plane
DARWIN, Australia, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- An Adelaide, Australia, doctor said she helped deliver a baby boy on a Hong Kong-to-Adelaide plane after the mother went into labor in mid-flight.
Britons drive to Greece on cooking fat
ATHENS, Greece, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- A group of eco-conscious Britons said they have completed a 2,330-mile drive from London to Athens, Greece, using fuel made from cooking fat.
Suit filed over pole-dance studio permit
PITTSBURGH, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- A lawsuit filed Thursday alleges constitutional violations in a Pennsylvania community's decision to deny a permit for a pole-dancing studio.
Yank fan's 7th-inning stretch from hell
NEW YORK, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- A New York Yankees fan says he might sue after he was allegedly ejected for trying to use the Yankee Stadium men's room while a patriotic song was playing.
Spanish town faithful to baby-jumping
BURGOS, Spain, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Babies get the jump on the devil each year in the Spanish town of Castrillo de Murcia as a Christian brotherhood leaps over the infants to keep them from harm.
School bullies set to be graded in Italy
ROME, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Bully fellow high school classmates in Italy and you may receive a failing grade in behavior and be held back a grade level, school officials said Thursday.
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