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TUMWATER, Wash., May 27 (UPI) -- A mysterious package that prompted the evacuation of a state corrections office in Washington only contained a "bobblehead" doll, it was reported Sunday.
A Washington State Patrol bomb squad opened the package in Tumwater Friday and found a "Schrammie" doll depicting Seattle television commentator Ken Schram, The Olympian reported.
The package was hand-addressed to the head of the department with no return address, department spokesman Gary Larson said. About 350 state workers stood outside the building for about 50 minutes until the incident was resolved, the Olympia, Wash., newspaper said.
The dolls, with oversized, wobbly heads, look like Schram, who gives them to people he chastises on his show. The Department of Corrections made his list in March for paroling felons in King County to relieve prison crowding.
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NEWARK, N.J., Feb. 13 (UPI) --
A funeral is being planned for songstress Whitney Houston in her hometown of Newark, N.J., later this week, sources close to her family told NBC New York.
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SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, Feb. 13 (UPI) --
A 6.1-magnitude earthquake shook Costa Rica Monday and could be felt as far away as Panama, officials said.
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NEWPORT, R.I., Feb. 13 (UPI) --
Lottery officials said Monday the winning $336.4 million Powerball ticket was sold at a Rhode Island convenience store, but the winner had yet to come forward.
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PORTLAND, Maine, Feb. 13 (UPI) --
So-called tar sands oil from Canada is "much, much worse" for the environment than conventional crude oil, a Maine environmental advocate said.
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