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Firefighters deliver baby in elevator
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla., Oct. 12 (UPI) -- A pregnant woman in Florida shopped until her baby started to drop, authorities say.
Bankers commission nude portraits
LONDON, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- British banking titans aren't letting the financial crisis limit their demand for nude paintings of their wives adorned by newsprint collages, an artist says.
Man facing fine for helping skunk
SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- A Salt Lake City man says he shouldn't be fined by city authorities for moving a trap containing a skunk into the shade to protect the animal.
Bush interrupted by ad for musical
NEW YORK, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- A New York TV station says it was just coincidence a speech by President George W. Bush about the economy was overlapped by an ad with a timely literary phrase.
Great pumpkin tops 1,568 pounds
WARREN, R.I., Oct. 12 (UPI) -- A 1,568-pound pampered pumpkin was bumped from contention in the Southern New England Giant Pumpkin contest because it leaked.
New Web site locates NYC toilets
NEW YORK, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- A New York City Web site allows those who need to make an emergency bathroom stop avoid catastrophe by using their cell phone, its creators say.
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Biggest hardwood tree found in Tasmania
HOBART, Australia, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- Foresters in Tasmania have discovered a 300-foot-high eucalyptus believed to be the second-highest tree in the world and the tallest hardwood.
Should Mary Queen of Scots be returned?
EDINBURGH, Scotland, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- Mary Queen of Scots may have been rejected by her subjects while she was alive but now a member of the Scottish parliament wants her body returned.
Hard-working pizzamaker has tax trouble
STORA MELLOSA, Sweden, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- The owner of a pizzeria in central Sweden who works seven days a week and never takes a holiday has finally convinced tax authorities he does so without help.
First-graders attend lesbian wedding
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- A group of San Francisco first-graders took a field trip to City Hall to attend the marriage of their lesbian teacher.
TV anchor receives on-air proposal
LUBBOCK, Texas, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- A television anchor in Lubbock, Texas, says she had no clue her boyfriend from a rival TV station planned to propose to her on-air during her show.
105-year-old virgin content with life
PERRANPORTH, England, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- Clara Meadmore, who claims to be the oldest virgin in Britain, turned 105 Friday.
'Barack Osama' ballot an 'innocent' error
TROY, N.Y., Oct. 11 (UPI) -- Rensselaer County, N.Y., officials insist the misspelling of Barack Obama's name as "Barack Osama" on absentee presidential ballots was an innocent mistake.
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Anonymous benefactor gives to town
KEITH, Scotland, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- An anonymous benefactor distributed thousands of pounds to community groups in a remote Scottish town, handing out the money during the night.
Airline: Sexy ads 'reflect reality'
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- A Swedish discount airline that was accused of sexism in its advertising said regulators are out of touch with the "Britney Spears generation."
Engineer wins 'Ramadan Quiz' in Israel
JERUSALEM, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- A Musmus, Israel, computer engineer has taken home more than $2,500 as the winner of the Arabic-language "Ramadan Quiz" hosted by Israel Radio.
McCain and Obama went pirate for Halloween
NEW YORK, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- Presidential contenders John McCain and Barack Obama revealed during Nickelodeon interviews that they have the same favorite Halloween costume: a pirate.
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