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St. Paul mayor hits hole in one
ST. PAUL, Minn., Sept. 7 (UPI) -- It was a big week for St. Paul, Minn., Mayor Chris Coleman: his town played host to a national political convention and he hit a hole in one.
Philly, Baltimore dispute Poe's body
BALTIMORE, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- Edgar Allan Poe may have wandered in life, but the curator of Baltimore's Poe House says his body will remain where it has been for 160 years -- in Baltimore.
Cindy McCain has pricy wardrobe
MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- Cindy McCain, wife of presidential candidate John McCain, wore jewelry worth nearly $296,000 to the Republican National Convention in Minnesota, estimators say.
Man's Audi allegedly used for joyrides
LONDON, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- A businessman contends his Audi was used for 27 joyrides while left at a London service station for routine maintenance.
Newspaper's 'Obama Clock' set to 11:48
CHICAGO, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- A Chicago newspaper says it wants its readers to tell it where the hands should be on its "Obama Clock."
Man doesn't deliver on Make-a-Wish pledge
PRESCOTT, Ariz., Sept. 6 (UPI) -- An Illinois boy with a kidney disease is still waiting for a custom go-kart promised by an Arizona man through the Make-a-Wish Foundation, officials say.
Black Lab swallows 13 golf balls
DUNFERMLINE, Scotland, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- Chris Morrison of Dunfermline, Scotland, noticed his Labrador retriever rattled when he walked, but had no idea the dog had swallowed 13 golf balls.
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'Dirty' Web site owner posts own record
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Sept. 6 (UPI) -- The operator of a Web site that publishes photos of people making fools of themselves gave himself the same treatment after admitting drunk driving in Arizona.
Judge refuses delay in fen-phen retrial
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Sept. 5 (UPI) -- A federal judge has denied a request to put off the retrial of two attorneys accused of plotting to defraud clients in Kentucky's fen-phen diet-drug case.
Elephant cured of heroin addiction
KUNMING, China, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Chinese authorities said an Asian elephant that had become addicted to heroin is being transferred to a wildlife sanctuary after three years of detoxification.
An RNC outfit for Cindy McCain: $300,000
ST. PAUL, Minn., Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Potential U.S. first lady Cindy McCain sported about $300,000 in designer clothes and accessories at one of the GOP convention sessions, fashion experts said.
Berlin works to improve train smells
BERLIN, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Officials with the public transportation system in the German capital said they are working to give trains more pleasant fragrances.
Italian police arrest Putin namesake
Italian police arrest Putin namesake
RICCIONE, Italy, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Police in Italy said they thought a Russian shoplifting suspect was giving a fake name when he identified himself as Vladimir Putin -- but he was on the level.
Man shocked to find 'dead' father alive
MANCHESTER, England, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- A British man said he was shocked to see his father in a care home on TV five years after the family thought he had been cremated.
London drivers wait hours for free gas
LONDON, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Video game maker Electronic Arts caused massive lines at a London gas station by giving away free fuel to promote its game "Mercenaries 2: World in Flames."
Brit mistaken for drug runner in Columbia
LONDON, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- A British politician said he was forced during a trip to Columbia to eat coffee whitener to prove to a group of soldiers that he was not trafficking drugs.
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Woman claims Virgin Mary image on grape
ARLINGTON, Texas, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- An Arlington, Texas, woman claims to have found an image of the Virgin Mary on a rotten grape she was preparing to throw out.
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