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CAMBRIDGE, England, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- A 67-year-old British man said he was arrested at dawn, held for six hours and forced to give a DNA sample for swearing at a council official days earlier.
ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla., Nov. 10 (UPI) -- A Florida woman said she was shocked to find the Christmas wrapping paper she recently purchased was decorated with swastikas.
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Police in Kentucky said a man found with drug paraphernalia claimed he was set up by someone at the highest level of power: Jesus Christ.
NEWARK, N.J., Nov. 10 (UPI) -- New Jersey transportation officials said a commuter train failed to make a scheduled stop, making several people more than an hour late for their destinations.
CHICAGO, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Police in Chicago said thieves who failed to break through a salon into a jewelry store took some shampoo as a consolation prize.
DETROIT, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- The Salvation Army announced it has assembled the world's largest kettle, 56 feet tall and 24 feet wide, as part of a celebration in Detroit.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Christmas ornaments featuring reindeer and snowmen in sexual positions back on store shelves in Jacksonville, Fla., after a three-year hiatus, a pastor says.
HERMANTOWN, Minn., Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Police in Minnesota said a man struck an employee with a backhoe because he did not believe the worker was performing his duties properly.
TAMPA, Fla., Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Florida police said a man who attempted to streak at a Tampa Bay Buccaneers game was arrested almost immediately upon reaching the field.
TAMPA, Fla., Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Police said dollar bills thrown on the dance floor during a Florida wedding reception led to a brawl that spread to a nearby hotel.
DANVERS, Mass., Nov. 10 (UPI) -- A Massachusetts high school principal said he banned the word "meep" because it was being used to disrupt school.
BRAIDWOOD, Ill., Nov. 10 (UPI) -- A dog being trained to aid the disabled has pitted volunteers against animal control officials in Will County, Ill., after his escape wearing blue pajamas.
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CHALFORD HILL, England, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- A British lobbying group has criticized a fire department for spending six hours on the rescue of a pet duck trapped in a pond's overflow pipe.
WOOLSTON, England, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- A British woman said she was followed home by an off-duty police officer who overheard her yelling at her children and later received a warning.