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WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Al Franken, one of the U.S. Senate's newest members, forced veteran Sen. Joseph Lieberman to cut short his remarks on healthcare Thursday.

PITTSBURGH, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- The Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership has begun sending cease-and-desist letters to other communities that have copied its popular Light Up Night.

LONDON, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Those wacky nanotechnology elves at the National Physical Laboratory in London shared the holiday spirit by building a teeny-tiny snowman in a seasonal video.

LONDON, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- A London law firm said it has already sold 54 of this year's "must-have" Christmas gift -- vouchers for couples seeking to discuss divorce with a lawyer.

NORFOLK, England, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Staff at a British aquarium said gas bubbles resulting from a green sea turtle's healthy diet caused the tank overflow alarms to sound.

BLAGDON, England, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- British authorities said photos snapped by a teenager identified the culprit in the case of a damaged roof as a cow that apparently jumped onto the house.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Authorities in Tennessee said a 4-year-old boy apparently broke out of his home, obtained beer and broke into a neighbor's house to steal Christmas presents.

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KELSO, Wash., Dec. 17 (UPI) -- A Washington state pastor said a bomb squad was called when she discovered a stick of dynamite while cleaning her church for a party.

MOUNT VERNON, Wash., Dec. 17 (UPI) -- A string of lawn gnome disappearances in Washington state was solved when winds blew down a fence around the yard where they were being kept, authorities said.

PHOENIX, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Officials with Phoenix schools said a music teacher has been placed on administrative leave for taking students to lunch at Hooters.

ARDMORE, Okla., Dec. 17 (UPI) -- The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said no one was injured when a homemade blimp made an emergency landing on the median of Interstate 35.

MISSOULA, Mont., Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Authorities in Montana said a groom will have to walk down the aisle with a monitoring bracelet due to allegations of misconduct at his bachelor party.

LAKEWOOD, Ohio, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- An Ohio restaurant said it is offering a 25 percent lifetime discount to anyone who gets a tattoo of the eatery's signature dish -- a grilled cheese sandwich.

SANDUSKY, Ohio, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Employees at a Taco Bell restaurant in Ohio said an apparently intoxicated man insisted on paying $72 for a single taco.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Police in Florida said a woman was charged with domestic battery for allegedly pouring beer over her sleeping boyfriend.

VICTORIA, Australia, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- In a world where children's role models are from TV and sports, an Australian physician suggests Santa should give up cookies and share the reindeers' carrots.