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HARRISBURG, Pa., Dec. 18 (UPI) -- The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture said it ordered the state Capitol to shut down its cafeteria due to a rodent infestation and other violations.
Church's controversial billboard defaced ... Web site lists 'great' ice festivals ... Swede lawmaker apologizes for drunken antics ... Bank sorry for giving porn link to kids ... UPI Quirks in the News.
ATLANTA, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Police in Atlanta said a bank robber explained to a teller that he was behind on mortgage payments and wished the worker a "Merry Christmas."
FAIRFAX, Va., Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Two friends who discovered a newborn girl in front of a Virginia townhouse when they were teenagers said the girl contacted them 20 years later.
LONDON, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Police in London released images of 10 alleged "hugger muggers" targeting Christmas shoppers and party-goers in the Westminster area.
KILKENNY, Ireland, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Irish historians said the remains of St. Nicholas of Myra, the 4th century inspiration for Santa Claus, are believed to be buried in the city of Kilkenny.
AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- A New Zealand church said its controversial Christmas season billboard depicting Joseph in bed with Mary was defaced with brown paint.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Officials with a Swedish bank said they are "really sorry" about a Web address for a porn site that appeared in the institution's children's magazine.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- A Swedish lawmaker has apologized for shedding clothing and making sexual advances toward a colleague while drunk at a parliament Christmas party.
MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif., Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Michigan's Plymouth Ice Festival was picked by a California-based tourism Web site to top its list of "Five Great Ice Festivals Around the World."
Firm offers Christmas 'divorce voucher' … Boy, 4, found with beer, stolen gifts … Dynamite stick found in church … Eatery offers discounts for tattooed … Watercooler stories from UPI.
Tiny snowman offers worldwide greetings … Turtle's gas triggers alarms … Deputies: Cache of 60 stolen gnomes found … Drunken man insists on paying $72 for taco … The world as we know it from UPI.
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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.