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NEW YORK, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- A renowned hand and foot model claims employees of her New York apartment building have been abusive since she married a former doorman.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Nov. 20 (UPI) -- A suspected bank robber in St. Petersburg, Fla., who fled on a city bus was arrested not long after the dye pack in his haul exploded, police said.

CANTON, Mass., Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Massachusetts-based Dunkin' Donuts said its survey suggests 58 percent of U.S. adults plan to take a nap on Thanksgiving Day.

TAMPA, Fla., Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Authorities in Florida said they do not know if two monkey sightings Friday morning in Tampa were of the same loose primate.

BELLINGHAM, Wash., Nov. 20 (UPI) -- A Washington state publisher said an extended version of the educational comic book starring presidential pooch Bo Obama is on the way.

CHICAGO, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Police in Chicago said three men were arrested in two armed robbery cases involving postings on the Web site Craigslist.

ROSELLE, Ill., Nov. 20 (UPI) -- An Illinois woman whose car was stolen and totaled by an escaped suspect says she is facing thousands of dollars of debt from the incident.

CANBERRA, Australia, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Experts said Australia's sex industry, which has experienced a 6 percent drop in revenue during the past year, is being hurt by online dating sites.

MANHATTAN BEACH, N.Y., Nov. 20 (UPI) -- A California-based tourism Web site's list of "Five Great Airport Museums" includes destinations in San Francisco and the Netherlands.

SANTA ANA, Calif., Nov. 20 (UPI) -- School officials in California's Orange County said students were warned not to ditch school to see the new entry in the "Twilight" film series.

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