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PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Police in Portland, Ore., said a suspicious package that was destroyed by a local bomb squad turned out to be a school science project.
Investigators said the box, which featured a wire and screws sticking out of it, was found Saturday at the Mittleman Jewish Community Center with a note reading: "Do not touch," KPTV, Portland, reported Monday.
The bomb squad blew up the box and police said they later learned it was a school science project that had been left at the center.
Portland Police Detective Mary Wheat said officers "can't be too careful," noting that two police officers were killed by a bomb at a Woodburn, Ore., bank two months ago.
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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 10 (UPI) --
Pop icon Madonna says she "wasn't happy" after rapper M.I.A. flipped her middle finger at a camera during the Super Bowl halftime show in Indianapolis.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (UPI) --
Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney told a conservative audience in Washington Friday he would make sweeping changes to Medicare and Social Security.
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BIRMINGHAM, England, Feb. 10 (UPI) --
A British company said it is opening salons across England dedicated to the tattooing the scalps of bald men to make it look like they have short hair.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (UPI) --
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission approved the construction of two new nuclear reactors, the first to be built in the United States since 1978.
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