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MOTALA, Sweden, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- One worker's strong perfume allegedly sparked an attack from a second worker tired of the smell, officials in Motala, Sweden said.

GOLDSBORO, N.C., Nov. 12 (UPI) -- The Wayne County, N.C., school system has shut down a plan to raise money for a middle school by selling grades, officials said.

OLDBURY, England, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- An Oldbury, England, woman says she'll fight a $125 littering fine handed her for feeding ducks and geese in a park with her toddler son.

CHICAGO, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- More than a dozen Chicago middle school students are to appear in court later this month to face charges stemming from a food fight at their school.

MEMPHIS, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- A 58-year-old, out-of-work grandmother got several leads after taking to the streets of Memphis to shout her need for a job.

HAMILTON, Ohio, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- The parents of an Ohio eighth-grader said they disagree with teachers who issued him an in-school suspension for his Cincinnati Bengals-inspired hairstyle.

NEW YORK, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- A New York police officer who was pinned to the road by a golf cart during the city's Veterans Day Parade said the bruises are nothing compared to the ribbing.

NEW YORK, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- A New York man who was held in connection with a holdup said he was cleared by a Facebook message he sent his girlfriend.

NEW YORK, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- A New York octogenarian claims in a lawsuit against a bar that his sex life was ruined by an injury suffered when he tripped over a dog at the establishment.

BALTIMORE, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- A Seattle man says he is paying a $1,010 parking ticket from Baltimore because he can't afford to fight it in court.

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QUEEN CREEK, Ariz., Nov. 12 (UPI) -- A disabled veteran has set up a drive-through prayer stand in a small Arizona community 25 miles southeast of Phoenix.

GEORGETOWN, Ky., Nov. 12 (UPI) -- A tanker truck carrying 7,000 gallons of Canadian Club whiskey overturned in Kentucky, spreading liquor across the road, authorities said.

TARIN KOWT, Afghanistan, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Australian officials said a special forces dog that went missing in action in Afghanistan has been found alive and well more than a year later.

TAMPA, Fla., Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Florida wildlife officials said a monkey reported in Tampa was identified as a member of a macaque family by investigators but eluded capture.