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Man 'always wanted' police to chase him ... Dad picking up DUI son gets DUI ... Police: Robber had pies, not bomb ... Nail surgically removed from man's skull ... Watercooler stories from UPI.
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Family plans frugal February
DAVIS, Calif., Feb. 7 (UPI) -- A California family says it will not be spending money on anything for the entire month of February except fresh milk for their children.
Couple mark 80th wedding anniversary
BROOKFIELD, Wis., Feb. 7 (UPI) -- A Wisconsin couple celebrating their 80th wedding anniversary agree the secret to their long marriage is that the husband "knows who's boss."
Rep. deletes Onion article post
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. John Fleming has deleted a post on his Facebook page about a Planned Parenthood "Abortionplex" after discovering it was from The Onion.
Women's hoodie leads to suspect's arrest
IRWIN, Pa., Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Police in Pennsylvania said they were able to identify a robbery suspect by the Victoria's Secret hoodie he borrowed from his former girlfriend.
Man 'always wanted' police to chase him
BUTTE, Mont., Feb. 7 (UPI) -- A Montana man who told police he led them on a chase because he "just always wanted to do that" was fined $1,000 for reckless driving.
Dad picking up DUI son gets DUI
MEDIA, Pa., Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Police in Pennsylvania said man who came to pick up his son, who was charged with driving under the influence, was arrested for the same offense.
Police: Robber had pies, not bomb
SACRAMENTO, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Police in California said a bank robber who claimed to have a bomb in a fast food bag was actually only carrying a pair of McDonald's apple pies.
iPod lost in N.Y. turns up in Puerto Rico
iPod lost in N.Y. turns up in Puerto Rico
WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y., Feb. 7 (UPI) -- A teenager who lost his iPod in upstate New York said he was shocked and delighted when it was returned by a postal worker who found it in Puerto Rico.
Nail surgically removed from man's skull
ST. PAUL, Minn., Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Doctors at a Minnesota hospital said they removed a 3 1/4 inch nail that became lodged 2 3/4 inches into the back of a construction worker's head.
Woman wakes to find stranger at stove
Woman wakes to find stranger at stove
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Authorities in Florida said a woman who awoke to the smell of smoke discovered a stranger attempting to cook in her kitchen.
Boss fired over tractor drift racing
IRKUTSKAVTODOR, Russia, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- A street cleaning company in a Russian city said an official will be fired because of a video of his workers racing tractors that appeared on YouTube.
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