HANOI, Vietnam—One mistake by a clumsy crane operator caused a 10-hour blackout over about a third of Vietnam, exposing the fragility of the nation's power grid.
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PHILADELPHIA—For bicyclist Rudi Saldia, you could say a cat is his co-pilot. Saldia often buzzes around Philadelphia with his year-old feline Mary Jane perched on his shoulder.
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(AP Photo/Courtesy BluePearl Veterinary Partners, James Judge)
CLEARWATER, Fla.—It's not unusual for a cat to get a hairball, but a 400-pound tiger needed help from veterinary surgeons in Florida when he couldn't hack up a basketball-size hairball by himself.
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ATHENS, Greece—A surprise shell has caused a big stir at a popular Athens beach. Greek authorities evacuated the seafront Monday after a swimmer found a corroded artillery shell just 10 yards from dry land, fished it out and presented it to a lifeguard.
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CHICAGO—A manager of Chicago's Navy Pier rode the tourist spot's Ferris wheel for more than two days—384 times, up and around—bringing the world record for the longest ride to the birthplace of the amusement park favorite.
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EUGENE, Ore.—An Oregon funeral home in Eugene offers natural burials where the ride to the person's final resting place is on the back of a three-wheeled bicycle.
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GREENWICH, Conn.—An anteater has given birth at a Connecticut conservation center, prompting officials there to wonder how the mother conceived.
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SYDNEY—An Australian politician says he has learned a valuable lesson in social networking after he "liked" a Facebook photo without realizing that it showed a teenage prankster exposing himself.
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IRRIGON, Ore.—Authorities in Eastern Oregon say a fleeing man tried to use a backstroke to get across the Columbia River but, exhausted, said he couldn't swim and pleaded with officers to retrieve him.
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