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  The Associated Press
YORK, Maine—Two orange lobsters that look as though they've just emerged from a steamer pot are definitely alive and pinching in Maine.   Full Story
 
(AP Photo/Florida Keys News Bureau, Rob O'Neal)
KEY WEST, Fla.—A sea turtle named after President Barack Obama that was rescued just before Inauguration Day has been set free on Independence Day.   Full Story
 
CLARE, Mich.—"Cops & Doughnuts" is more than a punchline. It's now a bakery in Michigan—owned by nine full-time employees of the Clare Police Department.   Full Story
 
(AP Photo/Yanina Manolova)
NEW YORK—In the fight of pachyderms vs. people—the pachyderms now have the upper trunk. Three circus elephants scored a decisive victory over three human competitive eaters at a cross-species eating contest Friday, chomping down on 505 hot dog buns in six minutes.   Full Story
 
(AP Photo/Air New Zealand, HO)
WELLINGTON, New Zealand—New Zealand's national airline has adopted a cheeky way to encourage passengers to watch its in-flight safety video: The cabin crew's uniforms are nothing but body paint.   Full Story
 
PORTLAND, Ore.—An Oregon woman obsessed with bunnies has been ordered back behind bars after police found her in a hotel room with more than a dozen rabbits.   Full Story
 
ELGIN, Ill.—Police in suburban Chicago say a taxi driver who didn't have Mace handy when he was attacked by a knife-wielding passenger instead disarmed the man with a can of aerosol deodorant.   Full Story
 
ELK GROVE, Calif.—A Northern California elementary school teacher sent her students home for the summer with a video of class memories, only the DVD included six seconds of her having sex on a couch.   Full Story
 
(AP Photo/New York Police Dept.)
NEW YORK—A New York Police Department rookie just couldn't wait to get started. One of the NYPD's newest officers made his first arrest Thursday just minutes after graduating from the Police Academy in a ceremony at Madison Square Garden.   Full Story
 
WINCHESTER, Va.—Workers at the Frederick County Landfill were surprised by what they found in a large trash bin trucked in from a Goodwill Industries store: a woman who had apparently gotten trapped.   Full Story