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Nurse, capturing the feeling of a nation, gets stuck in mud

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BOSTON — Camille Coelho just wanted to take a stroll on the beach and look for some sea glass. Instead, the Massachusetts nurse ended...

University of Kentucky mistakenly sends 500,000 acceptances

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LEXINGTON, Ky. — The University of Kentucky mistakenly sent acceptance emails to 500,000 high school seniors for a program that usually accepts about three...

Historic Florida church now a 4-bedroom $1.3 million home

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A 1928 church has been renovated into a four bedroom home, complete with a large stained glass window of Jesus. ...

New Hampshire teen saves West Virginia boy via TikTok

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GILMANTON, N.H. — A New Hampshire teen has been credited with saving a boy more than 800 miles (1,290 kilometers) away — thanks to...

Man, a steal! Rare Superman comic sells for record $3.25M

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NEW YORK — One of the few copies of the comic book that introduced Superman to the world has sold for a super-sized, record-setting...

Safety concerns bring down largest sugar maple tree in US

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KENSINGTON, N.H. — A sugar maple tree that has watched over a New Hampshire home for more than 200 years and was the largest...

Unique 4/3/21 date draws lines for Vegas wedding licenses

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LAS VEGAS — Soon-to-be newlyweds lined up out the door of the marriage license office in Las Vegas on Friday, ahead of a unique...

Arson arrest; woman said fires were to get rid of snakes

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LEESVILLE, La. — A Louisiana woman accused of setting fires told investigators she and her boyfriend were trying to get rid of snakes, the...

Fake German heiress taken into US custody, faces deportation

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NEW YORK — U.S. immigration authorities said Thursday they have detained Anna Sorokin, the con artist who passed herself off as a wealthy German...

Coin firm pays it forward after Georgia man paid in pennies

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MARIETTA, Ga. — A global company has stepped in to solve quite a “coinundrum” for a Georgia man. ...