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Hallmark offer cards for people who've lost jobs (newslite.tv)
What do you do if a friend or loved-one loses their job? Well card maker Hallmark hope you'll reach for one of their "unemployment cards". That's right they now offer a range of six sympathy cards which they say are "appropriate to send to someone who has lost their job." One card, which feature a photo of a cat on the front, reads: "Is there ... (more)

Man jailed twice in 1 night (azcentral)
LAND O'LAKES, Fla. -- Pasco County Sheriff's deputies say a man released from jail after causing a drunken disturbance, was arrested again after he tried to break into two cars in the jail's parking lot.

Tell me, why do lions have manes? (belfasttelegraph.co.uk)
Why do lions have manes? Would it matter if tigers became extinct? And why are both ladybirds and strawberries red? The prestigious institution has released a sample of the conundrums posed by tutors to give an insight into its interview process.

Paint-Covered Man Exposes Self: Cops (nbcconnecticut)
A man covered in spray paint was arrested on Monday, accused of exposing himself to people driving by the Jewish Community Center in West Hartford, police said.

Woman claims man she ran over paid her to kill him, police say (azcentral)
HERKIMER, N.Y. - A New York woman is accused of running over a bound man who she said promised her $180,000 if she ended his life, but police said they have no evidence he wanted to die.

Ian Neale vegetable grower with Snoop Dogg, ganster rapper. (Sky News)
Last month, Ian Neale from Newport earned a place in horticultural history by cultivating the 38.8kg swede.

Woman arrested selling heroin from her front porch (WTSP-TV Saint Petersburg)
After several tips from residents and business owners, Wilmington police officers arrested a woman they say intended to sell heroin.

Lesbian Sex Offender Used Toilet Role Holder As Fake Penis To Romance Duped Mum Of Two (Anorak)
NICOLE Lindsay's boyfriend Lee Brooks was a A lesbian sex offender called Samantha Brooks, once jailed for abusing a 14-year-old girl.

Homecoming queen wins football game (WTNH)
Shortly after being named homecoming queen, a Michigan girl gave her fellow students another big reason to cheer: Brianna Amat kicked the field goal that proved to be the difference as Pinckney Community High School beat Grand Blanc 9-7 on Friday.

Jury Selection To Resume In Terror Trial In Minn. (CBS Local)
Jury selection is set to resume in the trial of two Minnesota women accused of funneling money to a terrorist group in Somalia.

Surfing: High school sport in Hawaii (WIVB-TV Buffalo)
Hawaiian chiefs and royalty used to glide across the Pacific centuries ago as form of expression, to show courage and to compete.

Fake Breasts Save Stabbed Womana s Life (Anorak)
And it was good investment, saving him from a potential murder charge. Forget stab-proof vests.

Couple attacked by bear inside home (WTNH)
A married couple was injured early Monday when a bear followed the family dog into their rural central Pennsylvania home and went on the attack, state Game Commission officials said.

Police: Man Shoot Wife In St. Louis Park, Then Shoots Himself (CBS Local)
ST. LOUIS PARK, Minn. - Police said a man and his estranged wife are dead after an apparent murder-suicide. Officers said it started Monday night when the woman was shot to death in a parking lot along Highway 100 and Cedar Lake Rd.

Police: Couple locked boy, 7, in coffin (WTNH)
Police are searching for a couple after a 7-year-old diaper-clad boy was found crying in the basement of a filthy northeastern Pennsylvania home, where he claimed he was forced to sleep in a coffin.

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