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Man Accused In SD Teen's Death Pleads Not Guilty
Man Accused In SD Teen's Death Pleads Not Guilty (CBS Local)
TV reports that 28-year-old James Harris of Anoka, Minn., pleaded not guilty on Friday to charges of drunken driving, hit and run, and vehicular homicide.

Deputies: 'Psychic' scared girl into stealing (KATU-TV Portland)
A woman who claimed to be a psychic persuaded a 12-year-old girl to steal jewelry from her family and throw it into a cauldron to lift a curse and appease evil spirits, authorities said Friday.

Clooney movie credits Mich., skips Ohio (KRQE Albuquerque)
The fictional Ohio primary candidate in George Clooney's new movie probably wouldn't give Michigan credit and overlook the Buckeye State.

Owners baffled by theft of 50-foot-long Pa. bridge
Owners baffled by theft of 50-foot-long Pa. bridge (KVAL-TV Eugene)
A 50-foot-long bridge in western Pennsylvania has been stolen, and its owners say they're baffled by the crime and have no idea who took it.

Pot user turned in by delivery man (WLUK-TV Green Bay)
A Colorado man who got a visit from police after a pizza delivery driver smelled marijuana at his home is getting free pizza from a rival restaurant.

FAA: We'll be ready for Arkansas turkey drop (KOMO News)
No one in the northern Arkansas town of Yellville will say if they expect wild turkeys to fall from planes for this year's Turkey Trot festival.

Dutch trains substitute plastic bags for bathrooms
Dutch trains substitute plastic bags for bathrooms (KOMO News)
The Dutch national railway has an unusual solution for passengers who need the bathroom on a train line designed without them: plastic bags.

Inmates blamed for sewage that damaged homes (WHDH)
Officials in a Colorado city are blaming a sewage spill that damaged homes on jail inmates who flushed things down cell toilets.

Scottish golfer Elliot Saltman wins bodyweight in ham for hole-in-1 at Madrid Masters (washingtonpost)
Scottish golfer Elliot Saltman made a hole-in-one during his second round at the Madrid Masters and earned a tasty prize - his bodyweight in ham.

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