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Man Jailed In Thailand For Negative Hotel Review

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Of all the forms of protest in Mexico, taking over highway toll booths is one of the odder and more lucrative. Protesters take over the booths for a few hours and charge motorists a fixed rate, lower than the original toll, to pass. They keep the money for their

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A neighbor called deputies on some rabid Tampa Bay Lightning fans who were screaming “shoot! shoot!” as they watched Game 3 of the Stanley Cup final on television Wednesday night. Several Hillsborough County Sheriff’s deputies showed up at Devon

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A bank manager discovered a 9.07-carat diamond at a state park in southwestern Arkansas after thinking the precious gem was a piece of glass. A news release from Arkansas State Parks says Kevin Kinard of Maumelle found the second-largest diamond in the 48-year history

NEW YORK (AP) — Three railroad workers have been suspended for turning a storage room under New York’s Grand Central Terminal into an unauthorized “man cave” with a television, a refrigerator, a microwave and a futon couch. A Metropolitan Transportation Authority investigation

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BOSTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors say four former eBay employees have agreed to plead guilty to their roles in sending live spiders and cockroaches in an effort to intimidate a Massachusetts couple who ran an online newsletter critical of the auction site. The agreements to plead guilty Oct. 8

MCCOMB, Miss. (AP) — A woman in Mississippi received a slithering surprise when she got home from work last week: a snake that had been lodged on top of her front door landed on her head. Enterprise-Journal reports the encounter happened after the intruder made its way on top of Christina