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PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — There are a lot of things people aren’t crazy about seeing on other people’s lawns — like plastic flamingos, maybe. In Cambodia, authorities are scolding a man for what he uses to decorate his lawn: live land mines and other abandoned ordnance. Officials in the

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — There’s a manhunt under way in Manhattan, Kansas — but not for a human. It’s for an alligator. How’d a gator get into a Kansas creek? Authorities believe the 5-foot reptile is one of two stolen from a pet store. A man called 911 to report seeing an alligator

WEEKI WACHEE, Fla. (AP) — It’s the end of the “tail” for a Florida town famed for its mermaid shows. Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed legislation to dissolve the city of Weeki Wachee. The town, about 50 miles north of Tampa, was founded in 1966 to literally put the Weeki Wachee mermaid park

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man is facing felony charges after police said he let a 12-year-old girl drive his SUV and told her to speed because he wanted to be a “cool father” — even though he’s not her dad. Arrest reports say Shaun Michaelsen told the arresting officer

Anthony J.:“Engineers designed new sides for the sidewalk to help with wind resistance but didn’t take into account the EXTREME sound it creates when wind passes through it. The bridge sings crazy songs now it’s so trippy. It hurts the ears and unbearable it’s that loud.”