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Fake roach creates real scare
ATLANTA -- Put away that can of Raid next to the remote. The cockroach you see crawling around the TV screen is probably on the inside.
An Orkin Pest Control commercial that features a realistic-looking roach crawling across the screen has given a number of viewers the creeps. Two people even threw things at the imagined intruder, damaging their TVs.
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Barbie becomes champion for the disabled
LOS ANGELES -- With one plastic hand permanently molded into the sign for "I love you," the new "Sign Language Barbie" debuted this week to help educate girls about American Sign Language.
Through her 41-year career Barbie has inspired young girls in her roles of astronaut, designer, and doctor among others, but has never been a champion for the disabled. A spokesman for Mattel, the company that produces the doll, added that although Barbie teaches sign language she herself is not deaf or disabled.
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Seven-year-old drives car in search of cereal
TACOMA, Washington -- Seven-year-old Perley King really wanted some Cheerios. So much so that he took his dog and jumped in his sister's car to go find the cereal.
Perley's journey through some of the cities busiest streets got him into trouble, but any punishment will likely be forgotten when Perley gets a one-year supply of Cheerios and other presents from General Mills, the maker of the cereal.
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Frigate commander reprimanded for photo of nude female crew
THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- A Dutch frigate commander has been reprimanded because of a picture of 11 female crew members baring their breasts to passing NATO ships. The photo appeared on the front page of Amsterdam's De Telegraaf newspaper on Monday.
Navy officials suspect the event took place last summer, resulting in the photo being passed around on the Internet via e-mail.
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Neighbors snub Martha Stewart
WESTPORT, Connecticut -- Martha Stewart is moving out of her wealthy Connecticut suburb, fed up with what she calls an "unfriendly neighborhood atmosphere" and a difficult commute to Manhattan.
Stewart says she's barely friendly with any of her neighbors anymore, adding that she offered fresh eggs or garden produce to newcomers, and was rebuffed twice -- "once with a slammed door!"
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