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Police solve mystery of sleeping bear
ADAMS, Massachusetts -- Mary Lowry called police when she discovered a 4-foot-long black bear sleeping in her garden.
Police tried to rouse the animal with sirens and a noismaking device, but the creature wouldn't stir. Finally they prodded it and realized why it wouldn't move; it was only a teddy bear.
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British charity offers "vasectomy tourism service"
LONDON -- A British family planning service says it's offering vasectomies to its French neighbors in the "spirit of European togetherness."
Marie Stopes International set up the day trip to counteract a 200-year-old French law banning the surgical procedure.
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Scholar paints portrait of Leonardo da Vinci, the father
ROME -- A Leonardo de Vinci scholar says the Renaissance master may have fathered an illigitimate son, going against the general assumption the artist was gay.
The scholar's theory is based on a 1479 letter to da Vinci referring to a "Paulo of Leonardo da Vinci from Florence."
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Prison prank leaves inmates itchy
KENT, Washington -- A corrections officer is on administrative leave after he admitted to sprinkling itching powder in four prisoners' bed linens.
All four inmates have filed grievances, including one who developed a rash.
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MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Making tracks to New York's drive-in movie exhibit
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NEW YORK (CNN) -- At the height of their popularity, there were about 4,000 drive-in movie theaters in the United States. Now, there are about 500.
A photo exhibit at New York's Deutsche Bank Gallery pays homage to drive-ins in their heyday -- and their decline.
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