France seizes 10 tons of counterfeit chocolates

Ten tons of chocolate bonbons could stuff a lot of stockings this holiday season - but instead they will be under the lock and key of French customs agents.

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In Mideast, Arabs hail shoe-hurling journalist

Arabs across many parts of the Middle East hailed the journalist as a hero and praised his insult as a proper send-off to the unpopular U.S. president.

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Indian navy captures 23 pirates

The Indian navy captured 23 pirates who threatened a merchant vessel Saturday in the lawless waters of the Gulf of Aden, where dozens of ships have come under attack by gunmen in recent months.

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Feds: Governor tried to 'auction' Obama's seat

Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich went on a "corruption crime spree" and tried to benefit from his ability to appoint President-elect Barack Obama's Senate replacement, officials said Tuesday.

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Tribune Co. files for bankruptcy protection

Media conglomerate Tribune Co. has filed for bankruptcy protection.

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Man jailed for not supporting kid who isn't his

A Philadelphia man was forced to pay more than $12,000 in child support for another man's daughter and spent two years in jail for falling behind on payments.

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Deer gets revenge after hunter shoots him

A hunter bagged a big buck on the second day of firearms season, but the kill caused him a lot of pain.

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Refugees from Bhutan settle in Pittsburgh

Chitra Prassad Gautam and his family watch in awe as water comes out of the shower head in the bathroom of their new apartment.

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Police pull over, stun naked DUI suspect

California authorities got a shock of their own when they discovered that a drunken driving suspect they had just stunned with a Taser was completely naked.

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Terrorists attack in Mumbai, hold Westerners

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Fox News' Hannity losing his liberal half

Alan Colmes of the network's "Hannity & Colmes" said on his Web site Monday that he'll be leaving the prime-time show after 12 years.

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Commuter, freight train collide; minor injuries

A commuter train collided with a freight train Thursday in Southern California, producing no serious injuries but bringing back memories of a deadly commuter-train wreck in the region just two months ago.

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Mexico City to give free Viagra to elderly men

Mayor Marcelo Ebrard says the city is implementing the plan because sexuality "has a lot to do with quality of life and our happiness."

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Cash-strapped parents pull kids from day care

The nation's economic troubles play out one family at a time at the New Horizons Learning Center in this struggling city two hours northwest of Chicago.

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Russia to deploy missiles along NATO borders

Russia will deploy missiles in its Baltic Sea territory in response to U.S. missile defense plans, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday.

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Spicy pork sausage found in 'soiled diapers'

Customs inspectors scored the makings of a barbecue when a 21-year-old South Texas woman declared several soiled baby diapers at a U.S.-Mexico border crossing.

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2 arrested in drive-by shootings in Newark, N.J.

Police in New Jersey say two men have been arrested in connection with a series of drive-by shootings in which two people were killed in Newark and one was wounded.

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Hospital bills woman who never saw a doctor

A woman says she waited 19 hours at Parkland Memorial Hospital's emergency department for treatment of a broken leg and never did get to see a doctor - but still got a bill for $162.

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Man chews through belly-busting 20-lb. burger

The 5-foot-11, 180-pound western Pennsylvania chef is the first person to eat a monstrosity called the Beer Barrel Belly Bruiser: a 20.2-pound burger with toppings and a bun.

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Al Sharpton convicted of disorderly conduct

A judge has convicted the Rev. Al Sharpton of disorderly conduct during protests over a police shooting and sentenced the civil rights leader to time served.

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Yoga at school causes stress among some

A group of parents and religious leaders in upstate New York want yoga classes out of public schools, saying the instruction violates boundaries between church and state.

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Simpson guilty of robbery, kidnap charges

Ex-football star O.J. Simpson was found guilty Friday of robbing two sports-memorabilia dealers at gunpoint in a Las Vegas hotel room. Simpson, 61, could spend the rest of his life in prison.

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NTSB: Engineer sent text seconds before crash

A Metrolink engineer was text-messaging 22 seconds before the commuter train collided head-on with a freight train, the National Transportation Safety Board said Wednesday.

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Cops: Teen hired pair to kill his mom for money

A Colorado teenager hired men to kill his mother so he could use her money to get breast implants for his girlfriend, police said.

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2 Iraqi researchers allege bias, sue Texas A&M

Two former Texas A&M University researchers allege colleagues routinely mocked and mistreated them because they are Muslims from Iraq, according to a federal lawsuit.

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