Man arrives at bar with pet alligator; Cops called (AP)

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AP - Heard the one about the guy who walked into a bar with an alligator? At Johnny’s Saloon in Orange County, it was more than a joke early Saturday when a man arrived with his 3-foot pet gator on a leash.

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Woman gets jail for using kids in volleyball scam (AP)

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AP - A woman will have to spend up to 90 days in jail and make restitution for sending her children door to door seeking donations for a trip to a volleyball camp.

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Man accused of urinating on arresting officer (AP)

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AP - A 35-year-old man faces charges after allegedly driving drunk and then urinating in the back of a squad car and on the arresting officer. A criminal complaint said the man was pulled over early Wednesday after an officer saw him driving erratically and striking a pole at a gas station.

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Trooper cites pair for DUI in single traffic stop (AP)

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AP - A Montana Highway Patrol trooper cited two men with drunken driving in one traffic stop. Trooper Darvin Mees stopped a suspected drunk driver Wednesday afternoon. While he had the driver out performing a field sobriety test, the passenger slid behind the wheel, started the truck and began to drive off.

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430-pound convict released early due to obesity (AP)

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AP - An obese inmate who goes by the nickname “Big Mike” has been granted early parole because a Canadian prison could not accommodate his 430-pound frame.

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Man returns stolen relics to Russian monastery (Reuters)

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Reuters - A man Thursday returned relics to a Russian Orthodox monastery in Moscow eight days after they were stolen and then turned up in an antiques store, church officials said.

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French sheep breeders take flocks to Eiffel Tower (Reuters)

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Reuters - Several hundred French breeders brought sheep to graze near the Eiffel Tower on Thursday to protest what they say is insufficient aid to help revive a sector endangered by surging costs and low selling prices.

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County treasurer defeated by ‘teenybopper’ student (AP)

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AP - A county treasurer who lost her bid for a fourth term last week to a 20-year-old Dartmouth College student from Montana blames her failed candidacy on “brainwashed college kids.”

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Resort plans nude “anything goes” party (Reuters)

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Reuters - An Australian holiday resort will hold a month-long, nude “anything goes” party to combat an expected economic downturn, media reports said on Thursday.

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Tomboy protests a security threat? (Reuters)

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Reuters - Malaysia’s police, who have recently cracked down on dissident bloggers and broken up anti-government demonstrations, say that protests over an edict against Muslim women wearing trousers are a security threat.

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