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Michigan Avenue merchants fear they'll be the victims of robbery hoax
The bizarre saga of a 68-year-old woman who said she was forced to hand over jewelry valued at more than $135,000 to a group of menacing young men on the bustling Magnificent Mile reverberated around the country. Some 36 hours later, police had...
Tags: Theft, Rahm Emanuel, Lifestyle and Leisure, Crime, Law and Justice, Magnificent Mile
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911 call leads to rumors of Bigfoot in Paint Township
Daily American Staff WriterContrary to rumors, Bigfoot was not shot and killed this week in Somerset County. A turkey hunter reported seeing possible Bigfoot tracks at approximately 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in Paint Township. They soon realized they weren't messing with Sasquatch when... -
Travel Picks: Top 10 quirky museums around the world
ReutersLONDON, May 17 (Reuters) - Hear the word museum and odds are you conjure up an image of portrait halls and sculpture gardens - the traditional home of traditional art. However, the world is a huge, creative and even quirky place. So to satisfy those...Tags: Washington, DC, Unexplained Phenomena, Rentals, Amsterdam (Netherlands), Politics
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City Council Meeting Wrap-Up
The following is from the May 7 City Council meeting. All council members were present. * PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS The public is allowed to speak on any subject not on the agenda. Speakers generally are limited to three minutes, but the time can be...Tags: Washington, DC, Technology, Lobbying, Rentals, Southern California Edison Company
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Ripley's: Eight-city hunt for more oddities starts in Orlando
Ripley's wants to take your odd stuff off your hands. Orlando-based Ripley Entertainment, which operates 32 "odditorium" attractions, will visit eight cities throughout 2013, in an attempt to add more oddities to its eclectic collections. The first stop...
Tags: International Drive, Museums, Arts and Culture
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A mermaid, a fashion film, a bath bomb and 'The Great Gatsby' [Updated 4:37 p.m. May 10]
Members of L.A.’s film music elite mingled with weather-beaten eco-warrior sailors and neo Edwardian fashionistas amid costumes from Baz Luhrmann’s "The Great Gatsby" Tuesday night at the multi-textured unveiling of musician-arranger-...
Tags: Entertainment, The Great Gatsby (movie, 2013), Vivienne Westwood, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Matrix (movie)
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Harford Dance Theatre in 'The Little Mermaid'
Harford Dance Theatre will perform The Little Mermaid in Harford Community College's Chesapeake Theater Thursday and Friday, May 16 and 17 at 7p.m., Saturday, May 18 at 3 and 7 p.m., and Sunday, May 19 at 1 and 4 p.m. Based on the magical tale by Hans...Tags: The Little Mermaid (movie), Harford Community College, Harford County, Arts, Christianity
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Anniversary of first Loch Ness Monster sighting stirs thoughts of wonder
Eighty years ago this month, a couple driving through the Scottish Highlands spotted a whalelike creature cavorting in a vast, dark body of water. The local paper gave their account a few wry paragraphs under the headline "Strange Spectacle in Loch Ness."...
Tags: Sports, Unexplained Phenomena, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Research, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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‘Odd Duck’: Cecil Castellucci’s quirky tale celebrates strangeness
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles Times“Odd Duck,” by Cecil Castellucci and Sara Varon, chronicles the quirky friendship between two ducks — Theodora, who swims with […]... -
PS4? New Xbox? Nah, it’s the little games that matter
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesThere's a tiny orange box moving around the screen of the PlayStation Vita. Its name is Chris. It is an […]... -
A poster 'Boy' for Pacific Rim
Despite difficulties finding locations to shoot "A Werewolf Boy," a blockbuster from South Korea and this year's selection for the Newport Beach Film Festival's Korean Spotlight, filmmakers were able to capture some of the country's most scenic...
Tags: Entertainment, Festive Events, Pacific Rim (movie), Key of Life (movie), Boy (movie)
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With new arrest, ricin case takes a strange turn
TUPELO, Miss. — Federal agents of all sorts invaded northeast Mississippi several days ago, on a mission: Find the man who sent a poison-laced letter to the president. But the United States government quickly found itself entangled, once again, in a...
Tags: Book, Roger F. Wicker, Abusive Behavior, Police Arrests, Circuses
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