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Man allegedly steals silver bit by bit

A plating company employee with a gambling habit stole some $450,000 worth of his employer’s silver — bit by bit over several years, police said.

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Fla. Lottery says ticket may be misprint

The Florida Lottery is refusing to pay a $500,000 prize until it can inspect the $20 scratch-off ticket, which officials said Thursday appears to be a misprint.

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Police arrest plus-size ‘hugging bandit’

The “Hugging Bandit” — the plus-size pickpocket who put the squeeze on tipsy men and their wallets in upstate New York — is behind bars, police said.

May 16th, 2007 | 3V8 Staff | 0 comments | Continued
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Brooklyn Girl Fights Off Attacker On Mother’s Day

Said Suspect Grabbed Her In Apartment Lobby
(CBS/AP) NEW YORK A street-smart 11-year-old Brooklyn girl

May 15th, 2007 | 3V8 Staff | 0 comments | Continued
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Man Accused of Robbery Leaves Wallet

May 14, 6:02 PM (ET)
CINCINNATI (AP) – A man accused of robbing a fast-food restaurant left lots of clues to his identity, police said.

May 14th, 2007 | 3V8 Staff | 0 comments | Continued
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Cyclist OK After Truck Runs Over Head

A delivery truck ran over a cyclist’s head, leaving him only with a concussion and a mangled helmet.

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300 attend Wis. festival to eat deep-fried livestock testicles

ELDERON, Wis. – Around here, it may be tough to pass up anything deep-fried.
Wisconsinites have deep-fried cheese curds, candy bars and Twinkies.

May 14th, 2007 | 3V8 Staff | 0 comments | Continued
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Cat Survives China-To-N.C. Trip In Crate

Cat Survives Trip Of At Least 35 Days From China To North Carolina In Cargo Crate

May 13th, 2007 | 3V8 Staff | 0 comments | Continued
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Rare albino ‘gator on display in Tenn.

This white alligator has it made in the shade. A rare albino alligator on loan to the Knoxville Zoo spent one recent afternoon basking under a heat lamp

May 12th, 2007 | 3V8 Staff | 0 comments | Continued
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Family awakened to find half-naked man in bed with them

A woman says she woke up to find a man lying on top of her four-year-old granddaughter. Now police are trying to track that man down.

May 11th, 2007 | 3V8 Staff | 0 comments | Continued
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Executed man gets last meal wish after he dies

A convicted murderer put to death in Tennessee this week got his last meal wish after he died.

May 10th, 2007 | 3V8 Staff | 0 comments | Continued
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Woman Encourages Daughter To Fight On Bus

TAMPA, Fla. — Authorities have released a video that shows a Tampa woman get on a school bus and encourage her daughter to fight with another child.

May 10th, 2007 | 3V8 Staff | 0 comments | Continued