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Thieves Take 13,000 Diapers from NC Nonprofit

Authorities in North Carolina are searching for whoever made a massive, unauthorized withdrawal from a diaper bank.

The Diaper Bank of North Carolina says 13,000 diapers were stolen last weekend. The Durham-based nonprofit provides diapers to struggling families.

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115-lb Woman Wins Illinois Hot dog Eating Contest

Michelle Lesco is petite, but the 115-pound competitive eater still managed to gobble down more than 28 hot dogs — and buns — to win an eating contest in suburban Chicago.

The (Arlington Heights) Daily Herald reports (http://bit.ly/1mFPOWX ) the Arizona native won Saturday's qualifiers for the July 4 hot dog-eating contest at New York's Coney Island.

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Police: Driver Flees Traffic Stop with Cop in Car

A man who allegedly fled from a traffic stop in southern New Jersey with a police officer inside his car in facing numerous charges.

Florence police tell the Burlington County Times (http://bit.ly/1oiUMKp) that 19-year-old Randy Eno Mase of Wilmington, Delaware was stopped early Saturday for speeding.

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Dunkin' Donuts Patron Sounds Carbon Monoxide Alarm

A Dunkin' Donuts customer looking for a morning cup of coffee was in the right place at the right time with the right equipment.

Authorities say an ambulance technician wearing a carbon monoxide detector entered the store in Carle Place, New York, at around 4 a.m. Friday.

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'The Weed Fairy' Visits Seattle, Gives out Pot

A woman who calls herself the "Weed Fairy" distributed free nuggets of marijuana to people in Seattle over the weekend, taping the free pot on fliers around a city neighborhood.

The woman, 23-year-old Yeni Sleidi, says she does it to amuse people and to give them a break from everyday stress.

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Apollo 13 Astronaut's Toothbrush Sells for $11,794

A toothbrush used by one of the American astronauts who flew to the Moon was sold at auction for nearly $12,000, or triple the starting bid, the auction house said Friday.

The clear Oral B-40 toothbrush was used by command module pilot Jack Swigert during the 1970 Apollo 13 mission and sold for $11,974, said the Nate D. Sanders auction house, which did not reveal the buyer.

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'Ferris Bueller' Glass House Sells for $1.06M

The Chicago-area home where Ferris Bueller's friend Cameron famously "killed" his father's prized Ferrari finally has a new owner.

Crain's Chicago Business (http://bit.ly/1nyt5Bj ) reports that the modernist home in Highland Park sold Thursday for $1.06 million.

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Cross-Country Flight Diverted after Dog Poops

A cross-country fight had to make an unscheduled landing when a service dog pooped twice in the aisle, sickening passengers with the odor.

US Airways spokesman Andrew Christie said the May 28 US Airways flight from Los Angeles to Philadelphia had to make an unscheduled stop in Kansas City,

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Police 'Panty Gang' Dismantled in Brazil

Six police officers in Rio de Janeiro have been arrested on charges of stopping trucks carrying women's underwear, stealing their merchandise and extorting money from their drivers.

The officers are accused of using their police cars to hold their victims captive, threatening to kill them if they did not pay them off.

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China Gun Safety Demonstration Wounds Five

A policeman's handgun went off accidentally when two officers held a safety demonstration at a kindergarten in China to mark International Children's Day, injuring one child and four parents, authorities said.

A gun discharged accidentally and a bullet hit the ground, sending shards of cement flying into the air, wounding five people, said police authorities in Zhengzhou, in the central province of Henan. 

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