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Man Says he Broke into Neighbor's Home for Eggs

A southeastern Pennsylvania man charged with breaking into a neighbor's house says he was only borrowing eggs to make breakfast.

The Bucks County Courier Times (http://bit.ly/1juFcqn) says Middletown police contend Christopher King didn't have an omelette on his mind when he climbed through the window Tuesday morning.

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Government Writes Off England's WCup Chances

Expectations were already muted, but England's chances at the World Cup have now been written off -- by the government.

An assessment by the Home Office about extending pub opening hours during the tournament came to the conclusion on Tuesday that Roy Hodgson's team could fail to even reach the knockout phase in Brazil.

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Businessman Wins Auction for Haunted Venice Island

An Italian businessman on Tuesday won a state auction to lease a picturesque island in the Venice lagoon but a community group whose bid failed said it hoped to persuade the government to turn down his offer.

Luigi Brugnaro, who owns an employment agency, came first against the Poveglia Association with an offer of 513,000 euros ($704,000) against the local community group's offer of 160,000 euros for the 99-year lease.

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S. Korea 'Crashed Drone' Turns Out to be Toilet Door

South Korea's defense ministry said Wednesday that a suspected crashed drone spotted by a walker was a false alarm -- it was actually the door of a portable toilet.

A passer-by had reported seeing what he thought was the wreckage of a drone caught among rocks and trees in a fenced off military area, while walking on a hillside in southern Seoul.

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British PM Cameron and Mayor Johnson Come to Aid of Sick Woman

Prime Minister David Cameron and London mayor Boris Johnson took time out from the campaign trail on Monday to help a woman who had fallen sick by the roadside.

Popular mayor Johnson is widely believed to covet the job of his old schoolmate Cameron, but the pair joined forces to look after the woman who had apparently fallen ill on a street in Harrow, north west London.

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Police: Man Drives Drunk to Station to File Report

Police say a 31-year-old man has been arrested after he drove to a Louisiana state police headquarters while drunk to file an accident report.

Online booking records indicate Patrick Ruffner of Gonzales was in the East Baton Rouge Parish jail Monday with bond set at $1,000.

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Sea Too Blue, Waiter too Handsome; Oddest Hotel Complaints

An overly-handsome waiter, a snoring girlfriend and the sea being too blue are among some of the bizarre complaints made to hotel staff, according to a survey published Monday.

Travel search engine Skyscanner quizzed 400 international hotel workers to draw up a list of the top ten unusual grumbles and diva-like demands.

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Bears Suspected in New Hampshire Car Break-Ins

Wildlife officials in New Hampshire believe a bear is to blame for a series of recent car break-ins.

The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department says several cars have been broken into over the last few weeks in the same North Conway neighborhood. Officials say the likely culprit is a bear looking for food.

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Blood, Guts and Ribs as Chinese Performer Suffers for His Art

Having one of his own ribs cut out to turn into a necklace, enduring a slashing from neck to thigh -- He Yunchang will do anything for art as long as it does not kill him.

The extreme performance artist's head is almost entirely shaved and his face flecked with faint scars from his shows. His blood-drenched, often naked masochistic displays are intended to demonstrate that some things are worth making sacrifices for.

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'I Won't Kill Number 3', Says Turkish Double Wife Killer

A Turkish man who was kicked out of a TV dating show after revealing he had killed his two previous partners made a stirring romantic pitch by vowing not to kill a third wife.

The audience of the "Luck of the Draw" game show was gobsmacked Thursday when Sefer Calinak, a bald 62-year-old contestant sporting a heart-framed name tag, calmly explained he was a convicted double murderer.

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