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Spain Police Arrest Man over Cocaine Sandwich

A picture provided by the Spanish National Police on May 7, 2014 shows a ham and cheese sandwich with capsules of cocaine found on man at a bus station of Benidorm, southeastern …more

Spanish police said Wednesday they have arrested a Colombian man after he was found to be carrying a ham and cheese sandwich stuffed with over 100 grams (3.5 ounces) of cocaine.

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Peru Man Survives 1,500-Meter Fall with Tangled Parachute

A Peruvian Air Force paratrooper descends at Las Palmas Peruvian Air Force Base in Lima on February 17, 2007

A Peruvian air force NCO whose parachute malfunctioned during a training exercise survived a 1,500-meter (5,000-feet) fall with nary a broken bone.

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Bank Robbery Note was on Grocery Receipt

An Oregon police affidavit says a robber at the Home Federal Bank two weeks ago demanded money by giving the teller a note written on the back of a grocery receipt.

It was only part of the receipt, Bend Detective Jeff Frickey said in the affidavit, but it had the last four digits of a food stamp account and the account balance — enough to get investigators going.

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Japan Cab Driver Held for Drugging Women with Diuretics

A Japanese taxi driver who got a sexual thrill out of watching women desperate to urinate has been arrested for allegedly feeding passengers snacks laced with diuretics, police said Thursday.

Toshihiko Nishi, 41, lured women into long rides in his cab, in at least one case by offering a half-price fare, and then plied them with crackers covered in a substance that would make them want to go to the toilet.

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Grosskreutz Facing Kebab Assault Charge

Borussia Dortmund's German international winger Kevin Grosskreutz has had a complaint for assault filed against him after allegedly throwing a kebab into the face of a Cologne fan, the Bild newspaper reported Tuesday.

Grosskreutz had just bought a kebab in the early hours of Monday morning with a team-mate when they were verbally abused by a group of Cologne supporters celebrating their club's promotion to the Bundesliga.

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British Earl Selling Mountain to Pay Tax bill

A British lord is putting a mountain up for sale in a bid to pay off part of his hefty inheritance tax bill.

Hugh Lowther, the Earl of Lonsdale, has put Blencathra, a 2,850-foot (868-metre) high peak in the picturesque Lake District in northwest England, on the market for £1.75 million ($3 million, 2.15 million euros).

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Al Fayed Laments Fulham's Jackson Dive

Former Fulham owner Mohamed Al Fayed came up with an unusual explanation on Tuesday for their Premier League relegation -- the removal of Michael Jackson's statue.

Shahid Khan, who bought Fulham from Al Fayed, had the giant statue of the late American pop star taken away from outside London club Fulham's Craven Cottage ground in November.

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Canadian Town Tries to Sell Whale Carcass on eBay

A fishing village in easternmost Canada tried on Monday to auction off on eBay a sperm whale carcass that washed up onto its shores.

By midday, the town of Cape St. George, Newfoundland had received dozens of bids -- the highest topping $2,000 -- before running afoul of the online auction site's rules and the law.

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S. African Artist Guilty of Exhibitionism for Rooster-Penis Dance

A Paris court on Monday found a South African artist guilty of sexual exhibitionism after a performance in Paris that saw him dance with a rooster tied to his penis.

But the criminal court imposed no penalty on the artist, 51-year-old Steven Cohen, noting that no complaint had been filed against him and that he had not engaged in sexual acts.

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Family Who Lost Dog during Sandy Finds it at Pound

A New Jersey family whose terrier-pit bull mix escaped from their backyard during Superstorm Sandy went to an animal shelter this week to adopt a new pet and came home with their old dog.

Chuck James tells The Associated Press that his family searched for the brown-and-white dog named Reckless for months after the October 2012 storm before finally giving up hope.

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