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Candidate Died in 2012, but his Name Might be on 2015 Ballot

Perennial candidate Gatewood Galbraith died in 2012, but that might not stop his name from appearing on the 2015 ballot for Kentucky governor.

No, he's not running from beyond the grave.

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Identical Brazilian Triplets Say 'I Do' -- Together

Guests at a wedding in southern Brazil might have thought they had had too much champagne to drink, but they were not seeing triple. There were indeed three identical brides.

Triplets Rafaela, Rochele and Tagiane Bini were married on March 21 in the state of Rio Grande do Sul in a joint ceremony, fulfilling their childhood dream of walking down the aisle together.

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Japan Ruling Party to Offer Selfies with PM

For the Japanese political junkie who has everything, the party of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is offering the perfect gift -- a small sticky-back selfie with the bouffant premier.

Abe's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), the establishment choice for greying conservatives over several generations, is set to install a "puri-kura" machine in its Tokyo HQ lobby.

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Art Lovers Get Naked for New Australia Exhibition

Art lovers have stripped off for nude tours of a new exhibition at the National Gallery of Australia, a concept designed to remove the material barrier between artist and audience.

The first adults-only tour, where clothes are discarded, attracted about 50 people after-hours on Wednesday evening to view James Turrell: A Retrospective, exploring the American's love of light and landscape.

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Aliens Have Never Invaded Japan says Defense Minister

Alien spaceships have never entered Japanese airspace, the country's defense minister has told parliamentarians, after being questioned about a possible aerial invasion by little green men.

Gen Nakatani said the nation's war planes can be scrambled whenever there is a report of an unidentified flying object (UFO) but, so far, they had not encountered visitors from space.

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10-Foot, 300-Pound Metal Rooster Goes Missing in Athens

Police are searching for whoever made off with Rocket the Rusty Rooster, a 10-foot-tall, 300-pound metal sculpture stolen from its perch outside an Athens business.

Lexington Vintage owner Bonnie Harris tells CBS 46 that she's saddened by the crime, believed to have happened Friday night or Saturday morning.

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India Police Seek Cow 'Mugshots' to Enforce Beef Ban

Police in a west Indian township have asked cattle owners to supply photographs of their animals to help enforce the state's tough new ban on beef, an officer said Wednesday.

Nearly 100 farmers and other owners in Malegaon have so far complied with the request for mugshots along with a dossier on the cows, said Sunil Kadasne, additional superintendent of the city.

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Indian Cops Suspended for Boozing with Prisoners

Two Indian police officers have been suspended after spending a night out on the town with prison inmates.

The pair reportedly spent seven hours drinking with the two prisoners in a beer bar in the western Indian city of Mumbai last month.

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Brazil Priest Suspended for Nude Selfie

A Brazilian priest known for conservative views on moral issues and disapproving in his sermons of kissing and sex has been suspended for sending a nude selfie to an apparent mistress on his cell phone.

"Father Alfredo Rosa Borges has been suspended from his duties," and faces ex-communication, a diocesan spokesman at Campos de Goytacazes, a northern town in Rio statetold Agence France Presse on Tuesday.

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Japan Company Makes Tear-free Onions

The sobbing of a chef as he chops onions in the kitchen could be a thing of the past thanks to one Japanese company, which says it has produced a tear-free vegetable.

Scientists say they have managed to disable the production of a powerful substance an onion releases as the knife slices into it, cutting down on the pungent fumes that bring tears to the eyes.

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