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Giant billowing aerial sculpture installed over Boston park

A giant aerial sculpture is floating over a park in Boston's Financial District, bringing a shimmer of spring where snowplow…

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Man sues Florida hospital after his leg found in the garbage

A south Florida man is suing a hospital for emotional distress, saying his leg was amputated and thrown in the…

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Murderer eats victim’s heart.. With knife and fork

A murderer who ate his victim's heart with a knife and fork was jailed for 18 years in South Africa…

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Baby owls get their toes painted so owner can tell who’s who

An owl breeder has come up with a novel idea to help him tell his young fledglings apart - by…

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N Zealand PM apologises for pulling waitress’s ponytail again and again

New Zealand Prime Minister John Key apologised on Wednesday for pulling the ponytail of a waitress who accused him of…

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Firefighters help 5-year-old boy who climbed 30-ft tree

Firefighters had to be called to help a 5-year-old Pennsylvania boy out of a tree after he climbed up 30…

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Warming may affect the way we write songs

Vienna: Climate change is predicted to intrude into almost every area of life — from where we live, to what…

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‘Gateway to Hell’ sinkhole opens up on Chinese mountainside

A giant fiery chasm that opened up on a mountainside in China has been branded the 'Gateway to Hell' by…

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German woman pregnant with quadruplets at 65: report

A 65-year-old Berlin woman who already has 13 children is pregnant again with quadruplets, German media reported Sunday. The Russian…

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