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Tim's Offbeat News Feed
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South Fla. employee talks would-be robber out of stickup by saying Jesus wouldn't approve
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A cell phone store manager in South Florida dissuaded an armed man from robbing the store by telling him Jesus wouldn't approve. Instead of panicking when the suspect pulled a weapon, Nayara Goncalves started talking with him. He was jobless, and the 20-year-old... more
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Police find man passed out after woman, 82, with broken leg, crowbar reports break-in attempt
WALKER, La. (AP) — Livingston Parish sheriff's deputies arrested a man who passed out while allegedly trying to break into a mobile home where an 82-year-old woman was calling 911, crowbar in hand. Deputies said 24-year-old Derrick Gauthreaux of Denham Springs was checked at a hospital... more
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Neither rain, nor sleet, nor snow: Nation's oldest mail carrier retires at 91 in Tennessee
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — At 91 years old, the country's oldest mail carrier is finally hanging up his keys after driving more than 1.1 million miles delivering mail in Tennessee. According to the U.S. Postal Service, rural carrier Mancel Prince will make one more lap of his nearly 100-mile... more
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Fla. inmate sues man he's convicted of burglarizing, claiming he was hurt in citizen's arrest
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A Florida inmate is suing the man he's convicted of burglarizing, claiming the man and two others roughed him up during a citizen's arrest. Michael Dupree is serving a 12-year sentence for burglary and cocaine possession stemming from a 2007 break-in of a van in St.... more
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Cincinnati police say speeding driver fled but kept stopping at red lights during chase
CINCINNATI (AP) — Cincinnati police say a speeding driver tried to flee arrest while obeying red lights. Police said a 26-year-old woman was going 78 mph in a 55 mph zone early Friday on Interstate 75 when an officer tried to pull her over. Police said she exited the highway to drive home. more
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NOAA: Nearly 2 lb hailstone found in South Dakota breaks US records for diameter, weight Photo
VIVIAN, S.D. (AP) — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says a giant hailstone that fell in central South Dakota has broken U.S. records, even though the man who found it says it melted somewhat while waiting to be evaluated. more
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Miss Iowa gets to throw out first pitch after remark by pitcher Miguel Batista Video
Miss Iowa, Katherine Connors, received national attention this week by being a good sport and making a good pitch. more
