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Lucky carrot: Alberta woman finds mother-in-law's lost ring

Thursday, 17 August 2017, 06:43 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

A Canadian woman who lost her engagement ring 13 years ago while weeding her garden on the family farm is wearing it proudly again after her daughter-in-law pulled it from the ground on a misshapen...

40 years after Elvis' death, impersonators talk about legacy

Wednesday, 16 August 2017, 08:09 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Four decades since his death, Elvis Presley still reigns as The King — for impersonators. Few artists inspire people all over the world to dress up and perform passionately on stage like...

Is the world ready for a strong German leader?

Wednesday, 16 August 2017, 07:34 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Germany does not have a system of term limits for heads of state. Candidates for chancellor can seek reelection as long as their party continues to support their candidacy. However, it’s not...

Lawsuit claims rodent was baked into Chick-fil-A sandwich

Wednesday, 16 August 2017, 06:33 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

A lawsuit claims a suburban Philadelphia woman got an extra topping on her Chick-fil-A sandwich: a dead rodent. Ellen Manfalouti sued in Bucks County Court over the tiny rodent she claims was...

Driver purposely steers into French pizzeria, killing girl

Tuesday, 15 August 2017, 07:21 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

A man believed to be under the influence of drugs — and possibly suicidal — deliberately rammed his car into a pizzeria east of Paris on Monday night, killing an adolescent girl and...

Both Korean leaders, US signal turn to diplomacy amid crisis

Tuesday, 15 August 2017, 07:13 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Even as North Korea presented leader Kim Jong Un with plans to launch missiles into waters near Guam and "wring the windpipes of the Yankees," both Koreas and the United States signaled their...

Protests, vigils around US decry white supremacist rally

Monday, 14 August 2017, 06:43 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Protesters decrying hatred and racism converged around the country on Sunday, saying they felt compelled to counteract the white supremacist rally that spiraled into deadly violence in...

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

Sunday, 13 August 2017, 18:39 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

A roundup of some of the most popular, but completely untrue, headlines of the week. None of these stories are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked...

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