From the Associated Press
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These Picassos prompted a gender war at an Australian gallery. Now the curator says she painted themWELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- They were billed as artworks by Pablo Picasso, paintings so valuable that an Australian art museum's decision to display them in an exhibition restricted to women visitors provoked a gender discrimination lawsuit. The paintings again prompted international headlines when the gallery re-hung them in a women's restroom to sidestep a legal ruling that said men could not be barred from viewing them.
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This nearly 10-foot Gatsby sub is made by a South African restaurant with a taste for the supersizedCAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) -- The idea came -- as the nutty ones often do -- over a few drinks in a bar.
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His brother was found dead, his mother was arrested, then this baby was found crawling by a highwayNEW ORLEANS (AP) -- A Louisiana sheriff says a 1-year-old "miracle baby" survived two days of sometimes stormy weather before a truck driver spotted him crawling along a roadside the day after his 4-year-old brother was found dead and his mother was arrested in Mississippi.
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'We have to be wacky.' With suggestive poses and pets, election campaigning tests Tokyo's patienceTOKYO (AP) -- Tokyo elects a new governor this weekend, but residents say personal publicity stunts have overtaken serious campaigning to a degree never seen before, with nearly nude women in suggestive poses, pets, an AI character and a man practicing his golf swing.
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Bertoletti, Sudo win top dog honors at Nathan's Famous power-eating contest, absent longtime champNEW YORK (AP) -- Patrick Bertoletti gobbled up 58 hot dogs to win his first men's title Thursday at the annual Nathan's Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest, taking advantage of the absence of the event's biggest star. In the women's competition, defending champion Miki Sudo won her 10th title and set a new world record by downing 51 links.
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Patrick Bertoletti of Chicago wins his first men's title at the annual Nathan's hot dog eating contestNEW YORK (AP) -- Patrick Bertoletti of Chicago wins his first men's title at the annual Nathan's hot dog eating contest.
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Defending champion Miki Sudo wins women's division at annual Nathan's Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contestNEW YORK (AP) -- Defending champion Miki Sudo wins women's division at annual Nathan's Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest.
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Yes, some animals can have babies without a mate. Here's howA boa constrictor in the U.K. gave birth to 14 babies -- without a mate.
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Flying objects and shrunken heads: World UFO Day feted amid surge in sightings, government denialsNORFOLK, Va. (AP) -- For those of you who don't celebrate World UFO Day, consider this:
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An Arizona museum tells the stories of ancient animals through their fossilized poopWILLIAMS, Ariz. (AP) -- One way to help tell how a Tyrannosaurus rex digested food is to look at its poop.
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Some Boston subway trains are now sporting googly eyesBOSTON (AP) -- Subway riders in Boston are playing their own game of "Where's Waldo?" But instead of searching for a cartoon character with a red and white striped top, they're on the lookout for subway trains with googly eye decals attached to the front.
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Military horses bolt through London in scene reminiscent of runaway stampede in AprilLONDON (AP) -- Three runaway horses bolted through the streets of central London Monday after one was spooked by a bus and two others tossed their riders, the Army said.
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Rainforest animal called a kinkajou rescued from dusty highway rest stop in Washington stateYAKIMA, Wash. (AP) -- Why did the kinkajou cross the road? And what's a kinkajou, anyway?
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Theodore Roosevelt's pocket watch was stolen in 1987. It's finally back at his New York homeThe silver pocket watch was a prized possession of Theodore Roosevelt, a keepsake given to him by his sister and her husband in 1898 before he became president that would travel with him around the world and end up at Sagamore Hill -- his home on Long Island, New York, and now a national historic site.
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Nebraska regent suggests putting fans' ashes under the football field. Her idea was dead on arrivalLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- A University of Nebraska regent has proposed a way for lifelong Cornhusker fans to carry their support into the afterlife.
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Giant sinkhole swallows the center of a soccer field built on top of a limestone mineALTON, Ill. (AP) -- A giant sinkhole has swallowed the center of a soccer complex that was built over an operating limestone mine in southern Illinois, taking down a large light pole and leaving a gaping chasm where squads of kids often play. But no injuries were reported after the sinkhole opened Wednesday morning.
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Ollie Robinson makes unwanted history by conceding 43 runs in one over, Louis Kimber on fireHOVE, England (AP) -- Ollie Robinson rewrote the English Championship record books in the wrong way when the test cricketer conceded an astonishing 43 runs off one over for Sussex on Wednesday.
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New Jersey man flies to Florida to attack another player over an online gaming dispute, deputies sayFERNANDINA BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- An online gaming dispute made its way to the real world when a New Jersey man flew to Florida to attack another player with a hammer, authorities said.
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Shiny monolith removed from mountains outside Las Vegas. How it got there still is a mysteryLAS VEGAS (AP) -- A strange monolith found jutting out of the rocks in a remote mountain range near Las Vegas has been taken down by authorities.
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Gleaming monolith pops up in Nevada desert, the latest in a series of quickly vanishing structuresLAS VEGAS (AP) -- The strange monolith looks like it could have come from another world.