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Smart Spending: Tips for donating effectively (AP)

FILE - In this Jan. 13, 2010, a passerby donates a twenty dollar bill to the Haitian earthquake relief donation drive held by the University of Florida club called Club Creole at Turlington Plaza in Gainesville, Fla. How to figure out the best way to make a charitable donation to those in need are given as part of an AP column called 'Smart Spending.' (AP Photo/The Gainesville Sun, Doug Finger, file)AP – No sooner had the shock of Haiti’s earthquake passed than Chile was struck. As the repercussions of both disasters continue, urgent need remains in those countries and around the world for charitable contributions.


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UK-Odd Summary (Reuters)

Reuters – The latest party circuit princess to wow the night clubs and festivals of France with her DJ skills is a British granny who took a shine to the decks after going to a birthday disco for her grandson. Clad in her leopard-skin shrug and dark sunglasses, 69-year-old Ruth Flowers has conquered French clubland from the Cannes Film Festival to the top Paris nightspots with a mix of old-school hits, electrobeat and bling-bling style.

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Our cheesy photo with president… er, who? (AFP)

Elderly couple Catherine and John Przeslawski do their shopping at the cheese counter as South African President Jacob Zuma (C) visits a Sainsbury's supermarket in Greenwich, south-east London. Many would have grabbed him for a cheesy photo, but when Zuma and his entourage swept into a London supermarket, one elderly couple completely ignored him.(AFP/Pool/Lewis Whyld)AFP – Many would have grabbed him for a cheesy photo, but when South African President Jacob Zuma and his entourage swept into a London supermarket, one elderly couple completely ignored him.


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Snake reappears in 16th century Elizabeth portrait (Reuters)

Reuters – A serpent originally included in a 16th century portrait of Elizabeth I but painted over shortly afterwards has “reappeared,” the National Portrait Gallery in London said on Thursday.

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Pilot with fake licence arrested at airport (Reuters)

Reuters – A Swedish pilot with a fake commercial license was arrested in his cockpit at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport as he prepared to fly 101 passengers on a Boeing 737 to Turkey, Dutch police said Wednesday.

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London stage fright: rats, mice and fleas: survey (Reuters)

Reuters – Performers in London’s West End are having to cope with a different kind of stage fright in the form of mice, rat and flea infestations in theatres, according to a new survey by actors’ union Equity.

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Chinese youth accused of not being fighting fit (Reuters)

Children exercise during a weight-losing summer camp in Shenyang, Liaoning province, August 3, 2009. REUTERS/Sheng LiReuters – China must urgently address the physical fitness of the nation’s youth or run the risk of raising a generation incapable of fighting the Japanese in a future war, the head of the country’s top sports university said Thursday.


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Canada may adopt gender-neutral national anthem (Reuters)

Canadians celebrate by singing the Canadian national anthem at the Eternal Flame in Ottawa, February 28, 2010. REUTERS/Chris RoussakisReuters – “O Canada,” the country’s national anthem, has included the line, “True patriot love in all thy sons’ command,” for nearly 100 years.


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“North Londonshire” plan sparks Middle England ire (Reuters)

Reuters – Campaigners have attacked a 1.3 million pound scheme to rebrand part of Northamptonshire as ‘North Londonshire’, saying the plan risked turning the area into a commuter belt.

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Elusive Fla. monkey dodges captors, defies darts (AP)

AP – A monkey that has eluded capture in the Tampa Bay area for more than a year has again escaped from Florida wildlife officials.

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British granny takes French party scene by storm (Reuters)

Reuters – The latest party circuit princess to wow the night clubs and festivals of France with her DJ skills is a British granny who took a shine to the decks after going to a birthday disco for her grandson.

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Still a sticky issue: Singapore keeps gum ban (AP)

AP – Singapore said it will maintain a ban on chewing gum sales, a policy that has helped shape the city-state’s international image as a tightly controlled, squeaky-clean island.

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Singapore sticks to ban on chewing gum (AFP)

Singapore has stuck to its 18-year ban on the import and sale of chewing gum, which has become an international symbol of the city-state's image as a strict society.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP – Singapore on Thursday stuck to its 18-year ban on the import and sale of chewing gum, which has become an international symbol of the city-state’s image as a strict society.


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Mystery as lock of Napoleon’s hair found in Sydney (AFP)

A clipping of hair apparently taken from Napoleon Bonaparte on his deathbed. The clippings have been found in Sydney's Town Hall after the 130-year-old building cleaned out its vaults, officials said on March 4, 2010.(AFP/City of Sydney/Ho)AFP – A few clippings of hair apparently taken from Napoleon Bonaparte on his deathbed have been found in Sydney’s Town Hall after the 130-year-old building cleaned out its vaults.


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Conn. town warns residents about harmful hawk (AP)

AP – Authorities say an aggressive red-tailed hawk has attacked at least five people recently in a Connecticut town, including a woman who needed medical care after being cut on the head.

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Ky. deputy tries to shoot his way out of cell (AP)

AP – A Kentucky sheriff says a claustrophobic deputy has lost his job after accidentally locking himself in a jail cell and trying to shoot his way out of it. Adair County Sheriff Ralph Curry told WKYT-TV that no one was hurt when Charles Wright fired his weapon.

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Some unhappy with bikini ad for Perky Cups coffee (AP)

A banner is shown outside a suburban Denver coffee shop called Perky Cups on March 1, 2010 in Aurora, Colo. Officials say a bikini and the First Amendment provide enough coverage for the advertisment after Aurora City Council member Molly Market called the picture on the banner 'degrading to women,' but also saying it's legal. (AP Photo/The Aurora Sentinel, Heather A. Longway) MAGS OUT, NO SALES, MANDATORY CREDITAP – Officials said a bikini and the First Amendment provide enough coverage for a model advertising a suburban Denver coffee shop called Perky Cups. Aurora City Council member Molly Markert called the picture on the 10-by-20-foot banner “degrading to women,” but she says it’s legal. Markert said she had city employees measure the banner, and it conforms with city size restrictions.


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Pa. man faces charges for 3 incidents in 3 hours (AP)

AP – A central Pennsylvania man faces charges for three separate incidents involving police in a span of three hours. Manheim Township police said 49-year-old Mark E. Blaylock was charged with theft of services after allegedly refusing to pay a $69 cab fare around 11 a.m. About an hour later he was charged with public drunkenness after police said he was found lying on a road near his house.

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Tacoma police find naked woman tied to a tree (AP)

AP – Several police officers responded to a 911 report of a naked woman tied to a tree in Point Defiance Park in Tacoma. Spokesman Mark Fulghum told The News Tribune officers talked with the woman and a man Tuesday in the Owen Beach area and determined it was a “consensual rendezvous.”

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RI woman accused of tossing coffee at parking cop (AP)

AP – A Rhode Island woman pleaded not guilty in Massachusetts to charges she threw a hot cup of coffee on a parking enforcement officer. Krystle Charley was arraigned Wednesday in Brookline District Court on charges including assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.

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Patients try to keep appointments with jailed doc (AP)

AP – Patients of a northern Kentucky psychiatrist jailed on a charge he stabbed a woman with a sword have tried to keep appointments with him in jail. Kenton County jail Chief Deputy Scott Colvin said deputies have had to turn away several patients of Douglas Rank, charged last month with first-degree assault in an attack on 32-year-old woman.

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Official: Grass case against Calif. man to be cut (AP)

AP – Prosecutors say a Southern California man who removed his grass to save water now has enough drought-tolerant plants to comply with an ordinance requiring 40 percent of a yard be covered with live landscaping. Orange City Attorney David DeBerry says he will ask that the case against 36-year-old Quan Ha be dropped at a March 16 hearing.

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Conn. town warns residents about harmful hawk (AP)

AP – Authorities said an aggressive red-tailed hawk has attacked at least five people recently in a Connecticut town, including a woman who needed medical care after being cut on the head.

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Some unhappy with bikini ad for Perky Cups coffee (AP)

A banner is shown outside a suburban Denver coffee shop called Perky Cups on March 1, 2010 in Aurora, Colo. Officials say a bikini and the First Amendment provide enough coverage for the advertisment after Aurora City Council member Molly Market called the picture on the banner 'degrading to women,' but also saying it's legal. (AP Photo/The Aurora Sentinel, Heather A. Longway) MAGS OUT, NO SALES, MANDATORY CREDITAP – Officials said a bikini and the First Amendment provide enough coverage for a model advertising a suburban Denver coffee shop called Perky Cups. Aurora City Council member Molly Markert called the picture on the 10-by-20-foot banner “degrading to women,” but she says it’s legal. Markert said she had city employees measure the banner, and it conforms with city size restrictions.


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Pa. man faces charges for 3 incidents in 3 hours (AP)

AP – A central Pennsylvania man faces charges for three separate incidents involving police in a span of three hours. Manheim Township police said 49-year-old Mark E. Blaylock was charged with theft of services after allegedly refusing to pay a $69 cab fare around 11 a.m. About an hour later he was charged with public drunkenness after police said he was found lying on a road near his house.

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