Man claims he found a rodent inside Diet Pepsi can
(AP)

AP – The Food and Drug Administration is testing a Diet Pepsi can that a central Florida man claims had the remains of a possible rodent inside. Fred Denegri of Ormond Beach took a few sips from the can on July 23, only later to discover what was inside. He said the rodent was big enough that it wouldn’t come out of the can.

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Police: Woman tried to free pit bull from shelter
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AP – Police in Wyoming say they arrested a woman who they believe tried to bust her pit bull out of the doggie slammer.

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Photo licenses may drive Hutterites out of Alberta
(Reuters)

Reuters – Up to 10 colonies of the strict Christian Hutterite sect say they face religious persecution from the Canadian province of Alberta’s plan to force them to have their photos on driver’s licenses and may leave Alberta rather than comply.

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Sculpture at Fla. shopping plaza turns heads
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AP – Parents in Florida are complaining about a sculpture of a nude family outside a shopping center west of Delray Beach. Parents of children who attend a nearby elementary school say the bronze statue is inappropriate, and the PTA president e-mailed parents Wednesday asking them to complain.

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Man claims he found condom in French onion soup
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AP – A man has sued a local Claim Jumper restaurant claiming he ordered French onion soup and bit into a condom instead of melted cheese. Zdenek Philip Hodousek filed the lawsuit Tuesday in Orange County Superior Court seeking unspecified damages over fears he may have contracted a disease.

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Dead shark left in Miami street after failed sale
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AP – The body of a shark was left lying in the middle of a downtown Miami street after two men tried to sell it to several fish markets. The men apparently carried the five or six-foot-long fish around on the city’s Metromover downtown train, prompting calls to police.

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Dead shark left in Miami street after failed sale
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AP – The body of a shark was left lying in the middle of a downtown Miami street after two men tried to sell it to several fish markets. The men apparently carried the five or six-foot-long fish around on the city’s Metromover downtown train, prompting calls to police.

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Marshmallow ‘moon’ marks NASA anniversary
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AP – NASA is celebrating the 40th anniversary of man’s first steps on the lunar surface with a giant moon pie.

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Lawsuit: dentist dropped tools down man’s throat
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AP – A Florida dentist is being sued for allegedly dropping tools down the throat of an elderly patient — twice. Relatives of 90-year-old Charles Gaal Jr. recently filed the suit in circuit court accusing Dr. Wesley Meyers of negligence. An answering message at Meyers’ office in Winter Park said Saturday that he was on vacation. He did not reply to a message from The Associated Press seeking comment.

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Oscar Mayer Wienermobile crashes into Wis. home
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AP – One southern Wisconsin homeowner is probably not in love with the Oscar Mayer wiener. The famed hot dog’s Wienermobile crashed Friday into the deck and garage of a home in Mount Pleasant, about 35 miles south of Milwaukee.

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