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Message in bottle resurfaces after 35 years in Vermont

A long-lost message in a bottle has resurfaced 35 years after a Vermont boy sent it off in a favorite swimming hole.

The glass bottle with a note was found recently near the Bellows Falls dam by 14-y

Mum and daughter reunite after 50 years through Facebook

Facebook has helped reunite a mother and a daughter who had been separated for nearly half a century.

Stephanie Phillips used the social network site to track down her mom Joan Wehrmeyer , who she ha

South African man claims he lost job for being teetotaller

A Western Cape official was transferred because of his lifestyle choices, the Cape Town Labour Court heard on Thursday.

Transport MEC Robin Carlisle''s former spokesperson Steven Otter was recently t

Lap dancer who lured millionaire hubby wins $3.25m alimony

A millionaire businessman from Sydney has been ordered by court to pay his estranged wife – who was formerly a lap dancer - 3.25 million dollars in accordance with their pre-nupital agreement.

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More than 1,000 turtles slowly escape captivity

More than 1,000 turtles made a slow-speed escape from their turtle farm in northwest Georgia.

Turtle farmer David Driver tells sheriff's officials he suspects vandals might be to blame for tearing do

Police dogs fitted with digi cams fight crime in the UK

Amid tight security for London Olympics, police sniffer dogs of a UK unit are now snooping around with digital camera's fitted on their heads to fight crime and keep their officers safe.

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Cat makes 6-mile trek back to NH home

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Animal rescue league officials say they don't know how a black cat walked about 6 miles in three days to find his way back home in New Hampshire.

Wollie the cat has been reunited with Barbara Oliphan

Instant hero: NY bus driver catches falling girl

A New York bus driver has become a surprise hero after saving a seven-year-old girl who accidentally fell three stories from a Brooklyn apartment building.

"I just said 'Please, let me catch her, lor

US man's 'confession' obituary goes viral

A US man's self-written obituary, in which he reminisces about the good times -- and makes a few confessions, including never having earned the PhD he claimed in life -- has gone viral.

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90-year-old Maine man skydives for first time

A Maine man who learned how to use a parachute as a Navy pilot during World War II has finally made his first jump - at age 90.

Lester Slate of Exeter jumped out of a plane for the first time on Sund

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I want to begin with a little story that was told to me by a leading executive at Aptech. He was exercising in a gym with a lot of younger people.

Shekhar Kapur’s Bandit Queen didn’t make the cut. Neither did Shaji Karun’s Piravi, which bagged 31 international awards.