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Woman, 89, uses ax to get back home (AP)
<p>AP - Accidentally locked out of her home and stuck in the bitter cold, Geraldine "Gerry" Palmer took matters into her own hands.



Wis. ends sturgeon-spearing season (AP)
AP - The sturgeon-spearing season on Lake Winnebago ended after just four days with a mammoth catch.
Dog art is auctioned in New York (AP)

AP - While the real canines were cavorting across town at the annual Westminster Kennel Club show, a group of dog paintings, statues, fancy collars and other items fetched a total of $700,000 at an auction house.



Mich. lottery winner makes great mistake (AP)
AP - Donald Ertman got a little agitated when he found out he'd have to make the 150-mile trip to Lansing to collect his lottery winnings. All that for $150, he complained.
It was a falling moose. I swear it was! (AP)
AP - Alaska State Troopers see plenty of hazards, but Trooper Howard Peterson was nearly felled by a new one: falling moose. Peterson was driving Feb. 2 on the Seward Highway south of Anchorage when something big and black fell out of the sky about 20 feet in front of his patrol car. "Falling rock!" he thought, ready to steer clear if it bounced onto the highway.
Train roof riders to be sprayed (Reuters)
Reuters - Indonesian commuters riding on the roofs of trains will be sprayed with colored liquid so that security officers can identify and arrest them, a report said Saturday.
No red roses for Saudi sweethearts (Reuters)

</a>Reuters - Saudi Arabia's religious police have banned red roses ahead of Valentine's Day, forcing couples in the conservative Muslim nation to think of new ways to show their love.



Funeral horses stampede, overturn hearse (Reuters)
Reuters - A hearse overturned when the horses pulling it to a south London cemetery stampeded, dragging the carriage and coffin past appalled relatives and sending floral tributes flying.
Ireland debates switch to right-hand driving (Reuters)
Reuters - Ireland should consider giving up driving on the left to reduce accidents by foreigners accustomed to right side motoring, a senior politician said Friday.
More than 100 cats rescued from Olympics site (Reuters)
Reuters - More than 160 feral cats and kittens have been rescued from the site of the London 2012 Olympics as demolition work continues at a pace.
No sex on Valentine's, Thai police warn teens (Reuters)

Reuters - Alarmed by polls showing one in four Thai teens will celebrate St. Valentine's Day by having sex, police plan to swoop on motels, malls and parks to ensure youths behave themselves on the "Day of Love".



Japan's Obama city cheers U.S. Democrat contender (Reuters)

Reuters - A Japanese city called "Obama", hoping to boost its profile at home and abroad as a tourist attraction, cheered Barack Obama's victories in three more Democratic nominating contests on Tuesday.



Gorillas caught in face-to-face love action (Reuters)

Reuters - Leah, the first gorilla ever seen using tools, has secured herself another small place in history by becoming the first gorilla captured on film mating face-to-face, researchers reported on Tuesday.



Ghost-like white stag spotted in Scotland (Reuters)

Reuters - A mythical and ghostly creature has appeared in the wilds of the Scottish Highlands -- and has been caught on camera.



Japanese players trash car during drunken binge (Reuters)
Reuters - Four Japanese professional footballers smashed up a parked car during a night of drinking, local newspapers reported on Wednesday.

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