on Fri May 17 6:52 PM

Cambridge Brewing Co. names beer for bombing victim Sean Collier

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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 17 (UPI) -- A Massachusetts brewing company said it is naming its latest beer Collier Stout in honor of a police officer who died in the Boston Marathon bombings.
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on Fri May 17 5:50 PM

Ropid says Prague trains will offer singles dating-oriented cars

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PRAGUE, Czech Republic, May 17 (UPI) -- Transport officials in the Czech capital said Prague's trains will soon offer cars geared exclusively toward singles seeking to meet a special someone.
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on Fri May 17 4:45 PM

Luo Gang, abducted 23 years ago, identifies hometown using Google Maps

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SAMNING, China, May 17 (UPI) -- A Chinese man who was abducted as a child about 23 years ago said he was able to find his family with the help of Google Maps.
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Black Bear Shot Down From Back Garden Tree

SKY NEWS | on Fri, May 17, 3:38 PM

Video shows a large bear being tranquillized and falling to the ground after it had climbed into a tree in someone's garden.
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on Fri May 17 2:02 PM

Bacon Bacon closed after neighbors complain in California

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SAN FRANCISCO, May 17 (UPI) -- A San Francisco restaurant owner says he's out of business after complaints about the smell of bacon led to a discovery the eatery lacked proper health permits.
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on Fri May 17 10:59 AM

Clinton Shepherd to try for Ferris wheel record at Chicago's Navy Pier

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CHICAGO, May 17 (UPI) -- The operations manager at Chicago's Navy Pier said he would attempt to set a world record by riding a Ferris wheel for 48 hours non-stop.
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on Fri May 17 9:01 AM

Self-Lighting, Dimmable Candle

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Candles go high tech! Switch Candle from Zelf Koelman on Vimeo.
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Bieber To Lose Monkey To Germany At Midnight

SKY NEWS | on Fri, May 17, 8:23 AM

If the Canadian star does not claim the pet capuchin seized by customs officials by midnight the animal will belong to Germany.
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Venezuela Hit By Toilet Paper Shortage Crisis

SKY NEWS | on Fri, May 17, 5:17 AM

Shop shelves are empty and people are down to their last sheets but the President says it is all an "anti-government conspiracy".
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on Fri May 17 3:30 AM

The Almanac, Celebrity Birthdays, Today in History, May 17

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By United Press International UPI Almanac for Friday, May 17, 2013.
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