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November 21, 2015

Punch Plagne into your GPS, and France can really send you the wrong way, Belgian skiers find

Skiers beware! La Plagne may be a bustling ski resort in the Alps but a badly programmed bus GPS won't be able to distinguish it from Plagne, population 91, and some 700 kilometers away.

November 21, 2015

Charges dropped for New Hampshire man who sold rhino head

A New Hampshire man who tried to sell an 80-pound rhinoceros head online is happy that charges against him have been dropped.

November 21, 2015

Giant aerial sculpture is installed between high-rises in Boston's Financial District

A giant aerial sculpture is floating over a park in Boston's Financial District, bringing a shimmer of spring where snowplow piles towered just weeks ago.

November 21, 2015

Mexico's 'grand warlock' draws a crowd despite spotty prediction record

Antonio Vasquez is a cherubic 72-year-old with twinkling eyes, a long white beard and a knack for predicting things that don't actually happen.

November 21, 2015

New Hampshire governor blocks bill that would have OK'd images of babies on beer bottle labels

Sorry, baby, your picture isn't going to be on the front of any beer bottles in New Hampshire.

November 21, 2015

Consumer culture gone wild: Boar visits Hong Kong mall and gets trapped inside clothing store

Talk about our consumer culture gone wild.

November 21, 2015

Utah woman seeks world record recognition for catching 46 bridal bouquets at weddings

A Utah woman says she has smashed the world record for catching bridal bouquets at weddings and now is seeking recognition for it.

November 21, 2015

Maine fisherman catches bright orange lobster; his 2nd rarity since catching albino lobster

A Maine lobsterman has caught a rare bright orange lobster, the second time he's pulled an odd-colored crustacean from state waters.

November 21, 2015

Firefighters rescue 2 cows that fell through ice on pond south of Colorado Springs

Firefighters in Colorado have rescued two cows that plunged through the ice on a pond.

November 21, 2015

Secret to The Lumineers' success? A decade-old headshot of newspaper political columnist

A member of The Lumineers says a picture of a New Jersey newspaper columnist is the secret to the band's success.