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Two arrested after using barbecue pit as a weapon (AP)
AP - A man and a woman found a new use for a barbecue pit — one that landed them in jail. An argument over whether a third guest should stay in the house got so heated that the woman picked up the barbecue pit and hit the man over the head with it, police said.

Grandma arrested for driving with child on roof (AP)
AP - Authorities say a grandmother was arrested for driving around the parking lot of a Marathon grocery store with her 3-year-old child sitting on the roof of the car.

Angry moviegoer allegedly tosses computer monitor (AP)
AP - Police say a 55-year-old man tossed a computer monitor through a glass door after being refused a cash refund at a Casper movie theater. The man faces charges of felony property damage and disturbing the peace.

Woman picks the wrong house to stop for directions (AP)
AP - A woman who allegedly was driving while intoxicated in the Sturgis area picked the wrong house to stop at. Meade County Sheriff Ron Merwin said a 37-year-old woman got lost about 4 a.m. Tuesday and stopped at a home to get directions.

Boy, 11, fires ace in just his 3rd time golfing (AP)
AP - Golfing for just the third time, 11-year-old Allan Saylor was whacking the ball around with a friend, not even keeping score. A hole-in-one? No big deal. The sixth-grader fired the ace Wednesday on the 150-yard, par-3 sixth hole at the neighboring Mandan Municipal Golf Course, using a driver borrowed from his buddy.

Blow-up church looks to lure beachgoers (Reuters)
Reuters - Catholic nuns and priests in Italy are following their flocks to the beach this summer, establishing an inflatable church and a beach-convent in the sands to lure sunbathers.

Beer and spies: "Stasi pub" divides Berliners (Reuters)
Reuters - Two Berliners have caused a stir with a new "Stasi Bar" where guests can sip beer surrounded by listening devices and shredded documents, a stone's throw from the former headquarters of East Germany's dreaded secret police.

JetBlue offers free trip to nowhere from JFK (Reuters)
Reuters - Want all the hassle of air travel without going anywhere?

Beijing smog? I'm off for a smoke (Reuters)
Reuters - Some athletes fret about the Beijing smog. Others say, relax and have a cigarette.

Policewomen get "bullet-proof bras" (Reuters)
Reuters - Thousands of German policewomen will receive what media have labeled "bullet-proof bras."

"Lord" puts life up for sale on eBay (Reuters)
Reuters - An eccentric millionaire has put his entire life up for sale on the Internet -- including his title of Lord of the Manor of Warleigh -- in the hope of converting his assets into cash.

Giant smelly flower puts on sex show in Belgium (Reuters)
Reuters - It's one of the world's largest flowers, it stinks of rotting meat or rancid cheese and looks very much like a giant penis.

Sailing team says thanks a bunch after welcome (Reuters)
Reuters - Say it with flowers! A delegation from the British sailing team being welcomed into the Qingdao Olympic Village avoided an embarrassing moment on Thursday thanks to a nearby florist.

Paris Hilton strips down to reveal "hot" energy plan (Reuters)
Reuters - Millionaire socialite Paris Hilton has jumped into the U.S. election campaign, calling Republican candidate John McCain a "wrinkly white-haired guy" and offering her own energy policy.

Pro-publican beer ad angers Aussie monarchists (Reuters)
Reuters - An advertisement by an Australian brewer urging beer lovers to "Forget the monarchy, support the publicans" has angered supporters of Britain's monarchy who say the ad is beyond the pale, forcing it to be pulled.

Wash. letter carrier going full kilt ahead (AP)
AP - A 6-foot-tall, 250-pound letter carrier is campaigning for the right to take off his pants. Dean Peterson wants the U.S. Postal Service to add kilts as a uniform option for men.

Fido's not just yawning -- he's empathising (Reuters)
Reuters - Dogs find human yawns contagious, suggesting they have a rudimentary capacity for empathy, scientists said on Wednesday.

Mexican woman fights off lion with machete (AP)
AP - A Mexican woman says she fought a 500-pound lion with a machete near the resort city of Acapulco and scared him away.

"Nuclear Modified" music CD sparks Israeli alert (Reuters)
Reuters - When Yasmin Sabah was given a music CD by a friend, she never imagined it would make her the target of a clandestine operation by Israeli security services.

Slingshot wrong way to get girlfriend's attention (AP)
AP - An 11-year-old boy who wanted to get his girlfriend's attention without waking her parents got a lesson in the strength of a window pane. A pebble fired from a slingshot has more velocity than a pebble tossed by hand.