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Tortoise returned after 2 1/2 weeks on the lam (AP)
AP - A 60-pound tortoise that escaped from a family's garage last month is back home after a 2 1/2-week adventure that took him through three northwestern Indiana towns.

Ben Franklin, Betsy Ross actors wed in Philly (AP)

AP - Benjamin Franklin and Betsy Ross celebrated the eve of the Fourth of July not with fireworks but with wedding vows.

Minn. teen charged with offering his vote on eBay (AP)
AP - A college student claimed it was all a joke when he put his vote in this fall's presidential election up for sale on the Web auction site eBay. But prosecutors didn't see the humor.

Miniature dachshund gnaws off diabetic owner's toe (AP)
AP - An Illinois woman says her beloved miniature dachshund gnawed off her right big toe while she was asleep. Linda Floyd told the Alton Telegraph for a story Wednesday that her beloved Roscoe was euthanized because of safety concerns.

1851 gun used in Civil War returns to Arkansas (AP)

AP - An 1851 artillery gun carried into battle by Arkansas military school students who joined the Confederate Army was unveiled in its home state Thursday after nearly 150 years.

Restaurant makes meal out of war (Reuters)

Reuters - At "Buns and Guns" you can order a"Kalashnikov" sandwich from a bullet-shaped menu, prepared bychefs in military fatigues with the roar of explosions asbackground music.

Drunken Swede tries to row home from Denmark (Reuters)

Reuters - A drunken 78-year-old Swede stole adinghy after a night out in the Danish town of Helsingor andtried to row back to Sweden, but fell asleep halfway, Danishpolice said on Monday.

Police suspect giraffe in circus breakout (Reuters)

Reuters - Fifteen camels, two zebras andseveral llamas and pot-bellied pigs escaped from a circusvisiting Amsterdam early Monday, police said.

Controversial tiger photos faked (Reuters)
Reuters - China has fired a number of governmentofficials and arrested a man in connection with a set of fakephotographs that local authorities had said was proof of theexistence of a highly endangered tiger.

Man auctions off his life, sale price disappoints (Reuters)

Reuters - A man who put his life up for auction oneBay found it wasn't worth quite as much as he thought when hesettled for around A$100,000 less than his target price.

Couple maintain Portugal's ceramic penis tradition (Reuters)
Reuters - Husband and wifeFrancisco and Casilda Figueiredo are among the last exponentsof a traditional Portuguese handicraft -- making ornamentalceramic penises.

U.S. trade court rules against sex-bias claim (Reuters)
Reuters - A U.S. trade court on Thursdayrejected an importer's claim that differing tariff rates formen's gloves amounted to unconstitutional sex discrimination,in a case closely watched by the fashion industry.

Polish bank rejects Walesa commemoration coin (Reuters)

Reuters - Poland's central bank confirmed onThursday it had turned down a request to mint a coin with theimage of ex-president and Nobel Laureate Lech Walesa, butdenied suggestions that its decision was politically motivated.

Chinese man gets award for caring for quake pig (Reuters)

Reuters - A Chinese man who bought an emaciatedpig who survived for 36 days under rubble after May's massiveSichuan earthquake and promised to care for it for life hasbeen given an award by an animal rights group.

Taiwan man pays dearly for fiery romantic gesture (Reuters)

Reuters - A Taiwanese man's show of love for hisgirlfriend has backfired after an arrangement of candles in theshape of the words "I love you" started a blaze at a hotel.

Chestnut wins hot dog contest after eat-off (AP)

AP - Joey Chestnut has reclaimed the top spot as winner of the annual hot dog eating contest in Coney Island after first tying with archrival Takeru Kobayashi in a 10-minute chow-down and then beating him in a five-dog eat-off.

Fiddler looks for quick payday via eBay (Reuters)

Reuters - A Canadian fiddler who is no strangerto controversy has put half his future music earnings up forsale on eBay, the auction website.

Man accused of robbing, then hugging Mo. victim (AP)
AP - Police in the southeast Missouri town of Poplar Bluff are looking for the gunman who robbed a man on Monday night, then gave him a hug before fleeing.

G8 leaders to wish upon a bamboo tree (Reuters)

Reuters - World leaders converging in Japan for theGroup of Eight summit won't wish upon a star, but instead posttheir hopes on a bamboo tree.

Man nabbed after calling cops on stolen cell phone (AP)
AP - A Duluth man is under arrest after he called police on a cell phone from a purse he had just allegedly snatched. Police arrested the 29-year-old man on Wednesday.