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   Gang accused of killing to sell human fat Reuters - Fri Nov 20, 11:03 AM ETSent 395 times

   LIMA (Reuters) - Peruvian police said on Thursday they had broken up a gang that allegedly killed dozens of people and sold their fat to buyers who used it to make cosmetics.

2. CA man allegedly paid teens to spit in his face AP - Fri Nov 20, 8:11 PM ETSent 50 times

   THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. - A 39-year-old Southern California man has been arrested for misdemeanor child annoyance after allegedly paying a teenager $31 to spit in his face. The Ventura County Sheriff's Department says Charles Hersel was arrested Wednesday in a sting operation at a mall in Thousand Oaks. He's free from jail pending a court hearing.

3. Eye doc may lose license after calling patient fat AP - Fri Nov 20, 8:11 PM ETSent 41 times

   RALEIGH, N.C. - A North Carolina doctor could lose his medical license after a patient complained he made cutting criticisms, including telling her she was fat. The News & Observer of Raleigh reported the North Carolina Medical Board will decide if Dr. Earl Sunderhaus of Asheville overstepped the bounds of professional decency.

4. Aging Santa gets $100,000 facelift for Christmas Reuters - Mon Nov 23, 8:33 AM ETSent 36 times

   WELLINGTON (Reuters) - A Santa in New Zealand with a droopy eye has received a NZ$100,000 ($74,000) face-lift in the run-up to Christmas so that his aging face does not scare children.

5. Lost man drives nine hours to get newspaper Reuters - Wed Nov 18, 12:56 PM ETSent 36 times

   CANBERRA (Reuters) - An elderly man who went out to fetch a morning newspaper ended up driving nearly 400 miles after getting lost and taking a wrong turn onto a major Australian highway, police said on Wednesday. The man, 81-year-old Eric Steward, eventually stopped and asked for directions after driving for nine hours, from the New South Wales country town of Yass to Geelong in the southern Victoria state.

6. Mich. police nab wrong-way driver twice in 3 days AP - Fri Nov 20, 8:11 PM ETSent 20 times

   KALAMAZOO, Mich. - Authorities in western Michigan arrested a person twice in three days for driving the wrong way down the highway Kalamazoo County deputies said they were alerted about 1:30 a.m. Friday after several people called 911 when they passed the unidentified driver traveling south on northbound U.S. 131.

7. Police: Ohio suspect may have eaten evidence AP - Sat Nov 21, 9:22 PM ETSent 20 times

   STREETSBORO, Ohio - Police say a bank robbery suspect in Ohio may have eaten evidence when he gobbled a piece of paper while handcuffed and lying across the hood of a police cruiser.

8. Ala. court says woman can't claim $41.8M jackpot AP - Fri Nov 20, 5:18 PM ETSent 16 times

   MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The Alabama Supreme Court says a woman who thought she had hit a jackpot worth almost $42 million at the Victoryland electronic bingo center will end up empty handed. The court ruled Friday that an electronic bingo machine that showed Sherry Knowles had won $41.8 million obviously malfunctioned and that she was actually due no more than $2 from the operation in Macon County.

9. Man who claimed disability spotted on TV show AP - Fri Nov 20, 8:11 PM ETSent 16 times

   LOS ANGELES - California tax officials say an interior designer's false disability claim was uncovered when he was spotted on a home improvement television show.

10. Alleged burglar warms up bottle for crying baby AP - Thu Nov 19, 9:27 PM ETSent 10 times

    INDIANAPOLIS - An 18-year-old is in police custody after he warmed up a bottle for a crying baby inside the house he was allegedly robbing. Indianapolis police arrested the suspect at Arlington High School on Tuesday after receiving a tip from a television viewer saw surveillance video on a newscast.