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New Hampshire Governor Blocks Baby Pictures on Beer Bottles

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

Democratic Gov. Maggie Hassan on Tuesday vetoed a measure that would have allowed some images of minors to grace alcoholic beverage labels as long as they didn't encourage young people to drink.

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That's Not Mistletoe ... North Pole Won't Block Pot Sales

North Pole residents can put marijuana on their Christmas list next year.

The city council in North Pole, Alaska, rejected a measure Monday that would have banned marijuana dispensaries. Marijuana became legal in Alaska in February, and sales begin next year.

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The Bank of Japan...or the Bank of Peter Pan?

Maybe the Bank of Japan should be called the Bank of Peter Pan.

Monetary policy is notoriously tricky stuff, but for central bankers looking to validate their influential decisions it's as simple as remembering the boy who never grew up, says BoJ chief Haruhiko Kuroda.

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Bodybuilders Compete in Mr. Afghanistan Competition in Kabul

Slathered with fake tan and flexing bulging muscles, dozens of underwear-clad bodybuilders competed for the coveted title of "Mr. Afghanistan" in a Soviet-era stadium in Kabul.

Bodybuilding is one of the most popular sports among young people in the war-battered country -- permitted even under the Taliban's hardline regime.

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Romanian St. George Mural Painted over after Criticism

When a gigantic mural of St. George appeared next to a historic church dedicated to the revered figure, many hailed it as a brilliant piece of street art. But the influential Romanian Orthodox Church was not amused.

The surreal interpretation, replete with a faceless saint and a masked unicorn with a pink tail, went up just yards from the 18th century church — triggering outrage from priests and pious residents. Days later it was painted over.

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Tiny Bird Mimicks Hawk Warning to Fend Off Predator

A bird weighing just two teaspoons of sugar scares off a predator 40 times its size by imitating the "hawk alarm" of other species, scientists said Wednesday.

The trick is used by the brown thornbill, one of Australia's tiniest birds, to scare off its much larger enemy, the pied currawong, they reported in Proceedings of the Royal Society B.

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Japan Mulls Emergency Toilets in Elevators

Japan is looking at installing toilets in elevators and providing an emergency supply of drinking water for people trapped by the nation's frequent powerful earthquakes, an official said Wednesday.

The move comes after dozens of people were left high and dry, some for over an hour, following a 7.8 magnitude quake on Saturday that stopped lifts.

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New Mexico Couple Gets Back Wedding Rings Lost since 1960s

It's been decades since Ofelia Kirker lost her wedding rings, but she'll be wearing the treasured jewelry for her 64th wedding anniversary.

"It feels like we're getting married again," said her 83-year-old husband Robert Kirker.

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Rare Apple Computer Dumped for Recycling

A Silicon Valley recycling company on Monday was searching for a woman who dropped off a rare Apple computer subsequently snapped up by a collector for $200,000.

The woman didn't leave her name or ask for a receipt when she dropped off a box of unwanted gadgets, including a first-generation Apple I computer considered a coveted collectable by computer history buffs, according to U.S. media reports.

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Loud Sex Lands British Woman in Prison

A British woman who kept her neighbours awake by engaging in enthusiastic love-making was sentenced to two weeks in prison on Monday after a neighbour complained about her "screaming and shouting".

The court ruling stated that at around 5:00 am on January 29, 2015 "the defendant (Gemma Wale) was guilty of screaming and shouting whilst having sex at a level of noise which caused nuisance or annoyance".

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