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Cleveland Baby Born at 10:11, 12/13/14

Baby Hazel was born at just the right minute: 10:11 on 12/13/14.

Seven-pound, 14-ounce Hazel Grace was born Saturday morning to Leisha Campbell and Shawn Zimmerman at Cleveland's Fairview Hospital. Her family already knew she'd be born on Saturday's special date. They didn't know she'd get the minute right, too.

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NC Man Bounces Checks for $58K in Postage Stamps

Perhaps Javorick Alexander Moore has a really long Christmas card list. Or a lot of pen pals.

The 40-year-old Greensboro, North Carolina, man was sentenced Thursday to two years in prison for bank fraud after writing more than $58,000 in bad checks for postage stamps.

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Sex Protest Outside UK Parliament over Porn 'Censorship'

Demonstrators take part in a mass "face-sitting protest" outside the Houses …

Campaigners in favor of hardcore pornography staged an unusual "face-sitting" protest outside the British parliament on Friday against new rules banning a series of extreme sex acts from online videos.

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11-Year-Old Arkansas Girl Hails Cab ... to Florida

An 11-year-old Arkansas girl paid a cabbie $1,300 to take her to meet a boy in Florida, but authorities caught up with the runaway in Georgia, and found her safe, after her parents reported her missing.

Bryant police used cellphone records to determine the girl hailed the cab in Little Rock Dec. 5 after talking to a 16-year-old Jacksonville, Florida, boy she met two years ago, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported Friday (http://bit.ly/12VJ4Qv ).

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Kitsch but cool -- UK Falls in Love with the Christmas Jumper

Christmas jumpers, once only thought stylish by knitting-needle wielding grannies, are enjoying a renaissance in Britain after being adopted as a festive fashion statement by young revelers.

Responding to soaring demand for the colorful and eccentric creations, vintage clothing group Beyond Retro has opened a temporary store selling only Christmas jumpers in London's trendy Old Street.

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Moscow Metro Brings in Spot Checks after Couple has Sex in Tunnel

Moscow's metro said on Friday it was carrying out emergency checks of its system after a young couple made their way into a tunnel and had sex on the rails.

Moscow has a subculture of enthusiasts who explore its maze of tunnels including the metro system, called "diggers", and a young couple this week published photos of themselves romping naked on the rails.

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Boxing: 24-Carat Khan to Wear Sport's Most Expensive Shorts

Britain's Amir Khan will wear boxing's "most expensive shorts" when he steps into the ring to face Devon Alexander in a welterweight bout in Las Vegas this weekend.

Former Olympic silver medallist Khan will wear shorts, made of white nappa leather, silk and featuring a waistband made of 24-carat gold thread, with a reported value of at least £20,000 ($31,430).

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NY Brewery Builds Christmas Tree out of 300 Kegs

A western New York brewery has constructed a Christmas tree out of hundreds of beer kegs. All that's missing is the beer.

The Genesee Brewing Co. built the 23-foot-high Christmas tree out of 300 stainless steel kegs outsides its Brew House in downtown Rochester.

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Korean Air CEO Apologises for Daughter's 'Foolish Act'

Korean Air CEO Cho Yang-Ho publicly apologized Friday after his daughter triggered public anger and ridicule by kicking the head of cabin crew off a flight because of the way she had been served some nuts.

Addressing a televised press conference, Cho apologized for his daughter Cho Hyun-Ah's "foolish act" and suggested he should share some of the blame for not bringing her up correctly.

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Washington Baby Tips Scales at Nearly 15 Pounds

A hospital in Washington says a woman gave birth this month a baby weighing nearly 15 pounds.

Grays Harbor Community Hospital says the average newborn weighs about 7 ½ pounds at birth. Yessica Ortiz Delgado delivered a boy named Francisco Leon Ortiz who weighed 14 pounds and 11 ounces.

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