Man requests 'trial by combat' with Japanese swords to settle custody battle with ex-wife

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DES MOINES – A Kansas man has asked an Iowa court to grant his motion for trial by combat so he can meet his ex-wife and her attorney "on the field of battle where (he) will rend their souls from their corporal bodies." David Ostrom, 40, of Paola, Kansas, claims in court documents that his...

Two children, ages 12 and 13, shot by driver after throwing snowballs at cars

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Two children, ages 12 and 13, were shot after throwing snowballs at passing cars in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, police said. The pair was hurling snowballs at passing cars with a group of children on Saturday evening, Milwaukee police said in a series of tweets. One of the snowballs struck a white...

Airline passenger fined $17G for tossing coins into plane's engine for 'luck'

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A 28-year-old man in China has been ordered to pay the equivalent of over US$17,000 in damages to an airline after he tossed some coins into a plane’s engine for good luck last year. .Lu Chao was arrested after boarding a Lucky Air flight in Anqing, in the Anhui province, after the airline’s...

All the West Virginia cadets pictured giving a Nazi salute will be fired, governor says

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All of the West Virginia correctional cadets seen apparently giving a Nazi salute will be fired, West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice announced.  The image, discovered in early December, shows the members of the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation Basic Training Class 18 with...

Slow-cooker car: Man roasts pork in Datsun during Australian heatwave

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A man took advantage of an Australian heatwave last week, using it as an opportunity to cook pork roast — in his car. On Dec. 13, Perth resident Stu Pengelly placed a 3.3-pound pork roast inside his old Datsun Sunny. After 10 hours passed, the slab of meat was fully cooked. In a Facebook post...

Newfoundland First Nation to study genetic links with ancient Beothuk

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ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A Newfoundland First Nation has announced a study of genetic links between its members and ancient Indigenous inhabitants of the island, including the Beothuk people.  Chief Mi'Sel Joe of Miawpukek First Nation said the study offers an opportunity to match scientific evidence...

American Medical Association backs nationwide conversion therapy ban

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The American Medical Association on Tuesday voted to support state and federal efforts to ban gay conversion therapy, throwing the weight of America’s medical establishment behind ending the scientifically discredited practice of attempting to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender...

Michigan man shoots brother after mistaking him for deer on hunting trip

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A Michigan man accidentally shot his own brother after mistaking him for a deer on a hunting trip. Deputies from the Ionia County Sheriff's Office responded to a call of an accidental shooting early Saturday evening in a field in Boston Township, Michigan. Upon arrival, they determined that a...

'I didn't want him to hurt anybody,' says Montrealer who used SUV to protect pedestrians from speeding car

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Erick Marciano was stopped in his SUV, heading to a meeting Tuesday afternoon, when he saw a runaway car go blazing through a red light, followed by police in hot pursuit. Not thinking much of it, he turned left onto René-Lévesque Boulevard from Berri Street when his light turned green. Then he...

Nearly a million Canadian bank records sent to IRS

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The number of banking records the Canadian government is sharing with U.S. tax authorities under a controversial information-sharing deal has increased sharply, CBC News has learned. The Canada Revenue Agency sent 900,000 financial records belonging to Canadian residents to the Internal Revenue...