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Reuters - A Japanese fan club for wasps has added
the insects to rice crackers, saying the result adds a waspish
scent to the traditional fare.

Reuters - A suspected beach orgy involving 21
adults, most of them over 40, has shocked a quiet village on
the palm-studded coast of south Taiwan, sparked massive media
coverage and now a police investigation.

Reuters - A Chinese woman who stole a baby in a
desperate attempt to convince her boyfriend that she had borne
a child has been jailed for 18 months, Xinhua news agency said
on Thursday.

AP - With blood in short supply, an American Red Cross chapter is offering free movie tickets and a chance to attend the Daytona 500 to entice people to donate.

AP - An elementary school has banned tag on its playground after some children complained they were harassed or chased against their will.

AP - A man accused of breaking into the Houdini Museum was unable to escape from police.

AP - Florence, Renaissance city of art and history, is trying to clean up its streets by cracking down on squeegee men, saying they were causing “great danger” to drivers and pedestrians alike.

AP - As a police detective who often counsels people on how to avoid identity fraud, Linda Gamblin wishes she had taken more of her own advice.

AP - Even a field of dreams needs a permit. Town officials in this posh San Francisco suburb voted unanimously Tuesday to order David Lowe to tear down an 18,000-square-foot Little League practice field he built for his son.

AP - A woman who spent four years trying to figure out why her water bills were exorbitantly high now knows why: Her lines were switched with a neighbor’s.