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AP - Hannah Montana’s concert tour and soundtrack aren’t the only hot things on the charts these days.

Reuters - About a dozen Greek women violated a
1,000-year ban on the male-only monastic community of Mount
Athos on Tuesday during a protest over disputed land, one of
the demonstrators said on Wednesday.

Reuters - An Ethiopian scientist is preparing
to launch a new tipple for those looking for a twist on the
usual glass of the grape — “wine” made from khat.

Reuters - For 16-year-old Li Miaomiao, sore feet
from wearing high heels for hours at a time and an achy jaw
from constant smiling are worth the chance of hanging a medal
around an athlete’s neck come the Beijing Olympics.

AP - Two men wheeled a dead man through the streets in an office chair to a check-cashing store and tried to cash his Social Security check before being arrested on fraud charges, police said.

AP - An Australian teenager blamed the influence of marijuana for his decision to steal two crocodiles and a monkey, local media reported Wednesday.

AP - Acting to protect her dog, 80-year-old Martha Smith killed a mountain lion at her home along French Creek near Fairburn. She missed with her first shot, went into the house to call 911, then went back outside with a .22-caliber rifle.

AP - An 81-year-old woman was arrested and charged with growing and selling marijuana in eastern Australia, police said Tuesday.

AP - A man who hid hunting knives in his pants to try to steal them from a western Michigan store tripped while fleeing and stabbed himself in the abdomen, police say.

AP - Two men wheeled a dead man through the streets in an office chair to a check-cashing store and tried to cash his Social Security check before being arrested on fraud charges, police said.