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AP - Several older residents of this town are protesting plans to open a funeral home across the street from a senior center, saying it would be a little too close for comfort.

AP - A Pittsburgh pharmacist has given his wife’s in-laws a Christmas gift that keeps on giving: a Pennsylvania Lottery ticket worth $1 million.

AP - In real estate, it’s all about location, location, location. That’s turning out to be not such a good thing for Jodi Courtaway’s duplex in Alton, Ill. For the second time in less than a year, a vehicle has slammed into the bedroom of Courtaway’s 7-year-old son on Wednesday.

AP - America’s Dairyland wants you to know it’s not just full of cheeseheads — and it’s taking the mission seriously.

AP - A 265-pound man says a restaurant overcharged him for his trips to the buffet, then banned him and a relative because of how much they consumed during their visits.

AP - A lucky couple expecting to cash in their winning Michigan Lottery ticket became a bit peeved when a store clerk turned down their request.

Reuters - The names of three banks and the word
“stocks” beat “sex” to become four of the most Googled words in
China last year, according to a Google China list seen on
Thursday.

AP - A central Pennsylvania couple have a new tradition for ringing in the new year: spending it in the maternity ward. For the second year in a row, Kyle and Becky Armstrong welcomed the first baby of the year at Gettysburg Hospital.

AP - From baggy briefs to the ultimate hotpants: A British woman’s underwear saved the day by doubling as an emergency fire blanket when her kitchen caught fire. John Marsey and his cousin Darren Lines were frying bread in Jenny Marsey’s kitchen in Hartlepool, northeast England, on Sunday when their meal caught fire.

AP - It might lack the pomp and pageantry of the Rose Bowl, but for some residents of this small community northwest of Milwaukee, their annual “Toilet Bowl” is the biggest game of the year.