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Man Takes Police Station Gumball Machine (AP)
AP - While waiting for his friend to be processed on a drunken driving charge Friday morning at the Rotterdam Police Department, 21-year-old Adam Jewett picked up the gumball machine in the lobby and walked out the door with it, authorities say.

Cirque du Soleil to build new shows around Elvis (Reuters)

Reuters - Elvis may have left the building, but in a couple of years fans of Cirque du Soleil may find the King of Rock 'n' Roll swiveling his hips and singing "Jailhouse Rock" from a trapeze.

Friends Repay Joker With Human-Cage Prank (AP)
AP - A practical joker got a taste of revenge when friends turned part of his apartment into a human-sized hamster cage, complete with shredded newspaper bedding, a six-foot exercise wheel and a giant water bottle.

UN relief official warns of collapse in Darfur (Reuters)

Reuters - The next few weeks are critical for millions of people in Darfur as foreign aid efforts face collapse, and malnutrition and mortality may increase, the chief U.N. relief official said on Friday.

This must be why they call it a cell block (Reuters)

Reuters - Family visits in Sao Paulo prisons only take place once a week but jailed Brazilian gangsters chat on their contraband cell phones every day.

Venezuela stages mock foreign invasion (Reuters)

Reuters - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has for years predicted that a foreign army would attack the South American nation to snatch its vast oil reserves. A simulation conducted this week showed how it might happen.

Hairloss ad breached industry code (Reuters)

Reuters - A British television advert for a hair-loss treatment endorsed by Australian cricketer Shane Warne was found in breach of industry rules Wednesday.

Gunmen Loyal to Hamas Deployed Across Gaza (AP)

AP - Some 3,000 gunmen loyal to the radical Hamas-led government deployed across the Gaza Strip Wednesday, the Islamic group's most brazen challenge yet to President Mahmoud Abbas.

Calif. judge suspends state graduation exam (Reuters)
Reuters - A California judge issued a preliminary injunction on Friday suspending the state's high school exit exam, clearing the way for tens of thousands of students who have not passed the test to graduate.

Cops Lose $31K After Tossing Broken Desk (AP)
AP - More than $31,000 in drug money seized by Somerville police now is buried forever under tons of garbage in a Rochester, N.H., landfill after officers accidentally stashed the cash in a broken desk drawer that was being discarded.