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Odd items found on city trains, buses
AP - When transit supervisor Eulette Stewart-Graham received a letter from the parent of a distressed child, it wasn't the boy's lost bag that was important — it was the contents: his goldfish, Slurpy. The boy's pet never turned up, but Stewart-Graham responded to the letter anyway. As station supervisor of New York City Transit's lost property unit, she and her staff are used to questions that range from the mundane to the quirky and even bizarre.
Minn. train leak leads to evacuations
AP - Anhydrous ammonia leaked from a railroad tank car Saturday and the fumes led authorities to evacuate several homes in southern Lake City.
Storm strands people on planes at JFK
AP - Hundreds of passengers were stranded for hours overnight on airliners that couldn't take off from John F. Kennedy International Airport because of the ice and snow storm that pummeled the Northeast.
Child in hospital after father's smallpox vaccination
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The 2-year-old son of a soldier deployed to Iraq is in critical condition after developing a reaction to his father's smallpox vaccination, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Saturday.
Del. Teacher sentenced for student sex
AP - A sixth-grade science teacher who was accused of having sex with a 13-year-old student has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Pet owners worry about food recall
AP - Pet owners were worried Saturday that the pet food in their cupboard may be deadly after millions of containers of dog and cat food sold at major retailers across North America were recalled.
Uproar hits Fla. Confederate flag show
AP - When artist John Sims sees the Confederate flag, he sees 'visual terrorism,' and a symbol of a racist past. When Robert Hurst sees the flag, he is filled with pride as the descendant of a soldier who fought for the South during the Civil War.
NYPD commissioner praises slain cop
AP - An auxiliary policeman killed while confronting a deranged gunman in Greenwich Village 'came face to face with evil, and conquered it,' the city's police commissioner said at the volunteer officer's funeral Saturday.
Minn. ammonia leak prompts evacuations
AP - Anhydrous ammonia leaked from a railroad tank car Saturday and the fumes led authorities to evacuate more than 100 people from their homes in southern Lake City.
Reno, Nevada wildfire burns homes
AP - An early season wildfire in Reno burned at least two homes and temporarily shut down Interstate 80's westbound lanes, officials said.
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