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A US man accused of smuggling 70 million year old dinosaur skeletons into the United States, including a toothy relative of the bigger Tyrannosaurus rex, was arrested on Wednesday in Florida, officials said.

The African spiny mouse, a desert rodent that has become an exotic pet, can shed up to 60 percent of the skin on its back and fully regrow the lost tissue, scientists reported on Wednesday.

The US government is suing to force an auction house to return the fossil of a dinosaur that roamed Mongolia 70 million years ago to the Asian country.

Pastor Terry Jones of the Dove World Outreach Center has hung President Obama in effigy along with a Gay Pride flag in front of his church. Pastor Terry Jones of the Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville, Florida has hung President Barack Obama in effigy along with a Gay Pride flag in front of his church. In a video posted on YouTube, Jones explained that he was responding to Obama's endorsement of gay marriage and his ?appeasing of radical Islam.? ?Obama is killing our nation,? he said. ?President Obama's policies on same-sex marriage, his policies on abortion.? ?It's time for the United States to stand up. It is why we have chosen the hanging of Uncle Sam to represent how Hussein Obama is destroying our nation. And that is why we have now chosen the hanging of Hussein Obama to represent how the American people must, in a peaceful way, stand up and reject President Obama, reject his anti-American policies. It's time for us to stand up.? Jones attracted world-wide attention in 2010

Author Maurice Sendak, a forever favorite of children around the world for his magical stories and inventive illustrations -- including his classic "Where The Wild Things Are" -- died Tuesday at the age of 83.

Hundreds of followers of Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr rallied in central Iraq Friday to condemn the burning of copies of the Koran and a depiction of the Prophet Mohammed by a Florida pastor.

ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Ten people died and at least 18 were injured in a series of accidents before dawn Sunday near Gainesville after smoke and fog reduced visibility on the main interstate highway, police said.

ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - A Florida highway near Gainesville reopened on Monday, more than 30 hours after a horrific pileup that left ten people dead, according to the state Highway Patrol.

ORLANDO, Fla (Reuters) - A professional golfer was among 40 people arrested and charged in Florida with soliciting sex with children on the Internet during a week-long sting operation, authorities said on Wednesday.

On Monday, the Orlando City Council gave final approval to a gay-inclusive domestic partner registry. On Monday, the Orlando City Council gave final approval to a gay-inclusive domestic partner registry, the Orlando Sentinel reported. The legislation, which won preliminary approval at a December 5 meeting, will give couples limited rights such as visiting a partner in a hospital, making health care decisions for an incapacitated partner and making funeral arrangements for a partner. The ordinance takes effect on January 12. Unmarried gay and straight couples can record their relationship at City Hall for a $30 fee. ?This is a historic event for Orlando, and it is a monumentally important event for our community,? said Mary Meeks of Equality Florida. ?It will be the first time in our lives that our families are recognized by our government. At least here in Orlando, our relationships are recognized as real, and they are valued and they are accepted.? Opposition to the plan was muted. On

Orlando City Council is expected to approve a domestic partner registry for gay and lesbian couples on Monday. Orlando City Council is expected to approve a domestic partner registry for gay and lesbian couples on Monday. The proposed legislation won preliminary approval at a December 5 meeting. The registry would give couples limited rights such as visiting a partner in a hospital, making health care decisions for an incapacitated partner and making funeral arrangements for a partner. Mayor Buddy Dyer and the six-member City Council unanimously supported the measure during last week's meeting. ?I'm supportive of this ordinance because it is simply ? the right thing to do, and it's the right time to do it,? Dyer said during the meeting. However, several people spoke out against the proposed ordinance, the Orlando Sentinel reported. ?Same sex couples ? are committing crimes against the natural order,? Charles Norris said. ?Those who rule better rule wisely, lest God's anger will come an

Wolfpack in sheep's clothing

Jeremy Lamb had 15 points for the defending national champion Huskies (5-1), who lost for the first time since March 5, against Notre Dame. Alex Oriakhi added 14 points and 10 rebounds.

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (Reuters) - In the middle of a plot of sparse land near the Texas A&M University campus, a 45-foot-tall tiered pile of timber represents the Aggies' "burning desire" to beat arch-rival the University of Texas in the teams' annual Thanksgiving Day football matchup.

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (Reuters) - In the middle of a plot of sparse land near the Texas A&M University campus, a 45-foot-tall tiered pile of timber represents the Aggies' "burning desire" to beat arch-rival the University of Texas in the teams' annual Thanksgiving Day football matchup.

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (Reuters) - In the middle of a plot of sparse land near the Texas A&M University campus, a 45-foot-tall tiered pile of timber represents the Aggies' "burning desire" to beat arch-rival the University of Texas in the teams' annual Thanksgiving Day football matchup.

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (Reuters) - In the middle of a plot of sparse land near the Texas A&M University campus, a 45-foot-tall tiered pile of timber represents the Aggies' "burning desire" to beat arch-rival the University of Texas in the teams' annual Thanksgiving Day football matchup.

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (Reuters) - In the middle of a plot of sparse land near the Texas A&M University campus, a 45-foot-tall tiered pile of timber represents the Aggies' "burning desire" to beat arch-rival the University of Texas in the teams' annual Thanksgiving Day football matchup.

GAINESVILLE, Ga (Reuters) - A federal magistrate judge refused to grant bail on Wednesday to four retired Georgia men jailed on charges linked to an alleged plot to bomb government buildings and spread a lethal biological toxin along major U.S. highways.

Protesters in Washington defiant as deadline passes