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CLEVELAND (AP) — An Ohio man was excused from jury service after mentioning he was a childhood friend of cannibalistic serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer. (more)

DUBLIN (AP) — Britain’s defense ministry says two lawmakers from Northern Ireland have been barred from visiting troops in Afghanistan until they can find flak jackets big enough to fit their bellies. The ministry said Ken Maginnis and David Simpson were scheduled to fly to Kabul this week, but army-issued body armor doesn’t exceed 49 inches (124.5 centimeters), too snug for both. (more)

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Police in Wichita said a little girl in a pink costume played a part in a Halloween holdup. A 19-year-old woman was driving through a neighborhood Sunday night when she saw a girl dressed as a princess or fairy run into the street. (more)

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — The owner of a Virginia restaurant had to close down when something unusual clogged an exhaust vent over his kitchen stove: A former employee. (more)

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Two suspects face multiple charges after North Carolina police said they left a note thanking the homeowners for the $5,000 worth of electronics gear and food they stole.  (more)

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York gubernatorial candidate from the “The Rent Is Too Damn High Party” now has a talking plastic “hero” doll that repeats his catch phrase. (more)

FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Grandma Marge’s ashes weren’t for sale, but a bargain hunter in Florida walked away with them anyway. (more)

REDFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A suburban Detroit man whose Rottweiler was given a new leash on life after surviving a botched euthanasia said he has neither the heart nor the money to try the procedure again. (more)

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The odds against winning $1 million in the Lottery: Astronomical. How about doing it twice? (more)

Daniel K. Perlman had the quietest, cheapest and strangest office in New York City. It was quiet because he had a deserted six-room suite to himself; cheap because he paid zero in rent; and strange because he had all of this on the 40th floor of one of the most famous skyscrapers in the world. (more)

The mystery of missing bodies at the nation’s most hallowed military burial ground keeps getting more troubling. (more)

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Church logo tattoos are the latest in offbeat testimony at an Orange County church that holds Sunday services in a punk rock nightclub and collects offerings in KFC buckets. City Church of Anaheim is celebrating its first year in operation and the goal of reaching a 200-member flock with a radical commitment to the congregation and community: Tattoos of the red-heart church logo. (more)

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Two men were arrested after bewildered diners at a McDonald’s spotted them wrestling a 5-foot (1.5 meter) python named Boris in the restaurant parking lot, police said Thursday. Victoria state police said the men stole the 8-year-old black-headed python and a lizard from a pet shop on Wednesday. They then brought the snake to the McDonald’s parking lot, where they began wrestling with it in front of puzzled customers, police said. (more)

NEW YORK (AP) — The Black Widow of eating contests gobbled up nearly 181 chicken wings in 12 minutes, devouring the national championship record in Buffalo on Sunday. (more)

BEAVERTON, Ore. (AP) — A homeless man who called 911 from the hot tub of a suburban Portland home and asked for towels, hot chocolate and a hug got arrested for trespassing instead. (more)

CINCINNATI (AP) — Ohio police say a Toby Keith fan named Forrest Frankenstein threatened them and beat his head against a partition in their cruiser after his arrest. (more)

MEXICO, Mo. (AP) — A goat that has been wandering around the eastern Missouri town of Mexico has gained enough attention to have his own Facebook page. But animal control officers are not amused. KXEO reported that the goat was first seen by a motorist on Saturday near an underpass on the east side of town. (more)

DAMASCUS, Ore. (AP) — A 12-year-old Oregon boy had permission to drive the family pickup truck to the end of the driveway to unload trash, but he kept going until he was stopped nearly 100 miles away in Lewis County, Wash. (more)

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (AP) — If he doesn’t win the Wisconsin governor’s race, Republican candidate Mark Neumann may have a future in holding beer steins. (more)

WARSAW, Ohio (AP) — The leader of an Ohio church feuding with a nearby strip club says a meeting failed to bring a truce. (more)