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Man Accused in 'Barbecue Wife Killing' (MyFoxPhilly)
A French father of seven was set to go on trial Tuesday for allegedly murdering his wife, burying her in the garden and then, two years later, trying to burn her remains on the family barbecue.

'Thundershirt' helps train dogs
'Thundershirt' helps train dogs (WBIR-TV Knoxville)
Drake is an active border collie. He likes to go running with his owner. He also likes to leap the fence and go running on his own.

Ind. eatery pulls billboards with cult references (KGBT-TV Harlingen)
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — A northern Indiana restaurant that erected billboards referring to the 1978 Jonestown cult massacre in which more than 900 people died has removed the signs following complaints that the signs were offensive.

Britain mulls permanent Daylight Saving Time ( KEPR CBS 19)
Britain should permanently wind its clocks forward by one hour, bringing lighter evenings to woo more vacationers to the U.K, tourism officials said Monday.

Hondurans who light up at home risk arrest
Hondurans who light up at home risk arrest (KBCI CBS 2)
The last refuge is vanishing for besieged smokers - at least in Honduras. A new law says family members can call in the police on people who smoke at home.

Athletes quaff no-alcohol beer as sport drink (WHDH)
Beer. It's not just for couch potatoes anymore. A Bavarian brewmeister is touting its no-alcohol beer as the latest sport drink for athletes, handing it out at the finish line of sporting events and touting its regenerative benefits.

Hacker group Anonymous denies it gave ultimatum to Westboro Baptist Church (examiner)
We saw a threat purportedly made by hacker group Anonymous against Westboro Baptist Church, and a quick, taunting response from WBC. However, a new "press release" by Anonymouse, posted Sunday, Feb. 20, states that the whole thing was a hoax, perpetrated by WBC for publicity and IP harvesting reasons.

Tampa mom makes son wear sign announcing 1.22 GPA
Tampa mom makes son wear sign announcing 1.22 GPA (WHDH)
TAMPA, Fla. -- A Tampa mother is defending her decision to stick her teenage son on a street corner with a sign that says, among other things, "GPA 1.22 ... honk if I need education." Ronda Holder says she and the boy's father have tried everything to get their 15-year-old to shape up academically.

TX gun buybacks to have a second shot (WANE-TV Fort Wayne)
Police in the state capital will bring back its very popular Guns4Groceries, a "no questions asked" gun buyback program that drew an overwhelming response last summer during its inaugural run.

Ice, glaze create strange winter daze (Argus Leader)
Dan Weight clears ice and a thin but hard-packed layer of snow off his driveway in Sioux Falls.

Horse semen shots to be offered at food festival (blogs.app)
Foodies in New Zealand are taking unusual gastronomic delights one step farther this year at their annual festival by adding horse semen shots to the menu.

Steve Jobs' iPhone gift to Russian president Dmitry Medvedev locked to AT&T (examiner)
How do you gift a very important Russian political figure, and still end up giving him nothing? If you're Apple CEO Steve Jobs, you give him an iPhone that's locked to AT&T.

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