• Woman finds treasure with metal detector

  June 25, 2009
  A British woman said her seven years of combing fields and beaches with a metal detector paid off with a 15th-century piece of gold valued at about $400,000.
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  Max Kapitannikov, Ashley Valerio talk 'So You Think You Can Dance'

  June 22, 2009
  Max Kapitannikov said he anticipated his So You Think You Can Dance ouster when he found himself among the bottom three males with Kupono Aweau and Jason Glover during Thursday night's results show.
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  'So You Think You Can Dance' cuts Ashley Valerio, Max Kapitannikov

  June 19, 2009
  Ashley Valerio and Max Kapitannikov became the next two finalists eliminated from So You Think You Can Dance's fifth season during last night's live results show on Fox.
   
  Ashley, a 22-year-old contemporary dancer from Mesa, AZ who currently resides in North Hollywood, CA, and Max, a 26-year-old latin ballroom dancer from Moscow, Russia who currently resides in Brooklyn, NY, found themselves among the bottom three couples based on home viewer votes cast immediately following Wednesday night's performance episode.  They were then ousted by the show's three judges after the six dancers each performed a solo routine.

• Take a bow, blow a kiss -- lose diploma

  June 16, 2009
  A Maine mother said her son's school superintendent denied him a diploma for bowing and blowing a kiss on the graduation stage.

• British school's banana ban may end

  June 15, 2009
  Officials in a British town say they are re-examining a school's banana ban invoked because a staff member has a life-threatening allergy to the fruit.

• Ring lost, metal detector to the rescue

  June 15, 2009
  An 88-year-old Florida woman who lost her wedding ring in a patch of overgrown grass said the ring was returned to her by a local metal detecting enthusiast.

• Research: Dolphins play 'shark volleyball'

  June 15, 2009
  When dolphins tire of manmade toys, they have no problem with using baby sharks as a volleyball, officials at a Florida research center said.
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  'So You Think You Can Dance' cuts Paris Torres and Tony Bellissimo

  June 12, 2009
  Paris Torres and her partner Tony Bellissimo became the first two finalists eliminated from So You Think You Can Dance's fifth season during last night's live results show on Fox.

• Zoning dispute roils quaint R.I. town

  June 9, 2009
  A Rhode Island knitting shop with loyal customers worldwide and which inspired a best-selling novel is in danger of being run out of business, its owner says.
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  Paula Abdul still "negotiating" to return to 'American Idol' judging role

  June 7, 2009
  Paula Abdul has labeled talk of her leaving American Idol as a negotiating ploy to produce a better contract.

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