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A Myanmar national identified as Song, one of two painters rescued from a high-rise condominium in Thailand, talks to reporters at Pak Kret police station in Nonthaburi near Bangkok, Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021. A resident of the building cut the support rope for the two painters, apparently angry she wasn't told they would be doing work, and left them hanging above the 26th floor until a couple rescued them, police said Wednesday. The woman is facing charges of attempted murder, according to a police official. (AP Photo/Surat Sappakun)

Thai police: Woman cut rope holding painters 26 floors high

Thai police: Woman cut rope holding painters 26 floors high
A Myanmar national identified as Song, one of two painters rescued from a high-rise condominium in Thailand, talks to reporters at Pak Kret police station in Nonthaburi near Bangkok, Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021. A resident of the building cut the support rope for the two painters, apparently angry she wasn't told they would be doing work, and left them hanging above the 26th floor until a couple rescued them, police said Wednesday. The woman is facing charges of attempted murder, according to a police official. (AP Photo/Surat Sappakun)
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Body scan reveals shotgun shell inside Alabama prisoner
This undated body scan provided by the the Morgan County Sheriff's Office in Decatur, Ala., shows an apparent shotgun shell inside the body of a person who was being booked into the lockup. Prisoners entering the Morgan County Jail routinely undergo a body scan when being admitted, and a recent image showed what appeared to be a shell from a .410-gauge shotgun that had been swallowed inside a person, spokesperson Mike Swafford said Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021. He says medical staffers sent the man to a hospital rather than jail, and he was later released on his own recognizance. (Morgan County Sheriff's Office via AP)
For sleepy Hong Kong residents, 5-hour bus tour is a snooze
Passengers sleep on the upper deck of a double-decker bus in Hong Kong, Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021. Travel-starved, sleep-deprived residents might find a new Hong Kong bus tour to be a snooze. The 47-mile, five-hour ride on a double-decker bus around the territory is meant to appeal to people who are easily lulled asleep by long rides. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Australian town overwhelmed by response to free land offer
Tom Hennessy, right, and his fiancee Tessa McDougall stand on their land in the Australian Outback town of Quilpie, on Oct. 2, 2021. Quilpie had hoped its offer of a free residential block of land to anyone who would make it their home might attract five new families to the remote community of 800. But authorities have been overwhelmed by more than 250 enquires in less than two weeks from around Australia and internationally. (Leon O'Neil via AP)
Rare coin made in Colonial New England could fetch $300,000
In this Sept. 9, 2021 photo provided by auctioneer Morton & Eden Ltd., a rare 17th century one shilling coin is displayed above a metal box containing other coins, at the auction house, in London. Morton & Eden Ltd. says the extraordinarily rare coin, with a face value of just pennies when it was minted in mid-17th century New England, could sell for the equivalent of about $300,000 when it's put up for auction in London next month. (Menelaos Danellis/Morton & Eden Ltd. via AP)
NZ police answer 4-year-old's call, confirm toys are cool
In this photo released by New Zealand Police, an officer identified only as Constable Kurt sits on his patrol car with a 4-year-old boy who is not identified, in the South Island city of Invercargill, New Zealand, Friday, Oct. 15, 2021. An emergency call made by the 4-year-old New Zealand boy asking for police to come over and check out his toys prompted a real-life callout and confirmation from an officer that the toys were, indeed, pretty cool. (NZ Police via AP)
Arizona police and local ranchers help catch a roaming bull
In this photo provided by the Tucson Police Department, a bull grazes in a residential neighborhood in Tucson, Ariz., Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021. Tucson police officers blocked off the street with their SUVs until ranchers arrived two hours later to help corral the bull. (Tucson Police Department via AP)
Israeli scuba diver discovers ancient Crusader sword
Jacob Sharvit, director of the Marine Archaeology Unit of the Israel Antiquities Authority holds a meter-long (yard-long) sword, that experts say dates back to the Crusaders is on display in Mediterranean seaport of Cesarea, Israel, Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021. The authority said Monday a scuba diver was on a weekend dive in northern Israel last Saturday when he spotted a trove of ancient artifacts that included anchors, pottery and the sword. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
Artist recruits 300 for nude photo near Dead Sea in Israel
EDS NOTE: NUDITY - People pose nude for American artist Spencer Tunick as he uses a megaphone to direct an installation in the desert near the Dead Sea in Arad, Israel, Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021. About 300 participants took part in the nude photo installation designed to draw world attention to the importance of preserving and restoring the Dead Sea. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
Removing the %&*@ from Maine's vanity plates will take time
FILE - In this Feb. 2011 file photo, traffic approaches Maine Turnpike toll booths in Gardiner, Maine. A Maine law banning obscene license plates goes into effect Monday, Oct. 18, 2021, but getting the foul language off the roads and highways won't happen overnight. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)
More than 90 snakes found under Northern California home
This Oct. 2, 2021 shows a group of venomous Northern Pacific rattlesnakes which were extracted from a under a home in Santa Rosa, Calif. Al Wolf is used to clearing one or two snakes from under houses but recently was called by a woman who said she had seen rattlesnakes scurry under her Northern California house and was surprised to find more than 90 rattlesnakes getting ready to hibernate. (Sonoma County Reptile Rescue via AP)
Large African cat captured after escape in Detroit suburb
FILE - In this Sept. 1, 2011 file photo, a male caracal cat native to Africa explores his new habitat at the Oregon Zoo in Portland, Ore. A caracal cat is on the loose in a suburb north of Detroit after escaping from its owner. The caracal was reported missing around 6:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021 in Royal Oak, Mich., authorities said. (AP Photo/Don Ryan File)
Lucky Dog! Pooch trapped in crevice 5 days rescued, unharmed
In this photo provided by New York State Parks on Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021, Ulster County SPCA Executive Director Gina Carbonari, right, and SPCA Supervisor Chris West, left, check a rescued a 12-year-old dog named Liza, found trapped after five days deep inside the narrow, rocky crevice at Minnewaska State Park Preserve in Kerhonkson, N.Y. A dog trapped for five days deep inside a narrow, rocky crevice at a state park north of New York City was rescued unharmed - though it was hungry and thirsty, parks officials said Wednesday. (New York State Parks via AP)
Large African cat escapes owner, prowls Detroit suburb
FILE - In this Sept. 1, 2011 file photo, a male caracal cat native to Africa explores his new habitat at the Oregon Zoo in Portland, Ore. A caracal cat is on the loose in a suburb north of Detroit after escaping from its owner. The caracal was reported missing around 6:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021 in Royal Oak, Mich., authorities said. (AP Photo/Don Ryan File)
North Korean soldier in blue generates buzz on social media
In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, poses for a group photo with fighter pilots who made the demonstration flight at the opening of an exhibition of weapons systems in Pyongyang, North Korea, Monday, Oct. 11, 2021. Kim reviewed the rare exhibition and vowed to build an
Who stung JR? Hornets nest puts sting in Smith's golf debut
North Carolina A&T head golf coach Richard Watkins, left, bumps fists with and North Carolina A&T's J.R. Smith on the ninth hole during the second round of the Phoenix Invitational golf tournament in Burlington, N.C., Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021. Smith spent 16 years playing in the NBA, winning two world championships. (Woody Marshall/News & Record via AP)
2-headed baby turtle thrives at Massachusetts animal refuge
A two-headed diamondback terrapin is weighed at the Birdsey Cape Wildlife Center on Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021, in Barnstable, Mass., where the two-week old animal is being treated. The turtle is alive and kicking - with all six of its legs - after hatching recently. (Steve Heaslip/Cape Cod Times via AP)
Virgin's Branson leads high school band, prompts backlash
FILE - In this Monday, Oct. 28, 2019, file photo, Sir Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Galactic, is interviewed on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Branson said it was an honor and a once-in-a-lifetime experience to don a drum major's uniform and march ahead of a New Orleans high school band. But some of the Catholic school's fans apparently were less enthusiastic about Branson's appearance Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021, with the St. Augustine High School Marching 100, the band that integrated an exclusive Mardi Gras parade. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

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