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DESPERATE TIMES
Spider-Man Hits Rock Bottom Police in Florida say a man wearing a Spider-Man mask and carrying a machete robbed a convenience store on Friday. The man, who was also wearing a green jacket and black gloves, walked up to the counter at the Osceola County convenience store, demanded money from the clerk and fled after robbing the store, ClickOrlando reported. No injuries were reported. (EXPRESS) EASILY, APPARENTLY
“We get false teeth almost every week. How do you lose your teeth?” — W ILLIA M BONNER, SUPERVISOR OF THE NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT LOST-AND-FOUND OFFICE, WHICH HAS AMASSED 26,000 ITEMS THIS YEAR, INCLUDING A PET BUNNY, A PROSTHETIC LEG, A CAR BUMPER, A TUBA AND A BRIEFCASE THAT CONTAINED A DIZZYING ARRAY OF ADULT TOYS.
TECHNOLOGY
‘You Should Actually Have to Pay Me to Take This From You’ While walking in Central Park with a friend on Saturday, a New York Sports Club salesman was approached by two gun-toting muggers demanding his phone. When Kevin Cook, 25, handed his “3-year-old generation Windows” flip phone over, the disappointed mugger handed it back to him, but got away with a briefcase, Cook’s friend’s cellphone, and a wallet containing $114 in cash, the New York Post reported Sunday. (EXPRESS)
FEELING LIGHT: Thousands of biodegradable balloons are released in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Monday by members of the city’s commercial association at Patio do Colegio, the site of the city’s founding in 1554. The association began releasing balloons annually in 1992. The event has since become a New Year’s tradition.