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University Daily Kansan
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Title: We Didn't Start the Fire
Summary: An Indian policeman douses flames on a tire set afire by protesters during a demonstration in Srinagar, India. Shops, businesses and schools shut down across Indian-controlled Kashmir in response to a strike by separatists to protest Pope Benedict XVI's remarks about Islam.
Category: national news
Subjects: protests; India; religious conflict; Pope Benedict XVI
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Car Burns in Fire at Lewis Parking Lot Friday Night
Summary: A mechanical fire completely destroyed an 18-year-old KU student's Ford Explorer and damaged two other cars Friday night in the Lewis Black parking lot. KU Public Safety officers tried to control the fire, which began in the vehicle's engine. No one was injured.
Category: campus news
Subjects: vehicle fire; campus safety; university property
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Commission to Consider Changes to Current Laws
Summary: The Lawrence City Commission will meet today to discuss various changes to the Public Offense code. After noticing several laws and ordinances were lacking clarification and direction, city staff are proposing updates.
Category: local news
Subjects: law reform; city government; public policy
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Brazilian Man Wants to Set Record for Popping Out Eyes
Summary: RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Claudio Paulo Pinto is looking to break an eye-popping record. Literally. Pinto can pop his eyeballs at least 7 millimeters (0.3 inches) out of their sockets, a national record for eye-popping, according to RankBrasil, an organization modeled after the Guinness Book of World Records that lists Brazilian records.
Category: features/profiles
Subjects: world records; unusual achievements; human body
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Judge Sentences Lazy Postal Worker for Hiding Mail
Summary: ASHLAND, Ky. — It was neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night that kept Charles Fred Miller from his appointed rounds. Miller, a one-time mail carrier in the eastern Kentucky city of Grayson, pleaded guilty Friday to a federal charge related to undelivered mail. He told U.S. District Judge David L. Bunning that he stuffed more than 500 items of undelivered mail into garbage bags in a storage shed behind his house.
Category: features/profiles
Subjects: postal service; criminal justice; workplace misconduct
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Jackpot Winner May Not Be Collecting Cash After All
Summary: FRIANT, Calif. — A man who claims he hit a $737,203 jackpot on a nickel slot machine has hired an attorney after the club claimed the big win was a huge mistake. Somprasert Unkeowannulack, 31, was playing the nickel slots at the Table Mountain Casino on Friday when he hit the jackpot. But when Unkeowannulack began celebrating, officials at the Indian gaming club said the machine was broken and he wasn't eligible for any prize.
Category: features/profiles
Subjects: gambling; lottery; legal disputes
Confidence: 0.8

Title: World's Tallest Man Keeps Record in Guinness Book
Summary: VIENNA, Austria — The world's tallest man says he's happy with his height but used to wish he were 'normal.' At 7 feet, 8.95 inches, Xi Shun, of Mongolia, has held the world record as the tallest living man since January 15, 2005, according to London-based Guinness World Records, Ltd. 'Before I wanted to be normal, but now I like it,' Xi Shun, a herdsman, said in an interview Sunday with The Associated Press on the sidelines of Vienna World Records Day. The event was open to anyone who wanted to set a world record.
Category: features/profiles
Subjects: world records; human height; Guinness World Records
Confidence: 0.8

Title: KU Student Arrests
Summary: Three KU students were arrested on separate charges: a 21-year-old for operating a vehicle under the influence, a 23-year-old for disturbing the peace and interfering with a law enforcement officer, and an 18-year-old for criminally damaging property. All were released after posting bonds.
Category: campus news
Subjects: student discipline; law enforcement; campus incidents
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Top Ten Best Selling Malt-O-Meal Cereals
Summary: A list of the top ten best-selling Malt-O-Meal cereals including Frosted Mini Spooners, Golden Puffs, Cocoa Dyno-Bites, and others, according to Malt-O-Meal Customer Service.
Category: features/profiles
Subjects: consumer products; food rankings; cereal brands
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Previous Errors in the University Daily Kansan
Summary: Corrections for previous errors in The University Daily Kansan, including misspellings and incorrect information in articles about a Sunday morning blaze and a new club.
Category: editorial
Subjects: newspaper corrections; journalism accuracy
Confidence: 0.8

Title: [advertisements]
Advertisers include: Affinis Corp; Kujh; Old Chicago; CRAIGSLIST.COM
Category: advertisements
Confidence: 0.9

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