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  • A spokesman for the shelter in Broward County, Fla., says a kitten likely used her paw to turn on a faucet. The water was left on for 17 hours, causing flooding and $5,000 in damage.
  • Cindy Dunlow said she has the world record for the largest flamingo paraphernalia collection. She collects it in her Ocala, Fla., frame shop.
  • Some farmers in the state are turning to cleaning the soil in an effort to use less water — and to help clean air we breathe.
  • Festival-goers saw e-scooters as toys — the law sees them as motor vehicles. Police say about 250 people, who drove the scooters while under the influence, had to give up their driver's licenses.
  • Montreal's indie folk ensemble is back in our studio, this time with a big twist.
  • Ford Motor Company CEO Bill Ford says the automaker will cut up to 30,000 North American jobs by 2012. The moves are part of a restructuring plan that will see a number of manufacturing plants close, as well.
  • The Magic Numbers are a quartet of two pairs of brothers and sisters from Britain. Their self-titled debut showcases a delightful mix of musical inspirations ranging from '60s harmony groups, epic rock and singer-songwriters like Dylan and Cohen.
  • The U.S. Senate has taken the first step towards allowing oil drilling in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. By a vote of 51-49, opponents were defeated in an effort to remove drilling from the Senate budget resolution.
  • Black Friday is traditionally America's No. 1 shopping day for enthusiastic and aggressive bargain-hunters. Commentator Pam Varkony visits a mall near her home in Allentown, Pa., to assess the shopping crowd and talk to some of the smaller retailers about how busy they are.
  • Forty years ago, Congress decided that existing anti-discrimination laws were not enough to overcome racism in the voting process. In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act. The law helped to tumble the segregationist status quo that kept black voters from the polls.
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