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A candidate for town justice in the western New York town of Barre is campaigning to take down the incumbent — his grandpa.

Republican Bert Mathes, 34, said there’ll be no hard feelings at Thanksgiving dinner with his Democratic kin, John Henderson, 73.

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A wrong turn has never been so right.

Jeff Wakeham, 21, was driving home and had just turned onto the wrong street when he came upon a burning house in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.

He jumped out and rescued a 19-year-old woman.

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Two British Columbia news anchors dropped their jaws during live coverage of a lottery drawing.

The winner of a $2 million jackpot turned out to be their co-worker Barry Deley, a sports reporter.

Anchors Sophie Lui and Squire Barnes called Deley on live TV to break the big news to him.

“Are you serious?” Deley said. “I had a little dream about this, but that never comes true.”

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Here’s one honest criminal.

A paperwork snafu allowed DUI con Luis Lopez. 37, to walk free nine months early.

But Lopez knew it was a mistake. When he confirmed the error with his lawyer, Lopez went back to the lockup before jailers or a judge in Marion County, Fla., could even demand his return.

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Members of the Salem HS marching band in Oregon never miss a beat — even with a nearly-nude goofball on the field!

School officials are praising the teens for dutifully completing their act without missing a step, while a 15-year-old boy — dressed only in a black cap and white briefs — zigzagged though the band during its halftime show at the Salem-Pulaski football game.

“I’m really proud of them because they didn’t let him distract them,” band director Jim Paxton said.

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