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MANILA, Philippines AP 鈥?A Filipino fisherman in western Palawan island has found possibly the world s biggest pearl, but he didn t know it.For 10 years, the 34-kilogram 75-pound pearl was hidden in a bag under a bed. T stanley cup he fisherman s family would rub it with their hands before going out to sea in the belief it would bring them luck, said relative Aileen Amurao.Amurao, who is also Puerto Princesa city s tourism officer, said Thursday that the man gave her the pearl last month for safekeeping because he was moving to a new place.The pearl was sitting on a bench in her home for weeks until she found time to check the internet, and she was shocked to learn that it could be the world s biggest at 2.2 feet 67 centimeters long stanley water bottle and 1 foot 30 centimeters wide.The fisherman, his father and brothers found the irregular-shaped pearl inside a giant clam that stuck to their boat s anchor when they sought refuge from a squall on a reef stanley becher , Amurao said.The fisherman did not want to be identified, Ugze Drying out this week
ANNAPOLIS, Md. 鈥?A man was arrested after witnesses say he struck and dragged a pedestrian before trying to flee the scene. Patrick Tackney, 48, was arrested and charged with negligent manslaughter, driving while impaired, and other related charges.According to an Annapolis Police report, Tackney was leaving the driveway of a business in the 1900 block of West Street just before 6:30 stanley bottles p.m. on Tuesday, when he hit 65-year-old Ernest Powell who was walking along the sidewalk of the same driveway.Witnesses told police that Tackeny continued to drive about 100 feet into a neighboring Burger King lot with Powell still trapped below the undercarriage of the vehicle.Powell was let loose as Tackney was parking in the back of stanley cups uk the lot. That s when witnesses approached Tackney to let him know what happened.Tackney then reportedly tried to drive away from the scene, but was stopped by witnesses on the opposite side of the lot.The pedestrian wa stanley us s taken to a local hospital where he later died.When spe |
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