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Every week in this space, weâ??ll take a look at the news and offer our own incisive blend of commentary, analysis, and poop jokes. The news you need, from a voice you can trust, in the 90 seconds you have to spare: thatâ??s Woot Weads the Wire.

LONDON (UPI) -- An original Apple 1 computer, hand-made by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak in Jobs' parents' garage, could bring $240,000 when it goes on auction, experts say.

Auctioneers warn that downloading the software updates will take roughly 2.6 years.

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam (UPI) -- A new species of lizard has been identified in Vietnam -- where it was being served as a lunch menu item at a local restaurant, researchers say.

The lizard has been classified as "entreeus unostickus" and is said to thrive on blue plates.

NEWARK, Calif. (UPI) -- Police in California say they're are asking for the public's help in finding the armed men who robbed a crowded Chuck E. Cheese restaurant last weekend.

In a related story, the robbery has inspired a new cartoon series, "Ocean's Eleven Babies".

DANIA BEACH, Fla. (UPI) -- A backhoe operator found what appeared to be a human head on a canal bank in Dania Beach, Fla., authorities said.

Naturally, the bank refused to waive the $35 head convenience fee.

PHOENIX (UPI) -- A dog that saved dozens of lives in Afghanistan was mistakenly euthanized after she slipped away from her Arizona home, her adopted owner said.

Movie fans will recognize this sad story as the original plot of the first Rambo movie.

LONDON (UPI) -- Animal rights groups say the idea of German discount supermarket chain Lidl selling reindeer meat in Britain as a specialty Christmas cuisine is "revolting."

The store has fired back, saying it is not their fault that the weak dollar has forced Santa to cut back on labor.

NEW YORK (UPI) -- The cable TV network Syfy says it will be a lead media partner for the upcoming Broadway musical "Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark."

Experts are optimistic that this news ensures the musical will close in the first two weeks.



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