Mystery as spiral blue light display hovers above Norway

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A mysterious light display appearing over Norway last night has left thousands of residents in the north of the country baffled.

Witnesses from Trøndelag to Finnmark compared the amazing sight to anything from a Russian rocket to a meteor or a shock wave – although no one appears to have mentioned UFOs yet.

The phenomenon began when what appeared to be a blue light seemed to soar up from behind a mountain. It stopped mid-air, then began to circulate.

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The decade according to 9-year-olds

So much has defined this past decade, but imagine what it would be like if the past 9 years were the only years you had lived through. Yahoo! News editor Allison Louie-Garcia spoke to fourth graders in Orange County, Calif. to get some perspective on the ’00s from those who have only experienced it.  From naming the biggest celebrities, to discussing computer habits, to explaining 9/11, these 9-year-olds’ answers–often funny, sometimes sobering, always candid–offered a clear snapshot of life in the 21st Century.

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A Wedding Registry for Wishes, Not Stuff

A Wish Registry is a wedding gift registry that allows you to register for meaningful wishes, rather than for “stuff”. Whether you wish for your dream home, your honeymoon, or your future child’s education fund… your wedding wish registry will be unique to you, because you create each item in your registry. The best part? Your guests will love giving gifts that make a difference in your life. And your gift registry funds will be paid to you in cash (money), making it easy to invest in your dreams, instead of more cutlery.

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$10,000 in cash found at Kmart

The mystery of the holiday season isn’t just about whether reindeer can fly.

In Des Moines, the mystery now includes who left a red tin can with more than $10,000 in cash at a Kmart store.

Kmart officials turned the cash over to Des Moines police last week, and police are trying to find out who left it there.

The can turned up at the customer service counter at the Kmart, 2535 Hubbell Ave., on Nov. 29, but it sat uninspected on the counter until Thursday, when an employee opened it.

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