Our pick of the strange but true stories from around the world.
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Glass slide planned for LA tower
Developers of the US Bank Tower in Los Angeles have unveiled plans to include a 36ft glass slide on the outside of the building, 1,000ft above the city's streets. Those brave enough to give it a go will be able to travel between the building's 70th and 69th floors with nothing but 1.25in glass between them and oblivion. A ride will cost about $10 (£7).
Man breaks into shop to pay for cigarettes
Trying to be a good citizen has ended in, at best, a partial success for a man in New Mexico. Ellis C Battista allegedly broke down the door of a closed convenience store and then left $6 for a packet of cigarettes – holding up the money to show the store's security cameras before leaving his payment on the counter. Police say he was "believed to be intoxicated at the time". The cost of the damage to the door was estimated at $800 (£570).
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Home Office worker accused of spiking mistress’s drink with abortion drugSpeed Read Darren Burke had failed to convince his girlfriend to terminate pregnancy
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In hock to Moscow: exploring Germany’s woeful energy policySpeed Read Don’t expect Berlin to wean itself off Russian gas any time soon
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Were Covid restrictions dropped too soon?Speed Read ‘Living with Covid’ is already proving problematic – just look at the travel chaos this week
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Inclusive Britain: a new strategy for tackling racism in the UKSpeed Read Government has revealed action plan setting out 74 steps that ministers will take
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Sandy Hook families vs. Remington: a small victory over the gunmakersSpeed Read Last week the families settled a lawsuit for $73m against the manufacturer
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Farmers vs. walkers: the battle over ‘Britain’s green and pleasant land’Speed Read Updated Countryside Code tells farmers: ‘be nice, say hello, share the space’
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Motherhood: why are we putting it off?Speed Read Stats show around 50% of women in England and Wales now don’t have children by 30
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Anti-Semitism in America: a case of double standards?Speed Read Officials were strikingly reluctant to link Texas synagogue attack to anti-Semitism
