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Florida man riding human-sized hamster wheel in ocean faces federal charges

Headline from East Idaho News

MIAMI (AP) — A Florida man who was attempting to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a man-sized hamster wheel is facing federal charges after it took the U.S. Coast Guard five days to bring him ashore, according to a criminal complaint filed in Miami.

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  1. Fox News

    Florida man arrested by Coast Guard for trying to cross Atlantic in human-sized hamster wheel (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    A Florida man attempting to 'run' across ocean in a human-sized hamster wheel was arrested after threatening U.S. Coast Guard officials.

  2. New York Post

    Florida man busted trying to ‘run’ across ocean in giant hamster wheel amid hurricane (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    A Florida marathoner was arrested by the US Coast Guard after they spotted him inside a homemade vessel resembling a hamster wheel attempting to “run” overseas to London.

  3. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Florida man riding human-sized hamster wheel in Atlantic Ocean arrested on federal charges (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    A Florida man who was attempting to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a man-made hamster wheel is facing federal charges after it took the U.S. Coast Guard five days to bring him ashore. According to a criminal complaint filed in Miami the Coast Guard spotted 51-year-old Reza Baluchi Aug.

  4. WSVN Miami

    Florida man riding human-sized hamster wheel in Atlantic Ocean faces federal charges - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    MIAMI (AP) — A Florida man who was attempting to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a man-made hamster wheel is facing federal charges after it

  5. Military Times

    Coast Guard arrests Florida man running on seafaring hamster wheel (opens Military Times)

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    Military Times's feed description

    The Coast Guard rescued and then arrested Reza Ray Baluchi for this stunt, and now he is facing federal charges.

  6. ABC 7 Chicago

    Florida man riding human-sized hamster wheel in Atlantic Ocean faces federal charges (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    ABC 7 Chicago's feed description

    A Florida man who was attempting to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a man-made hamster wheel is facing federal charges after it took the U.S. Coast Guard five days to bring him ashore.

  7. Military.com

    Man Riding Human-Sized Hamster Wheel In Atlantic Faces Charges After Coast Guard Interdiction (opens Military.com)

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    Military.com's feed description

    The officers said the vessel was “afloat as a result of wiring and buoys” and determined that Reza Ray Baluchi was conducting “a manifestly unsafe voyage,” the complaint said.

  8. Tampa Bay Times

    Florida man riding human-sized hamster wheel in Atlantic faces federal charges (opens Tampa Bay Times)

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    Tampa Bay Times's feed description

    It took the U.S. Coast Guard five days to bring him ashore, according to a criminal complaint filed in Miami while a hurricane was brewing.

  9. NBC News

    Florida man arrested after attempting to cross Atlantic in 'human-powered hamster wheel' (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    This is not the first time Reza Baluchi has tried to get across the ocean in a human-powered object.

  10. Green Field Reporter

    Florida man riding human-sized hamster wheel in Atlantic Ocean faces federal charges - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    Green Field Reporter's feed description

    MIAMI (AP) — A Florida man who was attempting to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a man-made hamster wheel is facing federal charges after it took the U.S. Coast Guard five days to bring him ashore, according to a criminal complaint filed in Miami.

  11. East Idaho News

    Florida man riding human-sized hamster wheel in ocean faces federal charges (opens East Idaho News)

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    East Idaho News's feed description

    MIAMI (AP) — A Florida man who was attempting to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a man-sized hamster wheel is facing federal charges after it took the U.S. Coast Guard five days to bring him ashore, according to a criminal complaint filed in Miami.

  12. KTVU San Francisco

    Florida man trying to cross the Atlantic in human-sized hamster wheel criminally charged (opens KTVU San Francisco)

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    KTVU San Francisco's feed description

    The Florida man who was stopped while trying to cross the Atlantic in a human-sized hamster wheel is now facing federal criminal charges.

  13. Portland Press Herald

    A Florida man tried to cross the Atlantic in a giant hamster wheel. Now he faces federal charges. (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    A Florida man who was attempting to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a man-made hamster wheel is facing federal charges after it took the U.S. Coast Guard five days to bring him ashore

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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