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"Black Widow" Wins World Grilled Cheese Eating Championship

The World Grilled Cheese Eating Championship crowned its winner Wednesday, a 100-pound woman who ate 26 grilled cheese sandwiches in 10 minutes.

Sonya Thomas won $8,000 for the contest at the Planet Hollywood restaurant in Times Square, saying, "I could have done better." She was aiming for 30 sandwiches.

Mom's Secret Ingredient Was Bleach

Nancy O'Donnell, 56, is charged with four counts each of aggravated assault and recklessly endangering another person. She is being charged with trying to poison her adult daughter and her family with bleach, which she poured in the Macaroni and cheese served during a Saturday night dinner.

O'Donnell's daughter, Victoria Lynn O'Donnell, 24, was preparing dinner around 6:30 p.m. for her live-in boyfriend, Jamal Scott, 30, and their 6-year-old son and 2-year-old daughter, in the home she shares with her mother.

Sri Lankan Presidential Candidate Promises Cows

A Sri Lankan presidential candidate promises to use his personal fortune to give a cow to every home if he his elected.

"Every Sri Lankan home will be gifted with a high milk-yielding cow from (the Indian state of) Kerala which could be expected to yield 10 liters (2.5 gallons) to 16 liters (four gallons) of milk every day," Victor Hettigoda is quoted as saying by The Island

Long Island Man Wins Grilled Cheese Championship

A Long Island man won the grilled cheese-eating championship at the Arkansas State Fair on Saturday, stuffing down 19 sandwiches in the 10-minute race.

The prize for Ed "Cookie" Jarvis, of Nesconset, N.Y., was $1,000. He will join other first-place winner in competing for the world championship title at a time and place yet to be announced. Second place went to Patrick Philbin of Moonachie, N.J., who devoured 17 and a half sandwiches.

Pierogi Bearing Jesus' Image Sold For $1,775

Ebay auctions off a pierogi that allegedly looks like an image of Jesus for $1,775 to an Internet casino known for its collection of oddities.

GoldenPalace.com purchased the item Monday during an auction on eBay.