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Model Prisoner: Handsome Inmate’s Mug Shot Goes Viral
A Northern California man arrested during a police gang sweep was all the rage on social media Thursday after his mug shot was posted to the Stockton Police Department’s Facebook Page. “How much is his bail?” wrote one woman on the photo’s Facebook comments. “Probation/parole at my house,” wrote another. Jeremy Meeks, 30, was taken…
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NC Teen Arrested for Calling 911 Because Mom Took Her Cellphone
North Carolina police arrested a teen after she called 911 because she was upset that her mother had grounded her and taken away her cellphone. According to ABC 11 News, police arrived at 16-year-old Jasmyne Keyonia Davis’ home a little after midnight Tuesday after the emergency operators received a call from a female who was…
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Justine Sacco, PR Exec Fired for Racist Africa Tweet, Working for Hot or Not
What happens when an Internet relic and an infamous tweeter join forces? Who knows, but it’s bound to be exciting. BuzzFeed is reporting that the once wildly popular site Hot or Not—which showed subscribers photos and allowed viewers to vote on whether the person was hot or not—is relaunching, and you will never guess who has…
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Watch: Samuel L. Jackson Nails Pulp Fiction Speech 20 Years Later
It is arguably the coolest, smoothest and coldest hit man scene ever: Samuel L. Jackson as Jules Winnfield in Pulp Fiction reciting an Ezekiel Bible verse right before he shoots somebody. It is probably the cult scene in the cult classic. But that was 20 years ago, and Jackson, 65, has starred in a gazillion…
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Watch: Pa. Man Punched in Face by Teen Playing ‘Knockout Game’
Six teens approached a Pennsylvania man sitting at a trolley stop. One teen walked up close to the man and without warning punched him in the face while the other teens recorded the assault, leading officials to believe that the attack could be another chapter in the violent “knockout game” saga that peppered the news…
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‘Mr. Padre’ Tony Gwynn Dies of Cancer at Age 54
Tony Gwynn, the Hall of Fame slugger whose career netted a lifetime batting average of .338 and some 3,141 hits over 20 seasons with the San Diego Padres, lost his fight with cancer on Monday, ESPN reports. According to ESPN, Gwynn 54—who won eight National League batting titles and played in both of the Padres’…
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Starbucks to Offer Some Workers Free College Tuition
As the debate over minimum wage rages on, Starbucks has upped the ante, announcing a program that will help baristas earn online college degrees. According to the Associated Press, the Seattle-based coffee company will partner with Arizona State University in making the program available to 135,000 U.S. workers who work at least 20 hours a…
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Revenge is Sweet: San Antonio Spurs Crush Miami Heat Win NBA Title
Seconds ticked off the clock and LeBron James sat at the end of the Miami Haet bench with his head in his hands. Reserve center Udonis Haslem had his arm draped around James’ shoulder, as it was clear the three-peat championship run was over. Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker spent the entire year…
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27 People Shot in Chicago Over Father’s Day Weekend
Father’s Day weekend was unusually bloody in Chicago with a reported 27 people shot, two fatally, NBC Chicago reports. The string of shootings, which police have not confirmed are related, began Friday, and the last reported shooting was just after midnight Monday. That shooting involved a 17-year-old on the West Side who police say was…
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Police Find 23 Grams of Marijuana in the Folds of Large Man’s Belly Fat
Cops in Florida spotted a large passenger not wearing his seat belt, so they stopped the car he was riding in. The 5-foot-6-inch, 450-pound man told the officers that the seat belt didn’t fit around his large frame. Something seemed off to the officers, who called in the K-9 unit, and when the dogs were…
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