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8 Year Old Boy Drives Drunk Billy Joe Dad and Age 4 Sister Busted in LA

August 2, 2011 12:47am by hearit

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Sometimes you just need a nap. Especially if you've got two first names like "Billy Joe": A guy from Mississippi apparently decided his kid should take over the wheel to drive Interstate 12 so he could sleep. Plus, two free hands--to crack open another beer once you wake up--are better than one. Read more

LAPD Key Main Court Trial Witness in Bryan Stow Beating Dead Matthew Lee Dies

August 1, 2011 10:34pm by hearit

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Perhaps LAPD police might consider an investigation into restaurant employees working the afternoon Matthew Lee ate his last lunch: A crucial and key witness for prosecutors in the Bryan Stow beating is mysteriously dead--after an allergic reaction to food. Read more

FBI Credible Lead DB Cooper Suspect Print May Confirm Ransom Man Dead

August 1, 2011 5:29pm by hearit

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He's the guy that jumped out of a plane 40 years ago with a pile of cash. The FBI is on a roll: After capturing Whitey Bulger, the agency's got a 'credible lead' for another of its 'Most Wanted'. There's a suspect in the D.B. Cooper search--and possibly a fingerprint--that may confirm the parachuting ransom man dead.
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Drinking Wine Grapes Could Help Prevent Painful Summer Sunburns

August 1, 2011 5:02pm by copythat

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It's yet one more reason to drink wine, and a good one for wine lovers: A new study says wine-drinkers may have better protection from the sun and its rays. A study suggests some could help prevent painful summertime sunburns.

Not surprising, the recent wine-plus-sun study doesn't come out of the U.S. Read more

Stockton Man Hangs in Video from 35 mph Speeding California Car Over Purse

July 30, 2011 6:11pm by hearit

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Sometimes a stolen purse is worth letting go: ABC news cameras captured video of an unusual event first reported as a man trying to retrieve a stolen wallet from a speeding car that hits speeds of 35 miles per hour (mph). Then it was a 'stolen purse'--but that too is deemed a bit off. It's a "misunderstanding" according to Stockton, California, police. Read more

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Knights Templar Gang Handbook Requires Drug Testing No Killing for Profit

July 30, 2011 5:08pm by hearit

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It seems one gang has got some ethics: An organized Mexican crime group known as the "Knights Templar" is distributing pamphlets – booklets demanding respect for women and children, drug testing for members, and a rule against killing for financial gain. Read more

LAPD Officers Save Suicidal Man Falling 13 Stories in Heroic Rooftop Video

July 29, 2011 10:06pm by copythis

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The Los Angeles Police Department may have flaws. But when officers do something outrageously right, credit is deserved. At least six LAPD officers work together as heroes--to drag a suicidal man who's already falling over the building--back onto a rooftop in a video 13 stories high. Determined to jump, the suicidal man bites a female officer's, a woman who continues to hang on. Read more

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LAPD Police Blames DJ Kaskade Not Riot Gear in Electric Daisy Carnival Shut Down

July 28, 2011 10:11pm by copythat

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The Electric Daisy Carnival Experience movie screening was invite-only, DJ "Kaskade" slated to spin a free show before the the Hollywood event. LAPD dubbed the Los Angeles event a "riot" despite only 3 vandalism arrests. Maybe it was riot gear and bean bags chucked by police that sparked violence toward cop cars. Read more

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Bryan Stow Beating Witness is 10 Year Old Son of Suspect Louie Sanchez

July 26, 2011 1:24am by copythis

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It seems the LAPD is using kids to nab suspects, or future arrests: The 10-year-old son of Louie Sanchez--the man arrested with Marvin Norwood July 22 in relation to the Bryan Stow beating case--is supposedly the 'tip' to which to which the police department has been vaguely referring. Read more

World Wonder Dead Sea in Jordan to Die or Shrink to Pond in 50 Years

July 20, 2011 10:04pm by copythat

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While organizers behind the new Seven Natural Wonders of the World work to define the most popular of the world’s natural wonders, the Dead Sea may, ironically, not be around that long -- despite the fact Jordan's wondrous landmark has made the cut so far. Read more

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