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Man Allegedly Tried to Sell Girlfriend's Baby on Craigslist for $100


The father of Ibragim Todashev, the 27-year-old friend of Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev w

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What Can the Washington Post Expect From Its New Owner Jeff Bezos?

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What Can the Washington Post Expect From Its New Owner Jeff Bezos?

In a letter to his new employees at The Washington Post, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos wrote, “Journalism plays a critical role in a free society and The Washington Post—as the hometown paper of the capital city of the United States—is especially important.”

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After 39 years, it happened.

Terminally Ill Two-Year-Old Was the Best Man in His Parents' Wedding

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Terminally Ill Two-Year-Old Was the Best Man in His Parents' Wedding

Logan Stevenson is two years, nine months, and 15 days old. He has a younger sister named Savannah and an aunt named Kellie. Stocky with peach-fuzz hair, he's an empathetic child, the sort of little boy who wipes away his mother's tears when she cries. His favorite stuffed animal is a rabbit named Bun Bun.

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Lindsay Lohan Mocks Peers, Self During Chelea Lately Gig

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Above are highlights from Lindsay Lohan's gig as Chelsea Lately guest host. During the show, she took (mostly) good-natured jabs at Anthony Weiner, Kanye West, Justin Bieber, One Direction's Harry Styles, Kristen Stewart, the absent Chelsea Handler, and herself.

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Man Saves His Dog from Sinking Yacht, Then Comes Back for Wife


This Drought Will Not End Until The West Evaporates

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This Drought Will Not End Until The West Evaporates

One year ago, America had bigger things to worry about than A-Rod's pharmaceutical regimen and the latest tripe from Beyonce: a huge, well-deserved drought covering the majority of the country. What has the new summer brought us? More drought. And now we must suffer for our sins.

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George W. Bush Had Heart Surgery This Morning

The David Brooks Problem

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The David Brooks Problem

I started a new job at Deadspin about three weeks ago, and I endured a tough first stretch. That was, in part, because, like anybody starting a new job, I wasn’t sure I could pull it off.

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Here's a Large Gathering of People in Their Underwear

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Here's a Large Gathering of People in Their Underwear

On Monday afternoon, Freshpair.com tried to rally 2,271 people to come to Times Square to break the supremely unimportant Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of people in their underwear. They failed at breaking the record but it was a nice try anyway. Please note that the images below are NSFW.

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Mormons Teach B-Ball Players Not to Judge a Book by Its Cover

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So here's a fun fact: Half-court basketball is practically the only sport Mormon missionaries are allowed to play, so they take it pretty seriously (see: Church Ball).

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What Could Have Been: Other Celebrities Audition for The Office

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In honor of the final season of The Office being released on DVD, the show's producers have made available a highlight reel of some famous actors (some of whom were less famous then) auditioning for Office roles that ultimately went to someone else.

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Private Equity Leeches Are Hungrier Than Ever

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Private Equity Leeches Are Hungrier Than Ever

Here is what a private equity firm does: it borrows money to buy a company; then it has the company borrow money to pay rich fees to the private equity firm, for providing the service of... sucking the company coffers dry like a voracious leech. This practice is currently bigger than ever.

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Weiner Slurs Opponent as "Grandpa" at AARP Event to Court Seniors

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Weiner Slurs Opponent as  "Grandpa" at AARP Event to Court Seniors

Pro political tip: If you're at an American Association of Retired Persons forum in order to try and drum up senior support for your crumbling New York City mayoral campaign, it's probably best not to slur your opponent in front of all those old people by calling him "grandpa." You know this, sure, but does sext-pro Anthony Weiner know this? No.

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The Most Fourth Wall-Breaking Moments in Television History

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The Most Fourth Wall-Breaking Moments in Television History

Television has always been a medium that broke the walls of reality. From its earliest days, television shows "came into your living room." So it's not surprising that television has always dabbled in metafiction, fourth-wall-breaking and transrealism. Here are the six types of "meta" storytelling on television.

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Don't worry mainstream America.After this X album, it'll probably be my last album. — Chris Brown (@

Usher's Son Rushed to Hospital After Near-Drowning Incident

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Usher's Son Rushed to Hospital After Near-Drowning Incident

Usher's 5-year-old son Usher Raymond V is recovering in an Atlanta hospital Tuesday afternoon, after nearly drowning while attempting to recover a toy that had become lodged in the drain of the singer's swimming pool.

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Here's a trailer for one of James Gandolfini's last films, Enough Said, with Julia Louis-Dreyfus.

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