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Angeleno Wins Huge Judgment After Security Beating Staved His Skull
Antonio Lopez Chaj was awarded $58 million by a jury today after a beating by a bar security guard left him with a skull his attorney described as, "like a pie with 25 percent cut out of it." Chaj's...
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Here's a Guy Who Regrets His Abortion
This gem is thanks to ShortFormBlog's coverage of the abortion protests being waged at the Texas Capitol today. [via ShortFormBlog]
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Watch Poverty Spread to the Suburbs
Atlantic Cities points to an amazing Urban Institute mapping tool that lets you see where poor people lived, by race, in every American city in 1980, 1990, 2000, and 2010. Answer: Basically everywhere.
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The Frank Ocean Effect and Some “Bisexual” Guys I've Known
I never quite understood the stigma against bisexual men. (There is one, especially among gay men.) Granted, labeling oneself a “bisexual” is something many men do to ease into full-on homosexuality;...
View ArticleEgyptian President Mohamed Morsi is currently addressing his nation on live...
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi is currently addressing his nation on live television as mass protests continue to grip Cairo and beyond. His main, desperate message: "I was elected in fair,...
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Gawker The Frank Ocean Effect and Some “Bisexual” Guys I've Known | Jezebel How to Get Drunk After Age 28 | Deadspin How Do You Ask Someone To Trim Their Pubic Hair? | io9 What's the coolest sword in...
View ArticleBolivia's foreign minister, on Bolivian TV, denies Snowden was on...
Bolivia's foreign minister, on Bolivian TV, denies Snowden was on presidential plane that was forced to land in Vienna (via @RafaelRomoCNN) — Ram Ramgopal (@RamCNN) July 2, 2013 Ed Snowden, currently...
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Former Tiffany Exec Arrested for Stealing Fuckload of Brilliant Jewels
Go back to your seat, climate change; according to the FBI, there's a new force to blame for the rapid disappearance of Earth's ice: former Tiffany & Co. executive Ingrid Lederhaas-Okun, who was...
View ArticleVatican sources tell CNN that the late Pope John Paul II is thisclose to...
Vatican sources tell CNN that the late Pope John Paul II is thisclose to becoming a saint today after a Catholic committee voted to credit J2P2 with a second miracle. In 2010, then-Pope Benedict ruled...
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Missing Woman's Body Found in Hoarder Husband's Home After 30 Years
The skeletonized remains of a woman missing for nearly 30 years were found behind a false wall in the basement of the woman's former husband, who neighbors described as an intense hoarder. Using dental...
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Egyptian President Refuses to Resign Amid Protests, Military Threats
In a nearly three-hour address run on state television this evening, Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi responded to millions of protesters in his country who are demanding he resign. Morsi, who was...
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6-Year-Old Boy Rides Van Roof for 3 Miles Along Alaska Highway
When a six-year-old boy in Alaska climbed onto the roof of his parent's van as it sat in their driveway, he probably wasn't expecting to take a ride along a highway while still atop the van....
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Mom Wins Lawsuit After Losing Custody of Newborn Over Poppy Seed Bagel
A woman who temporarily lost custody of her newborn baby because she failed a hospital-mandated drug test after eating a poppy seed bagel won a huge settlement from Pennsylvania child welfare services...
View ArticleTwo Men Caught on Video Assaulting LGBT Youth Group After Pride Parade
On Sunday night, not long after New York City's Pride parade, two men aboard the Queens-bound F Train allegedly threatened and assaulted a group of LGBT youth as well as a woman who filmed the...
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Egypt Is Hours Away from an Army Coup
Sisi's coming. There are fewer than two hours left until the Egyptian military's 2:30 GMT deadline for government takeover is reached, and President Mohamed Morsi says he is willing to pay any price...
View ArticleOf all the days to have to shut down Coney Island.
Of all the days to have to shut down Coney Island. FIX IT TODAY.
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Have You Ever Wondered What Sex Is Like with a Venture Capitalist?
No, but now you'll never need to: serial tech investor Brad Feld and his wife, Amy Batchelor, co-penned a self-help book titled Startup Life: Surviving and Thriving in a Relationship with an...
View ArticleEgyptian state newspaper al Ahram says the army has "informed" Mohamed Morsi...
Egyptian state newspaper al Ahram says the army has "informed" Mohamed Morsi that he is no longer president of Egypt.
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The Top 40 Places In Los Angeles Where Paparazzi Shoot Celebs
Dispatches from the Hated will be a recurring feature penned by a person who worked the paparazzi beat for three years. We'll call him American Ex-Pap so they remain anonymous. 1. LAX 2. Arclight...
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Hatetriot's Day: July 4th Is America's Crappiest Holiday
Independence Day is the worst of America's joyless national celebrations, the day when everyone will predictably act like a buffoon and nobody has the decency to Opt Out. From Park Slope to Silver...
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