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GOP Candidate To Pres. Obama: ‘Man Up’ And Meet Me On Basketball Court

Source: Catalina Camia / USA Today As he finished up his victory speech Tuesday night, congressional hopeful Curt Clawson re-issued a challenge first made to President Obama in a campaign ad: Let’s meet on the basketball court. “I am going to challenge you on spending. I am going to challenge you on economic growth,” said Clawson, […]

At IRS, Owing Uncle Sam Not A Threat To Workers’ Bonuses

Source: CBS News There’s new fuel for critics of the IRS. Government investigators say the tax agency doled out millions of dollars in bonuses to workers with disciplinary issues, including some who did not pay their own taxes. On Capitol Hill, there are new demands for change. CBS News’ Nancy Cordes reports these employees owed […]

The NYPD Figured Out The Perfect Way To Publicize Its Own Worst Moments On Twitter

Source: Roberto A. Ferdman / Quartz The New York Police Department just got a, shall we say, brutal lesson in social media. A little before 3pm New York time Tuesday afternoon, the NYPD tweeted out a seemingly innocuous three sentences,  asking people to share photos taken with NYPD members and include the hashtag #myNYPD. The good news is that […]

Lupita Nyong’o Is People Magazine’s Most Beautiful Person

Source: Kurt Schlosser / Today Show For the 31-year-old Mexican-born Kenyan actress, it’s a story that largely came to light during awards season as she collected trophies at every turn for her role in the film “12 Years a Slave.” Along the way she turned heads on all the red carpets upon which she set foot, […]

‘You’re Dead,’ Minn. Man Said After Shooting Teen Intruder

Source:  Gio Benitez / ABC News Jurors at the murder trial of a Minnesota homeowner who fatally shot two teenagers in his home heard recordings of the man apparently telling one teen, “You’re dead,” and then screams from the second teen amid another barrage of gunfire. The jurors heard the dramatic audio recordings Tuesday involving the […]

Removing Chocolate Milk From Schools Caused Plain Milk To Be Wasted

Source: Mary MacVean / Chicago Tribune Removing chocolate milk from school cafeterias has been promoted over the last few years as a way to reduce the sugar kids consume and decried as a sure way to keep kids from getting the nutrients in milk. Both might be the case, researchers at Cornell University say. “On average, […]

DOJ To Overhaul Clemency Process For Drug Offenders

Source: The Huffington Post WASHINGTON — The Justice Department will announce this week new criteria for recommending that President Barack Obama grant clemency to federal drug offenders, a move that Attorney General Eric Holder anticipates will result in “thousands” of applications for reduced sentences. Deputy Attorney General James Cole will announce the new criteria later […]

Ex-Con, Wanted For Murder, Found Living As Church Deacon

Source: CBS News HARRISBURG, Pa. – U.S. marshals say an ex-convict wanted in connection with a 1981 Pennsylvania homicide is under arrest after he was found to be living under an alias and serving as a church deacon in Texas. It isn’t clear what led law enforcement agents to a man named Roy Eubanks in […]

Keyshawn Johnson Arrested For Spousal Battery

Source: CBS Los Angeles CALABASAS  — Former NFL wide receiver and USC standout Keyshawn Johnson was arrested for misdemeanor spousal battery early Monday morning at his San Fernando Valley home. KNX 1070′s Margaret Carrero reports Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies responded to Johnson’s Calabasas residence around 12:48 a.m. regarding a possible spousal assault call. “When deputies […]

Defendant Shot By U.S. Marshal At Salt Lake City Courthouse

Source: CBS News SALT LAKE CITY - Authorities say a U.S. marshal shot and critically wounded a defendant in a federal courthouse who rushed a witness stand with a pen at his trial in Salt Lake City. FBI spokesman Mark Dressen said Monday that Siale Angilau was hospitalized with at least one chest wound. According to […]