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'AAA for Horses': When NYPD Horses Lose Shoes, the Blacksmith Comes to Them
When one of the New York Police Department’s horses loses a metal shoe, or they just wear out on the gritty city streets, a blacksmith shop on wheels rushes to the rescue, equipped with a 2,850-degree furnace and trained farriers who can make the fix on the spot. It’s like AAA for horses.
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Disgraced Comedian Louis CK Is Going on a World Tour — What Does This Mean for Cancel Culture?
It’s been two years since comedian Louis CK admitted in the New York Times that the allegations of lewd behavior made about him by several women were true. He said in the statement that he planned to “step back and take a long time to listen,” but the Times reported on Nov. 2 that the comedian is embarking on a...
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Citrus County Lawmakers Refuse to Allow Library to Subscribe to New York Times
Florida lawmakers refused to vote on a request from their county’s library to pay for a subscription to The New York Times, siding with President Trump’s position on the paper and citing concerns over “fake news,” NBC News reported.
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‘Expendables' is No. 1 at Box Office
Much like America’s enduring affection for Bon Jovi and acid wash jeans, audiences still love 80’s style action movies. Sylvester Stallone hit American movie-goers with a double barrel blast from the past this weekend with an all-star cast of over 40-year-old actors and took the top spot at the box office. The ‘Rambo‘ star was backed by a fist-full...
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LAPD Investigates After Ad Ends Up on Right-Wing Website Breitbart
The Los Angeles Police Department announced Saturday it has stopped purchasing online advertising from Google after a recruitment ad appeared on a website that has drawn criticism for its content.
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Former British PM David Cameron ‘Sorry' for Creating Brexit Divisions
The British prime minister who called the Brexit referendum and then saw the public vote to leave the European Union says he is sorry for the divisions it has caused. David Cameron said in an interview published Saturday that he thinks about the consequences of the Brexit referendum “every single day” and worries “desperately” about what will happen next. “I...
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Report: Justify Failed Drug Test Before Triple Crown Run
The New York Times says Justify won the 2018 Triple Crown after a failed postrace drug test at a California track that could have kept the horse out of the Kentucky Derby. The newspaper reported Wednesday that Bob Baffert-trained Justify tested positive for the drug scopolamine after winning the Santa Anita Derby, one of the final prep races for the...
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Times Square Elmo Accused of Groping 14-Year-Old Girl on School Trip
A man dressed as Elmo in Times Square allegedly groped a 14-year-old tourist who was visiting New York City with a school group over the weekend, police said.
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Injuries Reported in Stampede at Lil Wayne's Music Festival
A crowd stampede injured several people attending a New Orleans festival organized by rapper Lil Wayne. Large portions of an audience estimated to include 15,000 people ran at least twice Saturday night, causing injuries following Meek Mill’s performance at the Lil WeezyAna Fest. The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate reports police aren’t sure what caused the disturbance, but speculated that false...
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Police Arrest Man in Attack on Comedian Andy Dick
Authorities have made an arrest in an attack on comedian Andy Dick outside a New Orleans nightclub where he had performed. In a news release, New Orleans police spokesman Aaron Looney says 46-year-old David Hale was arrested early Wednesday and booked into jail on suspicion of second-degree battery and simple battery.
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Comedian Andy Dick Reports Attack in New Orleans
Comedian Andy Dick says he was assaulted outside a New Orleans nightclub after performing in the French Quarter.
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Hundreds at Times Square Ran for Their Lives, Mistaking Bike Backfire for Gunshots
People walking in Times Square were sent into a widespread panic Tuesday night after what sounded like multiple gunshots rang out in the crowded tourist destination — only later to be ruled as motorcycle backfire, police said.
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Trump ‘Rodent' Tweets Ring True at Kushner-Owned Apartments
Davon Jones doesn’t have to look far to see the irony in President Donald Trump’s tweets that Baltimore is a “rat and rodent infested mess.” His apartment owned by the president’s son-in-law has been invaded by mice since he moved in a year ago. “I don’t know how they come in,” Jones says. “Every time I catch them, they come...
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Pa. School District Now Accepting $22K Offer from La Colombe CEO to Cover Lunch Bills
The president of a Pennsylvania school board whose district had warned parents behind on school lunch bills that their children could end up in foster care has apologized to parents and said he will accept a company CEO’s offer to cover the unpaid bills after initially rejecting it.