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Justin Tennison, 33, a new member of the popular Discovery Channel series ‘Deadliest Catch‘, was found dead in a hotel room located in Homer, AK, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The cause of death is not yet known, however several bottles of alcohol and a small amount of marijuana were found in the hotel room. [...]
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Edward Kuemper, 49, shot and killed his daughter’s boyfriend, Bradley Morrison, 21, over a dispute with the family dog, then turned the gun on himself, reports the Chicago Tribune. The dispute began when Edward Kuemper’s estranged wife, Christine, showed up at the family home to retrieve the family dog. Their daughter showed up later with [...]
Continue readingCNN is reporting that another police officer has been shot and killed in Florida, making this the sixth law enforcement death in Florida for 2011 – and it’s only February! This most recent killing took place in St. Petersburg after Officer David Crawford, 46, responded to call from a homeowner who saw a man in [...]
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Somali pirates have killed four Americans, Jean and Scott Adam, from Southern California, and Phyllis Mackay and Robert Riggle, from Seattle, after hijacking the yacht the group was traveling in, according to the U.S. military and The New York Times. According to the news report, gunfire erupted on Tuesday between the pirates and the Navy [...]
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This story appears to be straight out of a horror movie. Jorge Barahona, 53, has been charged with felony aggravated child abuse after police discovered he’d doused his adopted son Victor, 10, with acid after parking his truck along the side of I-95, a highly traveled South Florida highway, reports the Palm Beach Post. Victor’s [...]
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Lara Logan, 39, a correspondent for the CBS News show ’60 Minutes’ was brutally beaten and sexually assaulted in Egypt, according to USA Today. The assault took place on Friday, February 11th while Lara was covering the departure of former president Hosni Mubarak. CBS says Logan, who was reporting for 60 Minutes, was surrounded by [...]
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Steve Jobs, the CEO of Apple, has decided to take a medical leave of absence. According to CNN, Jobs was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer back in 2003, and in 2009, he had a liver transplant. So, what could be ailing Jobs now? The Guardian provides us with glimpse of what may be going on: Professor [...]
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