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Careless Ice Bucket Challenge Post Leads to Arrest

In another example of how being an idiot with social media posts can come back to bite you in the ass, a Nebraska man with an outstanding warrant was nabbed for posting his ice bucket challenge video on Facebook.  Something in the video indicated his specific location, and an anonymous tip led to his arrest.

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Colorado Inmate Could Get 24 yrs for False Hair-In-Food Claim

A Colorado inmate may have bitten off a little more than he can chew my allegedly making a false claim of hair in food he was served in Summit County Jail.  Inmate Ray Wolfe is facing felony charges for allegedly planting the hair there himself and then making the complaint. The details are none-too-apetizing: a

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Governor Rick Perry Indicted on Two Felonies

Oops – the mumbling, bumbling, Governor of Texas, Rick Perry, was indicted Friday by a grand jury in Travis County.  The charges? – two felony counts accusing him of abuse of power, including making threats to his presumed 2016 presidential aspirations and potentially casting a cloud over the race to choose his successor. Perry’s response was

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Drug War Casualty: New law in Mexico Restricts Media Reports of Crime

In the Mexican state of Sialoa, a new law passed severely restricts the media – essentially banning all original reporting of criminal activity by limiting sources of information to news releases, as well as banning all video, audio, and still photography of persons involved in a criminal endeavor.  The move makes Mexico teeter on the

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