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Police Dog: The Meat-Smuggler’s Nemesis

In August, police in Framingham, Massachusetts, responded to a report that a gas station had been robbed.  They brought along a tracking dog and released it in the direction in which witnesses said the robber had gone.  Just a few…







Jury Finds Florida Man Was Not “Too Fat to Kill”

Edward Ates "looked down and shook his head in court" as he listened to the jury's verdict against him on November 6.  As he did, his ponderous jowls wobbled slowly from side to side.  Or, at least, ponderous and wobbly jowls would…




Blagojevich Can Appear on “Celebrity Apprentice,” Says Judge

A federal judge has ruled that former Illinois governor and loony pseudo-celebrity Rod Blagojevich can indeed appear on "Celebrity Apprentice" in March.  U.S. District Judge James Zagel decided on October 20 not to block Blagojevich from appearing on the show,…