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Chavis Carter ‘Suicide’ – Missing Dash Cam Video Problematic
“A man whose hands were cuffed behind him in the back seat of an Arkansas patrol car shot himself in the right temple with a handgun he apparently concealed from arresting officers, according to an autopsy report released Monday that listed the death as a suicide. The state crime lab …
Read More »NFL Preseason Schedule: QB Competitions, Looming Roster Cuts Set Stage For Teams and Players
Every NFL fan knows the third preseason game is the most important (and fun). For some, it’s the last opportunity to shine before the first mandatory set of roster cuts. For others, it’s a chance to lock down a starting job. For fans, it’s at least a half of football …
Read More »Big $ Backs Away From Todd Akin In Missouri
“State and national Republicans are pushing Rep. Todd Akin (R-Mo.), whose “legitimate rape” remarks triggered a major backlash, to abandon his effort to unseat Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill. Akin, nevertheless, is vowing to stay in the race. The Republican money machine, however, is already choking off financial support for Akin’s …
Read More »LNJF Backstage: Rob Burnett’s ‘We Made This Movie’ Quiz
Rob Burnett, writer and producer of ‘We Made This Movie’, quizzes Arthur Meyer, LNJF writer and actor in ‘We Made This Movie’, with trivia about the making of the movie. For your chance to attend the premiere of ‘We Made This Movie’ go to http://www.wemadethismovie.com/ Subscribe NOW to The Tonight …
Read More »Dallas Cowboys 2012 NFL Preview: Season of Tough Road Tests Begins Week 1 Against Rival Giants
Dallas Cowboys vs New York Giants. Sounds like quite the start to the rapidly approaching 2012 NFL season. KD Drummond of Blogging the Boys takes a look at Dallas’ tough slate of road games, beginning with that Week 1 clash with the rival, defending Super Bowl champion Giants. Producers: Michael …
Read More »Prince Harry Strip Billiards Photos From Vegas
Prince Harry capped off partying with his friends (women and men) in Las Vegas by playing strip billiards. Nude photos soon followed – what will the Queen of England think? Ana Kasparian and Cenk Uygur break it down on The Young Turks. Watch more courtesy of TMZ: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-vPB-z_7nc Support The …
Read More »The Vergecast Special Edition 03: Apple vs. Samsung – August 22nd, 2012
It has been quite an eventful week in the tech trial of the century. Samsung and Apple have both completed their primary cases, rebuttals, and closing statements and the fate of two of the largest companies in the world now lies in the hands of the jury. These nine ordinary …
Read More »Washington Redskins 2012 Preview: RG3 & ‘Skins Face Tough Road Schedule in Much-Anticipated Season
Excitement is at a fevered pitch in the nation’s capital, as Robert Griffin III prepares to make his NFL debut with the Washington Redskins in two short weeks. Mike Shanahan has a rich track record of success in openers, and all eyes will be on his young quarterback and the …
Read More »‘Total Fu**ing Moron’ Gave Todd Akin His Ideas About Rape
Where did Missouri GOP Senate Candidate Todd Akin learn his strange ideas about rape? It may have been a radical pro-life doctor named John Wilke who makes up outright lies about women and sexual reproduction. The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down. Read more here from Pam Belluck …
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