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“Leon Rosby arrived at 137th Street and Jefferson Avenue in Hawthorne on Sunday evening to videotape a police standoff. He brought along his 2-year-old Rottweiler, Max. He put the dog on a leash and began filming. Hawthorne police deemed Rosby’s actions interference and placed him under arrest. By this point, …

“A man is suspected to have broken into a suburban New Jersey home and beaten a woman for 10 minutes while her 3-year-old daughter watched. The man then is alleged to have robbed the woman’s home, taking off with her wedding rings and her purse. And most of it, including …

“With all of the conservative whining about being called “bigots” just because they “believe in traditional marriage”*, it’s refreshing to receive helpful reminders about what the anti-gay right really stands for. On the heels of last week’s landmark Supreme Court rulings on marriage equality, General Mills announced that Lucky Charms …

“The Egyptian president, Mohamed Morsi, is clinging to office after rebuffing an army ultimatum to force a resolution to Egypt’s political crisis, and the ruling Muslim Brotherhood is seeking to mass its supporters to defend him. But the Islamist leader looked increasingly isolated on Tuesday, with ministers resigning, the liberal …

“Bolivia said President Evo Morales’ plane was diverted on a flight from Russia and forced to land in Austria over suspicions that Edward Snowden might be on board, as several countries spurned the former U.S. spy agency contractor’s asylum requests. France and Portugal abruptly canceled air permits for Morales’ plane, …

“The teens, who were also drunk, apparently used an axe, saw and knives to separate the man’s head from his body because “they didn’t like the look of him.” Thus begins an occasional feature we’ll call What the fuck, Russia? Accounts vary, and Russian investigators later denied they played soccer …

The Young Turks in conjunction with the Center for Investigative Reporting are proud to present the second in our line-up of investigative documentaries: Busted in Texas. Watch the full video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7L3uss98f2I&feature=c4-overview-vl&list=PL9SqQg2g-R8oODgP-CcfeWa_OLmZuXXGa As Congress looks to significantly boost funding for the U.S. Border Patrol as part of a new immigration …

“Dennis Rodman, who was voted NBA Defensive Player of the Year twice during his Hall of Fame Career, says he deserves consideration for another honor: Nobel Peace Prize. In an interview with Sports Illustrated, the fierce rebounder-turned-gentle-diplomat said his “mission is to break the ice between hostile countries.”* Dennis Rodman …

“The Washington Post, the pre-Politico newsletter of choice for The Political Establishment, has the worst opinion section in America. Today, they once again prove why: the paper, which helped to break the NSA Prism spying story, editorializes that the U.S. government must stop Edward Snowden from leaking any more of …