Blogs
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Man Saves Dog From Hot Car, Gets Arrested
Alexis Evans | May 13, 2015Did this Georgia man do the right thing?
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Taking Down Twitter Trolls: A New Pastime for J.K. Rowling?
Alexis Evans | May 12, 2015If you thought J.K. Rowling only dealt with trolls in her books, you were wrong.
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Lights Out: These Small Steps Help Conservation Efforts
Franklin R. Halprin | May 12, 2015Indirect efforts can have a big impact.
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Weird Arrests of the Week
Anneliese Mahoney | May 10, 2015Check out this week's weird arrests.
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This is Probably the Worst Way to Forget Your Glock
Corinne Fitamant | May 8, 2015A capitol policeman forgot his Glock a House of Representatives bathroom. You won't believe who found it.
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Man Suing Hospital After Workers Throw Out His Amputated Leg
Ashley Shaw | May 8, 2015When a man's amputated leg shows back up at his door with the homicide detectives, he might just have...
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Nebraska Woman Sues “All Homosexuals”
Alexis Evans | May 6, 2015That's right--the defendant in this lawsuit is listed as "homosexuals."
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Forget Harry Potter. THIS is the Fanfiction You Should Be Writing
Jennifer Polish | May 5, 2015What if we created fanfiction about recreating our world, rather than a new Harry Potter ending?
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Some Cities Survive Natural Disasters Better Than Others For This Reason
Franklin R. Halprin | May 5, 2015Nepal and Chile fared totally differently with their natural disasters. Why is one so much safer than the other?
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The Best Legal Tweets of the Week
Chelsey D. Goff | May 3, 2015Check out the latest slideshow of the best legal tweets of the week, passing the bar edition.
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Weird Arrests of the Week
Anneliese Mahoney | May 2, 2015Check out this week's slideshow of the top weird arrests.
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Marijuana Edibles: A New Challenge for Regulators
Jessica McLaughlin | May 2, 2015Trials and tribulations in regulating a new kind of weed.
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Governor Greg Abbott is Pandering to Conspiracy Theorists
Anneliese Mahoney | May 1, 2015Count Texas Governor Greg Abbott among the many crazy, Anti-government conspiracy theorists with his latest move.
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Are Police Shootings on the Rise, and Why Isn’t the Government Counting?
Kevin Rizzo | April 30, 2015Are police shootings happening more frequently? No one knows, because the government doesn't keep track of them.
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Granny Arrested For Smuggling Cocaine in Her Girdle at JFK
Ashley Shaw | April 30, 2015Weird crime roundup: mom-in-law shot by bullet ricocheting off armadillo and granny caught smuggling cocaine in her girdle.
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Bud Light Removes “No From Your Vocabulary” in Misguided Campaign
Anneliese Mahoney | April 30, 2015Bud Light is apologizing after launching a marketing campaign to "remove no from your vocabulary."
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Baltimore “Hero Mom”: America’s Fickle Opinion on Corporal Punishment
Alexis Evans | April 29, 2015Why can't we make up our minds?
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Hey, Fellow White People: We Need to Shut Up About Baltimore
Jennifer Polish | April 29, 2015Hey white people: you're angry about all the wrong things when it comes to the Baltimore protests.
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Long Term Damage from Oil Spills Shows Need for Changes
Franklin R. Halprin | April 28, 2015Areas are still recovering from massive oil spills, including the BP spill in the Gulf.
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Obama Upstaged by Anger Translator Keegan-Michael Key at the WHCD
Alexis Evans | April 27, 2015Comedian Keegan-Michael Key gained a lot of laughs at the White House Correspondents' dinner.
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The Best Legal Tweets of the Week
Chelsey D. Goff | April 26, 2015Check out this week's slideshow of the best legal tweets of the week.
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Weird Arrests of the Week
Anneliese Mahoney | April 26, 2015Check out this week's slideshow of the top weird arrests of the week.
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Mila Kunis Sued Over 25-Year-Old Ukrainian Chicken Theft
Anneliese Mahoney | April 24, 2015Mila Kunis is being sued by a childhood friend for allegedly stealing a family chicken 25 years ago.
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Five Walmart Stores Shut Down After Giving Workers Only Five Hours Notice
Corinne Fitamant | April 24, 2015After some workers protested pay and conditions, Walmart shut down five stores with only five hours notice.
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#Boycott Indiana, #Ferguson, and Romanticizing Coastal Cities
Jennifer Polish | April 23, 2015Just a cursory glance at recent social movement-esque trends on Twitter reveals a disturbing tendency of national conversations. I am...
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Why Protecting Forests and Animals Should Be the Same Mission
Franklin R. Halprin | April 21, 2015Preservation of forests and wildlife aren't two missions at odd; the goal is one in the same.
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Crime in America 2015: Slideshow of the Top 15 Most Dangerous Metro Areas
Kevin Rizzo | April 20, 2015Check out this slideshow of the Top 15 Most Dangerous Metro areas in America.
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Crime in America 2015: Interactive Map of Crime by Metro Areas
Kevin Rizzo | April 20, 2015Check out this interactive map of crimes by metro area.
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Crime in America 2015: Top 10 Safest & Most Dangerous Northeast Metros
Kevin Rizzo | April 20, 2015Check out the Top 10 Safest and most dangerous metros in the Northeast for 2015.
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Crime in America 2015: Top 10 Safest & Most Dangerous Metros in the South
Kevin Rizzo | April 20, 2015Check out the rankings of the Top 10 Safest and Most Dangerous Metro areas in America for 2015.