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Officer who shot NY student faced harrowing choice
NEW YORK (AP) -- The police officer who accidentally killed a Long Island college student along with an armed intruder faced perhaps the most harrowing decision in law enforcement: choosing the split-second moment when the risk is so high that you must pull the trigger.......

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Boykins Sentenced To 10 Years
33 year old Ricky Boykins has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for Aggravated Robbery. In December, Boykins saw an elderly women drop her purse while Christmas shopping. He…
Buggy Crash Victim Dies
A Homerville man is dead, days after he was injured in a car-buggy crash in Ashland County. The Ohio State Highway Patrol reports John Yoder, 50, died at Akron General…
Cuyahoga Falls Streets Closed
Cuyahoga Falls City officials say due to water main breaks, the following roads will be closed until further notice: Second Street, from Broad Blvd. to Sackett Ave. and Falls Ave.,…
UPDATE NEW INFO Akron Website Hack Affects Thousands More
The city of Akron has significantly increased the number of people it believes had information exposed in a hacker attack of the city's website. A news release out from city…

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National

Suspects Butt Dial 9-1-1 During Alleged Burglary

Jupiterimages/Thinkstock(FRESNO, Calif.) -- Accidentally butt dialing someone is embarrassing or inconsequential to most, but for two Fresno, Calif., men, their cell phone mishap landed them in jail.
The call, which went to 911, started like any other call to the police dispatcher, with the operator asking, “What is your emergency?”
But...
New York City Man Killed in Anti-Gay Hate Crime

Ingram Publishing/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) -- New York City police say a deadly shooting that took place in Greenwich Village Saturday was an anti-gay hate crime.
32-year-old Harlem resident Marc Carson and his companion were just blocks from the famous Stonewall Inn when a group approached them, making anti-gay slurs.
Police say that one member of the...
Police Officer’s Bullet Killed Hofstra University Student

iStockphoto/Thinkstock(HEMPSTEAD, N.Y.) -- The Hofstra University junior killed during and armed home invasion of her off-campus house on Friday was accidently fatally shot by the responding officer, forensic investigators have concluded.
Police say Dalton Smith, a wanted man with a lengthy criminal history, was masked when he entered 21-year-old...

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State

Mayor's brother hurt in Ohio drag racing accident
CLEVELAND (AP) -- The brother of Cleveland Mayor Frank Johnson is recovering at a hospital after being injured in a drag racing accident.......
Ken Schrader oldest ARCA winner
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) -- Longtime NASCAR driver Ken Schrader became the oldest winner in ARCA Racing Series history Sunday, dominating the Menards 200 at Toledo Speedway.......
Ohio newspaper editor David Miller dead at 66
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (AP) -- Editor David C. Miller of The (Bowling Green) Sentinel-Tribune newspaper in Ohio died Saturday at a hospital in York, Pa., the paper said in a statement. He was 66.......

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Sports

LeBon James To Pacers: 'We'll Be Ready'
Christian Petersen/Getty Images(MIAMI) -- In wake of Pacers head coach Frank Vogel saying that the Miami Heat "are just the next team" in line of their quest for an NBA…
Sang-Moon Bae Wins Byron Nelson Championship
Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images(IRVING, Texas) -- Sang-Moon Bae took home his first PGA Tour title on Sunday after he defeated Keegan Bradley by two shots in the Byron Nelson Championship.Bae almost…
Scoreboard Roundup - 5/19/13
Christopher Trotman/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- NBA Playoffs - Western Conference Finals: Spurs 105 - Grizzlies 83 (Spurs Lead Series, 1-0)NHL Playoffs - Eastern Conference Semi-Finals: Bruins 5 - Rangers 2…

Business

Yahoo to Buy Tumblr for $1.1 Billion
Authors: James GrebeyDavid Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images(SAN FRANCISCO) -- On Sunday, Yahoo’s board of directors approved the purchase of the social networking and blog site Tumblr for $1.1 billion,…
Winning Powerball Ticket Worth $590 Million Sold in Florida
Authors: James GrebeyScott Olson/Getty Images(ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla.) -- A single ticket matching all the numbers in Saturday's $590.5 million Powerball drawing was sold at a Zephyrhills, Fla., grocery store, according to…
Toddler Reviews Google Glass
Authors: Louis MilmanDavid Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- We’ve seen Michele Bachmann and a half-naked blogger wear Google Glass over the last couple of weeks.But those images don’t…

Politics

Obama Strikes Personal Tone in Commencement Speech on Race, Manhood
Authors: James GrebeyCraig F. Walker/The Denver Post(ATLANTA) -- President Obama said Sunday that he is motivated by the knowledge that “but for the grace of God … I might have…
Dan Pfeiffer: IRS Behavior ‘Inexcusable’ Whether or Not Illegal
Authors: James GrebeyComstock Images/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) -- Sunday morning on ABC’s This Week, White House Senior Adviser Dan Pfeiffer told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos that the legality surrounding the targeting of conservative…
Michelle Obama Makes Light of President’s Failures in Graduation Speech
Authors: James GrebeyiStockphoto(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) -- Delivering her only speech at a high school graduation this year, first lady Michelle Obama joked about the failures her husband, President Obama, has encountered…

Entertainment

‘Star Trek: Into Darkness’ Tops Weekend Box Office
Authors: James GrebeyZade Rosenthal/Paramount Pictures(NEW YORK) -- Spock beat Stark this weekend at the box office, as Star Trek: Into Darkness took the top spot from Iron Man 3.The second…

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'Scandal' Star Kerry Washington Shares Memories From Her College Years
Authors: James GrebeyABC/CRAIG SJODIN(WASHINGTON) -- Kerry Washington may have taken television by storm, playing crisis manager Olivia Pope on ABC's Scandal, but she joked Sunday that she is still haunted…

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Dwayne Wade Attends High School Senior Prom
Authors: James GrebeyIngram Publishing/Thinkstock(MIAMI) -- A Florida high school senior got a huge surprise Friday night when basketball star Dwayne Wade surprised her at her senior prom.Nicole Muxo, a senior…

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Lifestyle

5 Reasons You've Hit the Dreaded Weight-Loss Plateau
You were happily losing weight eating right and exercising, but with five more pounds left to go, the scale stopped budging. Find out what can cause weight loss to hit a wall and what you can do about it. I'm all about breakfast, lunch, and dinner: When counting and restricting your calorie intake, it makes sense to eat fewer times a day. The problem with this is it can make blood sugar levels rise…
7 Surprising Things that Can Affect Your Sex Life
His Belt Size Over the years, his waistline has stealthily expanded (whose hasn't?), but you've never let it get between you and a great sex life. The surprise: His extra weight may actually have tipped the balance in your favor. Fat men last longer--so finds a study published in The International Journal of Impotence Research showing that men with a higher body mass could make love for more than seven minutes on average, versus…
A Little Privacy Please!!!
AskMen.Com is out with its annual Workplace Productivity Survey. Most of us prefer to work alone — or at least we’re more productive that way. Among the findings... • The preference to work from home isn't as prevalent as it may seem; a majority of respondents — 63 percent — prefer to spend "focus time" in their personal workspace, while just 29 percent would prefer to work from home. • So what are the top…

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Thursday, 22 September 2011 07:52

Chuck's Daily Diggs for Thursday

Thursday September 22nd, 2011 - The 265th day of the year, with 100 days remaining in 2011.

Today is Dear Diary Day, American Business Women's Day, Ice Cream Cone Day (patent filed on this day 1903) and Elephant Appreciation Day.

Pop Quiz

On this day in 1976, we saw Charlie's Angels for the first time (theme ) starring Kate Jackson, Farrah Fawcett-Majors and Jaclyn Smith. What three actresses played the angels 24-years later on the big screen?

Answer

Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore and Lucy Liu

And how about this -- the latest version of Charlie's Angels comes back to ABC tonight starring Annie Ilonzeh (Kate), Minka Kelly (Eve), Rachael Taylor (Abigail) and Ramon Ridriguez (John Bosley)

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Drama on the set already! TMZ reports a crew member was fired after slapping Minka Kelly on her behind. She responded by saying, "please don't ever disrespect me or any other woman like that again."

Minka didn't want the guy fired, but had nothing to do with the decision. More here.

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Chuck's Daily Diggs for Wednesday (Sort Of)

(I'm not being clever, I just thought today was tomorrow...oops. Need...sleep)
Thursday September 1st, 2011

Happy September!!! This month we celebrate chicken

, coupons, cats

, honey

and mold!

It's also baby safety month, children's good manners month, childhood cancer awareness month and hug a Texas chef month.

This and That

Would You Wear a Divorce Ring?

If you've gone through the stress and heartbreak of a divorce, would you wear something on your hand to represent your new status? Check this out (picture), it's called a divorce ring, and for $3200, you can wear a symbol of your new independence. A symbol made up of a gold heart ripped in two. Fun, huh? Does this look like something you would wear?

20 Things My Kids Might Sue Me for Some Day

Steven Miner and his sister Kathryn, both in their early 20's, filed a lawsuit against their mother for the "emotional distress" she caused by poor mothering. They wanted $50-grand because she would send them birthday cards they didn't like, and didn't send care packages while they were in college, blah blah blah.

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