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  • Matthew Williams
    12:46 pm Fri, May 27, 2016
    Student ejected from ceremony for graduating while black

    Nyree Holmes is a senior at Cosumnes Oaks High School in Sacramento County. When Mr. Holmes tried to express his African heritage by wearing a kente cloth (a cultural cloth… Read the rest of the article: Student ejected from ceremony for graduating while black

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  • Matthew Williams
    2:19 pm Thu, Feb 11, 2016
    Vaped crusader

    During a House Transportation Committee hearing on a proposal to ban vaping on airplanes, Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) took a hit from his vaporizer and exhaled a cloud of mist,… Read the rest of the article: Vaped crusader

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  • Matthew Williams
    8:25 pm Mon, Jan 25, 2016
    Balloon Boy is in a metal band. Here's a song about his adventure

    Falcon Heene, the "Balloon Boy," is now in a metal band, and he's written a song about his adventure. Previously on Boing Boing.

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  • Matthew Williams
    5:44 pm Mon, Jan 25, 2016
    Professor who blocked a student reporter from reporting last year has been charged with assault

    Dr. Melissa Click, the University of Missouri professor who blocked a student reporter from reporting on a campus protest, has been charged with class C or 3rd degree assault for… Read the rest of the article: Professor who blocked a student reporter from reporting last year has been charged with assault

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  • Matthew Williams
    4:43 pm Mon, Jan 25, 2016
    Video: cliffside apartment buildings near San Francisco are about to fall

    The apartments at 310, 320, and 330 Esplanade in Pacifica, California are literally hanging over the edge of a cliff. Rain, storms, and rising ocean levels are steadily eroding the… Read the rest of the article: Video: cliffside apartment buildings near San Francisco are about to fall

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  • Matthew Williams
    12:35 pm Tue, Jan 19, 2016
    Mom on the drums

    Donna Stearns is a mom and an elementary school teacher who plays drums. Here's Donna, tearing up the drums on "Wipeout."

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  • Matthew Williams
    12:32 pm Fri, Jan 8, 2016
    Here's what it's like to drive off a cliff

    Here's a fellow who lost control while driving too fast on the Angeles Crest Highway in Southern California, and drove off a cliff. He survived. His dashcam recorded the entire… Read the rest of the article: Here's what it's like to drive off a cliff

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  • Matthew Williams
    9:20 am Tue, Nov 10, 2015
    #Mizzou: Media professor demands "muscle" to block student reporter from reporting protests

    A video of a protest at the University of Missouri shows a professor of mass media blocking a student reporter from reporting.

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  • Matthew Williams
    9:42 am Sun, Oct 11, 2015
    U of Texas students protest open carry gun law with open carry dildos

    Students at the University of Texas at Austin will protest a new law that will allow more guns on campus. Instead of signs, the students are protesting by "strapping gigantic… Read the rest of the article: U of Texas students protest open carry gun law with open carry dildos

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  • Matthew Williams
    5:46 am Fri, Aug 28, 2015
    People (pretend) to discover an old safe that has cool stuff in it

    [UPDATE: Never mind. It's a hoax designed to raise interest for an important charity that looks like it has something to do with dogs that have rubber bands stuck on… Read the rest of the article: People (pretend) to discover an old safe that has cool stuff in it

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  • Matthew Williams
    12:43 pm Tue, Jun 2, 2015
    Holy smoke: IRS awards cannabis church tax-exempt status

    The IRS has incorporated an Indianapolis marijuana-smoking church as a tax-exempt religious organization. Donors to the church can now deduct contributions on their taxes. "We got the approval back in… Read the rest of the article: Holy smoke: IRS awards cannabis church tax-exempt status

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  • Matthew Williams
    12:11 pm Mon, May 18, 2015
    Southwest flight crew didn't let woman call her suicidal husband

    Karen Momsen-Evers was aboard a Southwest Airlines flight when she received a disturbing text from her husband, asking for forgiveness for what he was about to do. Mrs. Momsen-Evers says… Read the rest of the article: Southwest flight crew didn't let woman call her suicidal husband

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  • Matthew Williams
    4:05 pm Sat, May 9, 2015
    X-ray scan at border reveals child stashed in suitcase

    Guardian: "An eight-year-old boy has been handed over to Spain's child protection services after he was found curled up in a suitcase as a woman attempted to smuggle him across… Read the rest of the article: X-ray scan at border reveals child stashed in suitcase

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  • Matthew Williams
    2:50 pm Thu, Apr 30, 2015
    Watch: doctor hammers out an intramedullary nail

    Kettlebells are out. Removing intramedullary nails with hammer is in. What a workout!

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  • Matthew Williams
    2:17 pm Thu, Jan 29, 2015
    Fighter jet that buzzed Berkeley was "personal air show" from one bro to another

    The jet triggered car alarms, upset dogs, disrupted hot yoga classes, and just generally freaked everyone out.

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  • Matthew Williams
    12:43 pm Mon, Jan 26, 2015
    Christian miner who refused 'Mark of the Beast' Antichrist biometric hand scanner awarded $150K

    A mining company employee who refused to submit to biometric hand scanning because he feared the scanner would imprint him with the "Mark of the Beast," was awarded $150,000 in… Read the rest of the article: Christian miner who refused 'Mark of the Beast' Antichrist biometric hand scanner awarded $150K

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  • Matthew Williams
    9:21 am Thu, Jan 15, 2015
    Serial: The Prosecutor's Interview, part two

    Required reading for followers of the true-crime drama.

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  • Matthew Williams
    4:57 pm Tue, Dec 30, 2014
    A "Mail… Kimp?" song you can dance to

    Some crazed genius made a song from the MailChimp ad at the introduction to every Serial episode.

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  • Matthew Williams
    12:27 pm Mon, Dec 22, 2014
    Neighbors dislike "terroristic threat" Christmas display in man's front yard

    Bill Ansell's neighbors do not like his holiday display.

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  • Matthew Williams
    11:05 am Mon, Dec 22, 2014
    Terror plumber truck of doom spotted in Syria

    Back in November, Mark Oberholzer traded in one of his company's pickup trucks. Shortly thereafter, Oberholzer and his company began receiving death threats.

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