The 39th annual New Jersey Festival of Ballooning returns
The Festival of Balloons is the largest summertime hot air balloon and music festival in North America -- it takes place on July 29, 30 and 31.
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Another day, another Karen. A video has been circulating social media of a white woman calling the police to report a Black man for standing outside his house, according to The Seattle Times. Yes, just standing. The woman accused the man of being a burglar but insisted race had “nothing to do” with her choice to profile him.
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Charges expected for Texas nurse in Los Angeles fiery crash that killed 6, including pregnant woman, baby
Charges to come Monday for Texas nurse accused of speeding Mercedes through red light in Los Angeles, causing fiery crash that left six, including baby and pregnant woman, dead.
- AZCentral | The Arizona Republic
Wendy Rogers sees Alex Jones as a victim of the parents of murdered children he lied about
Who would defend Alex Jones, who made money by magnifying the pain and suffering of the parents of murdered children? Sen. Wendy Rogers would.
- The Telegraph
The Last Boss of Brighton, review: a brilliant, blood-soaked biography
If you happened to be in Brighton Beach in south Brooklyn in the Eighties and Nineties, you couldn’t throw a stone without hitting an Eastern European gangster – although this was not an action to be recommended if you didn’t want your kneecaps turned into paperweights. The enclave known as “Little Odessa” was a hotbed of drug smuggling, money laundering and inter-mob brutality.
- Miami Herald
Exhilaration at the Jamaica Emancipendence Ole Time Fair
As the rhythms of Jamaican music echoed beneath their feet, the crowd’s laughter and rejoicing filled the air Saturday at Miramar Regional Park.
- The Daily Beast
Celebs Ripped for Asking for Prayers for Anne Heche
Mario Anzuoni/ReutersAlec Baldwin and Rosanna Arquette are among a number of celebrities who have been slammed for sending thoughts and prayers to Anne Heche after the A-lister’s high-speed crash into a Mar Vista house while allegedly drunk.Baldwin took to Instagram on Saturday to send “my best wishes and all my love” to Heche, who is reportedly in stable condition in a hospital after suffering severe burns in the incident. According to a statement from the Los Angeles Fire Department, it took 5
- INSIDER
Police believe a 16-year-old girl in Northern California who went missing at a party may have been abducted
Kiely Rodni, 16, was last seen at a party near a campground in Truckee, California, early Saturday morning.
- NextShark
Video captures Las Vegas vape shop owner stopping day-time robbery by stabbing would-be thief
Surveillance video inside a vape shop in Las Vegas shows an owner defending himself with a knife from would-be robbers. On Aug. 3, Johnny Nguyen, 22, was captured on film stabbing one of three juveniles who tried to rob his store, the Smokestrom Smoke Shop in the neighborhood of West Sahara in Las Vegas. According to Nguyen, two masked individuals entered his shop while another stood by the door at around 3:25 p.m.on Aug. 3.
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Digital Nomads: See Why Mexicans Are Fed Up With Them
With a vibrant nightlife, impressive gastronomy, rich culture and relaxed visa rules, Mexico City has been attracting an influx of digital nomads and tourists, mainly from the United States and Canada.
- Miami Herald
A Florida Keys couple told a snorkeler he was too close — then out came a rod, cops say
A Florida Keys couple who thought a snorkeler went too close to their waterfront home were arrested Monday after beating the vacationing man with a fishing rod and pole, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office.
- Miami Herald
She was walking across a parking lot in Florida. Then came the armored truck, cops say
Armored car. vs. a pedestrian. It was a scary scene in New Port Richey, Florida, last week.
- The Daily Beast
John Oliver Gleefully Mocks Alex Jones’ Trial Text-Message Screw-Up
HBOOne week after kicking disgraced U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson on his way out the door, John Oliver returned to the Last Week Tonight desk on Sunday to weigh in on the defamation trial of unhinged conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, who was found liable for falsely claiming the Sandy Hook massacre was a “hoax” filled “with actors.”The jury awarded Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis, the parents of slain 6-year-old Jesse Lewis, $45.2 million in punitive damages and $4.1 million in compensatory dam
- CBS-Losangeles
Woman shot in face while trying to prevent daughter's kidnapping in Palmdale
Lauren Pozen reports from Palmdale, where a large scale investigation continued after a woman was shot in the face while trying to fight off her daughter's would-be kidnapper late Sunday evening. Authorities located the suspect and the kidnapped girl just down the road.
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Dramatic video captures crash on I-35E involving teens in a stolen Kia, police say
New video shows a chaotic crash of a stolen rental car involving four teens. Traffic cameras captured police trying to stop the vehicle on 35-E in Little Canada. The car crashes into the median twice and four people come running out and across the busy highway. All four were arrested.
- The Advocate
Texas Boutique Owner Arrested and Charged With Anti-LGBTQ+ Hate Crime
Evan Berryhill-Jewell, arrested Monday, is accused of attacking a transgender man and his boyfriend in April.
- The Daily Beast
One Woman’s ‘Underground Railroad’ for Molested Children Raises New Questions
FXWarning: This story contains descriptions of sexual abuse.Faye Yager was unable to protect her young daughter from being sexually abused by her father, and she responded by dedicating her life to creating an underground network for women striving to shield their kids from such heinous cruelty—work that brought the issue of incestuous rape and molestation of children into the national spotlight, and ostensibly saved numerous girls from danger. She was also a vigilante who believed that many of
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11-year-old who saved up money for a lemonade stand was scammed by a man who gave him fake $100 bill and asked for exact change, police say
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- Esquire
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Helendale resident who went missing has been found, now ‘home with her family’
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- The Gainesville Sun
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