A Kentucky man purchased every last bit of inventory from a Kmart store that was two days away from shutting its doors. But he didn’t keep the stuff for himself. Rankin Paynter gave it all way to a local charity. Paynter spent a total of $200,000 to buy the goods, which ranged from clothes to [...]
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Documents shed new light on Trayvon Martin killing
Man who fathered 30 kids says he needs a break—on child support
And you thought Octomom had her hands full—a Tennessee man who has fathered 30 children is asking the courts for a break on child support. Desmond Hatchett, 33, of Knoxville has children with 11 different women, reports WREG-TV. The state already takes half his paycheck and divides it up, which doesn’t amount to much when [...]
Spooked horse swims two miles offshore
Beach goers and boaters along the coast of Central California are accustomed to seeing fascinating sea creatures large and small off its shore—but an Arabian horse? Some at first thought the gleaming white animal bobbing up and down on the waves near Santa Barbara was a seagull, but were surprised to learn it was a [...]
Why (and How) to Turn Off Socialcam on Facebook
Friends — I beg of you — TURN OFF SHARING for the Socialcam app on Facebook. Socialcam is a feed of user-generated videos. Just by clicking on a Socialcam link in Facebook and accepting their app, every Socialcam video you watch from then on is shared to your Facebook friends automatically. The content is questionable, [...]
Robert F. Kennedy’s estranged wife Mary dead at 52
Click image to see more photos. (Atlantic Wire) Mary Kennedy, ex-wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., was found dead at her New York home Wednesday, reports the Associated Press. Westchester county executive’s office spokesman Ned McCormack says an autopsy will be conducted Thursday on the body. He cannot speculate on the cause of death until [...]
Y! Big Story: Mexico’s six-year drug war behind the Mother’s Day massacre
The mass dumping of headless bodies administers a shock to Mexico, long numbed by a death count of nearly 50,000 brought on by president Felipe Calderon’s war against the crime cartels. By the time his tenure ends this December, six years after his declaration, that number will likely surpass 60,000. What kind of headway has [...]

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