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27 Sep 2009 10:55

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U.S.: L.A.’s MetroLink is responsible for a TON of fatalities

  • 244 people died in MetroLink-related crashes over the last 15 years
  • 25 people died in a head-on collision with a freight train last year source
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27 Sep 2009 10:48

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Culture: It was not a (#&(@! good night for SNL newbie Jenny Slate

  • 3 SNL cast members have F-bombed live on air, including last night source
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27 Sep 2009 10:40

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U.S.: Please forgive them: Last statements from death row inmates

  • Could you please tell that lady right there — can I see her? She is not looking at me — I want you to understand something, hold no animosity toward me. I want you to understand. Please forgive me.
  • The last words of a Texas death row inmate • Compiled by author Claire Cameron. Many of the quotes are bizarre, sad and compelling, like this one above. Our favorite? “Kick the tires and light the fire. I am going home.” (hat tip to Andrew Sullivan) • source
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27 Sep 2009 10:33

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Culture: Roman Polanski’s been avoiding extradition for a long time now

  • 31 years since Polanski fled the U.S. out of fear he was going to jail for statutory rape; he’s lived in France most of that time
  • 76 age of the director, who has dealt with a lot of weird stuff in his life, including the Manson family murdering his wife, Sharon Tate source
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27 Sep 2009 10:20

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Culture: Roman Polanski arrested in Switzerland for some old crime

Well, so much for that whole Swiss neutrality thing that Polanski was probably riding on when he went to pick up a lifetime achievement award. source
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27 Sep 2009 03:56

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World: The American Red Cross’ use of Twitter is very intriguing

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27 Sep 2009 03:43

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World: The Philippines slammed by its worst flooding in 40 years

  • 51 have died and another 21 have gone missing in the flooding
  • 80%+ of the Phillippine capital, Manila, is currently under water source
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