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SMH: Girl sneaks 394 MDMA pills into music festival.

Tina Phan, 18, plead guilty on Thursday at Burwood Local Court to internally secreting hundreds of pills to sneak into the Knockout Games of Destiny Festival in Homebush in December.
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Phan was attending the all-night dance party when a friend of a friend offered her money to internally secrete the hundreds of MDMA pills into the festival[.]

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ABC Net: Saudi teen girl hoping for asylum in Australia.

The United Nations refugee agency has referred Rahaf Alqunun's case to Australia for consideration.

But it comes as Thai immigration officials have spoken on behalf of the 18-year-old's father who says he wants his daughter back.

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World News:  Debris found of French Air Force fighter jet.

...local residents reported hearing a large explosion and reported that some debris, including a map and a parachute, have been found on a tree. The report is yet to be confirmed by French officials.

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News NY 1: Video of police officers beating man with batons in Manhattan.

"What the video doesn't show is that these perps — one of whom has been previously arrested for assaulting a police officer — threw a haymaker at the cops once they got above ground, necessitating the use of force to bring them into custody," said Pat Lynch, the president of the union, the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association.

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NY Daily News: Almost 100,000 people watched Stormy Daniels fold laundry during Trump speech.

Stormy Daniels folded clothes on Instagram Live Tuesday night while President Trump went on live television[.]
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Daniels, who [streamed] the skit in her underwear, played Pink Floyd’s “Another Brick in the Wall" while doing her chores. She said she attracted 100,000 viewers.

Well, from now on when I hear "Another Brick in The Wall" my visual imagery will be different from what it was.
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Canoe: Death threats to Canadian cop who ran over deer.

A Lethbridge police officer who allegedly used a truck to euthanize a deer has received death threats[.]
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“The police officer responded and killed the deer in an incident that was partially recorded by a bystander on cellphone video,” the news release states.

The video shows a police truck repeatedly running over a wounded deer on a city street.

I can't imagine anyone driving over an injured animal in order to euthanize it. I'll keep an eye out for future news on this story. The compassionate thing to do, as terrible as some may find this, is shooting the injured animal in its head.
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Courthouse News Service: Appeals Court tosses climate change suit.

Oregon has no duty to protect natural resources as part of a public trust, according to a state appeals court Wednesday, tossing claims that the state hasn’t done enough to stop climate change.

Two teenage girls sued the state in 2011, in one of the first of flush of suits using a novel legal approach to challenge government inaction over climate change[.]

GOOD! Hope to see a lot more rulings like it.
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Red Orbit (...AHEM...): What to do, ladies, when you have an ingrown hair... (you know. There).

Ingrown pubic hair is among the most common problems a woman can experience. Usually, it is completely harmless, though it can be painful and hard to get rid of in some cases.

Okay, then.