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Man Arrested And Charged For DUI With BAC Of 0.00
64-year-old Jessie Thornton of Surprise, Arizona is a retired firefighter who sleeps during the day and runs errands and works out at night so that he can be on the same schedule as his wife, who works nights as an ER nurse. Since moving to Surprise Thornton has been pulled over ten times and ticketed four times. In his most recent stop Thornton was arrested and charged with DUI, despite having a BAC of 0.00 and having no trace of drugs in his system determined by a drug recognition expert. Thornton and his lawyer say this is a case of D-W-B, or driving while black and have filed a claim against the City of Surprise seeking $500,000.
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High School Names Same-Sex Couple As ‘Cutest Couple’ In Yearbook
Bradley Taylor and Dylan Meehan of Carmel High School in Carmel, New York won the title of ‘cutest couple’ of their school’s senior class. It was the first time same-sex couples have been able to run for the category and Taylor and Meehan won. Chelsea Blaney posted a picture of the two, from the yearbook, to Tumblr and it took off reaching over 100,000 notes in just three days. Meehan and Taylor recently shared their overnight internet fame with USA Today.
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Carmel High School’s ‘Cutest Couple’ Bradley Taylor And Dylan Meehan
School Bus Driver Fired After Standing Up For Hungry Student
School bus driver Johnny Cook of Bremen, Georgia took to his Facebook page May 21st after one of the students on his bus was denied lunch at Haralson County Middle School. The sixth-grade student told Cook he was denied lunch because he was short 40 cents. Cook’s Facebook post quickly gained attention and school officials asked Cook to remove the post, the post remains today and Cook was fired.
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Police Department ‘Tickets’ Kids For Being Safe
The Brimfield Ohio Police Department have started ‘ticketing’ kids for operation ‘Safe Summer’. A program that targets children under the age of 12 who are wearing a helmet while biking, and rewards them with a ‘safety citation’ good for a free scoop ice cream. Officers are encouraged to write at least one ticket per shift to promote summer safety.
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Philadelphia News Anchor And Meteorologist Can’t Stand Each Other
Philadelphia news anchor Nicole Brewer [former Miss Pennsylvania] and longtime meteorologist Carol Erickson of CBS 3 in Philadelphia work together each weekend morning at 5am. YouTuber Greg Strysky quickly noticed the girls aren’t too fond of each other and began documenting their feud. Greg’s wife calls it ‘watching the real housewives of Philadelphia’.
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