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  Son evicts mom on her 98th birthday

  

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  Posted 3:59 PM 2/20/2012 by NBC News (JG)

  The day Mary Kantorowski turned 98 was the day she discovered she was being forced out of her Fairfield, Connecticut home.

  Her son, Peter, served her with eviction papers.

  "I never thought he'd do anything like that," she says.

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  "Flashing For Beer" Goes Bad

  

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  Posted 6:00 PM 2/17/2012 by NBC News (JG)

  Two St. James City, Florida women were arrested Wednesday evening after their failed attempts to flash fellow bar patrons to earn extra beer money escalated into a parking lot attack.

  Deputies were called to The Waterfront restaurant at 5:21 p.m. about two "disorderly females."

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  Caught On Cam: Naked In Walmart ... shoplifting?

  

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  Posted 3:37 PM 2/17/2012 by NBC News (JG)

  A man is behind bars after a bizarre shoplifting.

  Security camera footage shows 32-year-old Verdon Lamont Taylor stripping off his clothes in the parking lot of the Walmart in Exton, Pennsylvania.

  Once completely naked, he calmly walks into the store.

  Taylor then walked to a (More) • Video (1)

  
  

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  Couple involved in naked Valentine's role-play mix up face a judge

  

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  Posted 4:29 PM 2/16/2012 by NBC News (JG)

  A Portland, Oregon couple is making headlines around the country after the story of their Valentine role-playing started spreading like a flash across social media.

  The woman and her boyfriend were arrested after their naked escapades led to several 9-1-1 calls and a police (More) • Video (1)

  
  

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  Vanity plates rack up tickets

  

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  Posted 2:58 PM 2/16/2012 by NBC News (JG)

  There are things Danny White really loves. The Redskins. His red Chevy Avalanche. And a good joke.

  "Just having fun!" he says with a laugh.

  25 years ago, Danny wanted to have a little fun with his vanity plate, a Washington, D.C. license plate that reads "NO-TAGS."

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  DC group calls for closure of Heart Attack Grill

  Posted 2:20 PM 2/16/2012 by Associated Press (CM)

  LAS VEGAS (AP) - A Washington, D.C.-based health advocacy group is asking the owner of a Las Vegas restaurant that prides itself on unhealthy meals to shut down after a customer suffered a medical episode and was hospitalized. Officials for the Physicians Committee for Responsible (More)

  
  

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  More than 100 Starbucks drinkers pay it forward in Atascadero

  

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  Posted 5:07 PM 2/15/2012 by KSBY News (Staff)

  Coffee drinkers in Atascadero were "paying it forward" in a random act of kindness Wednesday morning.

  One good deed started a chain reaction at the Starbucks drive-thru in Atascadero's Von's shopping center. A customer paid for the coffee of the car behind them and the charity continued on (More) • Video (1)

  
  

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  Man stricken eating Heart Attack Grill burger

  Posted 8:43 AM 2/15/2012 by Associated Press (CM)

  LAS VEGAS (AP) - Menu warnings nearly proved true for a man at a downtown Las Vegas restaurant that offers "Bypass" burgers, "Flatliner" fries and free meals to people over 350 pounds. Amateur video shows a man being wheeled out of the Heart Attack Grill on a stretcher after a medical (More)

  
  

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  Murder defendant wants Cocoa Puffs in Everett jail

  Posted 1:53 PM 2/14/2012 by Associated Press (SR)

  EVERETT, Wash. (AP) - Lawyers are arguing whether a woman charged with aggravated murder should have access to Cocoa Puffs and other snacks while awaiting trial in the county jail in Everett. A two-hour hearing was held Monday in Snohomish County Superior Court on motions filed by (More)

  
  

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  Parody or harrassment?

  

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  Posted 2:00 PM 2/13/2012 by NBC News (JG)

  A longtime American Airlines flight attendant said the company threatened to fire him on Friday over parody videos poking fun at company executives that he posted to YouTube.

  "You know what? It gave everybody at American a laugh that we so needed," said Gailen David, of Miami, who has (More) • Video (1)

  
  

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  Burglar cleans house ... literally

  

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  Posted 3:27 PM 2/10/2012 by NBC News (JG)

  A South Bend, Indiana mother returned home Monday to discover a man had broken in and cleaned her apartment.

  "I seen my living room light on and the bedroom light on, so once we came up the stairs I figured my brother was home. I turned the knob and it was locked, so I seen my screen open (More) • Video (1)

  
  

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  Anyone for Mayor?

  

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  Posted 11:16 AM 2/9/2012 by NBC News (JG)

  Missouri voters had several choices on Tuesday's primary ballot, but in the town of Lawson, the next time folks go to the polls on April 3 they will have to use a little more ink when they vote for mayor.

  "I couldn't really tell you why because I haven't really heard, but I just know that (More) • Video (1)