Father who ‘repeatedly raped his 12-year old daughter’ gets 60-day sentence. Fury erupts.; Czech police arrest Russian with alleged connections to hacking in U.S.; DNC bus caught dumping stinky poo in Ga. storm drain. HRC critics are, um, lapping it up.; Illinois transgender high schooler wins round in closely-watched bathroom case; Nude Hillary statue vs. nude Trump statue: Fair game or sexist?; Bats, of course: A Miami Beach official’s proposal to combat Zika-carrying mosquitoes; A Calif. man in body armor ‘attempted to assassinate’ two officers at Starbucks, police say; He ate a pepper so hot it tore a hole in his esophagus; Texting driver killed a 79-year-old man. Her sentence: 4 days in jail.; ‘Stop. Prevent Your Death!’ said sign at Fla. underwater cave. These experienced divers ignored it.; ‘A matter of conscience’: Michigan GOP removes grass-roots leader who refused to back Trump; Another black mark against domestic cats: They’re killing Hawaii’s rare monk seals; Council rids Pa. town of white mayor proud of racist rants. But he may not go quietly.;
 
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Death of a furniture salesman: Why his rival confessed 24 years later
A successful businessman's disappearance set off a mystery that would span two decades and 1,875 miles.
Father who ‘repeatedly raped his 12-year old daughter’ gets 60-day sentence. Fury erupts.
In most of these controversial cases, the judges under siege tend to remain silent. What makes McKeon's case unusual is that he has chosen to defend himself in public.
 
Czech police arrest Russian with alleged connections to hacking in U.S.
Czech courts will decide whether to extradite the man to the U.S. It was unclear what hacking attacks he is allegedly connected to.
DNC bus caught dumping stinky poo in Ga. storm drain. HRC critics are, um, lapping it up.
Will the leaks ever end?
 
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Illinois transgender high schooler wins round in closely-watched bathroom case
"High school students do not have a constitutional right not to share restrooms or locker rooms with transgender students,” Magistrate Judge Jeffrey T. Gilbert wrote.
 
Nude Hillary statue vs. nude Trump statue: Fair game or sexist?
Statue prompts scuffle in Manhattan.
 
Bats, of course: A Miami Beach official’s proposal to combat Zika-carrying mosquitoes
A city commissioner says using chemical sprays to kill Zika-infected mosquitoes is dangerous and possibly not effective. She's proposing an unconventional alternative.
 
A Calif. man in body armor ‘attempted to assassinate’ two officers at Starbucks, police say
The man's assault-style weapon apparently jammed, police said, giving the two Vallejo, Calif., officers vital moments that may have saved their lives.
 
He ate a pepper so hot it tore a hole in his esophagus
Doctors discovered a "2.5-cm tear” in the man's esophagus.
 
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Texting driver killed a 79-year-old man. Her sentence: 4 days in jail.
"As the number of apps on our phones increases, the addiction to reach for the phone is only going to become greater,” said the deceased man's son. “I see an unchecked epidemic."
 
‘Stop. Prevent Your Death!’ said sign at Fla. underwater cave. These experienced divers ignored it.
Eagle's Nest Sinkhole in Florida has claimed 10 lives since 1981 and become the subject of great controversy between daring explorers and safety hawks.
 
‘A matter of conscience’: Michigan GOP removes grass-roots leader who refused to back Trump
The Michigan Republican Party said Wendy Day was “unable to fulfill the duties of her office” because she wouldn't fall in line behind the Republican nominee.
 
Another black mark against domestic cats: They’re killing Hawaii’s rare monk seals
In the past 15 years, a deadly germ in cat feces has claimed eight monk seals, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
 
Council rids Pa. town of white mayor proud of racist rants. But he may not go quietly.
"The racist stuff, yeah, I’ll admit I did that, and I don’t care what people label me as,” the apparently former mayor said in an interview.
 
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