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10 year old arrested for cat-fighting with her sister Posted: 6 months ago by equinox
When asked if the girls planned on fighting in public again, Desiree had a sensible answer. "Not in public, but we're still going to fight like every other sister will," she said.
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City Drops Public Lewdness Charges Against 81-Year-Old Woman Posted: 4 months ago by suebe
Mobile, Alabama city officials dismissed a public lewdness charge against an 81-year-old woman accused of urinating in a public park when she couldn't make it to a bathroom.
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Detroit Public Schools Book Depository Posted: 2 years ago by wildminou
Pictures inside this building where Detroit's public school system once stored its supplies, and then one day apparently walked away from it all, allowing everything to go to waste.
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Lithuanians turn public toilets into traps for vandals Posted: 5 months ago by kakana
Anyone who happens to visit a public toilet in Klaipeda, Lithuania, should be careful not to spend longer than five minutes inside – after that time limit the doors will automatically be blocked.
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The 20 Best Public Service Announcements of the Last 30 Years Posted: 3 months ago by Bornbad
If it were not for public service announcements, would any of us know how to behave? I'm bored without my Plime.
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Top 10 People Who Committed Suicide In Public Posted: 2 years ago by leopoldogolba
Romas Kalanta (February 22, 1953 - May 14, 1972) is considered a national hero of Lithuania, and is the subject of several books. Romas Kalanta set himself on fire in a public place in the Lithuanian city of Kaunas on May 14, 1972 in protest of the oppression of the Lithuanian language, culture and people by the government of the Soviet Union. At the time it was very difficult to tell the western world about this oppression, as the Soviet government made foreign communications nearly impossible.
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Call for Italian-only public transport seats Posted: 7 months ago by AutumnLotus
AN Italian deputy from the anti-immigration Northern League party has sparked controversy after he said public transport seats in his constituency of Milan should be reserved for Italians only.
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The international jihad against tobacco Posted: 2 years ago by jenny
Cities, states, and countries all over the world are banning smoking in public, and I couldn't be happier.In fact, it's such a rout, it's getting out of hand.Now public opinion and governments have turned against tobacco.
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English language campaigners blast public signs Posted: 2 years ago by spocksmyhomeboy
Campaigners for the English language on Thursday attacked a growing tendency for "obvious" public information posters, such as a police sign urging people: "Don't Commit Crime."
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Man gets ticket for going topless in public Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
For only the third time in five years, Easton police have ticketed someone for going topless in public.
Easton Police Lt. Gregory Wright said people without shirts are considered a public nuisance.
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Public Domain Children's Literature Posted: 1 year ago by bernardblack
The Baldwin Project seeks to make available online a comprehensive collection of resources for parents and teachers of children. Our focus, initially, is on literature for children that is in the public domain in the United States. Really a huge collection of children stories and poems
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Man Sues For $1 Over Right To Wear Skirt In Public Posted: 7 months ago by AutumnLotus
A man sued the New Orleans Police Department, claiming he was harassed by an officer who threatened to arrest him for wearing a black pinstriped skirt to municipal court. Jeremy Don Kerr is asking for $1 in damages, a ruling that his rights were violated, and an order against barring access to public facilities because of gender stereotyping.
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Voting Machine Companies now Tabulating Votes, too Posted: 1 year ago by fugazi
Elections, if not run by the public, are no longer public.
2 links can be found on this page that provide articles/transcripts from Ellen Thiessen, a leading advocate of transparent, public elections
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Irrational Public Radio Posted: 3 years ago by 2manyusernames
We love public radio. We are fans of All Things Considered, Morning Edition, Car Talk, This American Life, Fresh Air, and Prarie Home Companion. We love them all dearly. But we also think they're begging to be made fun of. So here we are.
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London Public Toilet Posted: 3 years ago by Maiden
Here's a public toilet idea where the outside walls appear to be mirrors but on the inside the walls appear as glass where you feel like you are being watched.
Think I'd still have a bad case of "stage fright"
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PRI's This American Life - Soon to be a Television Show Posted: 3 years ago by Fascha
Touching and hilarious radio show is moving to Showtime. Check the preview video.
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Social Security Numbers Gleaned From Public Data Posted: 5 months ago by Bingo
For years, government officials have urged people to protect their Social Security numbers by giving out the nine-digit codes only when absolutely necessary. Now it turns out that all the caution in the world may not be enough: New research shows that Social Security numbers can be predicted from publicly available birth information with a surprising degree of accuracy.
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On The Trail Of John Dillinger Posted: 5 months ago by bingo
Few of America's "most wanted" criminals have been more notorious than John Dillinger - the PUBLIC ENEMY NUMBER ONE who met his end 75 years ago. He's back in the headlines with a bestselling book and a Johnny Depp movie about to open. Dean Reynolds follows his twisted trail from the post office wall of yesteryear to the box office of today.
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Website Is Told They Must Pay $30k To Offer Oregon's Laws To Their Viewers Posted: 2 years ago by 2manyusernames
This is some seriously f'd up crap. The laws that we live under should be freely and easily available. The laws that we pay to have drafted and enforced should be public domain by their very nature. Copyrighting things like the numbering system is an obscene work-around.
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Portland Porta-Loo: Model for the World? Posted: 3 months ago by meggysue
The $57,000, prison-tough public toilets are attracting worldwide attention. The could be just the so-loo-tion to bathroom shortages. Portland police especially like them; they can easily tell if there are two legs too many in there.
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