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Extra, Extra
Published 5/14/2008 by Dave Hogarty at Gothamist
... A Brooklyn great-grandmother was rescued from a mugger by a number of concerned neighbors who came to her aid when she started screaming. 76-year-old Rafaela Tlatepa was punched in the face by the mugger but resisted long enough for concerned residents to restrain the man 50 years her junior until police arrived. A Queens woman is suing 97.9FM "La Mega" after she "won" a cruise that actually cost $399 plus airfare to the Dominican Republic. You know what the BBC needs? Sue Simmons, dropping F-Bombs all over the place like it's the Battle of Britain. ...

No News is Good Links
Published 5/16/2008 by raincoaster at Ayyyy!
No news today (BBC via BoingBoing) No real news about Vince Vaughn anyway (DListed) Top Ten College Commencement Speeches (Gawker) Jack Black’s Panda Attack! (AgentBedhead) Shania is single, has no comment (CeleBitchy) Californians achieve marriage equality (Mollygood) Britney’s pink wig’s sex tape (Defamer) Beyonce is Desperate (ImNotObsessed) Amy Winehouse and Pete Doherty close down the Hell Prom ...