‘Law & Order: SVU’ to air a Donald Trump-themed episode titled ‘Unstoppable’; Sorry, Eric Trump, but there’s no science behind Donald’s ‘alpha personality’; A white cop in Ga. saved a black infant’s life, ‘forever’ changing his own; ‘We need a Donald Trump to show some authoritarian power’ says Maine governor; Ronald McDonald laying low until clown scare blows over; Trump urges crowd in Florida to vote on wrong date; Former Miss Arizona: Trump ‘just came strolling right in’ on naked contestants; San Antonio cops face discipline for wearing ‘Make America Great Again’ hats in Trump video; Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin says all faiths, not just Christians, should observe ‘Oilfield Prayer Day’; Five dead teens, a stolen cop car and the ‘most horrific’ crash in decades; A designer thought this pill-themed high fashion line was clever. Drug counselors begged to differ.; R.I.P. Samsung Galaxy Note 7. It’s over.; Stunning serendipity saves man and his dog from N.C. floodwaters; Indiana mom admits to smothering children, fatally shooting neighbor;
 
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The dangerous thrill of ‘car surfing’ claims its 7th young life of the year
From 1990 to 2008, car surfing or "ghost riding" killed an average of 3 people per year. It's already killed 7 this year, all 21 years old and younger.
‘Law & Order: SVU’ to air a Donald Trump-themed episode titled ‘Unstoppable’
It will feature actor Gary Cole as a politician "whose campaign goes haywire when several women go public with damaging accusations."
 
Sorry, Eric Trump, but there’s no science behind Donald’s ‘alpha personality’
The idea of the "alpha" male can be traced to wolves, and the work of a U.S. Geological Survey scientist who later lamented the term was incorrect, and would refine the terminology based on an additional 40 years of wolf research. But inaccuracy did not keep the idea from creeping into descriptions of humans.
 
A white cop in Ga. saved a black infant’s life, ‘forever’ changing his own
"Out of my 25 years being a cop this is my greatest and most profound accomplishment and it made every second of those 25 years worth it all. I am forever humbled and changed by this."
 
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‘We need a Donald Trump to show some authoritarian power’ says Maine governor
In a radio interview, Gov. Paul LePage said the Constitution was "broken," called President Obama an "autocrat," and defended Donald Trump's remarks about women.
 
Ronald McDonald laying low until clown scare blows over
In a statement Tuesday, the fast-food chain announced that Ronald McDonald and his signature red and gold garb won't be seen in public for awhile, at least until America stops being so collectively terrified of clowns.
 
Trump urges crowd in Florida to vote on wrong date
He later gave the right day, but it by then the wrong date had gone viral.
 
Former Miss Arizona: Trump ‘just came strolling right in’ on naked contestants
Before the locker room, the dressing room.
 
 
San Antonio cops face discipline for wearing ‘Make America Great Again’ hats in Trump video
Wearing the campaign's signature red baseball caps, more than a dozen motorcycle officers from the San Antonio Police Department posed for pictures with the GOP nominee.
 
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin says all faiths, not just Christians, should observe ‘Oilfield Prayer Day’
In a one page-page proclamation, she called on all Christians to "thank God for the blessings created by the oil and natural gas industry and to seek His wisdom and ask for protection."
 
Five dead teens, a stolen cop car and the ‘most horrific’ crash in decades
While a police officer tried to save five teenagers from a burning car after a wrong-way driver crashed into them, a man sped away in his police cruiser, hitting seven more cars and sending five other people to the hospital.
 
A designer thought this pill-themed high fashion line was clever. Drug counselors begged to differ.
Moschino defended the designs, saying, "There was never any intent to promote prescription drug abuse."
 
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R.I.P. Samsung Galaxy Note 7. It’s over.
Samsung has halted production after reports of fires in replacement devices.
 
Stunning serendipity saves man and his dog from N.C. floodwaters
“There was one in a million chance of this happening."
 
Indiana mom admits to smothering children, fatally shooting neighbor
In an interview from jail, Amber Pasztor admitted to killing her 6-year-old son and 7-year-old daughter because she wanted them to be “with God and be better off."
 
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