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- Who says the Catholic Church doesn't love basketball and a little friendly wager? Los Angeles Cardinal Roger Mahony is putitng a case of Angels-labeled wine on the line up against Orlando's Bishop Thomas Wenski's three key lime pies (Florida's official state pie), four pounds of fresh shrimp, and a bottle of oxygen. The oxygen is Wenski's poke at LA's dirty air. Is it even right to have a snarky comeback against a Bishop?
- MySpace is reaching out to older musicians to reel in the older demographic because we don't go there anymore. If you don't remember, MySpace is the social site that you used post Friendster and before switching to Facebook and Twitter.
- A man named David Schwartz threw a bolt from his car while shouting a derogatory name at Special Olympics runners yesterday, and is now behind bars awaiting a Friday hearing. Enough said.
- PANIC! We might get thunderstorms tomorrow! Please don't do the usual "forget how to drive" or "hit the person in front of you" just because it's a break from sunshine.
- The crazy lady that attempted to choke Simon Cowell's ex outside the American Idol finale has pleaded no contest. 33-year-old Janis Thibodeaux is currently on "36 months' probation and must complete 20 days of Caltrans work and undergo anger management or a psychological evaluation."
- Please tell your parents that the social worker that calls might not be legit. Two women are going around, posing as social workers, and stealing information from the elderly. A good sign might be when they whip out a copy machine to copy your medical, Medicare and Social Security cards.
- A Harbor Gateway gang member was given 110 years to life in prison for opening fire on an SUV, hitting a 6-year-old boy in the head. The boy was riding in the car with his family when Ernesto Murillo, 26, rolled up, flashed gang signs and opened fire on the family. Murillo asked for no leniency during his sentencing, and he got it.
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