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ICYMI: Taco Bell Goes Upscale For The Vegas Strip
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- Boston Bruins prospect Jake DeBrusk went in for surgery after he took a puck to his nether-region. Yikes.
- Phoenix police believe they may be dealing with a serial killer who's shot and killed seven people.
- Look! Up in the sky! It's Chinese Superman!
- Is Kate McKinnon's character in Ghostbusters gay? Paul Feig isn't saying.
- FYF Fest has announced their "after dark" lineup. Acts include Blood Orange, Peter, Bjorn and John, and Beach House.
- Driving home from work? Tune into some "Simpsons Wave" to ease the pressures of gridlock traffic:
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