Police capture sex offender after his girlfriend ‘likes’ their department on Facebook | The Sideshow

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The next time your boss catches you browsing Facebook while on the job, tell them you just may be helping to solve a crime. After all, the Tazewell County Sheriff's Office used Facebook to track down a missing sex offender after his girlfriend "liked" the department's page on the social networking site. Local CBS affiliate [...]...

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Proposed ‘Lowline’ park would create underground oasis in NYC | The Sideshow

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New York City is not known for having a lot of extra space. So good things sometimes happen in odd places. That's why the High Line park, built on an old elevated train platform in the Meatpacking district of Manhattan's West Side, became such a hit. And now a variation on unused space may get [...]...

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‘Stay Away From Seattle Day’ marks Emerald City’s anti-love letter to the nation | The Sideshow

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Pacific Northwest residents are well regarded as some of the friendliest folks in the nation. But that doesn't necessarily mean they want visiting guests to stay forever. To that end, some of the city's 3.4 million residents will be celebrating "Stay Away From Seattle Day," on Monday, September 16th. The tongue-in-cheek holiday even has its [...]...

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Roaring engines and snail's pace at Ploughing Championships

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VRANA, Croatia (Reuters) - A last-minute check of their powerful, shiny machines and then it's time to fire up the engines and race...but don't expect to see hurtling vehicles at the World Ploughing Championships. The snail's pace at which the tractors move across the field may seem odd to an outsider, but the focus is on neatness rather than...

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Pet store owner’s shame campaign on tortoise thieves | The Sideshow

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Clinton, Wash., is a small town—population 928. But when a pet store owner uncovered tortoise thieves in his midst, he didn't just put up a flier. Instead, James Dunn went on an online crusade to name and shame the shoplifters for the villagers—and world—to see. The alleged caper took place on August 28, when a [...]...

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