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5-year sentence for bomb plot hoax against Palisades Nuclear Plant and Ford Building
WSBT-TVGRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – A Michigan man has been sentenced to 5 years in federal prison for false reporting plots to bomb the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant in Covert, Mich. and the Gerald R. Ford Federal Building in Grand Rapids. U.S. Attorney...Tags: FBI, Nuclear Power, Judges, Fakes, Hoaxes, and Impostors, Prosecution
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Manti Te'o hoax: What do people around Notre Dame think?
WSBT-TVSOUTH BEND – The hoax surrounding Notre Dame star linebacker Manti Te’o and his interview with ESPN are sparking all kinds of reaction. WSBT talked with folks at the Eddy Street Commons near Notre Dame to hear what they’re saying....Tags: ESPN (tv network), Sports, Fakes, Hoaxes, and Impostors, Manti Te'o, Notre Dame Fighting Irish
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New details emerging about alleged Manti prankster
WSBT TVNew information continues to surface about a man purported to be at the center of the Manti Te’o girlfriend hoax. Sources are telling ESPN this isn’t the first time a man by the name of Roniah Tuiasosopo has duped someone with an online...Tags: ESPN (tv network), Radio Industry, Radio, Twitter, Inc., Entertainment
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Mutual UFO Network investigates sightings
GREENWOOD, Ind. (AP) — A glowing light hovered in the early-morning sky over Franklin. Large and bright, the object seemed to pulsate and give off colored waves from the edges. Suddenly, the object ascended rapidly as an airplane passed by....Tags: Fakes, Hoaxes, and Impostors, Witnesses, UFO Sightings, Unexplained Phenomena, Newspaper and Magazine
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Hammond man admits story of fake cop was hoax
HAMMOND, Ind. (AP) — Authorities in northwest Indiana say a Dyer man who said he shot at a man posing as a police officer has admitted the story was a hoax. The 18-year-old man told police he fired two shots at a fake police officer who pulled...Tags: Shootings, Fakes, Hoaxes, and Impostors
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Florida was weird as only it can be in 2011
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — It was another weird year in Florida. A giant Lego man washed up on a beach, a piano mysteriously appeared on a sandbar and a man walked into a bar, ordered a beer and left to rob a bank. Then, he returned to finish the...Tags: Bars and Clubs, LEGO Group, Bank Robbery, Dining and Drinking
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Australian charged over not-so-sweet-16 party hoax
SYDNEY (AP) — Police say an Australian teenager hijacked a girl's Facebook page and posted an open invitation to her 16th birthday party that drew more than 200,000 positive replies. The girl's shocked parents had the page removed from the...Tags: Human Interest, Facebook, Fakes, Hoaxes, and Impostors
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Hacienda pulls 'cult' ad
Hacienda admits it made a mistake.
For the first time in the history of the South Bend-based restaurant company, billboards are being removed less than two weeks after Hacienda launched a new advertising campaign.
Hacienda has instructed a local...Tags: Human Interest, Lifestyle and Leisure, Advertising, Marketing, Restaurants
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'Grimm': Silas Weir Mitchell on being a good big bad wolf
On NBC's "Grimm," Silas Weir Mitchell plays what is essentially the big bad wolf — albeit one who would much rather restore grandfather clocks than eat grandmothers. Mitchell, who may be known to viewers from popular stints on "Prison Break,"...
Tags: NBC (tv network), My Name is Earl (tv program), Burn Notice (tv program) , The Voice (tv program), Grimm (tv program)
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Workout Achiever: I stay in shape as a professional mermaid
•Name: Rebecca West •Age: 31 •Hometown: Bethlehem •Favorite exercise routine: Swimming in my custom silicone mermaid tail, running and weight lifting. •Major exercise accomplishment: Becoming a certified personal trainer...
Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Vegetarian Diet
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News of the Weird: Milk a Rattler!
The beauty pageant each April at the Rattlesnake Roundup in Sweetwater, Texas, requires traditional skills like interview poise, evening-gown fashion and talent, but also some ability and inclination to milk and skin rattlers. High school senior Kyndra...
Tags: ABC (tv network), News Media, Judges, USA Today, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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Jennifer Lawrence gets costume close-up in 'X-Men' director's photo
Jennifer Lawrence returns as Mystique in "X-Men: Days of Future Past," and she's got a costumed photo to prove it. Director Bryan Singer is bringing new meaning to the phrase "behind the scenes," using social media to pique fan interest for his next...
Tags: Dwayne Johnson, Hugh Jackman, Movies, Michael Fassbender, Halle Berry
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