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B-Ball Player Disputes Foul Call with AK-47

A Glennville man was cited for disorderly conduct June 11 after allegedly waving an AK-47 assault rifle around at a Hinesville basketball court during a dispute over a foul call.

Hinesville police were dispatched to the Liberty County Recreation Department basketball courts after receiving a report that a man had pulled an AK-47 out of the trunk of his car and threatened another man with it.

When police arrived, they found the area “very crowded,” according to the report. They were told that the man who had produced the gun was sitting on the bleachers.

Police made contact with the man, identified as Sidney Hall, 25, of Glennville.  According to the report, Hall told police he had gotten into an argument with another man during a basketball game. Hall said the other man was much larger than him and he was concerned for his safety, so he went to his vehicle, pulled out the AK-47 and said, “I have a gun, and I'm not afraid of you!” Hall told police that he then put the gun back in his car and went to sit on the bleachers, according to the report.

Police also spoke with the man Hall said he had argued with. The man said that the argument had been precipitated by a foul call during the basketball game. He said Hall had gone to his car and said something about a gun, although he had not seen the gun himself. According to the report, the man told police that he had responded by saying, “I don’t give a (expletive) about no gun! I got guns too!”

The responding officers escorted Hall to his vehicle to look at the gun. According to the report, they found the gun in the backseat with “a 30-round magazine in the chamber.”

According to the report, when one of the officers inspected the gun and laid it back on the seat, the gun discharged, sending a round through the vehicle’s door and into the passenger door of a car parked in the next space. The officers then took control of the gun and unloaded it. According to the report, the rifle’s safety was off, but “even with the safety in the off position, the weapon should not have discharged.” A closer inspection showed that the rifle’s slide cover was not mounted correctly and appeared to be the wrong cover for the gun. “The gun also was very rusty and had not been maintained well,” the reporting officer noted. “I also noticed the butt of the weapon was attached to the receiver with a wood or drywall screw.”

Police took control of the weapon and ammunition and placed them in the police evidence locker. Hall was cited for disorderly conduct and given a bond of $330 and a court date of July 7.

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DADDY GETS A KICK

There are a lot of things guys miss out on when we’re sitting there for 9 months all pregnant.

But now, Huggies wants to help.

The diaper company created something called the “pregnancy belt” that simulates the baby’s kicks in real time.

And when dads tried it out, there wasn’t a dry eye in the house.

Now if we can only get them to drink ipecac so they know what morning sickness feels like … (Jezebel)

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A Beer a Day Keeps Kidney Stones Away

According to a new study, drinking a beer a day reduces the risk of kidney stones by 41 percent.

This is great news for all beer drinkers because kidney stones are brutal. Just ask someone who’s had to deal with them.

Drinking coffee and wine also help, as coffee and wine reduce the risk by between 26 and 33 percent.

Unfortunately, you’re in trouble if you’re a soda junkie. People who drink one or more sugar-sweetened sodas per day are looking at a 23- to 33-percent higher risk of developing the problem.

(PasteMagazine.com)

BOX-OFFICE REPORT

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Man of Steel rocketed to number-one at the weekend box office with a record-setting $113 million haul.

1. Man of Steel - $113 million
2. This Is the End - $20.5 million
3. Now You See Me - $10.3 million
4. Fast & Furious 6 - $9.4 million
5. The Purge - $8.2 million

Man of Steel rocketed to number-one at the weekend box office with a record-setting $113 million haul. That's the year's second-largest debut weekend and the biggest June opening ever. The Superman reboot took in an extra $12 million with early screenings. 

This Is the End opened in second with $20.5 million.

Now You See Me remained in third with $10.3 million.

Fast & Furious 6 dropped from second to fourth with $9.4 million. That puts its total at $219.6 million.

Last weekend's top movie, The Purge, fell to fifth with $8.2 million.

ELLEN Favorites Sophia Grace and Rosie Score a TV Deal With Nickelodeon

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The singing, dancing and chattering cousins who have become famous on Ellen DeGeneres' show are making some serious pocket money -- at least for a kid.

Ten-year-old Sophia Grace Brownlee and 6-year-old Rosie McClelland are rakin' in the cash by acting in a new Nickelodeon show, "Sam & Cat."

Each little one will score $2,119.70 plus a $1,000 travel stipend, according to their minor's contracts which were filed with the court and obtained by TMZ.

The girls got their big break when Sophia Grace posted a video of herself singing on YouTube with Rosie ... it got Ellen's attention and hey ... they're now in Justin Bieber territory!

Channing Tatum, Jenna Dewan-Tatum Share First Picture of Baby Daughter Everly

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Meet little Everly Tatum! Parents Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan-Tatum shared an adorable family picture on Sunday, June 16, debuting their baby daughter to the world.

In a Facebook photo that the actor captioned, "First Father's Day with my girls," the first-time dad, 33, is seen cradling a tiny Everly as mom Jenna proudly looks on. Everly, who was born May 31 in London, is comfortably relaxed in her daddy's arms -- showing off a full head of hair, she's wearing a sweet white dress and holding Channing's pointer finger.

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Phoenix woman finds long-lost dad of 24 years volunteering at same charity

A long-lost daughter and father who were reunited after 24 years discovered that they were much closer than they thought.

Will Russell has learned that he and his daughter Amy Roberson -- who he put up for adoption shortly after birth – have been volunteering at the same Phoenix Rescue Mission, Fox 10 News reports.

Now they are celebrating their first Father’s Day together in decades.

After tracking down Russell, Roberson called him one day and asked to meet him and any siblings she had.

"For me to hear on the other end and she said 'Please say something ... my heart's beating through my chest..' The only thing I could tell her was everything's going to be okay... everything's going to be all right," Russell told Fox 10 News.

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LOVE SPRITZ

There’s new research floating around out there that says staying in love may just be a nose squirt away.

The idea is that giving yourself a squeeze of “intra-nasal oxytocin” (aka: the love hormone”) would help you to stay invested in your mate.

Seems if you need a nose spray to stay in love, you may be with the wrong person ... (Jezebel)

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UPDATE: $23K Wedding Ring Returned to Owner Who Accidentally Sold It for $10

The lesson of this story: If you're going to sell something like a container or box at a garage sale, make sure you carefully empty out all of its contents beforehand.

Eric Cloutier of Orange County, California learned the hard way recently when he accidentally sold a large watch box that contained his wife's ring wedding, worth $23,000, CBS Los Angeles reported Friday.

His wife, Racquel, had previously placed the ring underneath the box's cushions for safekeeping prior to going to the hospital to give birth to her fifth child.

However, her husband didn't know about the ring in the box. A day after their baby was born, Eric sold the box for $10 at a garage sale in San Joaquin Hills.

"I saw this big box in my closet. It had been there for over a year, probably worth about $120, $130 dollars," he said. "I don't need it. I don't use it. I brought it downstairs, I looked quick in it and there was nothing."

However, there is good news in the end -- the person who bought the box discovered the ring and returned it. "We got the ring back. I am so surprise, it is getting me faith on people again," Eric announced on Twitter.

SMELL LIKE BOO BOO

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In case watching Here Comes Honey Boo Boo wasn’t enough, now you can SMELL like them.

The show will have a “Watch n’ Sniff” event for its kick-off episode on July 17th. All you have to do is grab the scented cards out of People and Us magazines and smell along to the (no doubt off-putting) smells of TLC’s most successful train wreck.

Need more specifics? The cards will have six different scents to go along with the premiere episode so that "viewers will be able to watch the show, scratch their cards and redneckognize the aromas associated with the Boo Boo gang as they welcome the sights, sounds and smells of summer." (Jezebel)

Tish Cyrus Divorcing Billy Ray Cyrus

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Billy Ray Cyrus is experiencing an achy break heart all over again.

Nearly three years after the country singer filed divorce papers then changed his mind, his wife Tish has decided to end their marriage.

"This is a personal matter and we are working to find a resolution that is in the best interest of our family. We ask that you respect our privacy at this time," she tells PEOPLE in a statement.

In a separate statement to PEOPLE, Billy Ray says, "This is a personal matter and we are doing what is in the best interest of our family. We ask that you respect our privacy at this time."

Tish is requesting primary physical and legal custody of their daughter, Noah, 13, with visitation for Billy Ray, according to the documents filed Thursday in L.A. Superior Court. Tish is also seeking spousal support and wants the singer to cover her attorney's fees. The couple's date of separation is listed as "to be determined."

The pair's 19-year marriage comes to a rocky end after the pair nearly split in 2010 when Billy Ray filed for divorce.

THE WALKING DEAD Coming Out With a Credit Card

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The Walking Dead has come out with prepaid debit cards.

Robert Kirkman's Image Comics imprint Skybound has partnered with Card.com for three prepaid Visa debit cards depicting popular characters from the graphic novels.

Kirkman explained, “Having The Walking Dead art on these credit cards will be an exciting way for fans to incorporate the series' art into their daily lives".

The cards can be used anywhere in the U.S. where Visa is accepted and are bank-issued, fraud-protected and FDIC insured. They're available now at card.com/thewalkingead. Zombies need not apply.

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Patriots owner: Tim Tebow’s Christian faith makes him ‘appealing to me’

Over the years, NFL quarterback Tim Tebow’s Christian faith has been part of his intrigue to his supporters, and a turnoff for those who think he is too open about his personal beliefs.

Wednesday the New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft put himself on the side of those who admire Tebow for his faith, telling reporters that the quarterback’s spirituality is part of his appeal.

Here’s what Kraft told reporters, according to ESPN:

“If you want to win in this league, you need quality depth management, in the age of the salary cap. Whenever you can get a competitive, first-grade person to join your team, you never know what happens. But for me personally, having Tim Tebow on this team, he’s someone who believes in spirituality, he’s very competitive and works hard, and has a great attitude, and he’s a winner. So having him as part of our franchise is great, but he has to compete just like anyone else. We’re blessed to have a lot of people like that, but the fact that spirituality is very important to him is very appealing to me.”

Kraft, who is Jewish and has reportedly made large philanthropic donations to Israeli sports causes, has spoken positively about Tebow’s faith before. Ahead of a 2011 showdown between the Patriots and the Denver Broncos, where Tebow then played, Kraft said:

“He’s great for the NFL. . . The kind of young man he is and the values he represents, I think it’s terrific. We just want to bring him down to earth this weekend.

“We had a date with him last year here when he came (before the draft). He’s a real, fine young man and I sort of like it that he’s about spirituality and the country is thinking about spirituality.”

The majority of employers are barred from discriminating against a potential employee based on their religion. (The murky middle ground being the ongoing debate over religious groups that take government money for charitable work.) The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s Web notes that: “Religious discrimination involves treating a person (an applicant or employee) unfavorably because of his or her religious beliefs.” But what about favorably?

UPDATE: Charles C. Haynes of the First Amendment Center says that he thinks that Kraft’s comments on the role Tebow’s faith played in his hiring are perfectly legal. Haynes writes:

“There is a difference between hiring or retaining someone on the basis of religious affiliation, which could run afoul of civil rights laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of religion, and hiring or retaining someone because, among other things, he or she is spiritually-minded or has good values.  I see nothing problematic for an employer to express admiration for employees who have faith commitments or good character etc. absent evidence that religious employees are treated more favorably than non-religious employees.  This is an instance, I think, of a employer generally admiring the character of an employee, including the employee’s spiritual commitments.”

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Diamondbacks draft paralyzed Arizona State player

When the Arizona Diamondbacks reached the 34th round of baseball's draft, they didn't pick for need or take a chance on potential.

Instead, they made a gesture to a player whose career was cut short.

Bypassing conventional wisdom in the draft, the Diamondbacks used the 1,020th overall pick of the draft on Arizona State's Cory Hahn, an outfielder who was paralyzed during a game in 2011.

"It was a very emotional selection for us to make," Diamondbacks president Derrick Hall said on Saturday. "When (scouting director) Ray Montgomery and his staff came up with the idea and presented it to me, it was a no-brainer."

Hahn was one of the nation's top prospects in 2010, when he was California's Mr. Baseball after leading Mater Dei High School to a state title.

He was drafted in the 26th round by San Diego that year, but likely would have gone much higher had he not announced plans to play at Arizona State.

Hahn's college career lasted three games.

Playing against New Mexico on Feb. 20, 2011, he suffered a spinal injury after sliding head-first on a steal attempt and colliding with Lobos second baseman Kyle Stiner's knee.

Hahn was taken off on a stretcher and had surgery later that night, but was paralyzed from the mid-chest down after fracturing his C-5 vertebrae. He's spent the past two years helping Arizona State's program as a student coach.

The Diamondbacks waited until the 34th round to pick Hahn because he wore No. 34 at ASU. He was eligible for this year's draft because he's in his third year out of high school.

"It's not about us. It's really about Cory and his family," Hall said. "I was able to spend time with them right after the injury in his hospital room and he's a wonderful kid. We want to make this permanent. We don't want this to just be about the selection and him being a draft pick, but about him working in full-time employment with the Diamondbacks and hopefully we'll make that come to fruition for he and his family here soon."

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NJ Man Has Heart Attack While Driving, Gets 3 Tickets

It sounds like a joke: a doctor's note reading, "Please forgive Mr. Langley's tickets due to his unfortunate experience of having a heart attack seconds prior to having his car accident." But no, this note really was delivered to a New Jersey municipal court, the Asbury Park Press reports.

And even more bizarre is the fact that the court dismissed just two of the three tickets Dan Langley, 20, had received after the accident, which he does not remember.

He was en route to a friend's house on April 1 when his car hit another vehicle at a traffic light; he got out, vomited, and then collapsed. No one was injured in the accident. An officer who responded gave Langley CPR, and Langley ended up getting a defibrillator implanted in his chest.

The same day, the mechanical engineering student received three tickets in the mail, from a different officer. The tickets for tailgating and unsafe operation of a motor vehicle were dismissed, but authorities only agreed to downgrade the third ticket from reckless driving to obstructing the passage of other vehicles, an offense that doesn't carry any points.

But Langley did have to pay a $133 fine. "What's the charge?" grumbles his dad. "Criminal cardiac arrest?"