#Gingerbread monolith found in California park, then crumbles

#Gingerbread monolith found in California park, then crumbles

“#Gingerbread monolith found in California park, then crumbles” That’s the way the monolith crumbles: a gingerbread knockoff of the perplexing plinths that have popped up around the world has collapsed in San Francisco. The monolith had been found at a California park just in time for Christmas. Photos on social media show the edible edifice…

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#Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch sells for M

#Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch sells for $22M

“#Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch sells for $22M” Never say never. Michael Jackson’s troubled Neverland Ranch has found a new owner. Billionaire Ron Burkle, co-founder of investment firm Yucaipa Companies and a former associate of Jackson, has purchased the Los Olivos, Calif., property for $22 million, the Wall Street Journal reports. Beyond snagging himself roughly 2,700…

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#Bill Gross ordered to stop tormenting neighbor with music

#Bill Gross ordered to stop tormenting neighbor with music

“#Bill Gross ordered to stop tormenting neighbor with music” The verdict is in: Bill Gross attempted to bully his neighbor over a $1 million lawn sculpture. A California judge ordered the billionaire “Bond King” Wednesday to stop tormenting his techie neighbor by blasting the “Gilligan’s Island” theme song on a mind-numbing loop. Orange County Superior…

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#Ted Cruz’s lame asylum-ban logic and other commentary

#Ted Cruz’s lame asylum-ban logic and other commentary

“#Ted Cruz’s lame asylum-ban logic and other commentary” Libertarian: Cruz’s Lame Asylum-Ban Logic Sen. Ted Cruz offered a “weak” rationale for his surprise move to block a bill to grant “political asylum to residents of Hong Kong fleeing China’s increasingly oppressive rule,” notes Ilya Somin at The Volokh Conspiracy: a claim that it would make…

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#Alleged drunk driver bites police K-9, barks at police

#Alleged drunk driver bites police K-9, barks at police

“#Alleged drunk driver bites police K-9, barks at police” A California man is accused of biting a police K-9 and barking at officers after leading them on a pursuit Saturday night, authorities said. Jorge Bucioperez is facing several charges after the wild chain of events that began when police spotted him allegedly run a red…

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