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When a robber approached the counter of a Florida convenience store and pulled a machete from his pants, the clerk did the only sensible thing. No, she didn't turn over the cash register's contents. Instead, she pulled out her own machete from behind the counter, prompting a bizarre standoff that was captured by a surveillance camera. Video here:   

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/1115061machete1.html


Facing federal homicide conspiracy charges, an inmate was recently allowed to pay last respects to his father during an unorthodox viewing in the driveway of a New York City courthouse. Details at:

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/1116063death1.html


When the Department of Justice convicts someone for trying to murder every member of the Supreme Court and the FBI director, you'd think some kind of an official announcement would be in order. Luckily, Sandra Day O'Connor spilled the beans:

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/1117061supreme1.html


With Sunday marking the second anniversary of the violent melee between the Detroit Pistons and Indiana Pacers, an internal NBA report identifies the five words that helped set off the fracas. Story here:

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/1116062bballs1.html


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