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An ex-con who served time for murder and now faces kidnapping and attempted murder charges has escaped from jail, fleeing in his underwear on a cold night, authorities said. He remained at large Friday. Jonathan J. Good, 36, is considered dangerous, the Mecosta County sheriff's office said. He got out through a skylight and onto a roof late W… read more

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Now that she's done singing about Eliot Spitzer, Ashley Dupre is taking steps to get a real music career under way. An insider tells the New York Post's Page Six that the former high-end prostitute has signed a manager to help guide her career. Her manager, Chris Lighty, has handled 50 Cent, Busta Rhymes and Missy Elliott. Dupre's earlier dre… read more

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Hiroshi Nohara is on a layover at the Mexico City airport. It has lasted almost three months, and he has no plans to leave. For reasons he can't explain, the Japanese man has been in Terminal 1 of the Benito Juarez International Airport since Sept. 2, surviving off donations from fast-food restaurants and passengers and sleeping in a chair. At … read more

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Police say 30-year-old Fred Louis Ervin of Raleigh stole money from a gas station before running across the street to a Harris Teeter store in a town just south of Raleigh. Garner police say he began beating Irene Moorman Bailey while stealing her car. Other shoppers came to her rescue, including one who hit Ervin with the turkey. Police did not r… read more