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Ohio police chief takes criminals to task online

Small-town Ohio police chief gives quick repercussion for criminals through Facebook floggings
Kantele Franko, The Associated Press

KENT, Ohio - If you're up to no good in this pocket of northeast Ohio, especially in a witless way, you're risking not only jail time or a fine but a swifter repercussion with a much larger audience: You're in for a social media scolding from police Chief David Oliver and some of his small department's 49,000 Facebook fans.

And Oliver does not mince words.

Morris the cat runs for mayor of Mexican city

Vote for the Cat: Kitten vies for mayor of Mexican city, promising to sleep most of the day
Olga R. Rodriguez, The Associated Press

MEXICO CITY - This mayoral hopeful in Mexico promises to eat, sleep most of the day and donate his leftover litter to fill potholes.

Morris, a black-and-white kitten with orange eyes, is running for mayor of Xalapa in eastern Mexico with the campaign slogan "Tired of Voting for Rats? Vote for a Cat." And he is attracting tens of thousands of politician-weary, two-legged supporters on social media.

Leffler dies after accident in dirt car event

NASCAR driver Jason Leffler dies after accident in New Jersey dirt car event
The Associated Press

SWEDESBORO, N.J. - NASCAR driver Jason Leffler died after an accident Wednesday night in a heat race at a dirt car event at Bridgeport Speedway.

The 37-year-old Leffler, a two-time winner on the NASCAR Nationwide Series who had the nickname "LefTurn" above the driver's side window on his race cars, was pronounced dead shortly after 9 p.m., New Jersey State Police said.

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