Odds ‘n Sods:

‘Catastrophic’ earthquake and tsunami brewing off B.C. coast. – CDV

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I just read this online about a former Miami Dolphins NFL football player who accidentally fell off his boat while it was on autopilot and he was alone. He ended up swimming nine miles back to shore, which took him somewhere around 15 hours of swimming. That’s quite a tremendous feat, but it’s more of a great reason to always make sure you stay in shape because you never know what can happen. It’s amazing how quickly you can get into a life-threatening situation. – EJS

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Police in the US Kill Citizens at over 70 Times the Rate of Other First-World Nations. It is becoming quite clear that police in the U.S. can and will kill people, even unarmed people and even on video, and do so with impunity. – H.L.

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Judge Orders NYPD to Release Records on their X-ray Vans. – T.P.

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Charges: Smiling for camera, Princeton man records torture, killing of pet dog There is a very close link between a person’s willingness to harm and torture animals and their willingness to harm and torture people. – T.P.