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Prisoners Sue After Buzzkill Jail Officials Deny Them Eclipse

New York state puts the kibosh on a captive audience wanting to witness next week’s eclipse, and prisoners are suing for the right to go blind.

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Meth Mysteriously Appears in Florida Man’s Underpants

During a change into jail clothing, a plastic cylinder filled with meth which was hidden in a man’s undergarments dropped to the floor. The man denies knowing how it got there, assuming someone must have slipped it in there while he was sleeping.