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Penn State Fined $60 Million By NCAA

Mark Emmert
The National Collegiate Athletic Association has officially fined Penn State $60 million after a horrific scandal, involving retired assistant coach Jerry Sandusky molesting young boys, and administration members, like Joe Paterno, attempting to hide the sexual abuse.

WWF Report Ranks Vietnam Worst Country For Species Protection

Bengal Tiger
The World Wildlife Fund, or WWF, ranked Vietnam the worst country for wildlife protection among 23 nations assessed for enforcement and protection of species prone to poachers, such as rhinos, elephants and tigers. (Check out the full report and list here).
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Judge Orders Lawyer And Clients To Act Like Frogs

File this under Ridiculously Awesome: Frustrated with the constant chatter of attorney Nnajite Okobie and two of his clients, Nigerian Magistrate Adewumi Makanjuola ordered them to either spend five minutes hopping around the court like frogs or pay fines for contempt of court.
Celeb Boutique Sparks Outrage On Twitter After 'Dark Knight Rises' Massacre, Uses #Aurora To Advertise New Kim Kardashian Dress

Celeb Boutique Sparks Internet Outrage After 'Dark Knight Rises' Massacre, Uses #Aurora To Advertise New Kim Kardashian Dress

Talk about clueless. Roughly 12 hours after a lone gunman opened fire on a crowd of people and killed at least 12 movie patrons attending a midnight showing of The Dark Knight Rises in Aurora, Colo., Celeb Boutique, an online fashion company saw the hashtag #Aurora trending on Twitter, and thought best not to investigate, but to use the opportunity to promote the company's new Aurora dress, inspired by the queen of class herself, Kim Kardashian.
Reddit user "the murderator"'s bloody shirt.

‘Dark Knight Rises’ Massacre Victim Photos, Plus Other Colorado Shootings [NSFW]

Colorado has seen its fair share of shootings over the past few decades. With many pointing fingers at video games and films with violent content, the state seems to suffer from some high-profile acts of gun violence. From the Columbine school shootings to the recent violence erupting at a screening of The Dark Knight Rises, Colorado can't seem to shake the stigma of horrific violence with a media connection.
Maruti Suzuki

Maruti Suzuki Riot: Shutdown to Cost $15 Million a Day

With a manager dead, 90 employees in jail and an entire factory's workforce under investigation for murder, Maruti Suzuki faces a shutdown at a major auto plant that could last several weeks or more and cost it $15 million a day.
Xerox CEO Ursula Burns

Earnings Preview: Xerox 2Q Results To Decline

Chances are second-quarter results from Xerox Corp., the No. 1 copier maker that’s moved increasingly into services, will be a disappointment, keeping in line with the general technology sector.

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