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Extra, Extra: Watch This Freegan Bear Dumpster Dive For Bratwurst


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Jen Chung

Published Aug 3, 2013

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  • Poor Newark: It was named the world's unfriendliest city; #2 is Islamabad.
  • A man was stabbed in Hamilton Heights, allegedly by his neighbor (they were disputing about property).
  • A different Anthony Weiner was involved in some flirty texting—in order to get his wife's boyfriend to come over so he could bash him with a bat.
  • Richie Rich skipped out on his hotel bill.
  • People actually aren't that into paying $139 for a bus ride from Midtown to Jacob Riis Park, even with a gourmet lunch.
  • A passenger is suing Southwest Airlines for injuries suffered when the landing gear didn't work properly, causing the plane to crash into the tarmac at Laguardia.
  • A Jackson Heights apartment with a cool, separate artist's studio sold for $650,000.
  • Prince William played in a polo match today and got a little mallet for Prince George.
  • Finally, watch this bear carefully remove a dumpster from a Colorado bratwurst restaurant:

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