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Dick Maugg, who played the always silent cohort Ed Jaymes in the 1980s Bartles & Jaymes wine cooler ads is dead at 83. Dick Maugg died almost three months ago, on July 28 following a battle with cancer. His family kept his passing private as Maugg’s daughter was also battling cancer and she died earlier this month.

Julianna Snow has never been healthy enough to attend Sunday school at the City Bible Church in Portland, Oregon, where her family belongs, so most of what she knows about heaven, she knows from her parents. Tribune Media Wire reported that when 5-year-old Julianna was 4, her family made her an offer: The next time she got seriously ill, she …

Apple has announced that it is expanding its Apple Pay mobile payment service to more countries, Apple mobile payments service will be available for American Express cards in Canada and Australia before the end of the year. However given that this is a partnership with American Express, it also means that those with American Express credit cards will be able …

The long-awaited African Union Commission of Inquiry report on the South Sudan conflict has been released. It finds that both the South Sudan government and rebels loyal to former Vice President Riek Machar committed human rights violations, some of which the report says constitute war crimes. The report says the violations included killings and murder, torture, cruel, inhumane and other …

William Daley, Obama’s former chief of staff, writes in the Washington Post today that “the GOP dysfunction began with Sarah Palin.” He cites a front page Post story that declared, “Republicans are on the verge of ceasing to function as a national party.” Daley, who served as the White House Chief of Staff in 2011, writes: Once McCain put Palin …

Court clears Lieutenant Mark Tiller of Seneca police, who said he killed Zachary Hammond because the 19-year-old drove a car at the officer. Hammond, 19, was shot and killed by the police officer on July 26 during what investigators say was a drug sting in the parking lot of a restaurant. The officer has said he fired in self-defense.

A murder suspect in New Mexico is blaming “The Walking Dead” for his actions. The 23-year-old suspect told local police he killed his friend once he noticed he had started changing into a Dead-like”zombie,” according to the Associated Press: Grants police spokesman Moses Marquez said Sunday that 23-year-old Christopher Paquin was beaten and that 23-year-old Damon Perry is being held …

A Saudi prince was detained at the Beirut airport on Monday following one of the largest drug smuggling attempts in the country. Saudi Prince Abdel Mohsen Bin Walid Bin Abdulaziz and four other Saudi citizens have been detained in one of Lebanon’s largest drug busts, according to local media and security sources cited by the Telegraph. Authorities at the Beirut …

Vegetarian hot dogs found to contain traces of meat and human DNA. A company that genetically tests food products has found a disturbing additive in a very small percent of hot dogs, human DNA. Clear Food, a food-analysis company, recently examined 345 hot dogs and sausages. According to the report, the company found human DNA in 2 percent of the …

The BlackBerry Priv security-focused Android-based smartphone is now available for pre-order. Now, reports have emerged offering information about the handset’s ‘Productivity Edge’ or notifications on the curved edge display. In addition, the company has also released Priv-specific Android apps to the Google Play store.

Kimberly Pappas was sentenced to 9 to 20 years in prison for stuffing her newborn son into a plastic bag after giving birth at her suburban Detroit workplace. Kimberly Pappas admitted to stuffing the newborn into a plastic bag after giving birth in March at the business in suburban Detroit. She pleaded guilty to second-degree murder under a deal with …