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• ‘Big Brother’ Season 20 Houseguests Revealed

  19-06-2018 22:40
  CBS has announced 16 all-new Houseguests to embark on the milestone 20th season of Big Brother. This season’s cast includes a flight attendant, a former undercover cop, a cyber security engineer and a Vegas entertainer, among others. CBS’ summer reality hit debuts with a two-night premiere event, Wednesday, June 27 (8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) and Thursday, June 28 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT), only on CBS. Julie Chen also returns as host.
  See below for a quick rundown of all 16 new Houseguests
  
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• The Baseball Report: Astros Tie Franchise Record, Bartolo Colon Passes Marichal

  19-06-2018 22:16
  Ryan Mayer
  Alex Bregman doubled home Marwin Gonzalez and Brock Stassi to give the Astros a 5-4 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night and in the process, helped tie a franchise record. With the win, the Astros have now earned 12 consecutive victories, continuing their scorching hot June, and tying the 2004 and 1999 teams for most consecutive victories.
  That puts this iteration of the team in solid company as both of those teams made the playoffs, though both did come up short of making the
  
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• Ring Of Honor Show At Famed Madison Square Garden Called Off

  19-06-2018 21:36
  By Chuck Carroll
  In what can only be described as a huge disappointment for Ring of Honor, a top company official says plans for their Madison Square Garden debut have been scrapped after World Wrestling Entertainment spoke with arena management to block the event. The about-face unfolded after Sinclair Broadcasting CEO Chris Ripley revealed the plans for the New York City mega-show during an interview with the Baltimore Business Journal last week. Sinclair Broadcasting is the parent company of
  
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• Smoking Rates In U.S. Hit All-Time Low, CDC Says

  19-06-2018 21:02
  NEW YORK (CBS Local/CBS News) – Smoking in the U.S. has hit another all-time low.
  About 14 percent of U.S adults admit to being smokers last year, down from about 16 percent in 2016, government figures from the CDC show.
  There hadn’t been much change the previous two years, but it’s been clear there’s been a general decline and the new figures show it’s continuing, according to K. Michael Cummings of the tobacco research program at Medical University of South C
  
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• Watch: Circus Bear Jumps Off Skateboard, Attacks Handler

  19-06-2018 19:37
  (CBS NEWS/CBS LOCAL)- Shocking video from a Russian circus shows a bear turn on its handler and viciously attack him during a show. The audience watched in horror as the bear jumped off a skateboard it had been riding and leaped towards the humans in the circus ring.
  Video from the circus in Russia’s Volgograd region, posted by the Daily Mail, shows the bear sliding down a ramp on the skateboard while a handler holds on to its leash. At the end of the ramp, the bear gets rambunct
  
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• NBA Draft: Storylines And Players To Watch

  19-06-2018 19:02
  By Norm Elrod
  When: Thursday, June 21, 2018 @ 7 p.m. ETWhere: Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NYHow to Watch: ESPN
  Deandre Ayton (Photo Credit: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
  Storylines:
  Who will be the top pick? A lot of experts have Deandre Ayton slated to go first, and with good reason. A first-team All-American at Arizona as a freshman, the 7’1″ center averaged over 20 points and 11 rebounds. He’s an NBA-ready player to build around and the Phoenix Suns, which hold the top pick, nee
  
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• Police: Men Leave Alligator Inside Florida Wawa

  19-06-2018 18:32
  LAKEWOOD RANCH, Fla. (CBS Local) — Customers at a Florida Wawa found an unexpected and unusual surprise in the middle of the night last week after an alligator was dumped inside the store.
  The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office got a call at 2:24 a.m. last Friday about a three-foot alligator dropped off by a pair of men inside the Lakewood Ranch Wawa. Sheriff’s Office spokesman Dave Bristow said that authorities called the Fish and Wildlife Commission to take care of the gato
  
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• Manny Ramirez Wore A $530 Yankees Hat To Rangers-Royals Game As Disguise

  19-06-2018 17:51
  Ryan Mayer
  Avert your eyes Boston Red Sox fans. Manny Ramirez was in attendance at last night’s Rangers-Royals game in Kansas City and the disguise he wore is likely to make Red Sox fans’ blood boil.Yes, that’s the Red Sox legend sporting a maroon Yankees hat. Odd color aside, the hat is also reportedly pretty pricey. According to Busted Coverage, the hat that Ramirez is wearing in the photo is a $530 Gucci Yankees hat. Between the hat, the sunglasses and the lack of his tradem
  
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• Police: Couple Arrested For Having Sex Near Busy Intersection

  19-06-2018 16:59
  OKLAHOMA CITY (CBS LOCAL) — Traffic is usually a given during a rush hour commute, but one street in Oklahoma City got backed up for a racier reason. Police say a couple was found allegedly having sex on the ground near a busy intersection.
  According to authorities, the Oklahoma City Police Department received a call around 5:30 in the evening from a woman claiming she saw a man with pants “halfway down” on top of a woman under a tree. When police arrived, sure enough
  
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• Police: Cancer Patient Found Dead In Woods, Killed For Her Painkillers

  19-06-2018 16:43
  RABBIT HASH, Ky. (CBS LOCAL) —  The body of woman with stage four lung cancer was found in the woods, and police believe she was killed by her cousin who was trying to rob her of her painkillers.
  According to authorities, Denita Satchwell was reported missing on June 11 and police claim her body was placed in the trunk of a car overnight and dumped in the woods the next day. “As a…cancer patient Satchwell was frail and in poor health, as well as having a large amount
  
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• Saudi Arabia’s World Cup Team Plane Catches Fire In Midair

  19-06-2018 16:26
  Ryan Mayer
  The beginning of the Saudi Arabia men’s national team’s World Cup experience hasn’t exactly been smooth. The Saudis opened tournament play with a 5-0 loss to host country Russia last Thursday and then on Monday, the team’s flight to Rostov was rocky with the plane catching fire in midair.
  The plane did land safely and no one was injured in the incident, but video of the plane in flight surfaced on Twitter and it’s frightening.
  Saudi Arabia’s team pl
  
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