In an episode of the new HBO miniseries Task, Pennsylvania garbageman Robbie (Tom Pelphrey) briefly takes hostage one of the members of the law-enforcement task force that’s been chasing him for his side gig robbing drug stash houses. After getting to know his prisoner a bit, Robbie laments, “I’ve kidnapped the most depressing human.” The thing is, there’s no shortage …
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Darren Aronofsky & Austin Butler’s Grim Caper
By the time we lay eyes on the tenth or eleventh full-sized booze bottle tucked into the various nooks and crannies of Hank Thompson’s (Austin Butler) Lower East Side apartment, there’s no question this guy has problems. A generally directionless personality, a seriously scarred-up knee, and recurring nightmares of a vicious car crash that keep him GASP waking up in …
Read More »Emmanuel Haro: Officials give grim update of missing California baby
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, Calif. – The father of Emmanuel Haro, wearing an orange jumpsuit, was spotted with deputies along a California freeway during the search for the missing baby. What we know: On Sunday, authorities conducted a search for the missing baby along parts of the 60 Freeway near Gilman Springs Road in Moreno Valley. According to the San Bernardino …
Read More »Trump sends grim warning to Democratic mayor amid federal takeover of D.C.
President Donald Trump threatened to remove D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) if she does not “get her act straight.” Trump escalated his attacks on Bowser in recent days after he ordered a federal takeover of Washington, D.C. earlier this month. He has repeatedly accused her of falsifying crime statistics of the nation’s capital despite presenting no evidence for his claim. …
Read More »An Afghan interpreter evaded death during the war but met a grim fate in Texas
News of Abdul Niazi’s death arrived in a chilling phone call. It was March 26, nearly the end of Ramadan, and his wife wanted to know when to expect her husband, a former U.S. military interpreter who lost both legs in a bomb blast in Afghanistan and became one of Houston’s most well-known advocates for new Afghan migrants. It was …
Read More »Expert outlines grim reality of MRI’s dangers after man with 20-pound chain dies in machine mishap: ‘Snap his neck’
The Long Island man killed in a freak MRI accident stood no chance against the machine’s magnetic field that pulled him in with enough force to “snap his neck,” according to an expert in the field. A 20-pound chain that Kevin McAllister was wearing around his neck would have been yanked into the machine at Nassau Open MRI with “hundreds …
Read More »Man, 38, diagnosed with deadly brain cancer with grim survival rate after suffering painful sensation in head
Branden Newman had been suffering from migraines since he was just 13 years old. Normally, he would take an over-the-counter painkiller and the pain in his head would disappear within 24 hours. But in late April, the Texas native suffered a six-day migraine that left him unable to eat and constantly feeling dizzy, nauseous and sensitive to light. It was …
Read More »Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson breaks silence after suffering grim injury and controversial loss at UFC Nashville
Stephen Thompson has issued a statement following his controversial defeat at UFC Nashville. ‘Wonderboy’ squared off against rising welterweight star Gabriel Bonfim in Saturday night’s co-main event. The 42-year-old MMA legend suffered a nasty cut to his shin after checking a kick in round two. After 15 minutes of action, Stephen Thompson appeared to have done enough to get the …
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