Early Addition: Army Vet Sues Government Over Frostbitten Penis

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Published Oct 3, 2012

Modified Oct 3, 2012

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Ben Yakas

Published Oct 3, 2012

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Rejoice nation: Americans are buying beer again!
Lolo Jones has been accused of trash talking paralyzed ex-Rutgers football player Eric LeGrand when she replied to a Tweet that he must have had a "concussion" if she thinks she'd race him.
Check out the trailer for The Lone Ranger—aka Tonto: The Motion Picture.
Channing Tatum is opening up a Magic Mike-themed bar, Saints and Sinners, in New Orleans this weekend.
RA Dickey got 20 wins this season despite having a muscle tear the whole time—the only question left is whether Joaquin Phoenix will play him in the Disney movie.
Army vet sues government after procedure leaves him with frostbitten penis.
Go ahead and book yourself a ride on the Backstreet Boys cruise—you know you want it that way.
A 70-year-old grandmother was bit in the face by her family's pet pit bull in the Bronx.
And finally, these balloon-hating dogs want to bite this balloon so badly, but they can't quite figure out how to:

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