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- A western New York man was arrested while he was allegedly en route to tie Nancy Grace to a tree and slit her throat.
- There's still a glut of lobsters, which means tough times for lobstermen.
- Jason Sudeikis is definitely leaving SNL.
- Meet the adorable beetle that's threatening to take down the entire California avocado industry.
- A middle school teacher was fired after he showed off his abs during the filming of reality show Princesses: Long Island.
- The death toll from last week's heat wave has climbed to eight.
- The government brought in goats to fight the poison ivy at the Jersey Shore, without considering how they'll handle the inevitable goat explosion.
- By the way, turns out Chris Christie is kind of an egomaniac. Who knew!
- And finally, here's a chatty porcupine eating a banana.

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