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Extra, Extra: John McCain Wants To Review "Stand Your Ground" Laws
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Extra, Extra: John McCain Wants To Review "Stand Your Ground" Laws


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Published Jul 21, 2013

Modified Jul 22, 2013


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Jen Chung
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Published Jul 21, 2013

Modified Jul 22, 2013


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  • Senator John McCain thinks "Stand Your Ground" laws should be reviewed.
  • A livery cab driver was arrested for a Bronx hit-and-run. The teen victim is fighting for his life.
  • After the lawsuit about his (alleged) love child was revealed, Liam Gallagher is reportedly considering divorcing his wife.
  • Chipotle's Twitter became self-aware briefly.
  • Phil Mickelson won his first British Open today.
  • Goldman Sachs has made it more expensive for us to drink sodas from aluminum cans!
  • Employees in the NYC Medical Examiner's Office apparently take items from tragic incidents—like 9/11 and the fatal Staten Island Ferry crash—as trophies for their coffee tables.
  • R.I.P.D. bombed at the box office—who thought Ryan Reynolds was a movie star?
  • If you thought your dad was dead but then suddenly he reappeared 16 years later (and announced he was gay), you'd probably be annoyed that you'd have to return the life insurance policy you got because he was legally declared dead.
  • And how did you enjoy National Ice Cream Day?

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Jen Chung co-created Gothamist in 2002 with Jake Dobkin, establishing it as a website about New York City and everything that happens in it and an essential must-read for New Yorkers. She also launched sites across the country and world, including DCist, LAist, and Londonist. She loves learning about NYC arcana and meeting bodega cats. She is currently Senior Editor of NYC Accountability in the Gothamist + WNYC newsroom.

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