Maryland bank robbery suspect allegedly steals kitten, asks employee to hold it before demanding cash

Not every accomplice gets a say in the matter. A Maryland man allegedly stole a 3-month-old kitten from a pet store, carried her into a nearby bank and asked an employee to hold the animal moments before handing a teller a note demanding cash, according to police and a local cat rescue. The kitten, named Magnolia, was found unharmed after Prince George’s County police arrested the suspect. Beltsville Community Cats later joked on Facebook that her brief “life of crime” was over. The 3-month-old kitten, described by Beltsville Community Cats as a “true purr machine,” is still looking for a forever home after…

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The Billionaire Tax Is A Retirement-Security Measure

California voters face a topsy-turvy choice in November, when two competing ballot measures go head to head. Prop. 42, branded as retirement protection, is actually a kill-switch measure that protects billionaire wealth. Prop. 40, called the “Billionaire Tax,” is the one that helps fund the systems retirees depend on. The…

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Inside LA’s quietest warehouse party — where attendees trade glow sticks for blankets

On Saturday nights in downtown Los Angeles, one warehouse party is trading EDM for ambient music, and glow sticks for blankets. At the “Remember Those Quiet Evenings” on July 11, guests arrived with pillows, settled onto the floor and spent the night listening to Tibetan singing bowls, modular synthesizers and effected guitar.  Before the main performance, attendees ate, talked, journaled and prepared to do something that can feel increasingly unusual on a weekend night in Los Angeles: remain still. For some, that was precisely the attraction. “It just sounds like a really good alternative to going and getting drunk tonight,”…

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