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DeBarge Family Destroyed by Drugs

In an episode of Dr. Drew's 'Life Changers' which aired again on March 15, 2012, Bunny DeBarge, the once-hot soul singer from the group DeBarge was confronted by her daughter, Janae Jordan. Also at the interview were brothers Randy DeBarge and James DeBarge, who defended his addiction saying "I'm not living" The doctor from a treatment clinic asked James" Are you going to continue to not live because your niece wants to talk about it?" "You have to understand, Doc. It doesn't matter. I don't care. You have to make me care. My niece has to make me care. I'm starting to learn how to care again. I don't even know what that is, man. I don't even care about me. I've never lived. I've never been here." Randy then said to the visiting doctor "It seems like my whole family is talented and smart. But still we -- I'm just go out and take that (clinic treatment). I keep trying to figure out -- I...

Tide Detergent on the Black Market. Tide Theft rising everywhere

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Law enforcement officials across the country are puzzled over a crime wave targeting an unlikely item: Tide laundry detergent. Theft of Tide detergent has become so rampant that authorities from New York to Oregon are keeping tabs on the soap spree, and some cities are setting up special task forces to stop it. And retailers like CVS are taking special security precautions to lock down the liquid. One Tide taker in West St. Paul, Minn., made off with $25,000 in the product over 15 months before he was busted last year. “That was unique that he stole so much soap,” said West St. Paul Police Chief Bud Shaver. “The name brand is [all] Tide. Amazing, huh?” Tide has become a form of currency on the streets. The retail price is steadily high — roughly $10 to $20 a bottle — and it’s a staple in households across socioeconomic classes. Tide can go for $5 to $10 a bottle on the black market, authorities say. Enterprising laundry soap peddlers even resell bottles to store...

American Solider Turns Himself In After Civilian Killing Spree in Afghanistan

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Sixteen Afghan civilians including three women and nine children have been shot dead in their homes by a rogue US soldier in a pre-dawn rampage. President Hamid Karzai condemned the slaughter on Sunday as "unforgivable" and furiously demanded an explanation from Washington. "When Afghan people are killed deliberately by US forces this action is murder and terror and an unforgivable action," Karzai said in statement. Senior US officials were scrambling to determine what caused the soldier to go on a shooting spree after leaving his base in southern Afghanistan, apparently heavily-armed and carrying night-vision equipment. Officials confirmed that the soldier was being detained in Kandahar and that the military was treating at least five wounded. One US official said the soldier, an Army staff sergeant, was believed to have acted alone and that initial reports indicated he returned to the base after the shooting and turned himself in. ...