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Boston is buzzing about the candidate Hassan A. Smith's love for community and dedication to reforming the current corrections system. Smith believes the taxpayers are paying too much to house criminals, and especially too much to house re-offenders. Here is the survey. Take it and be a part of the mission to change the community and the Suffolk County Corrections system. https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/3YVTXRL

Matt Fitzgerald   New York Yankees star second baseman Robinson Cano was the beneficiary of an expensive birthday gift from Roc Nation founder Jay Z. Now, the hip-hop icon is being investigated by the MLBPA for giving the ballplayer a pricey watch. The league's players association is seeking to determine whether Jay Z was in violation of the union's agent regulations for giving the watch to Cano at a birthday party in Belgium, per ESPN.com's Jerry Crasnick . Cano posted a photo of the watch on his Instagram account , and the timepiece is worth a whopping $33,900. Here is another look courtesy of Sports Blog New York:   The watch is a limited-edition Shawn Carter Classic Fusion watch made by the Swiss company Hublot. Jay Z was on his "Magna Carta Tour" and had performed a concert in Antwerp the night before Cano's 31st birthday celebration on Oct. 22.    Crasnick highlighted...

They work hard, sniffing out crime with only the occasional pat on the nose in gratitude. But police dogs deserve better, according to the police and crime commissioner in the English county of Nottinghamshire, who wants to reward them with "pensions" on retirement. Paddy Tipping says the idea for a canine pension fund came about because officers were picking up the costs for retired police dogs. Handlers normally take dogs home upon retirement. Tipping, however, says he doesn't "think it's fair that they have to pay all the bills." The plans announced Monday will be rolled out next month. Up to 500 pounds ($800) annually will be given to handlers for three years to cover veterinary bills for work-related injuries or illness. AP

New fashion jewelry in China: live animals in a sealed plastic bag containing a liquid with nutrients and oxygen that allows them to live up to 2 months. Like and share this page to spread the word and petition the UN to pressure the Chinese government to ban the manufacture and sale of amulets and jewelry containing live animals.