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The Mind Blowers

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The Radar

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The Big Number

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The Big Number

-- Million: The value of jewels stolen from the hotel room of a Swiss luxury watchmaker and jeweller at the Cannes film festival

Big Quote

"I don't ever want to lose my kids."

-- Melissa Torrez who hopped in her car and gave chase after a man who had grabbed her 4-year-old daughter from her family's yard. The suspect was caught and charged with attempted kidnapping

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