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6:58 am
Wed November 23, 2011

Penn State Scandal: Sandusky Likely To Be Remanded To Jail, Lawyer Says

The news that Jerry Sandusky is being investigated in two more cases of alleged child sex abuse will likely mean that the former Penn State assistant football coach will be remanded to jail before a Dec. 13 preliminary hearing about the case, his lawyer says.

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The Two-Way
6:00 am
Wed November 23, 2011

Texas Judge Videotaped Beating Daughter Is Suspended With Pay

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Hillary Adams (left) as her father was striking her with a belt. She set up a video camera to record what she says was one of many such beatings.

The Texas judge who sparked national outrage earlier this month when he was seen on video beating his then-16-year-old daughter has been suspended with pay while authorities continue their investigation, the Texas Supreme Court has announced.

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Around the Nation
5:41 am
Wed November 23, 2011

'Hamburglar Turns Himself In To Police'

That was the headline in the Des Moines Register after Whitley Allen Teslow reportedly broke into a McDonald's. Police say he climbed through a window and grilled hamburgers and fired up the deep fryer. His actions were captured on security cameras.

Strange News
5:34 am
Wed November 23, 2011

Want To Play '4.74 Degrees Of Kevin Bacon?'

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LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST:

Good morning. I'm Linda Wertheimer, with news for Kevin Bacon. According to a new study on Facebook, six degrees of separation is too much. On the social network, people are connected by an average of 4.7 degrees. Rough translation: The Facebook data team concludes that users from the Siberian Tundra and the Peruvian rainforest are likely connected by a friend of a friend of a BFF. It's MORNING EDITION. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright National Public Radio.

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