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  David Ayer says Shia LaBeouf got a real, massive chest tattoo for The Tax Collector while praising the actor’s commitment.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Officials in an Alabama city say several college students organized “COVID-19” parties as a contest to see who would get the virus first. Tuscaloosa City Councilor Sonya McKinstry says students hosted the parties to intentionally infect each other with the

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi has ended Prohibition. And no, this isn’t an old story. A law officially ending Prohibition was signed into law Tuesday by Gov. Tate Reeves, nearly 90 years after booze was legalized in the U.S. The new law goes into effect Jan. 1, 2021. Under

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Talk about “up, up and away.” A company is looking to take customers higher than they ever thought they could get. Florida-based Space Perspective is planning to use an advanced balloon to fly customers from Alaska to the highest reaches of Earth’s

MARGATE, Fla. (AP) — Knock, knock? Who’s there? Baby. Baby who? The baby delivered at the front door of a birthing center — as a doorbell video captured the scene. The Natural Birthworks center in Margate, Florida says a woman gave birth at the door of the center. The Miami Herald

BOSSIER CITY, La. (AP) — If you have ever seen the huge indoor aquarium at a Bass Pro Shop store, you may have had a fleeting thought about hopping in. But police in Bossier City, Louisiana say one man’s thoughts didn’t flee — and he fled from the store soaking wet after jumping

TUPELO, Miss. (AP) — These days, being a public official means not only informing people about what’s going on — but also telling people what isn’t happening. The mayor of Tupelo, Mississippi pulled such double duty last week, when he announced that masks would be required in