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Alleged drug bonus leads to arrest
A US business owner has been arrested after an employee claimed he offered staff an unusual bonus – half a gram of methamphetamine. Jesse Seifert and his girlfriend, Nancy Loehlein, were both detained by police after a search of the Clear Choice Auto Body Repair in Minnesota turned up a set of digital scales, syringes and traces of the drug.
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Trump and Hitler among nominations to rename school
The Austin Independent School District has run into trouble after inviting members of the public to suggest new names for the Robert E Lee elementary school. Suggestions include Donald J Trump Elementary, Adolf Hitler School for Friendship and Tolerance, Bleeding Heart Liberal Elementary and, of course, Boaty McBoatface Elementary School.
