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Jurors say body art means they could not give Bayzle Morgan a fair trial - and other tall tales

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Tattooed defendant ordered to cover up
A judge has ordered that a defendant's face and neck tattoos be covered with make-up after an entire panel of jurors said they would not be able to give him a fair trial. The defendant, Bayzle Morgan, who is being tried for robbery in Las Vegas, has a swastika tattooed on his cheek and the phrases "Baby Nazi" on his neck and "Most Wanted" on his forehead.
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Moscow to launch Pokemon rival
Moscow City Hall is to release its own version of Pokemon Go in which residents will "catch" historical figures. Know Moscow.Photo will let users take selfies with figures such as Yuri Gagarin, Alexander Pushkin, Ivan the Terrible, Peter the Great, Napoleon Bonaparte and Tsar Aleksei Mikhailovich. Russian politicians have called for Pokemon Go to be banned for "eroding morale" in young people, even though it has not yet been released in the country.
'Bored' man leads police on chase
A man led police on a 49-mile high speed car chase because he was bored. David McNalley, 30, from Thurston County, Washington, sparked the pursuit by running a red light in front of a police officer before taking off. The chase, which reached speeds up to 85mph, was called off by police three times due to concern for public safety, but each time McNalley reportedly waited for officials to catch up before taking off again. The pursuit ended when he crashed his car into a fence.
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