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Stocking up on munchies, after the Denver Broncos and the Seattle Seahawks, teams from the only two U.S. states to legalize recreational marijuana, advanced to the Super Bowl, leading some to call the upcoming game the “Stoner Bowl.”

Using what you learned, after a University of Michigan, Flint, business major started selling ad space on his graduation cap to help pay off his student loans. If an advertiser wants to “put a little figurine up there on my hat,” said Alex Benda, “I’m fine with it.”

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Additional firearms training, after an Indiana police chief shot himself in the leg while trying out a weapon in a gun shop, the second time in 15 years he’d suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound. “I need to pay more attention,” admitted David Counceller.

Bad week for:

Emergency services, after a Florida police officer was forced to resign when his superiors discovered he had used the 911 system to arrange extramarital trysts. Shaun Whiting had his mistress call 911 and quickly hang up, so he would be dispatched to her location.

Sharing, after fugitive Anthony James Lescowitch Jr. of Pennsylvania posted a police photo and “wanted” bulletin of him on his Facebook page, with the sneering comment, “LOL, I f---ing love it.” He received two “likes” and an invitation from an undercover officer posing as an admiring female, which led to his arrest.

Internet privacy, after security experts revealed that “password” was no longer the most commonly used password, but said the new favorite, “123456,” might be even more vulnerable.