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A Goodwill employee was charged with theft and jailed for giving discounts to the store’s neediest patrons. Andrew Anderson admits he let people with “$2 or $3 max” buy clothes at discount at a Florida outlet because Goodwill “is a giving and helping company.” Goodwill disagrees. “Our stores are not around to give a handout,” a spokesperson said.

NBC pulls hunting show

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NBC canceled an NRA-sponsored hunting show after it aired video of the host shooting an African elephant in the face and celebrating with a glass of champagne. When the episode of Under Wild Skies sparked protests, host Tony Makris said elephants were no different than birds and likened his critics to Hitler. NBC called Makris’s comments “outrageous and unacceptable.”