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Michelle Hadley & Angela Diaz: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">It’s a story that seems too outlandish even for a Hollywood script.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://heavy.com/news/2016/07/michelle-suzanne-hadley-photos-pictures-ex-girlfriend-boyfriend-posing-pregnant-wife-rape-craigslist-mugshot-facebook/" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1177aa; text-decoration: none;">Michelle Hadley </a>was arrested in July 2016, accused of sending threatening emails to her ex-boyfriend’s new wife, and going as far as posting “rape fantasy” ads on Craigslist in the woman’s name, leading men to show up at her house. Hadley was charged with attempted forcible rape, first-degree burglary and stalking. She was booked on $1 million bail and faced up to life in prison. The case made national and international headlines, with Hadley’s mugshot and headlines deeming her a “crazy ex-girlfriend” splashed across websites.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">After three months in jail, Hadley, 30 was released with help from her attorney, Michael Guisti, who pressed investigators to look deeper into the case. Prosecutors announced months later that she had been cleared. Hadley had been set up by her ex-boyfriend’s wife, <a href="http://heavy.com/news/2017/01/angi-angela-connell-diaz-michelle-hadley-orange-county-california-craigslist-rape-frame-set-up-husband-ex-ian-diaz-photos-facebook/" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1177aa; text-decoration: none;">Angela Connell Diaz</a>, prosecutors said.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Guisti called it the “perfect storm of catfishing.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Now<a href="http://heavy.com/news/2017/01/angi-angela-connell-diaz-michelle-hadley-orange-county-california-craigslist-rape-frame-set-up-husband-ex-ian-diaz-photos-facebook/" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1177aa; text-decoration: none;"> Angela Diaz</a>, the 31-year-old wife of Hadley’s former boyfriend, a U.S. Marshal named <a href="http://heavy.com/news/2017/02/ian-diaz-angela-connell-michelle-hadley-dateline-nbc-us-marshal-divorce-photos-condo-threats-suspect/" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1177aa; text-decoration: none;">Ian Diaz</a>, is the one facing serious charges, including several felonies. Prosecutors say she sent the emails to herself and also posted the ads on Craigslist.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">“It’s often said that true life is stranger than fiction,” Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas said. “And the facts of this case make that statement spot on. When a person who has committed a crime gets arrested and charged, that’s a bad day. But when someone that’s innocent gets arrested and charged with a crime, that’s not just a bad day, that’s a nightmare. This is the tale of a woman who faced such a nightmare.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">The case is being featured <a href="http://www.nbcnews.com/dateline" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1177aa; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">tonight on Dateline NBC,</a> with Hadley speaking out about her experience for the first time.</span></div>

Michelle Hadley & Angela Diaz: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

It’s a story that seems too outlandish even for a Hollywood script. Michelle Hadley was arrested in July 2016, accused of sending thre...

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Christian Dorscht: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">A video showing an off-duty Los Angeles Police Department officer firing a shot while holding a 13-year-old Latino boy during an incident near his home in Anaheim has led to protests in the California city. Nobody was struck by the gunfire, which occurred as several teens were standing near the officer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Christian Dorscht has been identified by his parents as the teen <a href="https://youtu.be/HoSkCGrRAQg" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1177aa; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">seen in the video</a>, which you can watch below. The LAPD officer involved in the incident has not yet been identified and has been put on 72-hour leave while an investigation is conducted, <a href="http://www.anaheim.net/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=775" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1177aa; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">officials said.</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">The incident began as part of an ongoing dispute between the officer and teens from a nearby high school. He has been angry that they are walking across his lawn, Anaheim Police said. In a statement they said there has been “ongoing issues with juveniles walking across the officer’s property.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Christian and an unnamed 15-year-old boy were arrested after the incident, but the officer was not charged. He could still face charges after the results of an investigation are presented to the Orange County District Attorney’s office, police said.</span></div>

Christian Dorscht: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

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TRAPPIST-1 Exoplanet Discovery: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The “first known system of seven Earth-size planets around a single” star, called <a href="https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/trappist1" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1177aa; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">TRAPPIST-1</a>, has been discovered by the Spitzer Space Telescope,<a href="https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-telescope-reveals-largest-batch-of-earth-size-habitable-zone-planets-around" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1177aa; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"> NASA announced</a> during a press conference on February 22.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The exoplanet discovery has been called a major step toward figuring out if there is other life “out there.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">“This discovery could be a significant piece in the puzzle of finding habitable environments, places that are conducive to life,” Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate in Washington. “Answering the question ‘are we alone’ is a top science priority and finding so many planets like these for the first time in the habitable zone is a remarkable step forward toward that goal.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The new finding sets a record for the greatest number of habitable-zone planets around a single star outside our solar system, NASA says. The announcement that three planet were found <a href="http://reflexions.ulg.ac.be/cms/c_416962/en/a-trio-of-earths-40-light-years-away" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1177aa; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">was made in May 2016</a> and NASA announced the additional four discoveries on Wednesday.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The new findings were <a href="http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v542/n7642/full/nature21360.html" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1177aa; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">published Wednesday in the journal Nature.</a></span></div>
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TRAPPIST-1 Exoplanet Discovery: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

The “first known system of seven Earth-size planets around a single” star, called TRAPPIST-1 , has been discovered by the Spitzer Space ...

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Ethan Turnbull & Bennett Jonas: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">A male model from Australia is making news headlines around the globe after he and a skateboarding friend played heroes when seven teenagers fell through the ice in Central Park.</span>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Ethan Turnbull and his friend, Bennett Jonas, also a model, put their lives on the line to save the teens from a frozen pond, <a href="http://www.smh.com.au/world/australian-model-ethan-turnbull-and-friend-rescue-teens-from-icy-new-york-pond-20170221-gui8g5.html" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1177aa; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">reported The Sydney Morning Herald.</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">But it’s Turnbull’s <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ethanturnbull/" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1177aa; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Instagram account</a> that is getting almost as much attention as his heroism.</span></div>
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Ethan Turnbull & Bennett Jonas: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

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Hoda Kotb : 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Hoda Kotb is the co-host of the fourth hour of NBC’s “Today.” She and her co-host Kathie Lee Gifford are famed for their light-hearted segment that usually involves morning wine, gimmicks, teasing, and tons of gossip.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The American born but Egyptian by blood woman was born in 1964 and has had a long career in broadcast journalism but didn’t become a household name until joining the Today show.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">She lives in NYC, where the show is filmed.</span></div>

Hoda Kotb : 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

Hoda Kotb is the co-host of the fourth hour of NBC’s “Today.” She and her co-host Kathie Lee Gifford are famed for their light-hearted se...

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Jeanette Antolin & Jessica Howard: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Former Team USA gymnasts Jeanette Antolin and Jessica Howard are among more than 50 women to accuse former Olympic team doctor <a href="http://heavy.com/news/2016/09/larry-nassar-us-gymnastics-gymnast-medalist-sexual-abuse-lawsuit-rachael-denhollander-photos-facebook-youtube-videos-michigan/" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1177aa; text-decoration: none;">Lawrence “Larry” Nassar </a>of sexual abuse.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Howard, 33, and Antolin, 35, spoke out about their accusations during <a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/news/team-usa-doctor-allegedly-disguised-sexual-abuse-as-treatments/" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1177aa; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">an interview with CBS’ 60 Minutes.</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Nassar, who was also a member of the Michigan State University faculty and athletic department and worked with a youth gymnastics school,<a href="http://heavy.com/news/2016/09/larry-nassar-us-gymnastics-gymnast-medalist-sexual-abuse-lawsuit-rachael-denhollander-photos-facebook-youtube-videos-michigan/" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1177aa; text-decoration: none;"> was accused publicly of sexual abuse</a>by two former gymnasts<a href="http://heavy.com/news/2016/09/larry-nassar-us-gymnastics-gymnast-medalist-sexual-abuse-lawsuit-rachael-denhollander-photos-facebook-youtube-videos-michigan/" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1177aa; text-decoration: none;"> in September.</a> Dozens more women followed. Nassar was arrested on state sexual assault charges by police in Michigan and also faces several civil lawsuits. Civil proceedings have also been brought against Michigan State, USA Gymnastics and several of its employees, including former team coordinators Bela and Martha Karolyi.</span></div>

Jeanette Antolin & Jessica Howard: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

Former Team USA gymnasts Jeanette Antolin and Jessica Howard are among more than 50 women to accuse former Olympic team doctor Lawrence...

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Ines Knauss, Melania Trump’s Sister: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">First Lady Melania Trump has an older sister, Ines Knauss, who also lives in New York City and has been able to maintain a low profile while her sister has been thrust into the spotlight.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://nypost.com/2017/02/19/melania-trump-has-a-close-friend-in-nyc-her-trusted-sister/" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1177aa; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">According to the New York Post</a>, the sisters are best friends and the 46-year-old First lady considers Ines, 48, to be a confidant.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">“They are very close,” Palm Beach philanthropist Audrey Gruss told the Post, who met Ines in 2005 during a fundraiser at Mar-a-Lago. “She struck me as a lovely person, and extremely creative.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Here’s what you need to know about Melania Trump’s sister, Ines Knauss:</span></div>

Ines Knauss, Melania Trump’s Sister: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

First Lady Melania Trump has an older sister, Ines Knauss, who also lives in New York City and has been able to maintain a low profile wh...

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George ‘The Animal’ Steele Dead: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

George ‘The Animal’ Steele Dead: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

The legendary wrestler George ‘The Animal’ Steele has died, Hulk Hogan announced on Twitter . The WWE Hall of Famer, whose real name was...

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Remy Ma: 5 Fast Fast Facts You Need to Know

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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">As one of the few successful female rappers of the new millennium, Remy Ma has proven that she can hang with some of the greatest female emcees. The Bronx-born rapper’s relevance is undisputed and her rhymes are never outshined. Remy’s career began in the early 2000s and she’s only put out one album so far, but even <a href="http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/5923011/ladies-first-31-female-rappers-who-changed-hip-hop" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1177aa; text-decoration: none;">Billboard</a> seems to think that she deserves to stand beside the likes of MC Lyte, Queen Latifah, Eve, and Trina.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Remy started off as the protege to the late Big Pun and a member of Fat Joe’s Terror Squad. When people hear “R to the Ezzy” on the group’s hit single “Lean Back”, the crowds always go wild. All eyes were on her when she dropped her first album, <em style="box-sizing: border-box;">There’s Something About Remy: Based on a True Story</em> in 2006. The album traveled all the way up to number two on the <a href="http://www.billboard.com/artist/364848/remy-ma/chart?f=335" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1177aa; text-decoration: none;">Billboard Rap Charts</a>. Since then, she’s been absent from the rap game for a minute, but has resumed her rap career and is back to business; taking multiple wins from all directions. Last year, BET reported that Remy was the only female rapper to be nominated for the 59th Annual Grammy Awards, which will be held on February 12th.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Whether you’re familiar with the Grammy-nominated rapper or not, here are five facts you need to know about this Hip-Hop Titaness:</span></div>

Remy Ma: 5 Fast Fast Facts You Need to Know

As one of the few successful female rappers of the new millennium, Remy Ma has proven that she can hang with some of the greatest female ...

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Kanye West: 5 Fast Facts You Need To Know

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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Chicago hip-hop artist Kanye West is one of the most prominent figures not just in hip-hop but music. Winning <a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/grammy-history-what-artists-have-won-most-awards-over-years-2305993" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1177aa; text-decoration: none;">21 Grammys</a> in his career, creating his own fashion line and <a href="http://www.flightclub.com/adidas/yeezy" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1177aa; text-decoration: none;">collaborating with Adidas on shoes</a>, at the age of 39, West is being mentioned amongst legends. On top of this, Kanye West has run <a href="https://www.kanyewest.com/tour/" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1177aa; text-decoration: none;">five international tours</a> and produced videos for the majority of his releases. Teaming up with celebrities and artists his entire career, Kanye West is known inside and outside the music industry.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Kanye West came on the hip-hop scene in 2003 with his debut single ‘<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jr_5yTNvIt4" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1177aa; text-decoration: none;">Through the Wire</a>‘ and from that point the rest is history. Since then Kanye has released seven full-length solo albums and won a myriad of awards for all of them. West is also part of one of the most important power couples in the industry in being married to mogul Kim Kardashian. Having his influence in main circles here are five fast facts to bring you up to speed on the prolific hip-hop artist.</span></div>

Kanye West: 5 Fast Facts You Need To Know

Chicago hip-hop artist Kanye West is one of the most prominent figures not just in hip-hop but music. Winning 21 Grammys in his career,...

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