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A mummified monk found preserved in Mongolia last week has been baffling and astounding those who uncovered him. The monk was found wrapped in traditional Buddhist robes   Senior Buddhists say the monk, found sitting in the lotus position, is in a deep meditative trance and not dead. Forensic examinations are under way on the remains, found wrapped in cattle skins in north-central Mongolia. Scientists have yet to determine how the monk is so well preserved, though some think Mongolia’s cold weather could be the reason. But Dr Barry Kerzin, a physician to Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, told the Siberian Times that the monk was in a rare state of meditation called “tukdam”. “If the meditator can continue to stay in this meditative state, he can become a Buddha,” Dr Kerzin said. The monk was discovered after being stolen by a man hoping to sell him on the black market. Mongolian police have arrested the culprit and the monk is now being guarded at the ...

Since the new series about O.J. Simpson’s murder trial has emerged, a LOT of previously unknown information has emerged- the details within this story being some of that info. A private investigator, by the name of William C. Dear, spent several years closely and vigorously investigating the events surrounding the murders of O.J.’s ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend, Ronald Goldman. Author, William C. Dear has written a book called, O’J. Is Guilty But Not Of Murder, about the very interesting details he’s found out that were never publicized in the media. O.J. Is Guilty But Not Of Murder, Available On Amazon Dear has provided findings to back his claims that it was NOT O.J. who committed the murders, but it was his SON, Jason Simpson, who did. Jason was in his early 20’s at the time of the murders and and here is what was reported about the details listed in Dear’s book from his investigation: Via VillageVoice.com: [O.J.] hired a prominent criminal defense attorne...

by: Terry Spencer Associated Press (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP) Feb 3, 2016   Dontrell Stephens arrives at the Federal courthouse in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016, for the start of his civil trial. Stephens is suing Palm Beach County deputy Adams Lin and the Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office, alleging his civil rights were violated. He is seeking in excess of $5 million to cover his medical treatment and future care. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP) FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A federal jury awarded $23.1 million on Wednesday to a 22-year-old Black man who was unarmed when he was shot and paralyzed by a sheriff’s deputy, but Florida lawmakers will have to approve any award above $200,000. The six-woman, two-man jury ruled after 3½ hours of deliberation that Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Sgt. Adams Lin violated Dontrell Stephens’ civil rights when he shot him in September 2013. Lin, who had ...