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Pattaya City, Thailand: Police fine 7 people for gambling on card games. (source)
Poughkeepsie, NY: 2 men rob a card game and hit someone with a blunt object. (source)
Covina, CA: Man pulls a gun and robs a Toys-R-Us. (source)
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Jacksonville, FL: Woman pleads guilty to murder after shaking her baby to death for continuously crying while she was trying to play Farmville. (source)
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