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HID headlights have always been a target for thieves, and some brands of automobiles have earned a reputation for being easy to steal from. Such is the case with Porsche, which is why a Miami-Dade Circuit Court judge recently approved a class action lawsuit over Porsche’s headlight design.

Not every HID headlight stolen winds up in another car, however   …  More

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I have always been a big action sports fan because they require you to push past your comfort zone and through moments of hesitation–I think this is what has always attracted me to skateboarding. I got to test my mettle in this department when I traveled four hours north from the White Mountains to Lake Tahoe, which straddles the California-Nevada border. I had heard about a popular rock for cliff jumping, and I did a little research and hiked out to it in the hopes that I would find some people I could photograph jumping.

Unfortunately, the place was abandoned and the jump looked gnarly, so I talked myself out of doing it. For the next two days I took some cool sunset and scenic shots, but I couldn’t stop thinking about the jump and how I had chickened out. Nevertheless, I got ready to leave and began driving away. Suddenly  …  Pictures and more

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Monster Beverage Corporation, a leading marketer and distributor of energy drinks and one of the biggest athlete and event sponsors in action sports, is facing a lawsuit over the death of a 14-year-old girl who died of cardiac arrhythmia after drinking Monster Energy.

The wrongful death case, filed on October 17 in California Superior Court in Riverside County, Calif., is bolstered by recently released Food and Drug Administration incident reports showing that, between 2004 and June of this year, five people may have died after drinking the highly caffeinated energy drink   …  More

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A Maryland man ran an entire 26-mile marathon in flip-flop sandals and he’s hoping to make it into the Guinness World Book of Records for the feat.

Keith Lavasseur, 34, of Glen Burnie finished the marathon in 29th place out of 3,024 runners within a brisk two hours, 46 minutes and 58 seconds — all while wearing black ‘Reef’ sandals.

Other runners who noticed Lavasseur’s footwear were mostly supportive and wished him good luck as he sped past them, beside a couple runners who called him nuts for the stunt   …  More

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