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'Sad Grandpa' planning cookout and everyone's invited

Published: Sunday, March 20, 2016 @ 5:44 PM
Updated: Sunday, March 20, 2016 @ 5:44 PM
By: Cox Media Group National Content Desk

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The grandfather who won hearts and Internet fame after cooking 12 burgers for six grandchildren only to have just one show up is planning a cookout and everyone is invited.

Kelsey Harmon tweeted a photo of her grandfather, “Papaw,” sadly eating a burger Wednesday. It was shared thousands of times and gained so much traction it made it to Twitter's "moments" page, which tracks trending tweets and compiles them into a feed.

Well, the grandchildren made it over for some burgers and now Papaw is inviting everyone to join them.

A cookout is planned for Saturday at a flea market the family owns in Purcell, Oklahoma, according to Buzzfeed. Burgers are $2 and “I had a burger with Papaw” T-shirts will be available for $25.

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Papaw plans to cook and take pictures all day if people show up, grandson Brock Harmon tweeted. The barbecue and souvenirs were Papaw’s idea.

“It was Papaw’s idea to have the cookout,” Kelsey told Buzzfeed. “He loves all of this. He never ever thought he would be a celebrity.”

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American Airlines plane with hydraulic fluid leak safely lands at Florida airport

Published: Saturday, April 21, 2018 @ 7:12 PM
By: Chelsea Todaro, Palm Beach Post

File photo. (Photo by Tim Boyle/Getty Images) Tim Boyle/Getty Images
File photo. (Photo by Tim Boyle/Getty Images)(Tim Boyle/Getty Images)

PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — An American Airlines plane flying from Charlotte, North Carolina, to Palm Beach International Airport developed a hydraulic leak Saturday afternoon. 

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Palm Beach County Fire Rescue crews responded to the airport after the plane landed safely at the gate at about 1:07 p.m, according to Capt. Albert Borroto.

The plane -- which was scheduled to land at PBI -- did not need to make an emergency landing, and there are no reports of injuries, Leonard Serratore of PBI said. 

It is unclear if the plane experienced the leak before or after the plane took off from Charlotte. 

In August 2016, a similar incident with an American Airlines plane occurred at PBI in which the plane developed a hydraulic leak on a taxiway. In that instance, 23 passengers and one flight attendant were taken to area hospitals with minor injuries, including burning eyes, itchy skin and difficulty breathing.

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Trump considers pardon for late boxer Jack Johnson

Published: Saturday, April 21, 2018 @ 7:04 PM
By: Christine Stapleton and George Bennett, Palm Beach Post

FILE - This undated photo shows boxer Jack Johnson. President Donald Trump says he's considering
FILE - This undated photo shows boxer Jack Johnson. President Donald Trump says he's considering "a Full Pardon!" for boxing's first black heavyweight champion more than 100 years after Jack Johnson was convicted by all-white jury of "immorality" for one of his relationships. Trump tweets that the actor Sylvester Stallone called him to share Johnson's story. Trump says Johnson's "trials and tribulations were great, his life complex and controversial." The president adds: "Others have looked at this over the years, most thought it would be done, but yes, I am considering a Full Pardon!" (AP Photo/File(AP)

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Prodded by actor Sylvester Stallone, President Donald Trump said he’s considering a posthumous pardon for boxing's first black heavyweight champion, more than 100 years after he was convicted by an all-white jury of accompanying a white woman across state lines.

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Jack Johnson, who died in 1946, was convicted in 1913 for violating the Mann Act, which made it illegal to transport women across state lines for "immoral" purposes.

"His trials and tribulations were great, his life complex and controversial," Trump tweeted Saturday afternoon from Mar-a-Lago. "Others have looked at this over the years, most thought it would be done, but yes, I am considering a Full Pardon!"

Johnson's family has tried to get a posthumous pardon for years. The tweet comes a week after Trump pardoned I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, a top aide to former Vice President Dick Cheney.

The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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'Mini-Me' actor Verne Troyer dead at 49

Published: Saturday, April 21, 2018 @ 4:21 PM
By: Jared Leone, Cox Media Group National Content Desk

Verne Troyer, famous for his role as
Verne Troyer, famous for his role as "Mini-Me" in the Austin Powers comedies, died Saturday. He was 49. (Photo: Verne Troyer/Facebook)

— Verne Troyer, famous for his role as Mini-Me in the "Austin Powers" comedies, died Saturday. He was 49. 

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‘Full Metal Jacket’ actor R. Lee Ermey dead at 74

Published: Sunday, April 15, 2018 @ 7:09 PM
By: Jared Leone, Cox Media Group National Content Desk

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— Actor R. Lee Ermey, famous for his role as Gunnery Sgt. Hartman in “Full Metal Jacket” died Sunday. He was 74. 

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