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A former mayor in Massachusetts was stabbed outside a cannabis dispensary he owns, according to officials. Will Flanagan, 45, served as the Democratic mayor of Fall River from 2010 until 2014, when he faced a recall election after being accused of showing a gun to one of his political rivals, Jasiel Correia, according to The Herald News. The Fall River Police Department said the stabbing happened on Monday at around 5 p.m. outside Cosmopolitan Dispensary, which Flanagan owns. Police said Flanagan suffered "significant injuries" and was transported to a hospital, where he was listed in serious but stable condition. Fall...

A massive brawl erupted inside a famous Texas fast food joint earlier this month, resulting in several arrests. As KSAT reported, police were dispatched to a Whataburger in San Antonio after 3 a.m. on October 5 to respond to the fight, which happened over an order mix-up. In the video, several people shout as a huge brawl breaks out inside the establishment. The larger part of the brawl happens to the left. A young white man appears to get the worst of the punishment as several Hispanic-looking individuals can be seen pounding him while he’s helplessly lying on the ground....