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A Michigan family is grieving the heartbreaking death of their 62-year-old relative, who police said was found frozen and emaciated inside his mobile home last weekend. According to WJRT-TV, police found Arnoul Jaros dead in his below-freezing home in Saginaw County on the afternoon of Feb. 15. Jaros’ family described him as a “recluse” who also suffered from extreme social anxiety. “Arnie,” as his family called him, rarely interacted with anybody and had not held a formal job since his 20s, his family told MLive. Karina Jaros told MLive that her uncle was fiercely independent and avoided situations where he...

TRIPOLI, Lebanon - The militants began trickling into the camp about 10 months ago, distinguished by their beards, combat uniforms and the assault rifles they carried openly. They rarely smiled and spoke only to rebuke camp residents for smoking or other perceived "sins" against Islam. Residents of the Nahr el-Bared camp and surrounding areas on Tuesday described the men of the Fatah Islam militant group at the heart of the fighting as deeply religious and reclusive, rarely associating with those who lived there. Some roamed about with Kalashnikov rifles, wearing traditional Arab robes and beards without mustaches, a trademark of...

SACRAMENTO - He's used his millions to benefit exotic show horses, a home for retired chimpanzees - and California's actor-governor. William Armsted Robinson has quietly become one of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's top donors, periodically trading off the pinnacle with San Diego Chargers owner Alex Spanos and Spanish language television entrepreneur Jerry Perenchio. Stockton real estate developer Spanos and Univision owner Perenchio are high-profile businessmen with long-term interests in California. But Robinson is an elusive, reclusive man whose first major foray into influencing politics is the $650,000 he has given Schwarzenegger. Schwarzenegger fund-raiser Marty Wilson describes Robinson as a "very private,...

I thought some of you would get a kick out of this.• Kerry joined a local hockey league a few years back. Everyone had to pay $10 every game to rent the ice. The organizer said Kerry left early all the time and still owes him $60.00.• Kerry is spotted by a postal worker at the post office. When she greeted him by name, it was like he wanted to crawl under a table.• Kerry is at the Vineyard dancing with Morgan Fairchild... all over her like stink on sh_t. His hands stayed busy.• Kerry goes in a bookstore and...