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I caught my neighbor selling illegal haircuts, so I did what any good person would do. I kept my mouth shut.When the weather permits I like to work in my little backyard here in Brooklyn. It’s a 20’ by 25’ postage stamp of cement and dirt surrounded by the small plots of my neighbors. Over the past couple of weeks as New York City has endured its lockdown, I have noticed one neighbor, day in and day out, cutting people’s hair a few yards down. At first I thought maybe it’s just family haircuts, but unless this guy has old...

Students Rewarded for Tattling at School Tue Apr 26, 9:26 AM ET Add to My Yahoo! U.S. National - AP By DOUG GROSS, Associated Press Writer ATLANTA - For a growing number of students, the easiest way to make a couple of hundred dollars has nothing to do with chores or after-school jobs, and everything to do with informing on classmates. Photo AP Photo Tragedies like last month's deadly shooting at a Red Lake, Minn., school have prompted more schools to offer cash and other prizes — including pizza and premium parking spots — to students who report classmates who...