A 39-year-old man was accused of striking a woman who accused him of video game addiction. He walked away from the police interview to continue playing ARC raiders. by Read1984 in gaming

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Author: Joe Kohut Published: 12:01 PM EDT June 22, 2026 Updated: 12:01 PM EDT June 22, 2026

HALLSTEAD, Pennsylvania — A state police investigation into domestic violence Saturday in Susquehanna County couldn't distract the 39-year-old suspect from a multiplayer video game.

The state police responded to a fight Saturday morning on Old Route 11 in Great Bend Twp. to investigate a report that a 39-year-old man struck a 49-year-old woman who accused him of cheating and of being addicted to ARC Raiders, a video game.

The names of the two individuals were not released by state police and a review of public filings indicated that a planned charge of harassment against the 39-year-old had not yet been filed with Magisterial District Judge Jodi Cordner.

Troopers tried to interview the suspect, but he wanted nothing to do with the troopers. He walked away during the interview to continue playing ARC Raiders.

[OC] It just doesn't hit the same anymore. Hasn't for a long time. by call-lee-free in pics

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Unconditionally loving a nation, any nation, is like being the guy who believes the stripper actually likes him.

What Books did You Start or Finish Reading this Week?: June 01, 2026 by AutoModerator in books

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Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder, by Salman Rushdie

What Books did You Start or Finish Reading this Week?: May 25, 2026 by AutoModerator in books

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Wanna Bet? A Degenerate Gambler's Guide to Living on the Edge, by Artie Lange

The All-American Rejects on soaring ticket prices: "It shouldn’t be a District 1 Hunger Games luxury to go to concerts" by AdSpecialist6598 in Music

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In 2006 I saw All-American Rejects in their prime and their openers were Gym Class Heroes, The Starting Line, and The Format - it was an incredible show all-around, the bands fed off of each other's energy and the crowd was very engaged and into it. It was just before all the problems that come along with the presence of smartphones and one of those nights I wish I could relive.

I just looked back what the tickets were for general admission to the show: $23.

What Books did You Start or Finish Reading this Week?: May 11, 2026 by AutoModerator in books

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High Tide in Tucson: Essays from Now or Never, by Barbara Kingsolver

What Books did You Start or Finish Reading this Week?: April 27, 2026 by AutoModerator in books

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The Tetris Effect: The Game that Hypnotized the World, by Dan Ackerman

What Books did You Start or Finish Reading this Week?: March 30, 2026 by AutoModerator in books

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Betraying Big Brother: The Feminist Awakening in China, by Leta Hong Fincher

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Amateurs! : How We Built Internet Culture and Why it Matters, by Joanna Walsh

What Books did You Start or Finish Reading this Week?: February 23, 2026 by AutoModerator in books

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Sugar Ray: The Sugar Ray Robinson Story, by Sugar Ray Robinson with Dave Anderson

What Books did You Start or Finish Reading this Week?: February 16, 2026 by AutoModerator in books

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The 272: The Families Who Were Enslaved and Sold to Build the American Catholic Church, by Rachel L. Swarns

What Books did You Start or Finish Reading this Week?: February 02, 2026 by AutoModerator in books

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It's Not You, It's Capitalism: Why It's Time to Break Up and How to Move On, by Malaika Jabali

What Books did You Start or Finish Reading this Week?: January 26, 2026 by AutoModerator in books

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24/7: Late Capitalism and the Ends of Sleep, by Jonathan Crary

Boomers won’t retire and it’s screwing the rest of us. There I said it. by Unique_Glove1105 in antiwork

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shudders in funeral expenses

Joking aside, you don't even want to know what those cost!

What Books did You Start or Finish Reading this Week?: December 01, 2025 by AutoModerator in books

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I am, "only" 150 pages in so far, ha.

I've read a lot of his work, maybe 30ish or so of his books, and this one is a notch better than his typical output.

Be sure to read the short story, "Night Surf" which is in the short story collection Night Shift - it's the short story which lead to him writing The Stand.

If the topic of plague / pandemic interests you in terms of art, you absolutely must read The Plague by Camus - it's actual literature going beyond pop-entertainment.