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Ramon Ramirez is the managing editor, and formerly the Dot&#8217;s news director, entertainment editor, and evening editor. His work has appeared in the Washington Post, Grantland, Washington City Paper, Austin American-Statesman, and Austin Monitor.

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‘Do you not remember?’: TikToker confronts police officer who allegedly put him in jail

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People are pissed YG asked his 3-year-old to smell a bag of weed

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