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Lord Jesus Christ hit by car

NORTHAMPTON, Mass.

The victim might have forgiven the woman who ran him down in a Massachusetts crosswalk, but police haven’t.

Police say a Pittsfield woman has been cited for running down a man named Lord Jesus Christ as he crossed a street in Northampton last week.

The 50-year-old man is from Belchertown. Officers checked his ID and discovered that, indeed, his legal name is Lord Jesus Christ. He was taken to the hospital for treatment of minor facial injuries.

Police say 20-year-old Brittany Cantarella was cited for failing to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk.

Peruvian moms celebrate their day in the boxing ring

LIMA, Peru

Forget brunch.

Sports promoters in a Peruvian city honored its mothers by inviting them to slip on gloves and head protectors and try to punch one another’s lights out.

Sunday’s Mother’s Day bouts took place in a grassy, makeshift ring in Huancayo, at 10,500 feet above sea level.

Ten women took a day off from farm work to spar in three-round bouts while clad in “polleras,” the colorful, embroidered skirts typical of the Andean region.

Some were knocked down by powerful blows but quickly got back up.

Promoters said the success of Peruvian boxer Kina Malpartida, the current world super-flyweight champion, is inspiring women in Junin state to take up the sport.

About 200 spectators were on hand.