Parents behind ‘Balloon Boy’ hoax get a pardon
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On Wednesday, Colorado’s governor pardoned parents who claimed their 6-year-old son was a passenger on a makeshift balloon that had taken to the skies. According to Colorado Public Radio, Richard and Mayumi Heene applied for the pardon a year ago. The Heenes were among 16 people Governor Jared Polis had pardoned. More than a decade …