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Student loses teeth in ‘trash talk’ beating, police say

A UW-Madison student ended up carrying his teeth early Saturday morning after he was hit in the mouth by a trash talking stranger, Madison police reported. The assault was reported at 2:49 a.m. Saturday in the 600 block of University Avenue, according to a police news release. The 19-year-old victim had the two knocked-out teeth put back into his mouth by a doctor, and he also got a few stitches in his lip.