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  • Jess Sabine
    5:23 am Fri, Apr 23, 2021
    College student wins settlement after being sexually assaulted by Harris County deputies for 11 minutes

    Charneisha Corley, a college student in Houston, TX, area, was pulled over for a traffic stop in a Texaco gas station parking lot. Three female deputies from the Harris County… Read the rest of the article: College student wins settlement after being sexually assaulted by Harris County deputies for 11 minutes

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  • Jess Sabine
    6:04 am Thu, Apr 22, 2021
    Fake Pfizer vaccines found in Mexico and Poland

    Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer said on Wednesday that they've found two instances of fake Covid-19 vaccines being sold under their name. One of them, in Mexico, was sold to around 80… Read the rest of the article: Fake Pfizer vaccines found in Mexico and Poland

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  • Jess Sabine
    5:51 am Thu, Apr 22, 2021
    What commercial do you hate the most?

    The 12-second ads on YouTube are unskippable. We are hard-pressed to ignore those sidebar retargeting ads for that loft bed you looked at once on Amazon. Then there is television… Read the rest of the article: What commercial do you hate the most?

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  • Jess Sabine
    5:03 am Thu, Apr 22, 2021
    Ohio Republicans want to honor Trump with his own state park

    Republican leaders in Ohio have introduced a bill to rename Mosquito Lake State Park. The new name? According to the bill, introduced by freshman state Representative Mike Loychik, the park… Read the rest of the article: Ohio Republicans want to honor Trump with his own state park

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  • Jess Sabine
    11:45 am Wed, Apr 21, 2021
    Judge orders L.A. to build shelter for Skid Row homeless within 180 days

    Federal Judge David O. Carter today issued a 110-page order slamming L.A. city officials' inability to reign in the growth of the city's homeless population, noting encampments in nearly every… Read the rest of the article: Judge orders L.A. to build shelter for Skid Row homeless within 180 days

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  • Jess Sabine
    8:00 am Wed, Apr 21, 2021
    Spend physical money on digital horses, if you're into that sort of thing

    Zed Run is what happens when the Kentucky Derby and Barbie Horse Adventures have a strangely successful digital child. Selling roughly 4,450 digital horses in its first year, Australia-based studio… Read the rest of the article: Spend physical money on digital horses, if you're into that sort of thing

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  • Jess Sabine
    5:45 am Wed, Apr 21, 2021
    Livelihoods of South Korea's "sea women" threatened by climate change

    In South Korea, haenyeo, or "sea women", spend up to seven hours a day in the frigid seas off Geoje Island harvesting seashells, conches, seaweed, sea cucumbers, and more to… Read the rest of the article: Livelihoods of South Korea's "sea women" threatened by climate change

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  • Jess Sabine
    5:16 am Wed, Apr 21, 2021
    Lidl Ireland becomes "first major retailer in the world" to offer free sanitary products

    Lidl Ireland, to alleviate period poverty, will provide free boxes of tampons and sanitary pads through their Lidl Plus app. Starting April 19, users can receive a monthly coupon for… Read the rest of the article: Lidl Ireland becomes "first major retailer in the world" to offer free sanitary products

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  • Jess Sabine
    7:02 am Tue, Apr 20, 2021
    Long Island Trump yard shrine "just straight up uncomfortable" to look at

    Someone in St. James, N.Y., converted their front yard into a sprawling, cursed shrine to Donald Trump: there's a large "TRU P" sign on the roof; a mailbox with a… Read the rest of the article: Long Island Trump yard shrine "just straight up uncomfortable" to look at

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  • Jess Sabine
    5:16 am Tue, Apr 20, 2021
    Northern Ireland's DUP says "praying away the gay" isn't conversion therapy

    Northern Ireland's Democratic Union Party (DUP) doesn't consider "praying the gay away" to be a form of conversion therapy, and is planning to debate the issue on April 20. Members… Read the rest of the article: Northern Ireland's DUP says "praying away the gay" isn't conversion therapy

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  • Jess Sabine
    7:20 am Mon, Apr 19, 2021
    A former far-right extremist says leaving was like "escaping a cult"

    Caolan Robertson knew he was gay from a young age, growing up in Ireland and northern England. However, it was when he moved to London that he began to experience… Read the rest of the article: A former far-right extremist says leaving was like "escaping a cult"

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  • Jess Sabine
    6:10 am Sat, Apr 17, 2021
    New Zealand aiming to be "smoke free" by 2025

    In a series of proposals known as the Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Action Plan, New Zealand is striving to eliminate tobacco sales for the entire country. Eventually, the country plans to… Read the rest of the article: New Zealand aiming to be "smoke free" by 2025

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  • Jess Sabine
    7:12 am Fri, Apr 16, 2021
    Watch: dad shows rabid bobcat who's boss

    Unfortunately, or fortunately, the bobcat in the video was later put down and tested positive for rabies. However, it's always nice to watch a family man Hulk out and protect… Read the rest of the article: Watch: dad shows rabid bobcat who's boss

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  • Jess Sabine
    5:41 am Fri, Apr 16, 2021
    New Zealand artist brings life to funerals with bizarre coffins

    Attendants at Phil McLean's funeral were shocked, but delighted, by their dearly departed's coffin, which was shaped like a giant cream donut. Phil's own cousin, Ross Hall, created the coffin… Read the rest of the article: New Zealand artist brings life to funerals with bizarre coffins

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  • Jess Sabine
    7:45 am Thu, Apr 15, 2021
    Homophobic Arizona sex ed law so poorly-written they accidentally banned telling kids about heterosexual marriage

    House and Senate lawmakers in Arizona have recently passed legislation that bans teachers from discussing or teaching anything regarding "sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression" without getting signed permission… Read the rest of the article: Homophobic Arizona sex ed law so poorly-written they accidentally banned telling kids about heterosexual marriage

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  • Jess Sabine
    7:10 am Thu, Apr 15, 2021
    Watch: Someone's mother accidentally experiences edibles

    Someone's mother mistook marijuana bread for gluten-free bread. She also made the wise decision to record her trip. "How embarrassing am I… to… EAT banana- pot- banana nut bread pot?"… Read the rest of the article: Watch: Someone's mother accidentally experiences edibles

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  • Jess Sabine
    6:41 am Thu, Apr 15, 2021
    High school renamed to honor Hank Aaron instead of racist

    On Monday, the Atlanta Board of Education voted unanimously to change the name of a local high school currently bearing the name of Confederate general and KKK leader Nathan Forrest.… Read the rest of the article: High school renamed to honor Hank Aaron instead of racist

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  • Jess Sabine
    4:38 am Thu, Apr 15, 2021
    Watch: The upsetting life cycle of a Xenomorph set to the "Up" theme

    Everyone loves a good chestburster. Enjoy watching the miracle of life thanks to Bag ingi on YouTube.

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  • Jess Sabine
    4:00 am Thu, Apr 15, 2021
    Battle-axe bisexuals and LGBTQ infighting

    There are a few things you learn to avoid as a pansexual person on the internet: Fruitless arguments with bigoted FaceBook acquaintances Most Reddit comment sections M-Spec Exclusionists  "What's an… Read the rest of the article: Battle-axe bisexuals and LGBTQ infighting

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  • Jess Sabine
    9:43 am Wed, Apr 14, 2021
    Arkansas joins Georgia in passing voting restrictions

    On April 13, Arkansas approved of three bills (Senate Bill 486, Senate Bill 487, and House Bill 1715) which, much like Georgia's own recent legislation, would ban people from providing… Read the rest of the article: Arkansas joins Georgia in passing voting restrictions

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