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trains Norfolk Southern gave $5 to Ohio East Palestinians affected by toxic train explosion Thom Dunn

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music Ozzy Osbourne sells bat plushie with detachable head David Pescovitz

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privacy Signal creator building end-to-end encrypted AI chat Séamus Bellamy

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politics ICE Barbie and Duck Dynasty jerk want immigrants to compete for basic human rights Grant St. Clair

fashion Nudity and billowing outfits banned on Cannes' red carpet Rob Beschizza

amazon James Bond is (almost) back in action Mark Cerulli

bizarre competitions Wolfing down scalding hot biscuits and other weird contests from 1897 Mark Frauenfelder

artificial intelligence Keep A.I. weird! Allan Rose Hill

creative writing Ray Bradbury used 98 dimes to write the first draft of "Fahrenheit 451" on a coin-operated typewriter Mark Frauenfelder

florida Rapture believer demands return of $1,000 tips at Florida taco restaurant Mark Frauenfelder

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tabloids Meghan Markle's "casting couch" and an Epstein "sex slave" murdered in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

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