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law Cop fired and arrested after pulling gun on colleague who microwaved fish Rob Beschizza

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prison Man who stole $11 million from prison has a new trick: escaping Jason Weisberger

crime Loony Toon sentenced to 20 years in prison for shooting at cops Rob Beschizza

weather Mysterious New England boom was meteor Rob Beschizza

podcasts A murderer's daughter listened to a podcast about her dad and got physically sick Mark Frauenfelder

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Technology A company accidentally spent $500 million on Claude in one month Ellsworth Toohey

politics An Iraqi journalist threw his shoes at George W. Bush, kicking off a copycat era Ellsworth Toohey

Entertainment Freedomland USA: was this 1960s theme park just a five-year land scam? Ruben Bolling

music Ozzy Osbourne AI avatar will be 'tasteful' Rob Beschizza

gadgets Europe fines Temu €200m for selling dangerous chargers and baby toys Rob Beschizza

bad idea Starbucks Korea chose "Tank Day" for the anniversary of a massacre Jason Weisberger

the shadowy world of a car that does not exist Knight Rider car never leaves museum but keeps getting tickets Rob Beschizza

privacy Tucker Carlson, hacked on his own podcast, blames mental patients and asks for biometrics Ellsworth Toohey

LAPD discovers huge fireworks cache, raising fears of another LAPD fireworks disaster Jason Weisberger

the duh in Florida Florida cops drop ticket for woman accused of holding phone in hand she does not have Jason Weisberger

politics Starbucks Korea chief apologizes for massacre-themed marketing promotion Rob Beschizza