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

Science The chemistry behind Garden Grove's runaway chemical tank Ellsworth Toohey

books Cartoonist Jeff Smith, author of "Bone," is getting comics' most prestigious honor Ruben Bolling

Doubt A deleted recording blows up Melania's Epstein story Jason Weisberger

brains The brain-in-a-bucket drug lab is here Jason Weisberger

gadgets Microsoft Surface Ultra laptop features Nvidia's new Spark platform Rob Beschizza

gadgets United flight declares emergency over Bluetooth broadcast, passengers say Rob Beschizza

Space Blue Origin rocket explodes during Florida test Rob Beschizza

A coder fed 20 years of his messages to AI to audit his friendships Ellsworth Toohey

art Artist paints Zuckerberg's yacht on fire Rob Beschizza

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

crime Google employee charged with fraud after winning $1.2m on Polymarket Rob Beschizza

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

History Hengefinder finds streets that perfectly frame the setting sun Rob Beschizza

television Paramount backs off attempt to suppress Stephen Colbert's post-Late Show public access party Ruben Bolling

Grandpa Pudding Brains pauses Memorial Day tribute to workshop a joke about dead soldiers named Donald Jason Weisberger

politics Irish councilor proposes tiny statue of mosquito blamed for killing invader Oliver Cromwell Rob Beschizza

reddit "Smosh Reads Reddit Stories" is my new podcast obsession Jennifer Sandlin

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