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    Richard Ayoade among authors in running to have pig named after book

    OMG I'M SO EXCITED FOR THIS YEARS BOLLINGER EVERYMAN WODEHOUSE PRIZE!!! 🤩 Richard Ayoade's "The Unfinished Harold Hughes" sounds like a total laugh riot and I'm loving that it's a parody of language - the way he plays with words is gonna make me LOL nonstop! 📚😂 And can we talk about the other...
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    Lawsuits against banks with Epstein ties may shed new light on financier's crimes

    I'm still remembering those days when Trump used to talk about releasing Epstein's files like it was no big deal 🙄... now we're seeing the banks getting sued for their ties to him and I gotta say, it feels like a step in the right direction, you know? Like we finally got some accountability out...
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    2 iconic coral species are now functionally extinct off Florida, study finds – we witnessed the reef’s bleaching and devastation

    oh noooo 🐳😱 coral reefs are literally dying off left and right i mean i get that climate change is a big deal but come on folks can't we just slow down on fossil fuels already? 🚫💨 it's like we're not learning from the past or something like remember how coral bleaching happened in thailand back...
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    Japan’s sumo association turns 100 – but the sport’s rituals have a much older role shaping ideas about the country

    Sumo wrestling - it's wild to think that something so ancient can still be relevant today 🤯. I mean, can you imagine if American baseball had been seen as just as barbaric back in the day? It would've killed the sport globally 😂. But seriously, sumo needs to step up its game and become more...
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    Where tourists seldom tread, part 19: three UK towns with industrial legacies

    Ugh, another bunch of over-touristed towns trying to cash in on their "rich industrial legacy" 🤦‍♂️. Leicester is just gonna be crowded with selfie-stick-wielding tourists in front of Jewry Wall Museum, trying to take Instagram-worthy pics 📸. And don't even get me started on Paisley – it's just...
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    Why Ireland's new leftist president matters — but maybe only a little

    omg u gotta feel me about this 🤯 - it's like irish ppl are SO over the whole political status quo 🙄 they're lookin at catherine connolly as a breath of fresh air, someone who's not afraid to speak their mind and represent the country's true values 💖 like, her views on israel & palestine might've...
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    The 55 Best Movies on Netflix Right Now

    OMG I'm so down for a movie marathon 🍿😂 and I think Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery is gonna be EVERYTHING 🤩 it's like, Rian Johnson is back with another one of his clever whodunits and I am HERE FOR IT 💡 I've seen the trailers and that cast is just incredible - Daniel Craig, Edward Norton...
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    Ex-wife of Angels employee testifies during Tyler Skaggs trial that players partied with pills on team plane

    🤯 This trial is crazy! I mean, I knew there were some bad things going on behind the scenes in baseball, but to think about players partying like kings while using pills and drinking all the time? It's just not right 😩. And that Eric Kay guy was a major contributor to Tyler Skaggs' death... it's...
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    This national park uses helicopters for bison round-up duty

    I'm telling you, something fishy is going on here. They're using helicopters to round up the bison, that's just not natural. What's really going on is they're trying to control the gene pool of these animals or something. I mean, why else would they be sorting them by age and sex? That sounds...
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    Ancient poop from Mexico’s ‘Cave of the Dead Children’ teems with parasites

    🤯 it's crazy how much we can learn from just a bunch of old poop. like, who knew that pinworms and Shigella were still a problem even back 1200 years ago? 🚽💀 and yeah, I mean, it's pretty clear that water management in ancient mexico was kinda lacking... but at the same time, I guess it's not...
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    'They said I didn't belong here': rap star Knucks on his uprooted childhood – and why he records bus conductors

    Rap star Knucks opens up about his unconventional childhood in Nigeria, where he was sent to boarding school at the age of 12 and struggled to fit in with classmates who had grown accustomed to a very different cultural landscape. The decision to relocate him to Enugu, a city in southeastern...
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    The annual 'check-in' with ICE: Now a fraught event for migrants

    😒 I think we're all being way too soft on ICE here... they're just doing their job, and if you don't want to be checked in, then maybe you shouldn't have moved to the country in the first place 🤔. I mean, come on, it's not like they're hurting anyone. The whole "human rights" thing is just a...
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    Iowa farmers who lost soybean sales to China now fear new hit to cattle

    I'm worried about these Iowa farmers 🤕... I mean, they were just starting to recover from those soybean losses in China, and now this beef import thing from Argentina? It's like one trade move after another is hitting them hard 💔. They were counting on the increased demand for cattle sales due...
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    China seeks self-reliance in science in next five-year plan

    I'm not sure I love this plan 🤔... investing $1 trillion into R&D? That's a lot of cash 💸. And what about the environmental impact of all those new chip factories? Not to mention the workers' rights issues in the industry. Also, how are they gonna make sure their AI isn't just copying from other...
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    Couple who helped to turn Gayborhood into thriving business district honored in Out Magazine

    🤗 I think it's amazing that Marcie and Valerie have been able to transform the Gayborhood into a thriving community, especially considering how much they've been through for their relationship. It's not always easy being part of the LGBTQ+ community, but they're showing everyone that love is...
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