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Cornell bans bear butchering after students carved up creature in dorm kitchen
Cornell University has banned the processing of wild game in its school kitchens after students reportedly butchered a bear in a dormitory kitchen. The move is intended to address concerns about food safety, sanitation and the suitability of handling large wild animals in shared residential facilities. The article says the rule followed an incident involving…
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Martha Reeves Blames Backup Singers For Botched National Anthem, Attempts Solo Version On Detroit TV News
Martha Reeves has responded to criticism of her widely mocked rendition of the US national anthem at the inaugural Women’s Professional Baseball League event. Speaking to Fox 2 Detroit, the Motown singer blamed the accompanying vocalists, saying she had not rehearsed with them, before performing a solo repeat; the episode has attracted attention because the…
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Buc-ee’s dodges John Oliver to sue another small business
Buc-ee’s has filed a trademark lawsuit against Beaver’s Mini Mart, a long-established convenience store in Beavercreek, Ohio, alleging that its cartoon beaver logo could be confused with Buc-ee’s branding. The case draws attention to Buc-ee’s history of taking legal action against smaller businesses, while it has not pursued John Oliver after he publicly challenged it…
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White House removes Taylor Swift song after copyright restriction
The White House TikTok account briefly used Taylor Swift’s song “august” to mock the singer, then removed it after a copyright restriction was applied, before pivoting to another of her tracks to continue the taunting. The episode highlights the ongoing online friction between Donald Trump’s team and Swift, whose political stances and music have repeatedly…
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Taylor Swift’s ‘August’ removed from Donald Trump TikTok post that joked she would be “super excited” about its use
Taylor Swift’s song ‘August’ has been removed from a TikTok video posted by Donald Trump’s team after the account joked that she would be “super excited” about its use. The removal matters because it follows a long-running political and public dispute between Swift and Trump, although Swift has not commented on the latest incident. The…
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Trump’s hair-raising appearance in Las Vegas sends online sleuths into a frenzy over president’s impossible glow-up
Donald Trump’s appearance in Las Vegas prompted widespread online speculation about his hair after photographs and footage appeared to show a markedly different look. The reaction matters chiefly as an example of how quickly a politician’s appearance can become a viral subject, with social-media users circulating jokes and unverified theories. Commenters focused on whether Trump’s…
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Taylor Swift mutes Trump TikTok post using August
Taylor Swift disabled the audio on a Team Trump TikTok post that used her song “august”, in what was reported as her first direct action against Donald Trump’s use of her music on social media. The incident highlights Swift’s unusual ability to control political uses of her work online, as she owns both her masters…
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Terrifying video shows women chased through the streets by man released from prison NINE times in allegedly unprovoked attacks
The article reports that video footage shows women being chased through streets in Charlotte, North Carolina, in what are described as apparently unprovoked attacks. It focuses on concerns that the suspect had repeatedly been released from prison, raising questions about public safety and the handling of repeat offenders. According to the headline, the man had…
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Contrapoints devours forbidden, decadent games | Shelf Quest
YouTuber and video essayist Natalie Wynn, known as ContraPoints, discusses her relationship with video games in an episode of Polygon’s Shelf Quest. The feature presents gaming as something she regarded as forbidden and therefore especially appealing in childhood, before becoming a subject she now streams on her ContraPointsLive channel. Filmed at videogamesnewyork in Manhattan’s East…
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Unearthed clip of El-Sayed revealing his ‘hate’ for iconic Michigan town sparks online firestorm: ‘Dark heart’
Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed has faced online criticism after a clip from a 2020 documentary resurfaced in which he says he “hates” Mackinac Island, a well-known Michigan tourist destination. The remarks have drawn attention because of the island’s cultural and symbolic importance within the state, with critics using the clip to question his…