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"Indian government employee charged in foiled murder-for-hire plot in New York City"

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Published: October 18, 2024 04:47

AP:The Justice Department announced criminal charges Thursday against an Indian government employee who specialized in intelligence in connection with a foiled plot to kill a Sikh separatist leader living in New York City.[The planned murder allegedly] was…

The new issue of McSweeney's is a lunchbox filled with trading cards, special pencils, and more

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Published: October 17, 2024 20:05

Issue 74 is the 25th Anniversary issue and is a few dollars off at Amazon:Coming to you housed inside a deluxe tin lunchbox illustrated by the legendary Art Spiegelman, McSweeney's 74 features a portfolio of pareidolia art by Spiegelman himself, wherein he…

Today's news and jokes

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Published: October 17, 2024 16:00

Thanks for the support and helpful detective work. For those interested in the technicalities (or in pockets and lockets), here's a quick summary of how this came to be: pic.twitter.com/nkUTHgtKzO— Elizabeth Laraki (@elizlaraki) October 15, 2024 …

Unbelievably cursed pizza, postal worker witch hat, and more Halloween delights

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Published: October 17, 2024 13:00

給你看實物 pic.twitter.com/Sw0Y7XVcKy— 碧銀‧ レヴォンツレ🦊 VTuber再準備中 (@revontulet0706) October 15, 2024 @yesi_m #strangerthings #max #halloween #halloweendecor ♬ Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) [2018 Remaster] - Kate Bush View…

A report that a US Navy Aircraft carrier was nearly struck by an apparent Houthis anti-ship missile over the summer

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Published: October 17, 2024 03:56

I happened to see this earlier today:By some accounts, an ASBM or other missile arrived at a very shallow trajectory, with minimal warning, without a chance for interception, and splashing down around 200 meters from the Eisenhower. Details gathered from…

Today's news and jokes

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Published: October 16, 2024 16:00

I desperately want to know more about the casting process for the dodo voice (and how the @ap decided to describe the voice as 'authentic.') https://t.co/vcqGCnCgRT— Franklin Leonard (@franklinleonard) October 15, 2024 Wouldn't the platypus at least have…

Alien Isolation illustrations

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Published: October 16, 2024 13:00

ᴡᴏʀᴋɪɴɢ ᴊᴏᴇ: ᴍᴏɴᴅᴀʏ ᴄᴇʟᴇʙʀᴀᴛɪɴɢ #AlienIsolation10 ғᴏʀ @SEGA + @CAGames pic.twitter.com/pZ1PDYbbLi— ᴄᴀʟᴜᴍ ᴀʟᴇxᴀɴᴅᴇʀ ᴡᴀᴛᴛ (@CalumAWatt) October 7, 2024 ᴡᴏʀᴋɪɴɢ ᴊᴏᴇ: ᴡᴇᴅɴᴇsᴅᴀʏᴄᴇʟᴇʙʀᴀᴛɪɴɢ #AlienIsolation10 ғᴏʀ @SEGA + @CAGames pic.twitter.com/d70EBoVRqq—…

Southern California "Sheriff who said deputies ‘probably’ stopped assassination attempt at Trump rally backs off a bit"

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Published: October 16, 2024 04:45

LAT: The right-wing firebrand, who is rumored to be considering a 2026 gubernatorial run, put himself back into the political spotlight over the weekend when he said his deputies probably had thwarted a third assassination attempt on former President…

"Nigeria soccer team boycotts Africa Cup qualifier after being stranded at Libya airport"

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Published: October 16, 2024 02:38

AP has a write-up:Though authorities in Libya denied it was sabotage, the Confederation of African Football which organizes the competition said it will investigate the “disturbing and unacceptable experiences” of Nigeria.From a Twitter thread: I’ve…

Today's news and jokes

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Published: October 15, 2024 16:00

As China carries out a new round of military drills today around Taiwan, official media are circulating this image from the China Coast Guard - basically to send a message that such actions are carried out with "love" from the motherland.…

Great story by the current Jets head coach explaining when he knew he wanted to be a coach

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Published: October 15, 2024 14:30

New interim #Jets HC Jeff Ulbrich fell in love with coaching thanks to @PatrickWillis52!This is such an awesome story! #49ers pic.twitter.com/5a5LxOuI9c— 49ers & NFL News 24/7 (@49ersSportsTalk) October 14, 2024 Related, I recently stumbled on this 2019…

This Twitter account is an endless stream of absolutely bizarre ocean creatures

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Published: October 15, 2024 13:00

This is the account. The big polychaetes where they're diving are amazing! Such a beautiful sparkle to it, & check out those brittle stars quickly fleeing @SchmidtOcean dive 725 #ChileMargin2024 pic.twitter.com/AwpwY6vCC4— The Unknown Explorer…

Those Columbus headlines today sound like pseudo science at best

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Published: October 14, 2024 22:56

You can read the BBC article and see how little it's based on, and per this write-up, it's based on even less than that. Perfect fodder for modern "history" channels on basic cable.  Related:In recent days, a number of news sites that rely heavily on…

Secret NYC synagogue tunnel update: the defendants rejected a plea offer

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Published: October 14, 2024 21:06

NYPost: The Hasidic Jewish students who dug a secret tunnel under a Brooklyn synagogue said they’d rather go to prison than face a ban from the historic temple — as they rebuffed plea deals from prosecutors Thursday....“Being banned from 770 [Eastern…

Today's news and jokes

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Published: October 14, 2024 16:00

I’m capturing one of the most important moments in the history of spaceflight, and it was *nearly* perfect 🤣😭 pic.twitter.com/hycZMImHvJ— Andrew McCarthy (@AJamesMcCarthy) October 13, 2024 cringe so hard whenever I see one of…

Visiting the Louisiana alligator airboat tour made famous by Lana Del Rey

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Published: October 14, 2024 03:16

A fun write-upwith good photos from the trip. Reminded me of Susan Orleans's The Orchid Thief. lana del rey just posted on instagram pic.twitter.com/eLbMmI5kW0— Carla ౨ৎ (@oceanblvdvinyl) October 3, 2024

I was super confused when I heard the announcer identify a Denver Broncos receiver, and more confused when Google actually autocompleted his name the way I thought I heard it

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Published: October 13, 2024 23:30

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lil'Jordan Humphrey (@liljordanh23) From his entry at UT:Lil’Jordan Humphrey’s name is somewhat of a contradiction. At 6-foot-4-inches, 222 pounds, he is not what most would call “little,” but as a…

Today's news and jokes

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Published: October 13, 2024 16:00

@thezackwickham Pheobe Kong your mom cleaned out your room 😂 #fyp ♬ original sound - Zack Wickham @feeeeeeeeeeeeeebe caught red handed @Zack Wickham you’ll have to fight her for them now #phoebekong #goodwilltrophies ♬ Roman Holiday Sped Up - Jadyn…

The NY Times explores the source of the rumor that Venezuelan gangmembers had taken over a Colorado apartment complex

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Published: October 13, 2024 00:08

NYT (a few weeks ago):As far back as May 2023, Aurora officials had been trying to force an out-of-state landlord to fix up three blighted apartment complexes in the downtrodden East Colfax Corridor, which connects the cities of Denver and Aurora....On…

From 2020, an article about remotely operated humanoid robots stacking shelves in Japanese convenience stores

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Published: October 13, 2024 00:01

CNN September 2020:This week, Lawson deployed its first robot in a convenience store, in Tokyo. FamilyMart trialled the same robots last month, and says it plans to have them working in 20 of its stores by 2022....The Model-T robot — named after the Ford…

Today's news and jokes

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Published: October 12, 2024 16:00

中国购物之名牌仿品体验。 pic.twitter.com/Lot5fQQ8Mb— 小径残雪 (@xiaojingcanxue) September 13, 2024 Feds search NYPD school safety office in Queens amid scrutiny over contracts, source says https://t.co/cu7H9KRmQt— Gothamist (@Gothamist) October 10, 2024 …

"North Korea has accused South Korea of using drones to scatter propaganda leaflets over ... Pyongyang"

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Published: October 12, 2024 03:49

TWZ:According to the North Korean Foreign Ministry, the drone incursions occurred on several nights this week — October 3, 9, and 10...Meanwhile, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said they could not confirm the North’s accusations. They did, however,…

Allegations that there were years of warnings that the San Diego Unified School Superintendent had engaged in multiple acts of sexual misconduct

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Published: October 12, 2024 03:01

NBC has a long article on the blame game.The following month, the district received another letter, this one signed by a group of anonymous school principals. They accused [the superintendent] of sexually harassing women he supervised and exchanging sex…

Fight scene with a giant puppet from Attack on Titan: The Musical

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Published: October 12, 2024 00:26

@maximinalist NYCC press performances. I’m permitted to post 30-sec clips of #AttackOnTitanMusical. Bring on the Titan puppets! #musical #manga #anime ♬ original sound - Maximinalist (Playing in New York this weekend)

Amazon's giving away 100 copies of Neal Stephenson's new novel about a Russian-American heroine's adventures between WW1 and WW2

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Published: October 11, 2024 19:43

Here's the current giveaway. (I actually won a copy from an earlier giveaway this summer. Don't love it 75% of the way through (as an adventure, its structure makes it very easy to put down, and unlike most of his books, I don't feel like I'm learning…

Today's news and jokes

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Published: October 11, 2024 16:00

Absolutely! I live in Johnsonville. pic.twitter.com/GXKn9fYDSR— Chris Reichert (@ChrisReichert3) October 7, 2024 The core promise of the gig-economy is flexibility. However, Uber and Lyft locked out drivers nearly every hour of every day w/…

An ESPN article looking at the "red flags" raised by ESPN employee Kendrick Perkins's NIL company

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Published: October 11, 2024 02:30

ESPN:A new company co-founded by former NBA champion Kendrick Perkins is offering college athletes upfront cash in exchange for a portion of their name, image and likeness deals, an arrangement some consumer protection experts and financial advisers say…

Robot Dog figure up for preorder

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Published: October 10, 2024 17:30

1/6 scale, regular and deluxe versions: The deluxe version features extra weapon mounts, an action camera, and moveable camera arm, six LED light effects, and different text-printed water transfer stickers, providing more personalized options.

Today's news and jokes

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Published: October 10, 2024 16:00

pic.twitter.com/5VAcqCitHO— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) October 10, 2024 🔴⚫️⚪️🔥🔥 https://t.co/pszo1iUAv8 pic.twitter.com/SJv2fiIKEl— Rod Smith (@CoachRSmith1) September 22, 2024 Who’s in charge matters … you don’t need to live though this…