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India erects life-size cutouts of langurs to deter monkeys before G20 (www.aljazeera.com)

Officials also hire more than 30 ‘monkey-men to scare away the primates as global leaders make their way to New Delhi....

Amazon Workers Delivered Packages During Destructive Tropical Storm (www.vice.com)

“It was tough being on the road,” said one driver who delivered in California the day it experienced flooding and record rainfall....

Man pulled over for driving with massive bull riding shotgun in Nebraska (nypost.com)

Even better - The bull’s name is Howdy Doody....

5 million bees fall off a truck near Toronto; drivers asked to close windows (www.npr.org)

Prisoners want to extend time in custody due to Canada’s housing crisis, says criminal defence lawyer (nowtoronto.com)

We also have people driven to assisted suicide because they can’t afford to live....

Woman named Barbie Oppenheimer encounters difficulties amid Barbenheimer craze (www.independent.co.uk)

cross-posted from: feddit.uk/post/1847272...

16-year-old girl stabbed to death by another teen during McDonald's sauce dispute (www.cbsnews.com)

cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/4063442...

5 million bees fall off a truck near Toronto; drivers asked to close windows (www.npr.org)

Nuclear Weapons Partly Responsible for Radioactive Wild Boars, Researchers Say (gizmodo.com)

Will Donald Trump be allowed conjugal visits with Melania if he's sent to prison? (www.the-express.com)

A 13-Year-Old Girl Is Apparently the New Leader of the JFK-QAnon Cult (lemmy.world)

TV news crew in Chicago robbed at gunpoint while reporting on robberies (thehill.com)

Donald Trump campaign raises more than $7m by selling mugshot merchandise (www.aljazeera.com)

There Are So Many Explosives-Laden Drones Flying Over Southern Ukraine That They’re Running Into Each Other (www.forbes.com)

There was a time, not long ago, when the Ukrainian armed forces had a drone advantage over the Russians. The Ukrainians had more and better drones than the Russians did—and used them more effectively....

29 year old bassist punched in the face by 80 year old conductor for walking incorrectly (www.theguardian.com)

TV news crew robbed while reporting on Chicago robbery sprees (cwbchicago.com)

Starfield is Bethesda's Least Buggiest Game to Date, Say Sources (insider-gaming.com)

OceanGate co-founder wants to send 1,000 people to a floating colony on Venus by 2050 (nypost.com)

BBC's Chris Packham reported to police after sniffing some chick (12ft.io)

Zoom CEO says Zoom meetings hinder innovation and debate, wants employees back in the office (www.zdnet.com)

Zoom, the videoconferencing platform that profited substantially from remote work during the pandemic, is now asking employees to return to the office. Its CEO, Eric Yuan, claims Zoom meetings don’t let people build trust or be innovative....

Man thrusts American flag through another man’s head at Sonic, Oklahoma cops say (www.kansascity.com)

NSA Orders Employees to Spy on the World “With Dignity and Respect” (theintercept.com)

Jan. 6 Rally Organizer Created Her Own Mugshot Because She Felt Left Out (www.vice.com)

Nixa woman uses spicy tortilla chip to start house fire, police say (www.ozarksfirst.com)

“The report states that witnesses inside the house saw Williams pour gasoline from a soda bottle onto clothes and the floor of the laundry room. Williams then lit Takis tortilla chips on fire and tossed them into the laundry room.”