Raunchy, alcohol-fueled Taco Bell party included open sex, lawsuit claims (ktla.com)
A former Los Angeles area Taco Bell employee is suing the company and a franchise owner after she claims a Christmas party at the fast-food restaurant descended into a drunken mess that included open sex.
Texas rejects science textbooks with too much information about climate change (www.msnbc.com)
Thousands of people are reportedly lining up to have a portion of their skull removed and one of Elon Musk's brain chips implanted (www.businessinsider.com)
Earlier this year, the US Food and Drug Administration gave Neuralink, which Musk cofounded in 2016, approval to launch human trials of its device that Musk has described as a “Fitbit in your skull.” The FDA had previously rejected Neuralink’s bid for human testing in March over safety concerns, Reuters reported, including...
Chess grandmaster Hans Niemann denies using vibrating sex toy to cheat (www.bbc.com)
Polish state mining firm offers Black Friday discounts for online coal sales (notesfrompoland.com)
Retiree records bat sex in church attic, helps scientists solve mystery of species' "super long" penis (www.cbsnews.com)
Aardman Animation Only Has Enough Clay For One More Movie (collider.com)
Missouri library buys extra copies of “Bang Like a Porn Star” for “research.” (lithub.com)
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Wedding officiant accidentally shoots own grandson after trying to get guests’ attention (nypost.com)
A Texas grandfather who was about to officiate a wedding in Nebraska errantly shot and wounded his own 12-year-old grandson when he tried to fire a gun in the air to get the attention of guests Saturday, according to authorities....
Human knocks down woman in hit-and-run. Then driverless Cruise car parks on top of her (www.theregister.com)
Meghan McCain's husband made her scared of a terrorist attack at Chuck E. Cheese (ew.com)
A Florida restaurant chain says boosting pay and offering better benefits helped it end its labor shortage (www.businessinsider.com)
GOP Sen. Says He Could Have Beat Up Hearing Witness if Not for ‘Political Correctness’ (www.rollingstone.com)
Sen. Markwayne Mullin blamed “political correctness” for the uproar over his attempt to fight a witness during a Senate hearing.
Paul Pelosi attacker offers apology in emotional testimony: ‘He was never my target’ (thehill.com)
“I never meant to hurt him, only kidnap and potentially murder his wife!”...
YouTubers Test St. Louis Anal Beads Cheating Theory With Butt Plug (www.riverfronttimes.com)
They get to the bottom of whether chess against a grandmaster could be won with remote-controlled sex toys
Man Gets 100 Years for Accidentally Killing His 8-Year-Old Daughter While Trying to Shoot His 18-Year-Old Son (people.com)
Starbucks Under Scrutiny Over Fictional Symbol (from Avatar: The Last Airbender) in Native American Heritage Month Poster (nativenewsonline.net)
Popular coffee chain Starbucks is under scrutiny after a symbol on a poster celebrating Native American Heritage Month resembles the same one used in the animated children’s show “Avatar: The Last Airbender.”...
Ottawa paid nearly $670,000 for KPMG’s advice on cutting consultant costs (www.theglobeandmail.com)
The federal government hired KPMG consultants at a cost of hundreds of thousands of dollars for advice on how to save money on consultants, documents show....
March for Israel Rally Features Far-Right Pastor Who Once Blamed Jews for Holocaust (newrepublic.com)
Pastor John Hagee once said Hitler was sent by God....