Roadkill to Become Fair Game in Virginia (www.loweringthebar.net)
Bolsonaro is under investigation in Brazil for allegedly harassing a whale (www.pbs.org)
Bolsonaro appeared at the federal police in Sao Paulo on Tuesday to meet with officers, along with his lawyer and former adviser who was also present at the time of the alleged incident.
NYC Housing Authority Paid $708 to Replace a Lightbulb (www.truthdig.com)
The no-bid micro contracts awarded to vendors at the center of a bribery scandal are rife with wildly inflated costs, an analysis finds....
Conspiracy theorists think WWII era executive order gives migrants $5k visa gift cards (www.dailydot.com)
‘Good One, Matt!’: State Dept Spokesman Bursts Into Laughter After Reporter Cracks Joke About U.S. Invading ‘Sovereign’ Countries (www.mediaite.com)
State Department spokesman Matthew Miller burst into laughter after a reporter interrupted his claim that the U.S. government does not “dictate to any country what it must do” with the comment, “Unless you invade them.”
Let them eat Flakes: Kellogg’s CEO says poor families should consider ‘cereal for dinner’ (www.theguardian.com)
Woman loses £650,000 injury claim after being seen tossing Christmas tree (www.theguardian.com)
German tourists lost for more than a week after Google Maps mishap (www.9news.com.au)
Fox News Star: Black People Will Vote for Trump Because ‘They Love Sneakers’ (www.thedailybeast.com)
CBP’s Top Doctor Tried To Obtain ‘Fentanyl Lollipops’ For ‘Pain Management’ (www.techdirt.com)
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Police called to investigate alleged LGBTQ propaganda at Russian ‘My Little Pony’ convention (www.nbcnews.com)
Alabama Supreme Court rules frozen embryos are 'children' under state law (www.npr.org)
Man drove to Durham police station to complain about earlier arrest for public intoxication only to be arrested again for impaired driving (www.thestar.com)
Hochul: Sorry I Joked About Doing to Canada What Israel Is Doing to Palestine (hellgatenyc.com)
Governor Kathy Hochul has been a staunch supporter and defender of Israel’s ongoing siege and bombardment of Gaza and sanctioned settler violence in the occupied West Bank, even going so far as to travel to Israel a few weeks after the Hamas attacks of October 7, despite being told her father was on his deathbed....
Warren says The Rock would be in her ‘dream blunt rotation’ (thehill.com)
VHP moves Calcutta HC over lioness named ‘Sita’, lion ‘Akbar’ at Siliguri zoo; calls it ‘irrational, sacrilegious’ (indianexpress.com)
Russian police investigate alleged LGBTQ+ propaganda at My Little Pony event (www.euronews.com)
U.S. Plans to Send Weapons to Israel Amid Biden Push for Cease-Fire Deal (www.wsj.com)
Trump hawks $399 golden sneakers after court-ordered fine (www.dw.com)
Man who mixed own sperm with dad’s will not have to take paternity test (www.theguardian.com)
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Georgia Senator Vows to Protect Girl, But Then Runs Away After Learning She Is Trans (www.erininthemorning.com)
During a visit to lobby legislators on transgender issues, Senator Carden Summers ® knelt down and told a child he would protect her. When he learned she was trans, he backed away....
Iran claims ownership over Antarctica and plans military base there (www.washingtonexaminer.com)
Iranian navy Rear Adm. Shahram Irani declared that his country has “property rights” in Antarctica, particularly the South Pole, in a newly surfaced video....
Scientists aghast at bizarre AI rat with huge genitals in peer-reviewed article (arstechnica.com)
It's unclear how such egregiously bad images made it through peer-review.
Air Canada must pay damages after chatbot lies to grieving passenger about discount – Airline tried arguing virtual assistant was solely responsible for its own actions (www.theregister.com)
China urges firms not to be ‘blinded by lies’ over Xinjiang rights record (www.straitstimes.com)
