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Why exactly does Carson City, Nevada public administrator Scott Hoen need to keep all those corpses on ice?
An official in Carson City, Nevada has been refusing to sign off on indigent cremations in the city for months, and the bodies are piling up in funeral homes. One director, talking to Carson Now, says he doesn't know why public administrator Scott Hoen is ignoring repeated requests to approve the bodies' disposal. — Read the rest
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“You’ll thank me for his life,” Trump demands praise from military parent
While being interviewed on a radio show by the parent of a United States Armed Services member, disgraced former President Donald Trump found a sleazy new way to disrespect the men and women who serve. Trump was on a conservative radio program giving a fantastically reimagined version of global events when he learned the host's son had been stationed in harm's way. — Read the rest
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Marjorie Taylor Green and others shout body-shaming insults on House floor: "bad-built butch body" (video)
Step right up, folks! The Congress Circus put on a spectacular sideshow last night when lawmakers screamed at each other with body-shaming insults. (See incredble footage below, posted by Acyn.) Naturally, Marjorie Taylor Greene was the ring leader who, during a House Oversight Committee meeting last night, targeted Rep. — Read the rest
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Nest, the late 90's mag dedicated to maximalist interiors
I'm a sucker for overly busy design, so long as there's some kind of throughline to the aesthetic. A living room has full license to have the appearance of complete optical illusion, so long as the color palette is consistent. A bathroom can and should induce vertigo if that's the intention of the designer and her houseguests are willing to brave the experience. — Read the rest
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Physicist Sean Carroll and the biggest ideas in the universe
Sean Carroll, a physicist at Johns Hopkins University, spoke at the Bell House in Brooklyn, New York, in an event presented by New York City's Secret Science Club. He talked about quantum field theory, which is now considered the definitive explanation of what reality is made of. — Read the rest
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Capture incredible aerial photos and videos with this drone bundle, now $159.97!
TL;DR: What's better than one drone? Two! Through May 22, you can snag the Ninja Dragon Phantom Eagle PRO 4K and Blade K 4K for only $159.97 (reg. $299). Know someone (aka, yourself!) who loves the feeling of soaring through the sky? — Read the rest
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Not again! Another Boeing plane catches fire — makes emergency landing in Indonesia (video)
A week after a Boeing 737 plane carrying 85 people skidded and burst into flames on a Senegal runway, sending at least 10 people to the hospital, another Boeing plane caught fire on Wednesday. This week's Boeing mishap occurred on a Garuda Indonesia flight heading to Saudi Arabia from Indonesia with 468 people on board, when the plane caught fire soon after takeoff (see video below). — Read the rest
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Trump lawyer Todd Blanche blows a fuse — shouts at Michael Cohen in courtroom: "That's a lie!"
Looks like Donald Trump's hush money trial is taking a toll on his short-tempered attorney, Todd Blanche, who shrieked at former "fixer" Michael Cohen in the courtroom today. The hot-headed lawyer "raised his voice and screamed" at Cohen after the prosecution witness described a phone call he had made to the ex-president in 2016 to confirm he had successfully gotten film actress Stormy Daniels to keep quiet about her fling with Trump. — Read the rest
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Harpist's calm composure infuriates self-appointed harp cop
The TikTok video opens with a harp Robyn Hearts plucking away amid the urban hustle. But a sourpuss gatekeeper just couldn't let tranquility reign. The self-appointed harp cop huffs and puffs about permits and protocols. "Have you got permission? What even to ask permission?" — Read the rest
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NFL kicker tells young women to be homemakers — but his own mom is a scientist
Harrison Butker, who makes a fortune kicking a ball for the Kansas City Chiefs, says women are happier when they stay home, raise children, and cook meals. During his 20-minute commencement speech at Benedictine College, a liberal arts school in Atchison, Kansas, Butker complained about Biden, shared Covid disinformation, and told the young woman who had just graduated that they should forget about pursuing a career and instead aspire to be broodmares: I think it is you, the women, who have...
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North Carolina senate passes bill to ban masks in public – even for cancer patients
The MAGA anti-mask brigade in the North Carolina Senate just rammed through a draconian bill that bans wearing masks in public — even for legitimate health reasons, reports USA Today. The Trump-worshippers in the senate who introduced the bill are regurgitating "bring back pre-COVID rules" and "stop criminals hiding their identity" talking points and accusing Democrats of "fearmongering" about the health implications. — Read the rest
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The sad, strange story of a taxidermied elephant
Fritz the elephant, once a remarkable specimen of the Proboscidea family, stands forever unmoving in the covered stable beside a garden in Tours, France. The provincial grounds don't have an elephant theme, Tours, French for towers, isn't associated with elephants in any way. — Read the rest