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Pilot threatens to turn plane around after ‘stressed out’ passenger vapes in the lavatory [ [link removed] ]
“Don't make me turn this plane around” is definitely a new one
Autistic artist, city council implement ‘happy to talk’ benches to combat loneliness [ [link removed] ]
This is a fantastic idea. Also good? “Please Leave Me Alone” benches for the introverts
More Stories Below, but first some new content in the News Sidequest Podcast Universe…
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SCI-FI SHORT STORIES - NARRATED BY DARREN MARLAR & PRODUCED BY KEITH CONRAD
This week’s story is The Star by H.G. Wells, which might be a prequel to The War of the Worlds. There’s actually a cameo by Ogilvy the Astronomer and the Martians, who are watching all of the hijinks on Earth from afar… probably with less envious eyes than they are in War of the Worlds.
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Matt Lewis: Trump's Tariffs Could Be His 'Afghanistan Moment' [ [link removed] ]
AS I WAS SAYING WITH BIG JOHN HOWELL
Political commentator Matt Lewis joined John Howell to break down what he sees as a turning point in Donald Trump’s post-presidency: the new wave of tariffs that Lewis believes may be the former president’s political undoing
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Is There Life Beyond Earth? Astronaut Tom Jones Weighs In on Breakthrough Discovery [ [link removed] ]
WHAT DOES IT MEAN? WITH JOHN DEMPSEY
John Dempsey speaks with retired NASA astronaut, planetary scientist, and author Tom Jones about one of the most exciting astronomical discoveries in recent memory: possible signs of life on an alien planet.
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Also Worth A Look…
After 53 Years, a Failed Soviet Venus Spacecraft Is Crashing Back to Earth [ [link removed] ] - You can’t tell me that doesn’t sound like the start of a horror movie from the 1980’s
Making Friends Is Not Natural [ [link removed] ] - Maybe a “Happy to Talk” bench would help people meet each other
Temu customers in the U.S. hit with steep import charges due to tariffs [ [link removed] ] - Who could have predicted that one?
Mount Fuji climber rescued twice after going back for lost phone [ [link removed] ] - Maybe he should try taking up a new hobby. Hiking doesn’t seem to be working out for him
Army captain sets Guinness World Record for bomb suit run [ [link removed] ] - It’s probably a good thing for bomb technicians to be able to run with their suit on
‘Nuclear rats’: Radioactive rodent swarm forces UK to halt nuclear project [ [link removed] ] - Who had “Nuclear rats” on their Bingo card for April?
Cellphone Use Is a Pain in the Neck [ [link removed] ] - We’re all going to have terrible posture
Crime Novelist Murdered on Houseboat [ [link removed] ] - Providing terrific fodder for future crime novelists
'He thought I was a turkey': Man attacked by bobcat while hunting [ [link removed] ] - It seems like that’s actually a pretty good endorsement for whatever camouflage he was wearing at the time
Snake falls from restaurant ceiling, lands in diner's margarita [ [link removed] ] - There just aren’t enough nopes
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