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Mysterious boost to Earth's spin will make Aug. 5 one of the shortest days on record [ [link removed] ]
Who had “Earth’s rotation suddenly becomes unpredictable” on their Bingo card for 2025?
You can actually die of a broken heart after bereavement, study shows [ [link removed] ]
Well, there’s another thing I didn’t know I needed to be worried about
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
Tales From the Blue Line: While cleaning out her late father's house, a grieving woman discovers an old audio cassette that appears to be a recording of her own future.
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The Mascot Distraction: Smoke, Fire, and Trump’s Culture War Playbook [ [link removed] ]
THE CHICAGO SMOKEHOUSE WITH BIG JOHN HOWELL AND RICK TELANDER
Big John Howell and Rick Telander tackle everything from Trump’s resurrection of racist mascots to the enduring grift of American demagoguery.
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Inflation, Interest Rates, and Intellectual Dishonesty with David Hochberg [ [link removed] ]
AS I WAS SAYING WITH BIG JOHN HOWELL
Howell is joined by mortgage industry veteran and radio personality David Hochberg for a wide-ranging—and fiery—discussion on the state of the U.S. economy, the independence of the Federal Reserve, and the political smoke screens obscuring the truth.
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Also Worth A Look…
Vast majority of U.S. adults stressed about grocery costs, AP-NORC poll finds [ [link removed] ] - That seems less than ideal. I was told this was going to be fixed in January
Duffy Wants a Nuclear Reactor on the Moon, Fast [ [link removed] ] - I’m glad someone’s talking about doing *something* in space again, but maybe talk about what you’d need that nuclear reactor for. Right now you just sound like a Bond villain
Hiker Ignores Warning Signs, Gets Billed $16.5K for Rescue [ [link removed] ] - Good. Obviously, you want the person to be safe, but if you’re going to do something that stupid we should go ahead and send you a bill
Japanese ‘Rental Grandmother’ Service Provides Much-Needed and Much-Loved Purpose for Older Women [ [link removed] ] - The world needs more Grandmas
Funeral Home Owner Admits Sending Families Fake Ashes [ [link removed] ] - Wouldn’t it take just as much work to make the fake ashes as it would to just go ahead and do your job?
Denmark zoo asks people to donate their small pets as food for captive predators [ [link removed] ] - This is a good thing to be able to hold over your pets head if they start acting up
Man arrested on suspicion of shoplifting says he was going to pay later [ [link removed] ] - That’s not how this works
Man arrested after Stone of Destiny glass broken at museum [ [link removed] ] - Clearly it was his destiny
Friend's recommendation leads Maryland man to $50,000 lottery prize [ [link removed] ] - Pretty good friend
Man shocked drive-thru staff by ordered a coffee while naked [ [link removed] ] - I just hope he didn’t spill it
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