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News Links for the Week:Grow-your-own human steaks meal kit is not 'technically' cannibalism, makers say: https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/human-steaks-meal-kit-design-award-not-cannibalismZoo Separates 5 Parrots After the Birds Were Caught Encouraging Each Other to Swear At Guests: https://people.com/pets/5-parrots-separated-for-swearing/Man tried to burn down his mother's home after she refused to give him drug money: https://www.cbs46.com/news/police-man-tried-to-burn-down-his-mothers-home-after-she-refused-to-give-him/article_c968b3a4-2775-11eb-b985-63d03a030e25.htmlFor 15 Years Sweden Thought Enemy Submarines Were Invading Its Territory. It Turned Out To Be Herring Farts: https://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/for-15-years-sweden-thought-enemy-submarines-were-invading-its-territory-it-turned-out-to-be-herring-farts/US government issues bear advice: friends don't let friends get eaten: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/aug/07/bear-attack-advice-sacrificing-friendsPope Francis’ Ins

News Links for the Week:Suspect in custody for Rick Moranis assault: https://nypost.com/2020/11/14/suspect-in-custody-in-rick-moranis-assault/Portland politician who called 911 over Lyft spat blames ‘white supremacists’: https://nypost.com/2020/11/15/politician-who-called-911-over-lyft-spat-blames-white-supremacists/amp/Fight club in New York City with over 200 people broken up by authorities: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/fight-club-new-york-city-over-200-people-broken-authorities-n1247859Voter fraud caught again in Bird of the Year competition: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/430281/voter-fraud-caught-again-in-bird-of-the-year-competitionAlleged porch pirate arrested after wearing exact same shirt to court from surveillance footage: https://abcnews.go.com/US/alleged-porch-pirate-arrested-wearing-exact-shirt-court/story?id=7421758151-year-old grandma gives birth to her own granddaughter: https://www.today.com/parents/surrogate-grandma-gives-birth-grandaughter-t198486Earth Oddity Extended:BMW elect

News Links for the Week:Kanye West concedes election defeat, gives one-word concession speech: https://ew.com/celebrity/kanye-west-concedes-election-defeat/Woman accused of impersonating prosecutor, dropping criminal charges against herself: https://www.unionleader.com/news/courts/woman-accused-of-impersonating-prosecutor-dropping-criminal-charges-against-herself/article_1fdb1551-147d-53dd-ad45-6680bfc556fa.htmlTrump Team Holds News Conference Outside Drab Landscaping Firm, Next to Adult Book Store: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/11/four-seasons-total-landscaping-trump-team-news-conference.htmlB.C. COVID-19 conspiracy theorist charged with breaking quarantine law: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-covid-conspiracy-theorist-charged-1.5790376Russian lawmakers consider bill that would give Putin lifelong immunity from prosecution: https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/06/europe/russia-presidential-immunity-bill-intl/index.htmlVladimir Marugov murder: Russian 'Sausage King' killed in sauna with a

News Links for the Week:Costco pulling products allegedly made with forced monkey labor: https://nypost.com/2020/10/28/costco-pulling-products-allegedly-made-with-forced-monkey-labor/Man mauled by leopard behind Davie home; animal’s owner charged: https://www.local10.com/news/local/2020/10/28/man-mauled-by-leopard-behind-davie-home/Lane Kiffin wants to pay $25K SEC fine with pennies, but isn't sure how many pennies that would take: https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/lane-kiffin-wants-to-pay-25k-sec-fine-with-pennies-but-isnt-sure-how-many-pennies-that-would-take/Stamford man stabbed in buttocks over game of chess: https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/policereports/article/Police-Stamford-man-stabbed-in-buttocks-over-15675649.php'Bachelorette' broadcast in Detroit mistakenly airs 2020 election results favoring Trump in Michigan: https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/bachelorette-detroit-mistakenly-2020-election-results-trump-michiganMan High on Meth Arrested for Throwing Cash Out of His Window Onto Pe

News Links for the Week:President Trump’s Twitter accessed by security expert who guessed password ‘maga2020!’: https://techcrunch.com/2020/10/22/dutch-hacker-trump-twitter-account-password/Seattle libraries implement racial segregation in the name of social justice: https://thepostmillennial.com/seattle-libraries-implement-racial-segregation-in-the-name-of-social-justiceFacebook demands academics disable tool showing who is being targeted by political ads: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/facebook-demands-academics-disable-tool-showing-who-is-being-targeted-by-political-ads-01603576581Florida deputy performs exorcism on child, instructs another to shoot intruders: https://www.lawofficer.com/florida-deputy-performs-exorcism-on-child-instructs-another-to-shoot-intruders/Miley Cyrus Reveals Strange UFO Sighting: https://www.coasttocoastam.com/article/miley-cyrus-reveals-strange-ufo-sighting/'Cannibals' lured victim to cabin in Oklahoma woods, performed illegal castration: https://oklahoman.com/article/5674489/

News Links for the Week:Woman calls off wedding with ghost after he ‘kept disappearing’: https://nypost.com/2020/10/14/woman-calls-off-wedding-with-ghost-after-he-kept-disappearing/Ikea in Spain has its own Boaty McBoatFace moment: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/ikea-spain-valladolid-street-name-change-calle-me-falta-un-tornillo-boaty-mcboatface-b1036936.htmlA man flying in a jetpack has been spotted again in the skies over Los Angeles: https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/14/us/jetpack-guy-back-lax-trnd/index.htmlRapper Who Boasted on Youtube About Getting Rich From Unemployment Fraud Gets Arrested — for Unemployment Fraud: https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/rapper-nuke-bizzle-edd-uneomployment-fraud-los-angeles/2445279/Woman chased boys with her car before hitting 9-year-old with Taser: https://www.deseret.com/utah/2020/10/8/21507687/woman-chased-boys-with-her-car-before-hitting-9-year-old-with-taser-police-sayPlane passenger caught smuggling gold nuggets in rectum to avoid taxes: https://nypo

News Links for the Week: Tennessee Man Tries to Resurrect Dead Grandmother, Causes $30,000 Damage to Cemetery: https://www.newsweek.com/tennessee-man-resurrect-dead-grandmother-damage-cemetery-police-1537425Peruvian Shamans Use Ancestral Ritual To Predict Winner Of U.S. Election: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/peruvian-shamans-predict-trump-or-biden_n_5f6294ffc5b61845586615b0‘Beast of a snake’: Huge python caught in the Everglades sets a new record:https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/environment/article246305275.htmlFlorida Woman Out Of Luck When Winning Lottery Ticket Gets Lost In Mail: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/winning-lottery-ticket-lost-florida_n_5f7651dec5b66377b27f9385Bride ‘heartbroken’ as $100 wedding dress from Wish looks nothing like photos: https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/fashion/bride-heartbroken-as-100-wedding-dress-from-wish-looks-nothing-like-photos/news-story/335be37d22b525a89cccaf852d826cc1Transgender man sues Amazon for pregnancy & gender identity discrimination: https://w

News Links for the Week:Elderly woman (71) is the suspected getaway driver for burglar gang: https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/elderly-woman-71-is-the-suspected-getaway-driver-for-burglar-gang-39583999.htmlMeet 'Lady Ninja,' the 67-year-old who beat up a man attacking her friend — and saved her life: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/10/02/lady-ninja-67-year-old-california-woman-saves-friend-attacker/3586159001/God may punish Nepal for cancelling rites, religious leaders warn: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-54375436Rick Moranis randomly punched in the head by a man in NYC: https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/02/us/rick-moranis-assault-trnd/index.htmlEarth Oddity Extended:Bisexual pastor-turned-stripper ‘blesses’ the world with her ‘sacred’ sexuality through OnlyFans: https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/09/24/nikole-mitchell-bisexual-pastor-stripper-holy-onlyfans-erotic-dancer-new-york-post/Louisiana man hid in Florida teen’s room for weeks: https://www.clickorlando.com/news/2020/09/30/deputies-loui

News Links for the Week:This 25-ton Gundam robot in Japan can move its arms and legs: https://www.cnet.com/news/new-25-ton-gundam-robot-in-japan-can-move-its-arms-and-legs/Instagram model who poses as Catwoman jailed for masked robberies: https://nypost.com/2020/09/22/instagram-model-who-poses-as-catwoman-jailed-for-masked-robberies/Three railroad workers built a 'man cave' under New York's Grand Central Terminal: https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/25/us/grand-central-man-cave-ny-trnd/index.htmlBeer Cans Dropped from Amish Buggy Lead to Underage Drinking Charges: https://www.erienewsnow.com/story/42683723/beer-cans-dropped-from-amish-buggy-lead-to-underage-drinking-chargesMan who erected a giant wooden penis on his lawn fights to keep it up: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/as-it-happens-thursday-edition-1.5737330/man-who-erected-a-giant-wooden-penis-on-his-lawn-fights-to-keep-it-up-1.5739141Oregon man allegedly shot self in groin while showing off gun in supermarket: https://thewestnews.com/oregon-man-allegedly

News Links for the Week: Tesla owner in Canada charged with ‘sleeping’ while driving over 90 mph: https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/18/21445168/tesla-driver-sleeping-police-charged-canada-autopilotJerry Falwell Jr. allegedly got drunk and fell down stairs amid pool boy sex scandal: https://nypost.com/2020/09/17/jerry-falwell-jr-allegedly-got-drunk-and-fell-down-stairs-amid-scandal/amp/Severed hand kept alive on man's ankle: https://www.bbc.com/news/health-25405543Enid woman arrested after leading officers on chase, claiming she had to have bowel movement and it was her birthday: https://kfor.com/news/local/enid-woman-arrested-after-leading-officers-on-chase-claiming-she-had-to-have-bowel-movement-and-it-was-her-birthday/‘Yeah, that’s a brain’: Man finds gruesome package washed up on beach: https://nypost.com/2020/09/16/man-discovers-brain-washed-ashore-on-beach/Transgender anarchist wins GOP nomination for sheriff in Cheshire County: https://www.unionleader.com/news/local/transgender-anarchist-wins-gop-nom

News Links for the Week:Scientists baffled by orcas ramming sailing boats near Spain and Portugal:https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/sep/13/killer-whales-launch-orchestrated-attacks-on-sailing-boatsPostcard stamped in 1920 delivered 100 years later: https://www.fox17online.com/news/local-news/michigan/postcard-stamped-in-1920-delivered-100-years-laterThick clouds of mosquitoes kill livestock after hurricane: https://wgno.com/news/local/thick-clouds-of-mosquitoes-kill-livestock-after-hurricane/Amazon Says It Was Not Price Gouging During the Pandemic When It Sold Toilet Paper for $36: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/4ayevp/amazon-says-it-was-not-price-gouging-during-the-pandemic-when-it-sold-toilet-paper-for-dollar36'I spotted a tiger in my backyard!': 911 calls reveal tiger tracks in Knoxville: https://www.wrcbtv.com/story/42613361/update-i-spotted-a-tiger-in-my-backyard-911-calls-reveal-tiger-tracks-in-knoxvilleOle Miss accidentally puts porn star on cups honoring healthcare workers: https://www.

News Links for the Week:Pilots report mysterious man with jetpack flying near planes: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/pilots-report-mysterious-man-jetpack-flying-planes/story?id=72755638Flat Earthers End Up in Quarantine After Sailing to the 'End of the World': https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/g5pnz4/flat-earthers-lampedusa-lost-quarantineFBI worried that Ring doorbells are spying on police: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-53985418Salon had to remove job ad for 'happy’ stylist because it is 'discriminatory' against unhappy people: https://www.foxla.com/news/salon-had-to-remove-job-ad-for-happy-stylist-because-it-is-discriminatory-against-unhappy-peopleMan arrested after calling 911, asking if dispatcher wanted to buy egg rolls: https://wreg.com/news/man-arrested-after-calling-911-asking-if-dispatcher-wanted-to-buy-egg-rolls/Wife bites hubby’s private parts over rat: https://www.zambianobserver.com/wife-bites-hubbys-privatarts-over-rat/Earth Oddity Extended:Feminism in the bedroom can leave women unfulfi

News Links for the Week:Elon Musk's brain implant is working -- in pigs: https://www.engadget.com/neuralink-pig-implant-tma-131802027.htmlHurricane Laura topples Confederate statue, two weeks after officials voted to keep it: https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/hurricane-laura-confederate-statue-louisiana-lake-charles/#appMichigan woman discovered alive at funeral home was in body bag for two hours: https://www.mlive.com/news/2020/08/michigan-woman-discovered-alive-at-funeral-home-was-in-body-bag-for-two-hours-attorney-says.htmlSo much tear gas has been sprayed on Portland protesters that officials fear it's polluted the water: https://www.salon.com/2020/08/24/so-much-tear-gas-has-been-sprayed-on-portland-protesters-that-officials-fear-its-polluted-the-water/The bizarre story of a man who tried to murder a 600-year-old tree: https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/30/us/treaty-oak-gbs-great-big-story-trnd/index.htmlVatican declares 'The Blues Brothers' a Catholic classic: https://m.jpost.com/breaking-news/vatican-declares-t

News Links for the Week:Florida mosquitoes, 750 million genetically modified insects to be released: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53856776Stealthy thieves broke into a Japanese ninja museum and stole a million yen: https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/21/asia/thieves-ninja-museum-japan-intl-hnk-scli/index.htmlMan punches great white shark to save wife: 'You just react': https://abcnews.go.com/International/man-punches-great-white-shark-save-wife-react/story?id=72408348Florida Man Arrested for Cashing In Winning Lottery Ticket at Gas Station He Stole It From: https://www.newsweek.com/florida-man-arrested-cashing-winning-lottery-ticket-gas-station-he-stole-it-cops-say-1526827Police hunt for 'COVID hug' man who grabbed strangers at Walmart: https://abcnews.go.com/US/police-hunt-covid-hug-man-grabbed-strangers-walmart/story?id=72550863Florida man involved in DUI golf cart crash claims President Trump drove him to drink: https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2020/08/19/florida-man-involved-in-dui-golf-cart-cr

News Links for the Week:US calls for shower rules to be eased after Trump hair complaints: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53761744Painting Eyes on The Butts of Cattle Can Protect Them From Lions, Research Shows: https://www.sciencealert.com/lions-are-less-likely-to-attack-cattle-with-eyes-painted-on-their-backsidesKanye West's campaign says he belongs on the ballot even if nomination papers were 14 seconds late: https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/08/10/kanye-wests-campaign-says-he-belongs-ballot-even-if-he-filed-nominations-papers-14-seconds-after-5-p/3340532001/China restaurant apologises for weighing customers: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-53792871Bald eagle attacks state’s $950 drone in U.P., sends it to bottom of Lake Michigan: https://www.mlive.com/news/2020/08/bald-eagle-attacks-states-950-drone-in-up-sends-it-to-bottom-of-lake-michigan.htmlMind your Ps: Amsterdam installs plant pot street urinals to improve toilet manners: https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/20

News Links for the Week:White House reached out to South Dakota governor about adding Trump to Mount Rushmore: https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/09/politics/mount-rushmore-trump-south-dakota/index.htmlA Woman's Obituary For Her Husband Who Died From The Coronavirus Is Going Viral: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/amphtml/salvadorhernandez/viral-coronavirus-obituaryIn A Twist On Loyalty Programs, Emirates Is Promising Travelers A Free Funeral If Infected With Covid: https://www.forbes.com/sites/avidan/2020/08/02/in-a-twist-on-loyalty-programs-emirates-is-promising-travelers-a-free-funeral-if-infected-with-covid-19/#232a7e7143e3Alberta brewery apologizes for misusing Maori language, naming beer 'pubic hair': https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/alberta-brewery-maori-pubic-hair-1.5678566Kane Brown Got Lost In The Woods & Called Police To Rescue Him… On His OWN PROPERTY: https://www.whiskeyriff.com/2020/08/05/kane-brown-got-lost-in-the-woods-called-police-to-rescue-him-on-his-own-property/Jerry Falwell Jr. taking ‘indefi

News Links for the Week: Trump says he will ban TikTok from operating in the US: https://thehill.com/policy/technology/510100-trump-says-he-will-ban-tiktok-from-operating-in-the-us Johnny Depp and Amber Heard Accuse Each Other of Peeing and Pooing All Over Their House: https://www.thedailybeast.com/johnny-depp-and-amber-heard-accuse-each-other-of-peeing-and-pooing-all-over-their-house?source=articles&via=rss Man fires 'warning shots' in Miami hotel lobby after telling guests 'you all aren't social distancing': https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/hotels/2020/07/30/miami-beach-hotel-man-fires-shots-amid-covid-19-disagreement/5546029002/ Lesbian teens are getting pregnant more than twice as often as their peers: https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/lesbian-teens-are-getting-pregnant-more-than-twice-as-often-as-their-peers USDA identifies some of the mysterious, unsolicited seeds after all 50 states issue warnings: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/07/31/usda-identifies-s

News Links for the Week: No Longer in Shadows, Pentagon’s U.F.O. Unit Will Make Some Findings Public: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/23/us/politics/pentagon-ufo-harry-reid-navy.html Pentagon Physicist Says Identified UFOs Can’t Be Man-Made: https://nerdist.com/article/pentagon-identified-ufos/ Teen sent to juvenile detention center for not doing online schoolwork: https://thegrio.com/2020/07/14/teen-juvenile-detention-schoolwork/ Man faked death to avoid jail but typo gave him away: https://apnews.com/35acf96c5a63a5fb8afca3bddbf2387c Kalamazoo County sheriff directs detectives to investigate message calling him fat: https://wwmt.com/news/i-team/kalamazoo-county-sheriff-directs-detectives-to-investigate-message-calling-him-fat Woman tried hiring someone to kill her ex-husband on rentahitman.com: https://www.kansascity.com/news/nation-world/national/article244384592.html 2 Brothers, 1 Woman Ordered 12 McDonald’s Sandwiches After ‘Vicious’ Triple Murder: https://lawandcrime.co

News Links for the Week:Twitter blames 'coordinated' attack on its systems for hack of Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Bill Gates and others: https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/15/tech/twitter-hack-elon-musk-bill-gates/index.htmlChuck Woolery’s Twitter Account Disappears After His Son Apparently Comes Down With Coronavirus: https://deadline.com/2020/07/chuck-woolerys-twitter-account-disappears-son-coronavirus-trump-1202986952/Man bites seagull after it tried to steal his McDonald's food: https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/man-bites-seagull-stole-mcdonaldsWoman wants half of $100K donated to Starbucks barista: https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/woman-wants-half-of-100k-donated-to-starbucks-baristaKanye West Files for Oklahoma Presidential Ballot: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-07-16/rapper-kanye-west-files-for-oklahoma-presidential-ballotMinneapolis parks board to vote on legalizing toplessness: http://www.citypages.com/news/minneapolis-parks-board-to-vote-on-legalizing-toples

News Links for the Week:Kanye West Says He’s Done With Trump—Opens Up About White House Bid, Damaging Biden And Everything In Between: https://www.forbes.com/sites/randalllane/2020/07/08/kanye-west-says-hes-done-with-trump-opens-up-about-white-house-bid-damaging-biden-and-everything-in-between/#1312eff847aaAlabama jail refuses inmates COVID-19 masks because ‘they’re going to eat them': https://www.al.com/news/2020/07/alabama-jail-refuses-inmates-covid-19-masks-because-theyre-going-to-eat-them.htmlOregon man driving stolen car crashes into woman driving another stolen car: https://nypost.com/2020/07/08/oregon-man-driving-stolen-car-crashes-into-woman-driving-another-stolen-car/How Everclear Became a Pandemic Favorite: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/09/style/how-everclear-became-a-pandemic-favorite.htmlFlorida men accused of selling bleach as ‘miracle’ COVID-19 cure: https://www.clickorlando.com/news/florida/2020/07/08/feds-charge-florida-man-sons-with-selling-fake-covid-19-cure/Teenag