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Moronic Monday Flashbacks: Man who robbed bank wearing pillow case without eye holes arrested after fleeing 'very slowly' then stopping to pat a dog, court hears (2020) (www.the-independent.com)

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Deputy allegedly kills 7 dogs during animal welfare check while family went to get dinner (local12.com)

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'Please die', 'you are a stain on the universe,' AI chatbot tells girl seeking help for homework (www.wionews.com)

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Ouch.

‘$50 Or You’re Not Boarding’: Frontier Agents Caught Demanding Bribe From Soldier For ‘Weed and Nails’ (viewfromthewing.com)

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cross-posted from: https://real.lemmy.fan/post/8158291

The bribe economy is flourishing

Insurers say bear that damaged luxury cars was actually a person in a costume (apnews.com)

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'The Onion' just bought Alex Jones' Infowars with backing of Sandy Hook families (www.rawstory.com)

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Fake Cop Gets Caught Pretending To Be A Cop In Front Of A Real Cop (autos.yahoo.com)

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Nearly 80,000 pounds of Costco butter recalled for missing 'Contains Milk statement': FDA (www.usatoday.com)

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97yo woman appeals licence suspension after amassing hundreds of penalty points in driving tests (www.abc.net.au)

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Wicked movie: Mattel 'deeply regrets' porn site misprint on dolls (www.bbc.com)

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Get the buck out: Police called after deer enters Madison Hy-Vee (www.channel3000.com)

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Man finds python curled up in toilet—for the second time in a week (www.newsweek.com)

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It couldn't be rubies?

43 monkeys escape from a South Carolina medical lab (apnews.com)

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“There is almost no danger to the public.”

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Ambulance hits cyclist, rushes him to hospital, then sticks him with $1,800 bill (www.oregonlive.com)

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Tar ball theory debunked as Sydney’s mystery beach globules found to be ‘fatbergs’ containing human faeces (www.theguardian.com)

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cross-posted from: https://aussie.zone/post/15138944

Thousands of mystery balls that washed up on Sydney beaches last month were gunk globules made of products such as motor oil, hair, food waste, animal matter and wastewater bacteria – but their source is yet to be traced.

A statement from the NSW Environment Protection Authority on Wednesday confirmed the balls comprised fatty acids, petroleum hydrocarbons and other organic and inorganic materials – and were not tar balls as previously theorised.