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News Links for the Week: Sheriff Accused Of Theft Makes False COVID-19 Claim To Delay His Trial:  https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mike-blakely-sheriff-coronavisu_n_5e6660bec5b605572808d9f2 KFC's 'finger lickin' good' ad called 'irresponsible' by viewers during coronavirus outbreak:  https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/kfcs-finger-lickin-good-ad-irresponsible-coronavirus-outbreak Student suspended fr...

News Links for the Week: Spock's Vulcan salute should replace handshakes in corona virus era:  https://www.cnet.com/news/spocks-vulcan-salute-should-replace-handshakes-in-coronavirus-era/ 36-Year-Old Woman Arrested For Calling 911 After Parents Shut Off Cellphone:  https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ohio-woman-911-cellphone-complaint_n_5e4ef157c5b6b82aa6502ef3 PETA demands Marines stop drinking cobra...

News Links for the Week: 'Mad Mike' Hughes, 64, homemade-rocket daredevil, killed in mishap:  https://www.foxnews.com/science/mad-mike-hughes-64-homemade-rocket-daredevil-killed-in-mishap Arkansas couple arrested after shooting at each other during cookout:  https://katv.com/news/local/arkansas-couple-arrested-for-shooting-each-other-during-cookout?fbclid=IwAR2wPp4sGZ-7QG3weZQV40EYHNIM93ApXK3FIo_a...

News Links for the Week: They met on a dating app. Then he robbed a bank on their first date and forced her to be the getaway driver:  https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/13/us/man-robbed-bank-first-date-trnd/index.html Utah senators pass bill to decriminalize polygamy:  https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2020/02/18/utah-senators-pass-bill/ Woman plays the violin while undergoing surgery to remove brain...

News Links for the Week: Proposed bill would require men in Alabama to get vasectomy:  https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/proposed-bill-would-require-men-in-alabama-to-get-vasectomy/ MAN LIVING FOR WEEKS IN GROCERY STORE RAFTERS ARRESTED, FOUND WITH 'VERY EXPENSIVE' CHEESE:  https://www.newsweek.com/man-grocery-store-rafters-arrested-cheese-1486152 Man upset he can’t bring cutout of Donald Trump to...

News Links for the Week:  One person in 10 is mistaken about the identity of their father, reveals NHS chief:  https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/05/31/oneperson-10-mistaken-identity-father-reveals-nhs-chief/ Woman with five warrants gave fake name that also had warrant:  https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2020/02/03/wfpd-woman-five-warrants-gives-fake-name-also-had-warrant/464792...

News Links for the Week: Real-life superhero 'Phoenix Jones' in super trouble, facing drug charges:  https://komonews.com/news/local/real-life-superhero-phoenix-jones-in-super-trouble-facing-drug-charges A Costco sample-stand worker turned away a kid wearing a face mask because she thought he was from China and could give her the corona virus:  https://news.yahoo.com/costco-sample-stand-worker-tur...

News Links for the week: Japanese billionaire seeks girlfriend for Moon voyage on SpaceX rocket:  https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/12/21062584/spacex-yusaku-maezawa-japan-billionaire-starship-girlfriend-contest-moon Bank calls cops on man trying to cash check from discrimination lawsuit:  https://www.kron4.com/news/national/bank-calls-cops-on-man-trying-to-cash-check-from-discrimination-lawsuit/ In...

News Links for the Week: Rapper Akon kicks off construction for world's first "crypto city":  https://decrypt.co/16572/its-official-akon-has-his-own-crypto-city-in-senegal Cardi B Wants To Go Back To School And Then Run For Congress:  https://www.unilad.co.uk/celebrity/cardi-b-wants-to-go-back-to-school-and-then-run-for-congress/ Man requests 'trial by combat' with Japanese swords to settle disput...

News Links for the Week: Woman rescued after being stuck inside clothing donation bin for 3 days:  https://abcnews.go.com/US/woman-rescued-stuck-inside-clothing-donation-bin-days/story?id=68110323 Man claims someone stole his cheeseburger from motel nightstand in Benton:  https://katv.com/news/local/man-claims-someone-stole-his-cheeseburger-from-motel-nightstand-in-benton Couple left bikes in yard...

News Links for the Week: Lori Loughlin hires prison expert to advise her on life behind bars:  https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/lori-loughlin-hires-prison-expert Pregnant woman led troopers on low-speed chase while drinking beer:  https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/pregnant-woman-led-troopers-on-low-speed-chase-while-drinking-beer Psychic Said Girl Was Possessed, Scammed Mom Out Of $70K: ...

This being the last episode of 2019, we decided to revisit a few older stories that we covered earlier in the year as well as cover a few new stories. *To begin with we discuss how accurate the worlds only asparagus fortune teller's 2019 predictions were. My personal assessment is not great:  Factbox: What is actually in the U.S.-China 'Phase One' trade deal?  https://www.reuters.com/article/us-us...

News Links for the Week: Utah man found dead in a freezer had a notarized letter saying his wife wasn't responsible for his death:  https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/19/us/utah-body-freezer-notary/index.html Department of Agriculture accidentally lists Wakanda on free trade list:  https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2019/12/18/Department-of-Agriculture-accidentally-lists-Wakanda-on-free-trade-list/946157672484...

News Links for the Week: Banana wall vandalized with lipstick at Art Basel. The message was about Jeffrey Epstein:  https://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/visual-arts/art-basel/article238176479.html Possible Bigfoot sighting revealed as scientists hunt for ‘apelike creature’ in Oregon forests:  https://www.foxnews.com/tech/possible-bigfoot-sighting-revealed-as-scientists-hunt-for-apelike-creatu...

News Links for the Week: 'Hungry artist' eats banana duct-taped to wall art piece that sold for $120,000:  https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/hungry-artist-eats-banana-duct-21049699 Monkey-pig hybrids created by Chinese scientists:  https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/monkey-pig-hybrid-science-chimera-organs-a9236846.html Little Rock man arrested after biting off gas station employees' f...

News Links for the Week: Narwhal tusk and fire extinguisher used to tackle London Bridge attacker:  https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/nov/30/narwhal-tusk-and-fire-extinguisher-used-to-tackle-london-bridge-attacker Florida Man Has His Face Destroyed By Homeowner, A 65-Year-Old Boxer & Patriots Fan:  https://bustedcoverage.com/2019/11/26/florida-man-has-his-face-destroyed-by-homeowner-a-65-ye...

News Links for the Week: Elon Musk's net worth plunges $768m in a day after cybertruck fiasco:  https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/nov/22/elon-musk-net-worth-tesla-cybertruck Eric Swalwell appears to break wind live on the air:  https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/watch-eric-swalwell-apparently-farts-live-on-air?_amp=true High-tech Japan uses AI in song to welcome pope:  https://www.r...

News links for the Week: A Bucket of Hot Diarrhea Was Randomly Poured on a Woman by a Homeless Man:  https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/diarrhea-poured-on-woman-hollywood-homeless-564585101.html Judges involved in shooting at Indiana White Castle suspended without pay:  https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna1082706 Family ordered to take down Christmas decorations, including snowman, until cl...

News Links for the Week: An inmate claimed his life sentence ended when he died and was revived. Nice try, court rules:  https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/11/08/benjamin-schreiber-denied-life-sentence-appeal-iowa/ KANYE WESTI WON'T HAVE TO RUN FOR PREZ IN 2024 ...I'll Walk, with New Name:  https://www.tmz.com/2019/11/08/kanye-west-running-president-2024-christian-genius-billionaire-name-c...

News Links for the Week: Outrage over 'rip-off' $55 'Brunchella' VIP breakfast plate before church service event where Kanye West performed - and suddenly everyone is reminded of FYRE FESTIVAL:  https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7643249/Kanye-West-fire-55-Brunchella-VIP-breakfast-plate-church-service.html Indiana woman found dead with python wrapped around her neck, 140 snakes in 'reptile h...

News Links for the Week: Creationist Ken Ham Wants You To Threaten Kids With ‘Eternal Hell’ On Halloween:  https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ken-ham-halloween-hell_n_5dad32e2e4b0f34e3a783bed TOM DELONGE’S UFO RESEARCH GROUP PARTNERS WITH US ARMY:  https://futurism.com/the-byte/tom-delonge-ufo-research-us-army Hunter dies after deer attacks him in Marion County, Ark:  https://www.ky3.com/content/news/...

News Links for the Week: FLORIDA MAN DRIVES TRUCK INTO NEIGHBORS' KITCHEN AFTER 'LONGSTANDING FEUD': 'HE REACHED HIS BOILING POINT':  https://www.newsweek.com/florida-man-timothy-alan-farmer-arrested-video-driving-suv-neighbor-home-pasco-sheriffs-office-1465869 Military has phased out the use of floppy disks to coordinate nuclear launches:  https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/oct/18/military...

Do Ghost Exist? What about super scary demons? BORING! What we really want to know is can you have a physical relationship with a ghost. Well maybe so or maybe not but Amanda Sparrow Large says it's not so hot. She was gracious enough to share her story with us about how she contacted the ghost of a supposedly 300 year old pirate and then decided to tie the knot with the guy! Talk about your long...

News Links for the Week: 5 bulls found dead in Oregon; then the story gets weird:  https://apnews.com/3db8829a222e45b08ed93834f792e9c5 Woman Quits Job To Become ’50s Housewife’ Because She Thinks ‘Husbands Should Be Spoiled’:  https://www.unilad.co.uk/life/woman-quits-job-to-become-50s-housewife-because-she-thinks-husbands-should-be-spoiled/ Mark Zuckerberg on billionaires: 'No one deserves to hav...

News links for the week: Walrus Attacks, Sinks Russian Navy Vessel:  https://www.huffpost.com/entry/walrus-attack-sink-russia-navy-boat_n_ Casey Anthony is considering having another child: report  https://nypost.com/2019/09/28/casey-anthony-is-considering-having-another-child-report/ Reporter who wrote about Iowa State fan’s racist tweets fired for his own racist tweets:  https://wgntv.com/2019/0...