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News Links for the Week: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he left a dead bear in Central Park as a prank: https://apnews.com/article/robert-kennedy-rfk-bear-cub-central-park-f7e6cba9aa19dc2066a8d9c543974a97 McDonald's employee sentenced to prison for setting dumpster fire because restaurant was too crowded: https://www.foxbusiness.com/fox-news-crime/mcdonalds-employee-sentenced-prison-setting-dumpster-f...

News Links for the Week: Sharks off Brazil coast test positive for cocaine: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cek9mr43x1xo Colombia Faces a New Problem- Too Much Cocaine: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/13/world/americas/colombia-cocaine.html CrowdStrike offers a $10 apology gift card to say sorry for outage: https://techcrunch.com/2024/07/24/crowdstrike-offers-a-10-apology-gift-card-to-say-sorry-...

News Links for the Week: Bronny James is the biggest winner of NBA Summer League (at the Call of Duty video game tournament): https://ftw.usatoday.com/2024/07/bronny-james-nba-summer-league-call-of-duty-tournament-vegas Church gives away AR-15 as part of Fourth of July raffle: https://www.kcbd.com/2024/07/08/church-gives-away-ar-15-part-fourth-july-raffle/ The ‘QAnon Shaman’ wants his helmet and s...

News Links for the Week: Robert F Kennedy Jr denies eating dog, sidesteps sex assault allegations after bombshell article: https://www.9news.com.au/world/robert-f-kennedy-denies-sexual-assault-dog-eating-claims/9a217a0e-0b75-4668-be16-e7d493acade3 West Virginia white couple alleged to have kept five adopted black children 'locked in barn and used as slaves: https://news.sky.com/story/west-virginia...

News Links for the Week: Walmart is replacing its price labels with digital screens—but the company swears it won’t use it for surge pricing: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/walmart-is-replacing-its-price-labels-with-digital-screens-but-the-company-swears-it-won-t-use-it-for-surge-pricing/ar-BB1oEDoR 400-meter runner goes from locked in a porta-potty straight to the Olympics: https://apn...

News Links for the Week: Hidden UFO civilization could be on Earth: https://www.newsnationnow.com/space/ufo/ufo-uap-hidden-society-harvard-paper/ Party yacht doc Scott Burke avoids jail after he’s busted with drugs, guns and ‘prostitutes’ in police raid: https://nypost.com/2024/06/14/us-news/florida-party-yacht-doc-scott-burke-avoids-jail-after-hes-busted-with-drugs-guns-and-prostitutes-in-nantuck...

News Links for the Week: Woman bitten by Catholic priest during communion, "He wouldn't give me the cookie": https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/woman-bitten-by-catholic-priest-during-communion-he-wouldnt-give-me-the-cookie/ Mom melts down after son snubbed at elementary school award ceremony; ‘Single these motherf—king kids out!’: https://nypost.com/2024/05/22/lifestyle/atlanta-helicopter-mom-disr...

News Links for the Week: Yacht sinks after being rammed by orcas in Strait of Gibraltar: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cmm330y6d2qo Man gets realistic picture of his boat painted on a fence intended to hide it: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/man-gets-realistic-picture-boat-painted-fence-designed-hide-rcna151928 Richard Simmons claims Roseanne Barr tried to ‘force feed’ him on her talk sh...

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Visit our brand spanking new home on the web @ www.earthoddity.net !!! We would to thank Cajun Curl Original Spice for their support! For some spice that's extra nice that taste spicy but doesn't feel spicy, check them out over at www.cajuncurl.com. Be sure and use coupon code "EOP10" and get ten percent off your order. Special thanks to Silencyde for providing the music! Check out his music on So...

News Links for the Week: Trump is selling ‘God Bless the USA’ Bibles for $59.99 as he faces mounting legal bills: https://apnews.com/article/trump-god-bless-usa-bible-greenwood-2713fda3efdfa297d0f024efb1ca3003 ‘Christ is King’ controversy: Slogan, statement or subtle slur?: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/apr/4/christ-is-king-controversy-slogan-statement-or-sub/ Visit our brand spanking...

News Links for the Week: Saudi Arabia’s first male humanoid robot’s ‘groping’ incident sparks debate: https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/saudi-humanoid-robot-gropes Sexist men show a greater interest in “robosexuality,” study finds: https://www.psypost.org/sexist-men-show-a-greater-interest-in-robosexuality-study-finds/ Durham cop demoted after crashing car on way home from bar, reporti...

News Links for the Week: Users Say Microsoft's AI Has Alternate Personality as Godlike AGI That Demands to Be Worshipped: https://futurism.com/microsoft-copilot-alter-egos They Promoted Body Positivity. Then They Lost Weight: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/26/style/body-positive-influencers-weight-loss.html Florida man faces 50-year prison sentence over turtle-smuggling scheme: https://www.clicko...

News Links for the Week: Google Gemini is accused of being racist towards white people: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-13108515/Google-Gemini-racist-white-people.html One of world’s smallest fish found to make sound as loud as a gunshot: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/feb/27/smallest-fish-sounds-loud-danionella-cerebrum Dad Devastated To Learn His Son Is Actually His Unc...

News Links for the Week: This man has been swatted 47 times for making a joke about Norm Macdonald: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/swatting-nikki-haley-trump-fbi-stalkers-b2494097.html Lickinghole brewery in Goochland closed indefinitely while owner deals with health issues: https://richmondbizsense.com/2024/02/06/lickinghole-brewery-in-goochland-closed-indefinitely-while-...

News Links for the Week: Some Tesla board members reportedly felt pressured to use drugs with Elon Musk: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/some-board-members-felt-pressured-to-take-drugs-with-elon-musk-wsj-reports-88cb0934 McDonald’s CEO promises ‘affordability’ amid backlash over $18 Big Mac combos, $6 hash browns: https://nypost.com/2024/02/05/business/mcdonalds-ceo-promises-return-to-affordabil...

News Links for the Week: Amish horse and buggy stolen from Walmart parking lot: https://abcnews.go.com/US/amish-horse-buggy-stolen-walmart-parking-lot-family/story?id=106627078 Ex-US air force pilot claims he may have located lost Amelia Earhart plane: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/jan/29/amelia-earhart-plane-location Missouri Rule Change Would Allow Senators to Challenge Each Other to...

News Links for the Week: Jellyfish UFO "haunted" Marines for years after Iraq encounter: https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/jellyfish-ufo-haunted-marines-years-31892078 Bill O’Reilly Outraged After School District Pulls His Books Under Florida Law He Supported: https://www.mediaite.com/politics/bill-oreilly-outraged-after-school-district-pulls-his-books-under-florida-law-he-supported-its-absur...

News Links for the Week: Retiring House Republican says $174,000 isn't enough money for members of Congress: https://www.businessinsider.com/patrick-mchenry-lawmaker-pay-not-enough-money-congress-2024-1 Man strips naked, jumps into Bass Pro Shops Leeds aquarium and knocks himself unconscious: https://www.al.com/news/2024/01/man-strips-naked-jumps-into-bass-pro-shops-leeds-aquarium-and-knocks-himse...

News Links for the Week: New state laws for 2024 impact guns, pornography, taxes and even fuzzy dice: https://apnews.com/article/new-state-laws-guns-pornography-fuzzy-dice-86da1fccd5717e9ec234863bf1f9f037 Gypsy Rose Blanchard released from prison early after serving time for the murder of her abusive mother: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/gypsy-rose-blanchard-released-prison-early-serving-ti...

News Links for the Week: The Denver Zoo didn't know who the father of a baby orangutan was. They called in Maury Povich to deliver the paternity test results: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/denver-zoo-maury-povich-orangutan-paternity-test-results-skiska-father/ Rudy Giuliani Owes Hunter Biden Money, Bankruptcy Filing Reveals: https://www.newsweek.com/rudy-giuliani-owes-hunter-biden-money-bankruptcy-...

News Links for the Week: Mexico-based startup accused of selling health drink made from endangered fish: "Nature's best kept secret": https://www.cbsnews.com/news/health-drink-made-endangered-totoaba-fish-watchdogs-say/ Woman Who Threw Hot Chipotle Bowl At Employee Sentenced To Work 2 Months In Fast Food Industry: https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/woman-who-threw-hot-food-chipotle-worker-sentenced...

News Links for the Week: Nick Saban says cell number leaked, gets hundreds of hate calls after Alabama’s CFP berth: https://www.al.com/alabamafootball/2023/12/nick-saban-says-cell-number-leaked-gets-hundreds-of-hate-calls-after-alabamas-cfp-berth.html Ron DeSantis slams CFP, wants to sue over Florida State snub: https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/39049738/ron-desantis-slams-cfp-says-...

News Links for the Week: Study Says Deaths When Taking Selfies At Tourist Hotspots Are A ‘Public Health Problem’: https://10play.com.au/theproject/articles/study-says-deaths-when-taking-selfies-at-tourist-hotspots-are-a-public-health-problem/tpa231114crvuq Caught on camera- moment bear emerges from den to maul eco-activist: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/11/16/bear-mauls-eco-activist-...

News Links for the Week: Jan. 6 rioter known as ‘QAnon Shaman’ running for Congress: https://www.ky3.com/2023/11/12/jan-6-rioter-known-qanon-shaman-running-congress/ Megan Rapinoe Says Injury 3 Minutes Into Her Final Game Is ‘Proof’ God Does Not Exist: https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/megan-rapinoe-says-injury-3-121554534.html Pilot accused of trying to stop engines midflight after taking magic...