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- Videos have surfaced that appear to show Taliban soldiers riding bumper cars and other amusement park rides in Kabul after taking over Afghanistan.
- A new Axios-Ipsos poll found that 69% of Americans favor vaccine mandates for schools and workplaces, but just among Republicans, that number is only 44%.
- New Zealand has gone into a nationwide lockdown after one man tested positive for COVID-19.
- The New York Times has a thorough account of the challenges facing Black homeowners in New York City, from the onslaught of unsolicited cash offers for your house, to the exorbitant costs that are preventing even well-paid Black professionals from moving into predominantly Black neighborhoods.
- There's a tech industry arms race underway with companies trying to create devices that can smell.
- Bob Dylan is being sued for allegedly grooming and sexually abusing a then-12-year-old in 1965 while living at the Chelsea Hotel.
- If you thought there was only one way of counting on your fingers, you are very wrong! Behold the next-level hand-counting methods in China, India, Tanzania, and ancient Rome.
- Buff dudes on The Bachelor and Bachelorette insist on wearing extremely tight suits.
- And finally, you look great I hardly noticed a thing:
Published Aug 17, 2021
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