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- Hackers recently stole $600 million "worth" of the cryptocurrency Ether from the blockchain site Poly Network ... whatever that means.
- Since Billy Idol didn't work, heat-detecting cameras linked to an automated enforcement system may be the only way to get drivers to stop idling, which is responsible for about 1.6% of the United States' total carbon emissions.
- Recently-disbarred lawyer Rudy Giuliani is now selling personalized messages on Cameo for $199 a pop.
- Do people who purchased $400 cashmere sweaters embroidered with the word "Cuomosexual" plan to keep wearing them?
- The Instagram-famous Immersive Van Gogh exhibit in New York City is hosting two Weed Nights.
- Vloggers with dissociative identity disorder who make videos showcasing their different personalities have become a big hit on YouTube.
- HBO has renewed The White Lotus for a second season, which will leave Hawaii and feature a new cast at a different resort.
- Neal Conan, the former host of NPR's "Talk of the Nation" and a more recent macadamia nut farmer, has died at the age of 71.
- And finally, a furry flotilla:
Published Aug 11, 2021
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