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- Joe Biden is bringing his Peloton bike to the White House, and security experts don't want people having sensitive conversations anywhere near the thing in case it's bugged.
- The White House is "undergoing a thorough deep cleaning — far and beyond what is normal," following the departure of Trump.
- Next month, NFL referee Sarah Thomas will become the first woman to officiate a Super Bowl.
- Former Fox News journalist and current CNBC host Shepard Smith gave his former colleagues a slap on the wrist for spreading misinformation.
- Several hippos that Pablo Escobar illegally imported into Columbia escaped capture and reproduced like crazy, to the point where scientists are warning that the hippo population should be culled.
- Actor Zheng Shuang will no longer be Prada's "face of China" following allegations that she abandoned two kids who were born to surrogates outside the country.
- Adult film performer Mia Malkova bought a $4 million castle in Portland, Oregon, where — you guessed it — she plans to film porn. She also reportedly plans to install a pirate ship in the atrium.
- Ben Affleck: Sad King.
- Empathy is in:
Published Jan 20, 2021
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