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- Congressman Tom Reed, a Republican representing Ithaca and parts of the Finger Lakes region who was accused of groping a lobbyist, has apologized for his actions and said he won't seek elected office next year.
- Axios has exclusive photos from inside a temporary U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility in Texas, where about 400 minors were being held in a "pod" with a maximum occupancy of 260.
- IRS researchers have determined that the top 1% of U.S. earners don't report 21% of their income, which is more than they previously thought.
- Black public health activists are increasing their pressure on Congress to ban menthol cigarettes.
- Meet Ryan Kaji, the 9-year-old YouTuber who makes 8 figures a year through merch deals and ads on his toy unboxing videos.
- The surfing world is mourning the loss of Katherine Diaz, a 22-year-old competitive surfer from El Salvador who died after being struck by lightning.
- This week's issue of The New Yorker has a long account of how politics tore the online knitting world apart.
- David Hasseloff will be starring (as himself) in a German comedy spy TV show that actually sounds pretty good.
- The director of Mrs. Doubtfire has confirmed that there exists an R-rated cut of the movie that's full of Robin Williams's ad-libs.
- Why lay eggs when you could...:
Published Mar 22, 2021
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