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- Authorities in Charlottesville finally removed two confederate statues from public view on Saturday. Their presence in the Virginia college town sparked protests, including one in August 2017 where Heather Heyer was killed by a man who plowed his car into the crowd of protestors.
- An illegally locked door trapped many workers inside a burning factory in Bangladesh, where at least 52 people died.
- QAnon may not be popping up on Facebook or Twitter as much but the derangement has evolved into something more sinister, the AP warns.
- Business Insider takes a deep look at whether it's even feasible for the United States to embrace a four-day work week.
- The Entomological Society of America will at long last ditch "gypsy" in the names of certain moths and ants.
- Read up on how Alfie, a mute swan near Brick Township, NJ, managed to dodge a scheduled death sentence in the strangest of ways.
- A fantasy luxury train designed for oligarchs? Sounds like the Snowpiercer sequel to me.
- Kim Kardashian is no longer wearing beige attire with odd cutouts - what could be different now?
- Thanks to their increasing population, giant pandas are off the endangered list and now classified as vulnerable - hey, this counts as good news these days.
- And finally, this little trash panda has some sweet moves:
Published Jul 10, 2021
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