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Extra Extra: Mysterious Gas On Venus Might Be Signs Of Life


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Published Sep 14, 2020


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  • Astronomers think they may have found signs of life in the farts of Venus.
  • Here's a nightmare TV news report about an anti-mask rally in Utah.
  • Certified young person Paul Rudd has made a pro-mask PSA for Governor Andrew Cuomo and it is delightful.
  • Michael Caputo, the assistant secretary of public affairs at the Department of Health and Human Services, has "made outlandish and false claims"—a.k.a., lied and made up a bunch of nonsense conspiracy theories—that CDC officials are engaging in “sedition” in their handling of the pandemic and that left-wing hit squads were preparing for armed insurrection after the election.
  • The Attorney General of South Dakota reported hitting a deer Saturday night, but he is now being investigated because it turns out he allegedly actually hit and killed a man whose body wasn’t discovered until the next morning.
  • Jerry Harris, one of the stars of Netflix's Cheer series, is being investigated by the FBI for allegedly soliciting sexually explicit photos and sex from minors.
  • Anthony Weiner has a new gig as CEO of IceStone, a Brooklyn-based company that makes countertops out of broken glass.
  • Broadway actor Bill Army told Death, Sex & Money about the adjustments his family has made during the pandemic, and the ways he's kept his kids connected with the world outside of their apartment. 
  • Jonathan Majors of Da 5 Bloods, Lovecraft Country and The Last Black Man In San Francisco has joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe and will star in the third Ant-Man movie, likely as Kang the Conqueror.
  • The Avalanches released “Music Makes Me High” and “Take Care In Your Dreaming," two more great new songs off their upcoming album We Will Always Love You.
  • And finally, happy happy happy guy:

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Ben Yakas was born and raised in New York, and has worked for Gothamist for over a decade, and WNYC for four years, covering literally everything. He has hung out with Dan Smith (who will teach you guitar), but still has yet to have a guitar lesson with him.

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