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Extra, Extra: President The Rock Has A Nice Ring To It


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Ben Yakas

Published May 10, 2017

Modified May 10, 2017


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Published May 10, 2017

Modified May 10, 2017


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  • Betsy DeVos faced an auditorium of booing Bethune-Cookman University graduates as she gave a commencement address today.
  • The Rock is thinking about running for president, and Caity Weaver's GQ profile of him has convinced me that might be a good thing.
  • A reporter was arrested after repeatedly questioning Health secretary Tom Price about the American Healthcare Act.
  • Is Old Nan one of the keys to the endgame for Game Of Thrones?
  • The creator of Bob's Burgers reflects on some of his favorite musical moments.
  • Based on this Hollywood Reporter profile, Johnny Depp's life seems pretty weird these days.
  • Hmmm Comey asked the Justice Department for more money for the Russian investigation days before he was fired hmmm.
  • The Atlantic argues that cultural anxiety drove white people to vote for Trump, not economic anxiety.
  • Donald Glover and Stephen Glover will serve as showrunners, executive producers and writers of FXX's untitled Marvel's Deadpool animated series.
  • Metallica will have a pop-up at 96 Spring Street this weekend.
  • A new NYPD directive forbids cops from entering a residence in response to a noise complaint unless they're given permission.
  • The Nation reports on how Wisconsin's Voter-ID law suppressed 200,000 votes in 2016 (Trump won by 22,748).
  • And finally, this goofy polar bear is very chill indeed:

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