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Published Nov 4, 2019


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  • The Trump administration formally notified the United Nations today that it would withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement on climate change.
  • Facebook rebrands as FACEBOOK, that should fix everything.
  • The Washington Nationals visited the White House today, and catcher Kurt Suzuki wore a Make American Great Again hat and recreated the famous Titanic pose with Trump.
  • Learn about the motorcycle club members who crisscross New York delivering donated breast milk.
  • The Justice Department is trying to unearth the identity of the anonymous Trump administration official who wrote a NY Times op-ed and a forthcoming book.
  • Are you really busy or just disorganized?
  • Here's how to get access to your "secret" consumer records.
  • The Trump campaign has held at least 15 contests since 2018 offering the chance to win breakfast, lunch, or dinner with Trump but an investigation by Popular Information "did not uncover evidence that anyone has ever actually won."
  • A new Williamsburg diner will open on November 11th with only one dish for sale.
  • Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri's Greenwich Village apartment was "swatted" over the weekend when someone prank called 911 saying there was a man with a gun there.
  • The New Yorker weighs in on the "mangling" of Deadspin and Sports Illustrated.
  • And finally, the love that dare not speak its name (is when you try to eat each other's faces):

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Ben Yakas

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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