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- A known white supremacist who was yelling slurs at a pair of Muslim women on a Portland train stabbed three bystanders who intervened, killing two of them.
- Oh good, a mercenary firm worked with police to target Dakota Access Pipeline protesters and used counterterrorism language and tactics while doing so.
- Lol Jared Kushner tried to play spy and even the Russian ambassador told his superiors he was freaked out about it.
- A man who fell into the Harlem River first told police a fish tale about it.
- Adam Sandler is getting the kind of buzz that could result in him becoming the first person to ever pick up their Best Actor Oscar while wearing cargo shorts.
- Like many non-royal humans, Queen Elizabeth II apparently loves Netflix's The Crown.
- A woman in the Hamptons is running for public office on the bold campaign platform of "I'm allowed to use racial slurs."
- A taxi driver struck and killed a man who was walking on the Van Wyck Expressway.
- And finally, it's the weekend, so you've got time to learn the story of Everest:
Extra Extra: Tinker, Tailor, Kushner, Spy
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