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- A man was arrested for wearing a bikini made out of nothing but see-through plastic wrap on a beach on Long Beach Island.
- Beloved writer Elena Ferrante has apparently been doxxed in the NY Books.
- BuzzFeed reports that Blue Apron has had problems with health and safety violations, violent incidents, and unhappy workers.
- Who doesn't want to snuggle with a 1,400-pound bear?
- Pete Davidson has to smoke weed to perform on SNL.
- A group of men beat a man in the Bronx after seeing him shove a woman.
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg has some life advice for you people.
- The creepy clowns have made it to Long Island.
- A cat on the subway tracks briefly halted train service today.
- A Harvard doctoral student claims in a lawsuit that she picked up bedbugs at a Midtown hotel, which led to her becoming homeless.
- And finally, these dogs need their bellies rubbed ASAP:

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