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Extra, Extra: People Furious Over Uber Surge Pricing Post-Chelsea Explosion
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Ben Yakas
Published Sep 18, 2016
Modified Sep 18, 2016
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Published Sep 18, 2016
Modified Sep 18, 2016
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- Bill Murray's car broke down on way to bartend in Brooklyn.
- Trump's skin gets thinner every day.
- Colbert showed up to a Cubs game in disguise as a hot dog vendor.
- Headline of the day: "'I'll never forget the screams of the children': Pablo Escobar's hippos terrorise [sic] nearby village as children are forced to run for their lives from the beasts."
- Uber has been shamed online for surge pricing in the wake of the Chelsea explosion last night.
- Kanye West joined Instagram finally.
- Lady Gaga will probably be your Super Bowl halftime entertainment.
- Hey remember Occupy Wall Street?
- The RNC could penalize pols who don't back Trump, who's been just tremendous for party unity.
- Moby thinks he's a damn architecture critic now.
- The Chelsea Domino's has been staying busy today.
- Donald Trump is rich because he got $885 million in tax breaks.
- And finally, this monkey plays ping pong!!
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