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Extra Extra: Uh, How Many Gallons Of Milk Do People Drink A Week?
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Published Nov 4, 2021
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- Business Insider has a horrific report alleging that Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy choked and filmed women, some of whom were teens at the time, without their consent during sex.
- ESPN spoke to 70 current or former employees for this damning article about the alleged racism and misogyny of Phoenix Suns majority owner Robert Sarver: "There's literally nothing you could tell me about him from a misogynistic or race standpoint that would surprise me."
- Eric Adams hasn't taken office yet, but he's already really drinking the cryptocurrency Kool-Aid hard, tweeting that he's going to "take my first THREE paychecks in Bitcoin when I become mayor. NYC is going to be the center of the cryptocurrency industry and other fast-growing, innovative industries! Just wait!"
- Priceless headline of the day: "Doug the ugly New Zealand potato could be world’s biggest."
- The Washington Post reports that the Manhattan DA has convened a new grand jury to "hear evidence about the Trump Organization’s financial practices and potentially to vote on criminal charges."
- Do families really drink 12 gallons of milk a week?
- Wired has identified the "cutest" way to fight climate change: Otters!
- A 74-year-old NYC man has been arrested and charged with murder related to the remains of WWI veteran George Seitz, which were found in the yard of a Queens home in 2019.
- Today's a good day for Alan Cumming to answer all your questions about Goldeneye.
- Watch the first teaser trailer for Jane Campion's new film The Power Of The Dog.
- And finally, a classic yawning duel:
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