Extra Extra: Don't Mess With Matthew McConaughey And The Texas Armadillo Party

Sophia Chang

Published Oct 9, 2021

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Sophia Chang

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ProPublica and Nashville Public Radio released a disturbing report on several layers of failure in the Rutherford County justice system, from a county judge who routinely ordered young children taken into police custody for minor infractions to judicial commissioners charging the kids with bogus crimes.
A fuel shortage in Lebanon has led to power outages across most of the country.
The Tampa Bay Times experiments with fundraising from its readers to bolster the paper’s declining revenues.
The Washington Post has the tale of how one of the National Zoo’s lions became seriously ill with COVID-19 in September.
A Northern Virginia man reunites with his birth father 11 days before he died of cancer.
Check out this Matthew McConaughey interview where he discusses his, um, views on voting rights, a possible Armadillo third party, and what Texans might look forward to in his potential run for governor.
And in Boston, aspiring politicians know they gotta milk that accent if they want to win the hearts of voters.
This little trash panda got stuck on a 4th floor ledge of a Chelsea apartment building for hours Friday.
As usual, Mandy Patinkin is right -- remake “The Princess Bride” with this woman playing every role.
And finally, you're doing it wrong; you gotta pet him like you mean it:

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