Early Addition: A Really Big Boat Has Arrived In New York City

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Published May 21, 2021

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James Ramsay

Published May 21, 2021

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The CMA CGM Marco Polo, a cargo ship larger than the Empire State Building, sailed into New York Harbor yesterday, becoming the biggest boat ever to do so.
To incentivize vaccinations, the White House has "teamed up" with nine of the country's biggest dating apps to basically make the algorithms give vaxxed singles a better shot at hooking up.
Here's the BBC's full rundown of the very complicated story of how Martin Bashir deceived his way into the famous 1995 Princess Diana interview.
The Feds have seized 68 big cats from the Oklahoma park formerly owned by Joe "Tiger King" Exotic.
An 11-year-old Florida girl who escaped being kidnapped by a knife-wielding man managed to smear him with blue slime, allowing police to identify the perpetrator. The girl said she learned the trick from Law & Order: SVU.
Tiny, rural villages in Italy that saw a renaissance during the pandemic (while industrial northern cities suffered) are hoping the people who moved there will stay.
Paul Van Doren, the founder of Vans sneakers, died earlier this month at the age of 90.
I guess we're still doing bucket hats.
Lil Nas X has a new video out for his song, "Sun Goes Down," and it's quite heartwarming!
And finally, teamwork:

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