Early Addition: Researchers Swabbed Dozens Of Subways Systems And What Do You Think They Found?

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Published May 27, 2021

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James Ramsay

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Scientists in 60 cities around the world swabbed the hell out of their subway systems and discovered that a lot of (mostly harmless) bacteria and microbiomes live on mass transit. (Note: Other scientists say this study is poorly designed, and this same group had to walk back research that claimed the subway contained the plague.)
The Associated Press has conceded that it "mishandled" the high-profile firing of a staff writer who allegedly violated the company's social media policies.
A Cincinnati woman won $1 million in a lottery created for Ohio residents who've received a COVID-19 vaccine dose.
John Davis, one of the real singers behind famed lip-synchers Milli Vanilli, has died of the coronavirus at the age of 66.
Chris Noth is reviving his role as Mr. Big in the Sex and the City reboot.
Young people are reviving Jennifer Anniston's outfits from Friends.
Researchers in the Brazilian Amazon have determined that when monkeys move to a new habitat, they change their accents to sound more like the local monkeys.
The super blood moon really made the rounds.
And finally, get yourself a dog who'll give your arms a rest:

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