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Early Addition: 'Slapping fannies and killing grannies'
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Emily Nadal
Published Jul 18, 2025
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It’s Friday morning in New York City, where Mayor Eric Adams made good on his promise to clean-up a Bronx drug market. But will it lead to long-term change?
Here's what else is happening:
- A new New Jersey law will require drivers to learn the safe and proper way to share the road with cyclists before receiving a license.
- If you’re going to have an affair, maybe don’t bring your lover to a Coldplay concert because you might go viral for your reaction to being featured on the Jumbotron while cuddling her.
- "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" is coming to an end next May after a more than 10-year run on CBS.
- NYC Republican mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa went on a rant on Fox News and claimed his rivals were “slapping fannies and killing grannies.”
- Three rare orange lobsters showed up in orders at two tristate ShopRite locations. The lobsters, named Peaches, Clawdia and Sebastian, were brought to Humane Long Island before they were released back into the ocean.
- Have you been personally victimized by the Gen Z stare?
- Bucket o’ coffee.
- And finally, outsmarted:
✨ A Sprinkle of JoyousJoyness ✨ Genius! Have a JoyousJoyfulJoyness day! #happy #funny #cat #cute #joyousjoyness
— JoyousJoyfulJoyness (@joyousjoyness.com) 2025-07-17T21:00:56.609Z
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