Early Addition: Toilet Paper Sales Are Spiraling Downward

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Published Apr 13, 2021

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Yankees outfielder and former Minnesota Twins player Aaron Hicks, who was especially shaken by the fatal police shooting of Daunte Wright outside Minneapolis, sat out last night's game against the Blue Jays.
Restaurant owners and other small business owners in Brooklyn's Chinatown in Sunset Park told the New York Times how hard the past year has been, between the neighborhood's high COVID-19 rates, the spike in anti-Asian racism, and the challenge of convincing some residents that the vaccine is safe.
TIL that outside present-day St. Louis, there was an ancient pre-Columbian city that, in 1050 AD, was larger than Paris and held epic multi-day parties.
Toilet paper sales have dropped to below their pre-pandemic levels, suggesting that Americans are finally stocked.
A Jeopardy! contestant alleges that Dr. Oz made fun of her for not knowing an answer during his recent guest-hosting stint, even as he had to do eight takes just to pronounce "antidisestablishmentarianism" correctly.
Netflix renewed Bridgerton for seasons 3 and 4. (Season 2 is currently in production.)
Cardi B is launching a size-inclusive line of Reebok compression clothes.
And finally, this right here is a motherf***kin' Flying V:

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