Extra Extra: You Can Rent Out The Last Blockbuster In The World On Airbnb

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Published Aug 11, 2020

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Joe Biden announced that Sen. Kamala Harris will be his running mate.
New York Comic Con will go online for this year's events in October.
According to the Times, 76% of Americans will be eligible to receive a ballot in the mail for the 2020 election, the most in U.S. history.
Vulture asked a gynecologist all their burning questions about the lyrics of "WAP."
The world's last Blockbuster in Oregon will soon be listed on Airbnb for a limited time so people can stay overnight.
Large national retail chains, including J.C. Penney, Kate Spade, Neiman Marcus, Subway and Le Pain Quotidien, are starting to abandon Manhattan: “There’s no reason to do business in New York,” said Michael Weinstein, the chief executive of Ark Restaurants. “I can do the same volume in Florida in the same square feet as I would have in New York, with my expenses being much less."
Not everyone is giving up though: Sour Patch Kids is opening a new retail store and restaurant in NoHo.
A pair of pro-cop groups are suing Mayor Bill de Blasio after being denied the permits to paint a Blue Lives Matter mural akin to the Black Lives Matter murals around the city.
Big Ten Conference presidents and chancellors voted today to postpone all fall sports seasons, including football, until at least the spring.
Have you gone to a speakeasy gym?
And finally, not all babies are dogs, but all dogs are babies:

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