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Extra, Extra: Are You Really Ready For The Coming 'Worm Apocalypse?'
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Ben Yakas
Published Aug 6, 2018
Modified Aug 6, 2018
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- RIP The Chris Gethard Show.
- A musician says American Airlines kicked her off a flight with her $30,000 cello even though she had bought a ticket for it.
- Facebook, YouTube and Apple finally banned Alex Jones & InfoWars.
- Sometimes when you hear a violin on the street, you just gotta dance (even if it was staged).
- Many city leaders don't know what their cities have promised Amazon to try to lure them to come.
- Are you ready for the coming worm apocalypse?
- A NJ ICE spokesman has been tied to hate groups.
- Russia has appointed Steven Seagal as a "special representative" on US-Russian humanitarian ties, which definitely sounds like the jumping off point for a '90s Seagal movie.
- The Times has advice on how to deal with bad bosses.
- Evangelical celebrities are starting to dominate Hollywood.
- A Democratic candidate for Congress in Central New York has accused a national cable company of trying to "censor" his campaign by refusing to air a TV ad that criticizes the company’s record, along with his Republican opponent.
- Are dockless bikes ruining your life? The NY Post would love to hear from you.
- Succession ended its first season strong, and star Jeremy Strong talked to the Times about it.
- And finally, don't kick the ball to tomorrow when you can kick the ball today:
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