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Extra Extra: An Asteroid Is Hurtling Towards Earth...Thanks 2020
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Published Aug 22, 2020
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- German officials are trying out a novel way to test out a coronavirus spread: hosting rock concerts.
- NASA reports that a 6.5-foot asteroid is hurtling towards Earth, lining up just in time for the November election.
- The world pays their respects to Jack Sherman, an early guitarist with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, who passed away at age 64.
- Rodents are getting reacquainted with a NYCHA complex in Bedford-Stuyvesant, wreaking havoc as rats tend to do.
- Two hurricanes are expected to collide near the Florida coastline, an unprecedented occurrence.
- The pair of gold-plated glasses worn by political civil rights icon Mahatma Gandhi has sold at auction in Britain for $340,000.
- The Rose Garden at the White House doesn't look as rosy these days following renovation, and perhaps reflecting the mood of the country.
- Here's a baby's take on New York City living these days. Do you agree?
- Disregard that letter of possible layoffs of New York City workers, says Council Speaker Corey Johnson. Trolls are apparently to blame. Nothing to see there.
- And finally, here's a dog that can put a smile on your face.
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