Extra Extra: Congrats To Lollapalooza For Not Being A Superspreader Event

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Published Aug 12, 2021

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About two-thirds of Americans are currently experiencing a dangerous heat wave.
Adidas has sold Reebok for $2.5 billion, which is a lot less than what it paid for the shoe company back in 2005.
Germany is asking more than 8,000 people to go back and get their Pfizer shots again because the nurse who administered their last dose turned out to be an anti-vaxxer who may have injected them with saline.
Rachel Maddow is considering leaving MSNBC next year when her contract ends.
The politically and economically beleaguered residents of Hong Kong have found joy and solace in a 12-member boy band called Mirror.
Pakistani mangoes are extremely sweet and delicious, extremely hard to track down in the U.S., and if you do get a chance to buy them, they'll likely cost you $8 a piece.
A slice of cake from Prince Charles and Princess Diana's wedding sold at auction for $2,500, which was more than three times what they expected.
Chicago health officials are celebrating the fact that the Lollapalooza festival last month didn't become a "superspreader" event, with only 203 attendees out of 385,000 contracting COVID-19.
Some people find Ted Lasso annoying. They are probably evil.
James McAvoy has a funny little man bun.
And finally, this is not a dog!:

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