Extra, Extra: Congressional Troll Says Donald Rumsfeld Is An Alien Lizard

Rebecca Fishbein

Published Jul 26, 2014

Modified Jul 26, 2014

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Rebecca Fishbein

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The FDNY is getting criticized for sending a cadet who couldn't pass her fitness tests out into the field.
Investigators say they've found the culprit who was leaving creepy porcelain dolls outside young girls' houses in California.
Another day, another New York landlord accused of trying to push out rent-stabilized tenants.
Here is an interview with the CEO behind everybody's favorite embattled ride-share app, Lyft.
Huh, Hoboken is apparently one of the 10 snobbiest cities in the country.
Someone in Congress described Donald Rumsfeld as an "alien lizard who eats Mexican babies” on his Wikipedia page.
Americans are one step closer to getting unlocked cell phones.
A reddit user’s 96-year-old grandfather is telling World War 2 stories in an AMA thread.
And finally, a baby elephant meets a cat:

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