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Extra Extra: Hot market for pieces of trash collected outside Taylor Swift's wedding
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Published Jul 8, 2026
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Good Wednesday afternoon in New York City, alleged birthplace of the hot dog.
Here's what else is happening:
- The company behind the Rio hotel and casino in Las Vegas is turning the old Macy's in downtown Brooklyn into a shiny "next-generation cultural and commercial hub."
- The New York City soccer jerseys have been restocked.
- Do not put your Needoh in the microwave.
- The White House has installed 25 "Freedom Fuel" gas stations in the Philly area that are selling $3.47-a-gallon gas in honor of the 47th president.
- An artist who collected little pieces of trash outside Taylor Swift's wedding and sold them for $25 each has sold out.
- Here are your Emmy nominees.
- And finally, alpha:
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