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Extra Extra: Is whiskey that's had Taylor Ham sitting in it the drink of the summer?
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Good Tuesday afternoon in New York City, where Mister Softee plays hardball when it comes to alleged copyright infringement.
Here's what else is happening:
- They spotted a great white shark off Montauk.
- Here are some fun videos of the world's best high-school jazz players jamming at the Essentially Ellington festival at Lincoln Center last weekend.
- A woman named Frieda who defected from an upstate Orthodox community gives guided tours through Hasidic Williamsburg.
- If you like soaking jalapeños in your wine, try soaking Taylor Ham in your whiskey.
- The Pope Leo XIV trading card sold out.
- Egg prices dropped.
- Michael Jordan is back.
- Toupées are back!
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