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Extra Extra: Joe Biden suggested that cannibals in Papua New Guinea ate his uncle
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Good Tuesday afternoon in New York City, where T-Pain will be headlining SummerStage at Central Park.
Here's what else is happening:
- A big coyote was spotted walking around Cherry Hill in Central Park over the weekend.
- A Swiss Air jet nearly ran into four other planes on the JFK Airport runway today after an air traffic control snafu.
- This is a pretty remarkable documentary clip from the 1970s about New Yorkers battling roaches in their apartments.
- It's weirdly hard to buy (or sell) locally caught seafood in New York.
- The Brooklyn Botanic Garden's cherry blossoms have reached peak bloom.
- Papua New Guinea's prime minister said he and his compatriots were offended by President Joe Biden's insinuation that his uncle was eaten by cannibals in Papua New Guinea during World War II.
- Kid Cudi broke his foot jumping off a stage at Coachella.
- More and more people are running marathons to manage their quarter-life crises.
- Compassion is so back.
- And finally, strong dismount:
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