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Extra Extra: Kellyanne Conway Threatens & Belittles Reporter In Leaked Phone Call
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Published Oct 24, 2019
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- Kellyanne Conway threatened and belittled a reporter for doing her job in a heated call—you can read the full transcript and listen to it.
- Frank Ocean is throwing a second PrEP+ party tonight at the Knockdown Center’s BASEMENT in Queens.
- Who is the leading Democratic presidential candidate at this point? It depends on what poll you read.
- The Outline has some great "then and now" photos of NYC with pics taken between the 1920s and 1940s by Percy Loomis Sperr.
- Vulture uncovered that Disney has started quietly placing classic Fox movies into its vault, and only letting them be shown on a case-by-case basis.
- A British woman was astounded to learn she had breast cancer after passing through a popular Scottish tourist site’s thermal imager, which detected the cancer.
- If you're struggling to find something to wear for Halloween this year, why not go as Igor?
- A tweet by the University of Missouri of Athletics Department attempting to celebrate diversity went very wrong.
- Kanye West talked about his porn addiction, announced a new Christmas-time album (Jesus Is Born), and declared himself "unquestionably, undoubtedly the greatest human artist of all time" in a new interview on the eve of the release of Jesus Is King.
- The Houston Astros have fired assistant general manager Brandon Taubman in the aftermath of statements he made to female reporters regarding closer Roberto Osuna.
- Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead is shockingly shredded.
- RIP Squibb Bridge.
- And finally, the best part of cleaning is the chase:
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