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Hello fellow web crawlers! Andrew here.Ā Welcome to todayā€™s edition of web_crawlr.Ā 

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OurĀ top storiesĀ today are about: A Starbucks customerĀ finding something unsettling in their Pumpkin Loaf, a look atĀ the future of TikTok and tech policyĀ under a Trump administration or Harris administration, how the AustralianĀ remake ofĀ The OfficeĀ is dividing the internet, and a DoorDash customer saying theĀ driver went into her houseĀ to drop off an order.Ā 

After that, weā€™ve got a ā€œDigital Democracyā€ column from our Senior ReporterĀ Tricia.Ā 

See you tomorrow!Ā 

ā€” A.W.Ā 

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āš” Today in Internet Culture

šŸ¤® WTF
ā€˜They shouldā€™ve done more for meā€™: Starbucks customer orders Pumpkin Loaf. Then she notices something strange

AĀ Starbucks customerĀ posted a viral video saying sheĀ found a full-sized grasshopper inside her Pumpkin Loaf.

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šŸŒ TECH
The future of TikTok and tech policy under Trump versus Harris

TheĀ next presidentĀ mayĀ decide the fate of TikTok, the FCC, Section 230, and more.

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šŸ“ŗ POP CULTUREĀ 
ā€˜How dare youā€™: Australian remake of ā€˜The Officeā€™ divides the Internet

The sitcom juggernaut is gettingĀ another version down underĀ and the peopleĀ arenā€™t too excited about it.

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šŸ  VIRAL
ā€˜I was home aloneā€™: Customer says DoorDash driver went into her house to drop off order

A female customer reports that herĀ DoorDash driver went inside her houseĀ to drop off her order,Ā leaving the customer scared for her safety.

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Digital Democracy, a web_crawlr column

ByĀ Tricia Crimmins
Senior Reporter

Hand putting ballot in voting box over new hampshire and american flags

ā€˜We canā€™t wait until youā€™re out of officeā€™: New Hampshire youth activists sue stateā€™s governor

In each edition of web_crawlr we have exclusive original content every day. On Tuesdays our Senior Reporter Tricia Crimmins explains the legislation that is captivating the internet in her ā€œDigital Democracyā€ column.Ā  If you want to read columns like this before everyone else,Ā subscribe to web_crawlrĀ to get your daily scoop of internet culture delivered straight to your inbox.

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šŸ•øļø Crawling the Web

Here is what else is happening across the ā€˜net.

šŸ›’ AnĀ encounter in the produce section at CostcoĀ hasĀ sparked a debateĀ overĀ taste-testing etiquette.

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šŸšæ ThisĀ professional cleanerĀ sharedĀ the right way to clean a moldy shower, but viewers of her viral videoĀ expressed concernĀ over her use of Clorox to clean mold.Ā 

šŸŽ§ In a viral video, a womanĀ compared the sound qualityĀ onĀ Apple MusicĀ andĀ Spotifyā€”sheĀ couldnā€™t believe what she discovered.Ā 

šŸ’» TheseĀ work-from-home jobsĀ areĀ ideal for introverts.Ā 

šŸ‘ŸĀ Height-enhancing sneakersĀ are theĀ next viral trendĀ for men.Ā 

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šŸ‘¶ From theĀ Daily Dot archive:Ā The many lives of the Dancing Baby,Ā cyberspaceā€™s first cringe meme.


šŸ“ Question of the Day

Everyoneā€™s got opinions, andĀ we want to know yours. JustĀ click a button belowĀ to answer the question, and tomorrowĀ we will let you knowĀ how fellow web crawlers like you answered.Ā 

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HAVE YOU WATCHED ā€˜THE OFFICEā€˜? (THE AMERICAN VERSION)

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šŸ¤³ Todayā€™s Viral Video

Taylor Swift is a REAL cat lady. šŸ˜‚ She named as many cat breeds as she could in 30 seconds.Ā 

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šŸŽ¶ Now Playing: ā€œczā€ by mk.gee šŸŽ¶Ā 

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