Newsletter: Joe Biden is biting babies at the White House–seriously

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Hello fellow web crawlers! Kira here. Welcome to today’s edition of web_crawlr. 

Today’s top stories are about: why the internet is freaking out over Joe Biden biting babies at the White House, how the Federal Trade Commission may have fixed McDonald’s ice cream machines, a woman who found something mystifying being used as insulation in her house, and what’s going on with the Vatican’s new anime-inspired mascot. 

After that, our investigative reporter and head of the Hi-Res division, Claire, is filling in for Ramon in today’s “Main Character of the Week” column.

Also: It’s Friday, so don’t forget to take our weekly news quiz! Just scroll down below to answer this week’s question. If you guess correctly, you might win a “Click or Treat” sweatshirt! 

See you tomorrow,

— K.D. 

Today in Internet Culture

CHOMP CHOMP
Joe Biden actually bit 4 babies at a White House Halloween event—and the internet is hotly divided

Just another day at Joe Biden’s White House. 

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FAST FOOD WINS
Lina Khan praised for behind-the-scenes push to fix McDonald’s broken ice cream machines

The Federal Trade Commission enacted new copyright rules that could be a game-changer for McDonald’s ice cream fans, and the internet is cheering on the bureaucrats, for once. 

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WTF
‘This is a Criminal Minds episode’: Woman removes walls during building renovation. Then she sees what they were using as insulation

This is a hack we couldn’t have predicted. 

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THE CHURCH VS GEN Z
The Vatican randomly dropped their new anime mascot and it is polarizing the internet

The Vatican is trying to appeal to the younger generation, with mixed results. 

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By Claire Goforth
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Main Character of the Week: Car touchscreens

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Crawling the Web

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A Texas Roadhouse customer is alleging that the restaurant’s side salads have gotten noticeably smaller. What gives?

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Today’s Viral Video

Imagine bopping to Snoop Dogg during kindergarten class!