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Newsletter: Harrowing Hinge date goes viral

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On Jan 31, 2024 by Andrew Wyrich

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Newsletter: Taylor Swift Super Bowl conspiracies reach a fever pitch

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On Jan 30, 2024 by Andrew Wyrich

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Y0ur P@ssw0rd S*cks: How to safely open suspicious PDFs

There's a simple way to do it.

On Jan 30, 2024 by Mikael Thalen

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Newsletter: Unexpected surprise in a McDonald’s McFlurry

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On Jan 29, 2024 by Kira Deshler

X finally cracked down on explicit AI photos of Taylor Swift

Newsletter: X finally cracked down on explicit AI photos of Taylor Swift

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On Jan 27, 2024 by Andrew Wyrich

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Main Character of the Week: Scratch-off guy

Finance and tech are surging topics of reader interest.

On Jan 27, 2024 by Ramon Ramirez

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Newsletter: Getting revenge on an annoyingly persistent scammer 

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On Jan 26, 2024 by Andrew Wyrich

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Deplatformed: Google knows what’s coming next

If you believe Google is omnipotent, Trump will make it through the election.

On Jan 26, 2024 by David Covucci

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Newsletter: People think Joe Biden killed JFK (seriously)

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On Jan 25, 2024 by Andrew Wyrich

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How a 60-year-old jazz standard became a TikTok hit

The popular sound on TikTok starts with a woman singing: 'Look at me/I’m as helpless as a kitten up a tree.'

On Jan 25, 2024 by Audra Schroeder

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Newsletter: Trump’s missile defense system goes ‘Bing ding ding ding ding’

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On Jan 24, 2024 by Andrew Wyrich

Hot sauce trend

Men are weaponizing incompetence on TikTok and can’t clean up hot sauce

Once you become familiar with it, you start seeing it everywhere.

On Jan 24, 2024 by Tricia Crimmins

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Newsletter: Confronting a DoorDash cookie thief

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On Jan 23, 2024 by Andrew Wyrich

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Why conspiracy theorists are freaking out about ‘Disease X’

There’s just one problem: There is no Disease X. Not yet, at least.

On Jan 23, 2024 by Mikael Thalen

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Newsletter: Creepy CVS worker finds customer number, texts her

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On Jan 22, 2024 by Kira Deshler