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There’s a Longstanding Rumor That Trump’s Animatronic Figure at Disney World Was Originally Hillary Clinton

7 July 2021

Curiously, some also think the figure looks like Jon Voight.

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FILE - In this Thursday, July 1, 2021 file photo, a wildfire burns in the mountains north of Lytton, British Columbia, Canada, during record high temperatures. According to a study released on Wednesday, July 7, 2021, the deadly heat wave that roasted the Pacific Northwest and western Canada “was virtually impossible without human-caused climate change” which also added a few extra degrees to the record-smashing warmth. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

Study: Northwest Heat Wave Impossible Without Climate Change

7 July 2021

The deadly heat wave that roasted the Pacific Northwest and western Canada was virtually impossible...

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Microsoft Urges Immediate Windows Update to Prevent ‘PrintNightmare’ Security Breach

7 July 2021

Here’s how to access the security update.

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Fish Hooked on Meth – The Consequences of Freshwater Pollution

7 July 2021

We must get to grips with the amount of pharmaceuticals in our waterways.

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Why Octopuses Are So Intelligent

7 July 2021

From a behavioural point of view, the flexibility with which an animal can adapt itself...

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A search and rescue team member moves through the rubble of the Champlain Towers South condo, Wednesday, July 7, 2021. (Al Diaz/Miami Herald via AP)

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7 July 2021

Emergency workers gave up on any hope of finding survivors in a collapsed Florida condo...

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Mattress Firm is engaged in money laundering according to a conspiracy theory.

The Mattress Firm Money Laundering Conspiracy Theory

7 July 2021

At the heart of the conspiracy theory: Multiple brick-and-mortar Mattress Firm stores were sometimes situated...

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FILE - Actor Robert Downey Jr., left, and his father Robert Downey Sr. arrive at Time's 100 Most Influential People in the World Gala in New York on May 8, 2008. Downey Sr., the accomplished countercultural filmmaker, actor and father of superstar Robert Downey Jr., has died. He was 85. Downey Jr. wrote on Instagram that his father died late Tuesday in his sleep at home in New York. He had Parkinson’s disease for more than five years. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File)

Countercultural Filmmaker Robert Downey Sr. Dies at 85

7 July 2021

Robert Downey Sr., the accomplished countercultural filmmaker, actor and father of superstar Robert Downey Jr.,...

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Fire Erupts on Ship, Causing Explosion That Rocks Dubai

7 July 2021

A container ship anchored in Dubai at one of the world’s largest ports caught fire...

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Facebook started warning some users they may have seen harmful extremist content and asking some users whether they were worried about friends becoming extremists.

Is Facebook Issuing New Warnings About ‘Extremist Content’?

7 July 2021

The purported messages urge users to seek support from the tech giant's partners.

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The claim is that CBP aka U.S. Customs and Border Protection is calling residents and asking for personal bank information in a scam.

SCAM ALERT: U.S. Customs and Border Protections Phone Call Scam

7 July 2021

Such phishing scams are often used to collect personal information.

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Olympic athlete Sha'Carri Richardson was replaced by Rebecca Washington a Mormon athlete with an anti-drug stance after Richardson tested positive for marijuana use.

Was Sha’Carri Richardson Replaced by Anti-Drug Mormon Rebecca Washington?

7 July 2021

More importantly, does an Olympic runner named Rebecca Washington even exist?

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