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FILE - Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner sits during the first half of Game 2 of basketball's WNBA Finals against the Chicago Sky, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021, in Phoenix. Griner is easily the most prominent American citizen known to be jailed by a foreign government. Yet as a crucial hearing approaches next month, the case against her remains shrouded in mystery, with little clarity from the Russian prosecutors. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, File)

2 Months After Griner’s Arrest, Mystery Surrounds Her Case

21 April 2022

For another person in another country at another time, the case might have been a...

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Passengers wait in line at the security checkpoint at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Tuesday, April 19, 2022, in Arlington, Va. The Justice Department is filing an appeal seeking to overturn a judge’s order that voided the federal mask mandate on planes and trains and in travel hubs. The notice came minutes after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention asked the Justice Department to appeal the decision handed down by a federal judge in Florida earlier this week. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Justice Dept. to Appeal Order Voiding Travel Mask Mandate

21 April 2022

The notice came minutes after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention asked the Justice...

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The Internet Was All Candy Bar Dick Jokes for a Day

20 April 2022

If you've never thought of the chocolate drizzle on Snickers bars as a "dick vein"...

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Verizon Down Across Parts of the US

20 April 2022

In an early evening update, Verizon said normal service had been restored to most customers.

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Does a Picture Show a Divorcing Couple Dividing Up Beanie Babies?

20 April 2022

The strangely moving photograph was shared on social media in April 2022.

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Did Florida Reject Math Textbooks, Citing References to Critical Race Theory?

20 April 2022

Yes, but some of the textbook pages being spread online as "examples" are unrelated.

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Herman Cain, Ben Shapiro: Is This an Authentic Image from Newsmax Broadcast?

20 April 2022

Newsmax supposedly listed the men's names and headshots above a chyron that suggested they were...

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FILE - Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks to the Atlantic Council, on April 13, 2022, in Washington. Yellen plans to meet with Ukraine's prime minister Denys Shmyhal during this week's spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank in Washington. At the same time, she'll be trying to avoid contact with Russian officials who plan attend some Group of 20 portions of the event. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Yellen, Ukraine Official Walk out of Russia’s G-20 Remarks

20 April 2022

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Ukraine's Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko walked out of a Group...

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Did a Man Masturbate ‘So Hard’ That He Ruptured a Lung?

20 April 2022

It was said the incident landed him in the intensive care unit.

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A viral Facebook post appeared to claim that Bath & Body Works products cause infertility and damage to organs and referenced a safety data sheet and also said that EWG ratings are purchased.

Viral Post Makes Claim About Bath & Body Works and Infertility

20 April 2022

A Facebook post outlined several claims about the safety of some of the company's products.

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FILE - This aerial photo shows the Bonanza Creek Ranch in Santa Fe, N.M., on Oct. 23, 2021. On Wednesday, April 20, 2022, New Mexico workplace safety regulators issued the maximum possible fine against a film production company for firearms safety failures on the set of “Rust” where a cinematographer was fatally shot in October 2021 by actor and producer Alec Baldwin. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

New Mexico Fines Film Company over Alec Baldwin Shooting

20 April 2022

New Mexico’s Occupational Health and Safety Bureau said Rust Movie Productions must pay $136,793.

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Yes, 11 People Died When Suicidal Driver Parked on Train Tracks Near LA in ’05

20 April 2022

Memes about an accident refer to one of the deadliest train crashes in Metrolink's history.

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Did Snickers Remove a ‘Dick Vein’?

According to words used by Facebook users people believed that a penis or cock cake pan was on the kitchen wall on Golden Girls.

Did ‘Golden Girls’ Have a ‘Penis Cake Pan’ in the Kitchen?

Jeopardy host Mayim Bialik was targeted in Facebook ads about false allegations and Premium Jane CBD and Serenity CBD Gummy and other CBD gummies products.

Mayim Bialik ‘Allegations’ Ads Are Grossly Misleading

A Facebook post claimed that McDonald's ice cream contains xylitol which is a sugar alcohol that is toxic and deadly to dogs.

Does McDonald’s Ice Cream Contain Xylitol?