RIP Buzzfeed, jailed treasure hunter & a sneaky meth crow👀🍿🧃
Hi Wrecklings!
Anyone watching any good documentaries? Feeling like I’m missing the new releases and could use some recs!
“Grammarly Is Facing a Class Action Lawsuit Over Its AI ‘Expert Review’ Feature”
“Lawsuit alleges David Protein understates calories and fat content of its bars”
“RFK Jr. blasted Dunkin’ for selling sugary drinks. Which menu items fit his criteria?”
“Target boycott over DEI practices is not over, activists say, despite protest leader’s claim”
“New complaints filed against wedding photography company that abruptly shut down”
“Missiles Over Dubai: I’m watching the influencer bubble burst in real time”
“TikTok won’t protect DMs with controversial privacy tech, saying it would put users at risk”
“Southwest Is Testing Cleaning Only Premium Seats Between Flights — A Flight Attendants Union Leader Says It’s ‘Titanic’ Class Service”
“Girl Scouts highly unimpressed after New Jersey troop teams up with local cannabis dispensary to sell cookies”
“Rogue Berkeley worker bought $285,000 ambulance without approval, audit says”
“Palantir and other tech companies are stocking offices with nicotine products to increase worker productivity”
“‘Tiger King’ Joe Exotic asks Colorado Gov. Polis for prisoner swap with Tina Peters”
“Bag containing weed and cash accidentally donated to a New Zealand charity shop”
“Security lines hit three hours at some US airports as TSA absences rise”
“Treasure hunter who refused to disclose location of shipwreck’s 500 gold coins is released from prison after a decade”
“Valve fires back at New York lawsuit over loot boxes, says they’re like Magic cards or Labubu”
“Texas women tried to fly meth into prison yard using drone disguised as a crow, cops say”
“Stroke Survivor Spends Months Practicing His Dunkin’ Order in Speech Therapy, Then Gets ‘Incredible’ Surprise”
“Business receives mystery shipment containing 600 tubs of French onion dip”
“Governor candidate says he’s banned from all Waffle Houses in Florida”
“Chinese national arrested over attempt to smuggle 2,000 queen ants from Kenya”
“SeaWorld sued for allegedly mishandling ‘Sesame Street’ brand”
“Florida teens charged in alleged murder plot seen laughing in patrol vehicle following arrest”
“Italy ruling tells millions with Italian roots they have lost the right to citizenship”
“Adobe reaches $150 million settlement of US lawsuit over termination fees, subscription cancellations”
“BuzzFeed Nearing Bankruptcy After Disastrous Turn Toward AI”
“Overwatch co-creator Jeff Kaplan on his exit from Activision Blizzard: ‘It was the biggest f**k you moment I’ve had in my career’”
“A strong chemical smell forces a 1-hour flight halt at 4 major DC-area airports”
“153 people on Princess cruise ship in the Caribbean infected with norovirus”
🔏“He Wrote Judy Blume’s Life Story. She Won’t Talk About It”
More Serious Stories
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“Misty Roberts found guilty of having s3x with teen while serving as DeRidder mayor”
“Regulator contacts Meta over workers watching intimate AI glasses videos”
“Jurassic Park palaeontologist parts ways with university after Epstein emails”
“Jeffrey Davis, Of Brooklyn, Caught In Teens’ ‘Predator’ Trap”
“San Francisco teacher Tom Chan on leave for adding sick test questions”
“Luigi Mangione Musical To Open Five Minutes From Site of CEO Murder”
“The Helldivers 2 Player Who Organised A Charity Challenge Says His Life Was Ruined Overnight After Doxxers Got Him Fired”
“‘Nazi heaven’: Inside Miami campus Republicans’ racist group chat”
“Noma chef resigns amid allegations of physical abuse of staff”
“App meant to help people quit porn reportedly exposed the intimate habits of over 600,000 users”
“CD Projekt Founders Entangled in Shamanic Ritual Death Probe: Witcher Creators Under Investigation”
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