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statues The last time a Frederick Douglass statue was vandalized in Rochester, it was because of drunk college kids Thom Dunn

fireworks LA cityscape with fireworks goes full Blade Runner Gareth Branwyn

insects Watch this antkeeper deal with a major fire ant breach in his home Andrea James

politics Mike Pence Arizona trip was delayed because Secret Service agents got coronavirus Xeni Jardin

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animation Beavis and Butt-head are coming back David Pescovitz

Internet Parler, the "free speech" alternative to Twitter, breaks out the ban-hammer Rob Beschizza

politics George Floyd Justice In Policing Act, Democrats' police reform bill, passes in House & heads to Senate Xeni Jardin

trump John Bolton's book, packed with dirt on Trump, is out tomorrow Rob Beschizza

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politics Bolton book says House impeachment inquiry should have probed Trump beyond Ukraine Xeni Jardin

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