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'Sounds Like A Rejected Comedy Sketch': Internet Reacts To RFK Jr. Dumping Bear In Central Park 'Sounds Like A Rejected Comedy Sketch': Internet Reacts To RFK Jr. Dumping Bear In Central Park
'Sounds Like A Rejected Comedy Sketch': Internet Reacts To RFK Jr. Dumping Bear In Central Park In an election cycle filled with ridiculous news stories with more dangerously sharp twists than an unregulated carnival rollercoaster, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dropped one of the weirdest news stories of this year on Monday, Aug. 5.  The presidential candidate announced he left a dead bear cub in Central Park because he thought "it would be fun for people." It wasn't, and Kennedy has been turned into a meme overnight.  Related: RFK Jr. Says He Dumped Body Of Bear Found In Hudson Valley In Central Park It all began after Kennedy posted a video of him telling the story to Roseanne Barr to get…

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by Josh Lanier
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Lawyer/Journalist From Fairfield County Suspended For Exposing Himself During Zoom Call Lawyer/Journalist From Fairfield County Suspended For Exposing Himself During Zoom Call
Lawyer/Journalist From Fairfield County Suspended For Exposing Himself During Zoom Call A prominent legal analyst at CNN and a New Yorker contributor, allegedly exposed himself to coworkers during a professional Zoom call last week. Jeffrey Toobin, who has a home in Sherman in Northern Fairfield County, has been suspended after exposing himself during a call with colleagues from The New Yorker and WNYC workers, according to Vice. “I made an embarrassingly stupid mistake, believing I was off-camera,” Toobin told Vice in a statement. “I apologize to my wife, family, friends and co-workers. 
“I believed I was not visible on Zoom. I thought no one on the Zoom call could see me. I…

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by Zak Failla
Politics
Documentary On Ex-Trump Aide 'Mooch' Debuts Online, Opens In Theaters On Election Day Documentary On Ex-Trump Aide 'Mooch' Debuts Online, Opens In Theaters On Election Day
Documentary On Ex-Trump Aide 'Mooch' Debuts Online, Opens In Theaters On Election Day He's the only former White House employee who has not dissed President Donald Trump after hearing, "You're fired" from the White House. Now, Trump's first and former White House communications director is featured in a new documentary, titled what else, but "Mooch."  Anthony Scaramucci is moving from television to the big screen with the new documentary. Directed by Andrew J. Muscato, the documentary follows the former White House official’s rise inside the Trump administration, using news footage and interviews with both colleagues of Scaramucci and the political perso…

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by Jon Craig
Politics
Four Women Accuse NY Attorney General Schneiderman Of Physical Abuse Four Women Accuse NY Attorney General Schneiderman Of Physical Abuse
Four Women Accuse NY Attorney General Schneiderman Of Physical Abuse Click here for an updated story: Schneiderman Resigns As NY Attorney General Amid Abuse Claims New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has been accused of physical abuse while in romantic relationships by four women, the New Yorker reported Monday night. The four say Schneiderman slapped them and choked them, sometimes requiring the women to seek medical attention. Two women, Michelle Manning Barish and Tanya Selvaratnam, went on the record by name, saying Schneiderman "threatened to kill them if they broke up with him." Schneiderman, who has been an advocate against sexual…

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by Joe Lombardi