Portland businesses flee downtown over BLM riots
WHAT’S BEING CLAIMED: Businesses in Portland are fleeing downtown offices due to nightly Black Lives Matter riots. Business owners said the protests are making the heart of the Oregon city a…
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Ryan Reynolds sells Aviation gin for $610M
WHAT’S BEING CLAIMED: Spirits giant Diageo is acquiring Ryan Reynolds’ Aviation American Gin for an estimated $610 million. Diageo, which owns Johnnie Walker and Smirnoff, acquired George Clooney’s Casamigos tequila company, he owned with Rande…
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Mark Zuckerberg Joins $100B Club
WHAT’S BEING CLAIMED: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is the latest to join the exclusive “centibillionaire” club of people with a net worth of $100 billion. The only two people with…
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Trolls doll pulled for sexual innuendo [Video]
WHAT’S BEING CLAIMED: Hasbro has pulled out its Trolls Poppy doll after some social media users started accusing the company of grooming children for sexual abuse. The controversy started over…
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Jeweler designs coronavirus mask worth $1.5M
WHAT’S BEING CLAIMED: An Israeli jeweler is designing a coronavirus mask with an 18-karat gold plate and 3,600 black and white diamonds. The jewelry company says the mask will be the…
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Clorox wipes: Not enough supply until 2021
WHAT’S BEING CLAIMED: There will be a shortage of Clorox’s disinfecting wipes due to overwhelming demand during the pandemic, according to the world’s biggest maker of disinfectant cleaning materials. The…
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Dunkin’ worker spits mucus in cop’s coffee
WHAT’S BEING CLAIMED: A Dunkin’ Donuts staffer in Chicago was arrested Friday for allegedly spitting into a police officer’s coffee. An Illinois State Trooper found a “large, thick piece of…
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Starbucks employee arrested for spitting in cops’ drinks
WHAT’S BEING CLAIMED: A New Jersey Starbucks employee was arrested Monday after he was accused of spitting in drinks ordered by police officers. Kevin Trejo was easily found after he…
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Venice restricts gondola capacity due to ‘overweight tourists’
WHAT’S BEING CLAIMED: Venice gondola tours’ capacity has been reduced from 6 to 5 persons for small boats and from 14 to 12 persons for large boats. Gondoliers have noticed…
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Sen. Ted Cruz photographed onboard American Airlines without a mask despite policy
WHAT’S BEING CLAIMED: Senator Ted Cruz was photographed on Sunday on an American Airlines flight not wearing a mask, despite the airline’s policy to wear a mask at all times….
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