OT: The News Thread
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Cal Gal
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Patagonia founder lived on $1 a day and cat food before making it—when he hit billionaire status, he was so angry he gave away his $3 billion company
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Popular healthcare retail chain files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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Assata Shakur, a fugitive Black militant sought by the US since 1979, dies in Cuba
Assata Shakur, a fugitive Black militant sought by the US since 1979, dies in Cuba
Assata Shakur, a Black liberation activist who was given political asylum in Cuba after her 1979 escape from a U.S. prison where she had been serving a life sentence for killing a police officer, has died, her daughter and the Cuban government said. Shakur, who was born Joanne Deborah...
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George Hardy, one of the last original Tuskegee Airmen, dies at 100
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George Hardy, one of the last original Tuskegee Airmen, dies at 100
Lt. Col. George Hardy enlisted in the Air Force in 1944 and was the youngest Red Tail fighter pilot to fly a combat sortie over Europe.
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Heard it from Dred & Joe on the Coast (KOZT), then found a few articles. Wild.
Ryanair flight diverted after passengers 'eat passports' and try to flush them down toilet
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hope you still got some baby oil left big man
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Didn't realize Nevada has THE miserable number regarding domestic violence. This new court will help, fingers crossed.
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Reno Justice Court Introduces HER Court, A Therapeutic Court in Northern Nevada Dedicated to Women
Reno Justice Court Introduces HER Court, A Therapeutic Court in Northern Nevada Dedicated to Women | Washoe Life
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India to roll out biometric authentication for instant digital payments from Wednesday, sources say
India to roll out biometric authentication for instant digital payments from Wednesday, sources say
MUMBAI (Reuters) -India will allow users to approve payments made through popular domestic payments network, the Unified Payments Interface, using facial recognition and fingerprints starting October 8, three sources directly familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. Authentications will be...
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Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, Loyola University Chicago icon, dies at 106
Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, Loyola University Chicago icon, dies at 106
Jean Dolores Bertha Schmidt, best known to college basketball fans as Sister Jean of Loyola University Chicago, has died, according to ESPN's Shams Charania. She was 106 years old.
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I really do hope this works out, but because Meruelo's (remember him? Current GSR owner. . .) mitts are all over it, I have kinda squirrely feelings about it. Way in the background: hints of being able to switch to hockey rink. 
GSR breaks ground on future home of Nevada Men's Basketball
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GSR breaks ground on future home of Nevada Men's Basketball
GSR breaks ground on future home of Nevada Men's Basketball | University of Nevada, Reno
Grand Sierra Resort broke ground Sept. 30 on the GSR Arena, the future home of Nevada Men's Basketball beginning 2027-28
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NASA Found a Secret Military Base Buried 100 Feet Deep in Greenland’s Ice Shelf
NASA scientists have found the remains of a U.S. military base buried 100 feet below the surface of the ice in Greenland.
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Airline changes plane configuration, removes reclining from economy seats
Forty-three WestJet aircraft will be affected.
MindzEye
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If you recline in economy in 2025, you're a dick. Nothing worse than someone who can't stay asleep on a 3 hr flight putting the back of their seat in my lap.
I prefer babies on flights to that. Is it the airlines faults for constantly jamming seats closer and closer together? Yes, course. But suck it up and sit upright for 3 hours of your life.
I prefer babies on flights to that. Is it the airlines faults for constantly jamming seats closer and closer together? Yes, course. But suck it up and sit upright for 3 hours of your life.
