Live Updates: At Least 9 People Are Dead As Entire California Cities Flee Raging Wildfires
A wildfire in Northern California became the most destructive in state history, while another major blaze near Los Angeles has forced hundreds of thousands to flee.
Record Number Of Women To Take Seats In Congress
More than 100 women will take seats in the House of Representatives next year, a high watermark for nationwide representation. What do you think?
Reddi-Wip Casually Announces Their Nozzles Can Easily Fit Into Most Orifices
CHICAGO—In a matter-of-fact press release addressed to “consumers who might be interested in this sort of thing,” ConAgra Foods informally announced Friday that their Reddi-Wip nozzles can easily fit into most orifices on the human body. “Since our founding in 1948, we’ve been committed to providing Americans with…
City Officials Warn Against Flushing Feminine Hygiene Products After Finding 8-Foot-Long, 250-Pound Tampon Lurking In Sewers
NEW YORK CITY—Emphasizing that the discovery had put the residents of New York in grave danger, officials warned Friday against flushing feminine hygiene products after discovering an 8-foot-long, 250-pound tampon lurking in the sewers. “While the tampon may have started out just a few inches long at first, its…
Queen Guitarist Brian May On Writing Anthems And Studying Astrophysics
Brian May spoke to Fresh Air in 2010 about writing “We Will Rock You,” recording the many vocals in “Bohemian Rhapsody” and getting a Ph.D. The biopic Bohemian Rhapsody details Queen’s meteoric rise.
Georgia GOP Demands Stacey Abrams Step Down As Candidate To Avoid Conflict Of Interest
ATLANTA—As votes continued to be counted to determine the outcome of the controversial Georgia governor’s race, the state’s GOP officials reportedly demanded on Friday that Stacey Abrams step down as the Democratic candidate to avoid a conflict of interest. “It’s clear that the integrity of this important election…
My Suggestions for Casting the Next Marvel Ensemble Movie
Aubrey Nolan makes a list of humorous suggestions on whom to cast in the next Marvel superhero movie.
Life’s Cruelty Is A Constant In The Coen Brothers’ Mixed Bag Western ‘Ballad’
Joel and Ethan Coen’s new film is a feature-length collection of six stories set in the Old West. Justin Chang says the tall tales featured in The Ballad of Buster Scruggs are an odd, melancholy lot.
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“It Has Destroyed The Town”: A Wildfire Has Forced Tens Of Thousands Of People To Flee In Northern California
A fast-moving fire swept into the Northern California town of Paradise, causing “massive devastation,” a fire official said.
