1. Trump Seems to Defend Russia Arming the Taliban Against U.S.

  WE DID IT TOO 

Trump said no intelligence showing Russia was smuggling weapons to the Taliban had reached his desk, but argued that the U.S. had once done the same thing.

2. Plainclothes NYC Officers Shove Protester Into Unmarked Van

 CREEPY 

Video showed a protester being detained in a vehicle without discernible insignia by plainclothes officers; she was reportedly released early Wednesday.

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3. This Air Fryer Literally Could Not Be Easier to Use

 TO FRY OR NOT TO FRY 

It’s so easy, there’s basically only three steps to perfectly crispy food.

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4. Trump Admin ‘in Talks’ to Yank Federal Agents From Portland

 DAMAGE IS DONE 

Meanwhile, the agents sent to Seattle have now left the city.

5. GOPer Resigns After Comparing Mask-Wearing to Nazi Germany

 COVER YOUR MOUTH 

Initially, the Minnesota Republican Party claimed that the Facebook page had been hacked.

6. TRUFF Hot Sauce Cured My Quarantine Cooking Fatigue

 BAM! 

It’s not too hot, and it’s not too truffely, either. It’s just right.

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7. Watchdog Group Accuses Trump Campaign of Concealing $170M

 DARK MONEY 

Campaign Legal Counsel said that Brad Parscale used two firms to obfuscate the flow of funds to Trump’s personal associates.

8. Biden Accidentally Reveals Notes on Potential VP Harris

 ‘DO NOT HOLD GRUDGES’ 

The presumptive Democratic nominee will name his running mate next week.

9. Viral COVID-19 Doc Thanks Daily Beast for ‘Exposing Demons’

 DELIVERANCE 

“If you need deliverance from these spirits. Contact us,” Dr. Stella Immanuel wrote.

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10. Trump: How Come People Like Fauci but ‘Nobody Likes Me?’

 POOR ME 

“It can only be my personality,” the president said while complaining about his low approval numbers.

11. U.S. Intelligence: Russia Is Sowing Coronavirus Disinfo

 INFORMATION SICKNESS 

Intelligence officials have pinpointed three websites as publishing more than 150 articles about Russia and the U.S. responses to the pandemic.

12. Cuomo: Charges May Be Coming After Wild Hamptons Concert

 ‘APPALLING’ 

The New York governor decried the concert as an “illegal reckless endangerment of public health.”

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13. Utah Man Hit With Fraud Charges for Bogus COVID Cure: Feds

 PHONY 

Gordon H. Pedersen allegedly presented himself as a doctor while selling “ingestible silver-based products as a cure for COVID-19.”

14. Iran Bombs Mock U.S. Destroyer in Missile Test

 YOU SUNK MY... 

The U.S. Navy called the display “irresponsible and reckless behaviour by Iran” meant “to intimidate and coerce.”

15. Lifeguards Who Got COVID After a Party Told to Keep Quiet

 ‘SWEPT UNDER THE RUG’ 

Eight guards tested positive for the virus after attending a party with other beach employees last weekend.

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