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October 9, 2022

Texas Pete hot sauce facing lawsuit because it’s made in North Carolina, not Texas (wane.com) 20:15


A Chess Robot Breaking His Human Opponent Finger » Androidmatic.xyz (androidmatic.xyz) 18:45


UC Berkeley to offer a Nicki Minaj course for spring semester (ktla.com) 16:31


How a Dog’s Killing Turned Brooklyn Progressives Against One Another (nytimes.com) 14:20


Silent films to live on in movie theater lobby card project (apnews.com) 13:20


Dutch employee fired by U.S. firm for shutting off webcam awarded €75,000 in court (nltimes.nl) 13:12


Japanese woman pays for "Russian astronaut" to return to Earth in alleged scam (english.kyodonews.net) 05:55


New Hampshire student sparks outrage over racist homecoming proposal (masslive.com) 03:39


Airbnb in Liverpool for Eurovision in May? That’ll be £17,600 a night (theguardian.com) 02:16


This Tiny Canadian Town Has a 17-foot-tall Statue Dedicated to Cheetos Dust (foodandwine.com) 02:12