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Verizon is launching a new tool to remotely troubleshoot technical issues in your home without a service technican visit. They’re calling it The Phone.

Amazon hired 100,000 new workers in the last four weeks and are planning to add another 75,000 to replace three-quarters of the first 100,000 that died of exhaustion.

Wildfires have engulfed the area surrounding Chernobyl, threatening extinction to the area’s indigenous two-headed animals.

George Stephanopolous has been diagnosed with COVID-19, or Stephanopoloronaviralous.

NFL staffs will have a practice draft this week in preparation for next week’s official online NFL Draft. They’ll utilize Microsoft Teams; they’d planned to use Zoom but Brett Favre kept crashing the meetings to show his penis.

Bernie Sanders endorsed Joe Biden for President, saying he places his full support behind the guy with whom he shares about one thing in common, sort of.

Deadly tornadoes devastated areas throughout the South and East. Donald Trump plans to tour the area via a GoPro drone with a MAGA cap on it.

Burger King is offering free Whoppers to students who solve a daily math problem. Then, it’s up to their parents to solve the weight gain and blood pressure problems.

Australia has its first ‘stool bank’, where people can get $25 donating healthy stool samples used in transplants to correct digestive disorders. Donors are given a battery of tests, frustrating the efforts of enterprising dogs looking to get Snausage money.

Police in Indonesia’s central Java province employ residents dressed in white sheets as ghosts – ‘pochong’ – to spook people into staying home at night during the coronavirus outbreak. Then they spend the day spooking workers into extending their shifts at the Nike factory.

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Major repairs mean that London’s iconic Big Ben will be silent for four years. Crews renovating The White House are asking the Big Ben crews for tips on how they can shut things up for four years there, too.

Merck CEO Kenneth Frazier resigned from President Trump’s Manufacturers Council in protest over Trump’s failure to promptly condemn white supremacists in Charlottesville. Trump slammed Frazier, tweeting that Frazier’s leaving will give him more time to “lower ripoff drug prices.” Trump then blew taxpayer money to return to his ripoff country club in Bedminster.

The St Louis Cardinals will hold Rally Cat Appreciation Day to honor the stray cat that ran on to the field last week, inspiring a Cardinals comeback victory over the Royals. In addition to t-shirts, fans attending September’s appreciation day will get Rally Cat Food and sleep through the entire game.

The Toronto Blue Jays called up U.S. Army veteran Chris Rowley from their minor league team to pitch for them on Saturday. Americans envied Rowley’s ability to land a fun, high-paying job in Canada.

New research finds that goldfish can internally convert carbohydrates into alcohol, explaining why goldfish have such a hard time finding and keeping a job.

A 16 year old is running for Governor of Kansas, and his 17 year old friend is his running mate. Debate prep has already begun, with the challenger practicing telling the incumbent Governor “no,  you suck.”

Pro golfer Ian Poulter engaged in a heated argument with a rules official at the PGA Championship, over whether his lost ball had entered a hazard. For his poor behavior, he was assessed golf’s harshest penalty – being told that he wasn’t very polite.

Amazon is issuing refunds for what it’s saying are faulty eclipse glasses – Amazon is advising that they should not be used to watch the eclipse, but that they are still safe to see through women’s clothing.

A 27 year old motorcyclist survived a 250-foot plunge off of a cliff in California’s Santa Monica Mountains near Los Angeles, captured on his GoPro camera. The cyclist was eventually taken to a hospital to be treated for a broken back, after he finished four more takes.

The Internet is abuzz over the Ta-Ta Towel, a $45 bra-like towel that women can wear to dry their breasts. While some criticize the high price, fans of the towel like its functionality, and say it’s also good for carrying produce or their bowling balls.