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Target announced it’s hiring 100,000 seasonal holiday workers, or about one-tenth of everyone Amazon doesn’t want.

Bernie Sanders will introduce legislation on Wednesday that would make Medicare a universal health insurance program. The legislation has no chance of passing due to the Republican congressional majority, and because BernCare sounds so painful.

  • Sanders hopes to sell universal Medicare with a catchy new slogan “it isn’t just for geezers anymore.”

Congress passed a bipartisan measure calling on President Trump to denounce hate groups. Trump swiftly crafted a message denouncing Democrats and ethnic minorities who hate him.

President Trump is planning a 13-city tour to sell his ideas for tax reform to whoever he’s golfing with in those 13 cities.

Apple introduced the long-rumored iPhone X. It costs $1,000 and includes new features such as facial recognition – it recognizes your expression that you wish you had your $1,000 back.

  • Analysts expect iPhone X to be in very short supply this holiday season, since it can only be found inside of specific Hatchimals.

Eric and Lara Trump welcomed a son, Eric ‘Luke’ Trump – President Trump’s 9th grandchild. President Trump tweeted to welcome his 12th grandchild.

  • CNN, criticized by the President as Fake News, promised an exclusive interview with the stork that delivered the baby.

Cybersecurity company Armis Labs warns that over 5 Billion electronic devices are vulnerable to malware called ‘BlueBorne’, which attacks devices via Bluetooth. However, in some cases, the malware becomes so annoyed with the Bluetooth user’s loud conversation that it leaves.

Harrison Ford has broken the silence regarding an affair he had with Carrie Fisher when he was 33 and married, and she was 19. The silence was broken by high-fives he gets from Star Wars fans.

 

 

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J.J. Abrams has replaced Colin Trevorrow as the director of Star Wars: Episode IX. Trevorrow was reportedly unhappy with the script, and Disney execs found his lack of faith disturbing.

Apple held an event at its headquarters introducing the iPhone 8.  CEO Tim Cook told attendees no device has ever put as much power in to people’s hands – a claim disputed by men whose wives are holding the tv remote.

Amazon’s patent on 1-Click Shopping is set to expire next week, opening the door for other websites to make it just as easy to accidentally spend hundreds of dollars while drunk.

Nordstrom announced plans to open a new store in California that will be carry no clothing inventory.  Their research showed that women wanted to sit in traffic and fight for parking before doing online shopping at a mall.

Beth Mowins became the first woman to do play-by-play for an NFL telecast, calling the Monday night Chargers/Broncos game for ESPN. Mowins teamed with analyst & former NFL coach Rex Ryan. Asked what she’ll remember most, Mowins said ‘wearing garbage bags over her feet’.

The NFL’s regular season begun, with fans getting a look at the updated concussion protocol. Players are now evaluated in a closed tent on the sidelines in order to minimize distractions, and allow players multiple guesses of how many fingers doctors hold up.

A study published in the medical journal Annals of Internal Medicine linked long periods of excessive sitting with early death. The study is seen as especially bad news for cats.

Puppies for sale at Petland pet stores have been linked to 39 cases of campylobacter infections in humans – which is transferred by touching the puppies’ feces and results in diarrhea and vomiting. The puppies claim it’s their only defense against going home with owners they don’t like.

Lady Gaga announced that she suffers from fibromyalgia, and will sing to her doctor to decide which treatment is right for her.

The Oakland A’s announced their 2018 schedule, and will offer free admission to the Tuesday, April 17th night game against the Chicago White Sox.  A spokesman for Stubhub said that the price is in line with what most fans are willing to pay for A’s games this year.

 

 

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Ron Howard replaced LEGO Movie & 21 Jump Street helmers Phil Lord & Christopher Miller as director of the new Han Solo Movie. The movie follows the pre-Star Wars adventures of Solo and his Wookie, Potsie.

Donald Trump tweeted that he has no tapes of conversations with James Comey. Anymore.

A Manhattan bar is donating profits to Planned Parenthood. Now you can get drunk and donate to Planned Parenthood that same day, as opposed to getting drunk and supporting Planned Parenthood a month or so later.

Facebook is testing a new tool to prevent catfishing. The tool works by protecting downloads of profile photos, and by telling you that you have nothing to worry about if you’re not really hot.