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This Is So Stupid

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Barry Petchesky

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The Phoenix Mercury’s New Logos Vs. The Planet Mercury: An Exhausting Showdown

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Tom Brady wearing white-on-white tie and shirt combo in the broadcast booth and sort of looking like a caterer.

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Congratulations To Tom Brady On Making His First Holy Communion

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Albert Burneko

Donald Trump talks with Bryson DeChambeau of Team United States at the first hole tee box during the Friday afternoon four-ball matches of the 2025 Ryder Cup at Black Course at Bethpage State Park Golf Course on September 26, 2025 in Farmingdale, New York.

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Donald Trump Posts Fake Video Of Himself Promoting Fake Medical Technology In Fake News Segment

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Samer Kalaf

Two little Yorkies, one owned by Isabelle Harrison and one owned by Dan Campbell.

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Sports Yorkie Showdown: Whose Pup Is Punier?

US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump during a visit to St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle, Berkshire, on day one of their second state visit to the UK.

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Nice Hat, Melania

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Old black-and-white photograph of log drivers along a Minnesota spillway. Fifteen or so grizzled men in work clothes and rumpled hats look up at the camera from across a river; they're using long poles to direct gigantic logs downstream.