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As President Trump’s Epstein ties continue to dominate headlines, Trump is wielding every measure at his disposal to divert public attention away from the scandal. Now, after making a series of controversial statements about getting Coke to use cane sugar and warning the Washington Commanders to change their name back to the “Redskins,” he’s attempting his most desperate distraction tactic yet: President Trump has threatened to commit suicide unless the Malcolm In The Middle reboot brings back the original Dewey instead of recasting him. [...]

That and more questions answered in brief by COVER CEO Motoaki Tanigo after another successful hololive Night in Los Angeles

A new rating scale, launched this week, will allow Western governments to more clearly express which meaningless platitude they are using about the situation in Gaza today.

Advocates say the new system will help reduce confusion about exactly what empty statement is being expressed, while Governments continue to do nothing. “I had a situation last week where I thought my government was Profoundly Troubled by the slaughter of civilians in Gaza, but it turns out they were only Deeply Dismayed. This new system will make things a lot clearer and avoid any confusion,” Australian Jess Koh said. [...]

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After spending over $6,000 on a propane grill and accessories, Robert Arsenault has to date grilled only hot dogs and hamburgers. Arsenault, 39, recently renovated the patio of his family home to include space for what he calls, “The Fortress of Grillitude.” [...]

Perplexed that the Department of Justice had chosen a setting with such strange decor to ask her about Jeffrey Epstein’s co-conspirators, Ghislaine Maxwell confirmed Thursday that she couldn’t help but notice her interview room was covered in plastic sheeting. “Wow, you’ve got the whole room tarped up—you guys doing some painting later?” said Maxwell as she stepped into the Florida courthouse’s windowless office, with eyewitnesses reporting that she then carefully shuffled over to a plastic-wrapped chair after briefly slipping on the slick, sheeted floor. [...]

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche is set to meet with Jeffrey Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell a few hours before she is found dead by suicide in her heavily guarded cell, sources confirmed.

“Ms. Maxwell was a close friend and associate of Jeffrey Epstein and we believe she is the key to getting to the bottom of what the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender had been up to behind he scenes. I’m looking forward to talking with her about how she has never met President Trump, and how the Obama administration used Epstein’s island as their home base,” said Blanche. [...]

President and former pen pal of Jeffery Epstein, Donald Trump has finally released his version of the controversial ‘Epstein client list’.

The one page document, which was written in Sharpie, lacked any evidence and grammar; but did manage to name multiple people Trump alleges were involved with the clients.

The entire contents of the document was as follows: “IT WAS OBAMA BIDEN AND COLBERT” [...]

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Bendigo Bank says it plans to close its agency locations across New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia.

The bank says its agency model, established 30 years ago, is no longer viable with decreasing customer use playing a role.

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Bendigo Bank plans to close the 28 agency locations in October.

Note: branches =/= agencies:

Bendigo Bank has announced that it will be shutting down its agency model, which allowed customers to access banking services from smaller locations such as newsagencies [...] and "enabled the bank to offer limited banking services via third parties in areas where there was not enough customer demand to sustain a branch".

The VShojo Store is, as of 11:30pm ET on July 22, 2025, unavailable online. If someone attempts to reach any page on the site, it will display a message that states it “is currently unavailable.” It is not possible to log into an account, and the only link on the page prompts someone to enter a password to gain access. The company made no statement on its social media account or official website, and CEO Justin “Gunrun” Ignacio hasn’t made any statement online.