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- Unexplained flashes of light were spotted above the Gateway Arch in St. Louis. The simplest explanation, of course, is aliens.
- Stockton Mayor Anthony Silva was arrested for, among other things, providing minors with alcohol and recording a game of strip poker.
- Is Kendrick Lamar the L.A. Rams' new wide receiver?
- Here's a Land Rover painted by Keith Haring. Because why not?
- Check out the new trailer for Christoper Nolan's latest flick, Dunkirk. It stars Tom Hardy, of course.
- A couple dudes used a laptop to hack into and steal 30 Jeeps and Dodges.
- Brazil is already regretting the Olympics. Oof.
- Clayton Kershaw's out. And Yasiel Puig is in the doghouse. Maybe the Dodgers can sign Goofy?
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