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Jason Jones
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Looking out at a curious and sometimes weird world from my vantage point in Spokane, Washington.
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Jason Jones @wookieelucha.bsky.social · Feb 11
This is my Spokane. Welcome, justice, and all neighbors have a place to call home.
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200 teams from all over the world competed in a two-day, 80-mile race to crown the ultimate tuk-tuk champion.
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Southeast Asia’s Tuk-Tuk Racing Scene Is No Joke
The tuk-tuk may seem like just a motorized rickshaw, but in the hands of an able driver, it becomes a veritable speed demon.
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December 19, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Fight the good fight.
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Watch: Colorado neighbors fight HOA to keep 28-foot inflatable Santa - UPI.com
A Colorado neighborhood came together to successfully protest the ordered removal of an inflatable Santa Claus that stands at 28 feet tall.
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December 18, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Cyclist finds joy in collecting lost hubcaps and making them into art.
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Baltimore cyclist finds joy in collecting lost hubcaps and stringing them into art
Cyclist Barnaby Wickham has collected more than 700 lost hubcaps, mostly on his bike rides around Baltimore.
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December 16, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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Drunk raccoon behind liquor store rampage suspected of other break-ins.
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Drunk raccoon behind liquor store rampage suspected of other 'break-ins'
The comatose critter slept off his wild night at the local animal shelter but was later set free.
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December 13, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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Baby born in the back of Waymo driverless taxi in San Francisco
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Baby born in the back of Waymo driverless taxi in San Francisco - UPI.com
Autonomous taxi company Waymo confirmed a pregnant woman riding to the hospital in a driverless taxi ended up giving birth inside the vehicle.
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December 13, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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Rebel nuns win reprieve in Austrian convent dispute.
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Rebel nuns win reprieve in Austrian convent dispute
Three nuns in their 80s who made headlines after fleeing their care home to take back their convent in Austria are being allowed to stay there "until further notice", church officials said Friday.But ...
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December 9, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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Police in New Zealand are waiting for nature to take its course after a man allegedly tried to smuggle a 33,000 New Zealand dollar ($19,000) pendant out of a jewelry store by swallowing it.
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New Zealand man accused of eating Faberge pendant inspired by Bond movie as police wait for evidence
Police in New Zealand are monitoring a man accused of swallowing a $19,000 pendant with the intention of smuggling it out of a jewelry store.
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December 9, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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Woman found alive in coffin after being brought in for cremation.
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Thai woman found alive in coffin after being brought in for cremation
A woman in Thailand shocked temple staff when she started moving in her coffin after being brought in for cremation.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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Spokane Indians
November 22, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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Pope Leo XIV changes his Wordle start word each day.
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Pontifical secret revealed: Pope Leo XIV changes his Wordle start word each day
Pope Leo XIV has revealed a closely held secret: He uses a different Wordle start word each day. Leo divulged his strategy playing the popular New York Times online game during an online encounter wit...
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November 22, 2025 at 5:09 AM
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Australian prisoner sues for his human right to eat Vegemite.
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Australian prisoner sues for his 'human right' to eat Vegemite
A prisoner in Australia is challenging a state's ban on Vegemite in prisons, claiming that denying him the polarizing yeast spread violates his human rights.
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November 19, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Catstanbul: Inside the city where cats rule the streets
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Catstanbul: Inside the city where cats rule the streets
From Ottoman "cat sitters" to modern-day street guardians, Istanbul's bond with its cats runs centuries deep.
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November 19, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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From the ATBGE community on Reddit: Hotdog Jello Salad
Explore this post and more from the ATBGE community
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November 5, 2025 at 3:14 AM
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Following Her North Star with Kristina Kenagy
Kristina Kenagy joined us to share a powerful and vulnerable story of growing up in very challenging circumstances with undiagnosed autism. She shares about the cha…
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November 4, 2025 at 1:53 AM
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Zombies take to the streets in Mexico City
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Zombies take to the streets in Mexico City for annual parade
Thousands of people took to the streets to take part in the annual Zombie Walk in Mexico City.
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October 20, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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Madrid’s annual Transhumance festival of sheep and goats
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Madrid's annual 'Transhumance' festival of sheep and goats draws huge crowds
Madrid's streets have been filled with sheep and goats in an annual festival celebrating rural heritage.
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October 20, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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Man in Brazil turned his childhood dream into a small movie theater.
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A man in Brazil turned his childhood dream into a small cinema for film lovers
Carlos Costa has fulfilled his childhood dream of owning a movie theater. Inspired by a trip to the movies with his grandmother at age six, Costa opened Cine LT3 in Sao Paulo three years ago.
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October 13, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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Spokane friends, Did you ever walk the 1000 steps? Would you tell us the story? It can be a shorter anecdote or a longer story. Reach out here or email us at spokanepodcast@gmail.com.
October 8, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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Overturned truck spills 46,000 pounds of applesauce on the highway.
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Look: Overturned truck spills 46,000 pounds of applesauce on the highway - UPI.com
Some lanes of a highway in Illinois were closed while crews worked to clean up the mess left by a semi truck that overturned and spilled its load of applesauce.
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October 8, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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After inhaling an entire 6.6 pounds bag of Haribo gummies in just three days, 33-year-old Nathan Rimington found himself in the ER.
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Man Hospitalized After Eating Nearly 7 Pounds of Gummies in 3 Days
After inhaling an entire 3kg (6.6 pounds) bag of Haribo gummies in just three days, a 33-year-old UK man found himself in the hospital.
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October 8, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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Newlyweds in India head for divorce after their pets do not get along.
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Newlyweds in India head for divorce after their ‘pets do not get along’
Couple who bonded over love for animals is separating nine months after wedding
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October 4, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Brazilian Ant-Infused Cheese
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Brazil's top chefs turn to Amazonian insects for new menu
Chefs in São Paulo are leading a gastronomic revolution by adding creepy-crawlies to their dishes - reclaiming them as part of the national diet
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September 30, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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Yes, please.
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How an Ice Cream Obsessive Recreated the Choco Taco
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September 30, 2025 at 2:59 AM
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A woman was left with a broken neck after taking a huge yawn.
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Mother-of-two left breaks her own neck after taking a huge YAWN
A woman was left with a broken neck after taking a huge 'forceful' yawn-it left her fighting for her life, and triggered a chain of events that left her family homeless.
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September 27, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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Viktor Hovland’s great pursuits: A perfect golf swing and the truth about UFOs.
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Viktor Hovland’s great pursuits: A perfect golf swing and the truth about UFOs
Viktor Hovland’s golf swing clicked at the right time. His search for the truth about UFOs? That’s still a work in progress.
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September 27, 2025 at 2:53 PM