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EPA chief Scott Pruitt says wind turbines are responsible for recent increase in hurricane activity

By Marc Tost | Nov. 9, 2017

In a move that continues this week’s trend of surprising decisions from President Trump’s executive branch, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, Scott Pruitt, announced that he would demand a large-scale investigation into the role that off-shore wind turbines played in the series of devastating hurricanes that hit Florida and Texas this summer.  At a press conference on Tuesday, Pruitt made the announcement directly after a 15-minute speech about the benefits of coal.

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EPA scientists using government funds to inhale computer cleaner

By Patrick Hoeppner and Savannah McHugh | Nov. 2, 2017

A recent WikiLeaks article revealed that the scientists have been using tax revenue to purchase computer cleaner, inhaling an average of ten bottles per scientist per day. “Seeing that their contributions to the government and our environment are being strategically and intentionally eroded and invalidated, it makes sense to see that our staff as a whole is succumbing to an inhalant addiction which will make as large a dent in our ozone layer as possible,” an EPA representative said at a press conference.  “Sales of computer cleaner are off the charts,” a supply chain representative of Staples said.

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Actor who plays Bucky Badger bringing work home with him, girlfriend says

By Dylan Anderson | Nov. 2, 2017

Aaron Thatcher, an actor who portrays University of Wisconsin mascot Bucky Badger has been struggling to separate his work and home life lately, according to his girlfriend. In an exclusive interview with The Daily Cardinal, Thatcher’s girlfriend Alexis Martin divulged that he has now assumed the role of Bucky at all times. “I don’t even recognize him anymore,” Martin, who lives with Thatcher, said.

DJ Khaled alledgely swallowed 24 cases of Mentos throughout October.
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DJ Khaled concert awesome: this article sponsored by Mentos Gum™

By Jared Holloway | Nov. 2, 2017

Madison students flocked to the Kohl Center Monday night where almost 40 of them were legitimately excited to see DJ Khaled perform thanks to Mentos Gum™. As a result of the confusing but probably wildly successful campaign with Madison student Sam, enough Mentos Gum™ was distributed for free around campus for Mentos™ to sponsor a free DJ Khaled concert.  Thanks to Mentos Gum™, students were able to stand in a dark crowded room and watch DJ Khaled play his Spotify on shuffle and ask the audience for applause.

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Herculaneum: Part 2

Oct. 30, 2017

This the second installment of a pulse-pounding science fiction series. Will the police officers of Herculaneum reach the evacuation craft on time, or will the ash cloud from the erupting Olympus Mons finish them first?  “It’s a quake,” the officer said.

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Herculaneum

By Patrick Hoeppner | Oct. 16, 2017

This the first installment of a new science fiction series. “Herculaneum” follows the story of Mindy Perot as she oversees the evacuation of a Mars colony in the midst ofa devastating volcanic eruption.

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