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Hello fellow web crawlers! Kira here.Ā Welcome to todayās edition of web_crawlr.Ā
TodayāsĀ top storiesĀ are about: a ransomware group that claims theyāveĀ hacked the Federal Reserve, the Goodreads drama surrounding an author who wrote aĀ mean-spirited book about one of his readers, a roundup of theĀ best Justin Timberlake memesĀ stemming from his recent arrest, and 5 examples ofĀ electric vehicle fails.Ā
After that, Tricia has a āDigital Democracyā column for you.Ā
Until next time,
ā K.D.
ā” Today in Internet Culture
š¦ HACKERS
Ransomware group threatens Federal Reserveāclaims it hacked Americaās ābanking secretsā
The cybercrime group claims itĀ grabbed ā33 terabytesā of data from the Fed.
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š BOOK(TOK) DRAMA
āOn to StoryGraph I fearā: Reader gets ādisgustingā book written about her. She canāt believe Goodreadsā response
An author wrote a sexually explicit book about a Goodreads user who criticized his work, andĀ now she claims Goodreads is siding with him.Ā
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šŗ MEME ROUNDUP
The best of the Justin Timberlake āWhat Tour?ā memes
The āTrollsā starās recent arrest has proven aĀ source of mirth for us all.
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š TECH FAILS
āBabes..thatās more than gas!ā: 5 electric car failures that will surprise you
While EVs are often considered the future of transportation, drivers have reported a series ofĀ frustrating issues with these cutting-edge cars.
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ByĀ Tricia Crimmins
Senior Reporter
Chicago Mayor gets backlash for Black Reparations Task Force executive order
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šøļø Crawling the Web
Here is what else is happening across the ānet.
š¦· A dietitian is makingĀ a recommendation for people who snack oftenĀ to maintainĀ dental healthĀ andĀ prevent cavitiesāsomething thatĀ snacking makes people more susceptible to.
š ThisĀ mechanicĀ got a lot of attention after heĀ warned people what will happenĀ if youĀ donāt change your oilĀ in your car.
š Nobody wants toĀ show up in the same dressĀ as someone else, but for four high schoolers, theirĀ worst nightmare came trueĀ after theirĀ parents purportedly colluded to have them all wear the same dressĀ on theirĀ prom night.
āļø Spirit AirlinesĀ isĀ coming under fireĀ foroffering passengers a $50 voucherĀ after aĀ water landing scare.
š° There areĀ certain itemsĀ you shouldĀ never put down your garbage disposal, such as coffee grounds, eggshells, and grease. But in a TikTok withĀ 3.4 millionĀ views, a plumber revealsĀ the most harmful chaos agent for your sink.
š® From theĀ Daily Dot archive:Ā A background check company isĀ secretly paying cops on TikTokĀ to push its services.
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