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Hello fellow web crawlers! Andrew here. Welcome to today’s edition of web_crawlr. 

Our top stories today are about: How there have been numerous reports of Teslas spontaneously combusting in Hurricane Helene’s wake, the internet shipping a Vance-Walz 2024 ticket, a renter catching their landlord “lying” about not finding mold in their apartment, and a look at some of the best crowd-pleasing movies you can watch at any time. 

After that, we’ve got another edition of “Meme History” for you. 

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— A.W. 

⚡ Today in Internet Culture

💥 WTF
Teslas are spontaneously combusting in Hurricane Helene’s wake

Hurricane Helene flooding also brought saltwater into contact with electric vehicles—specifically Teslas—causing them to catch fire.

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🗳️ HARMONY?!
The internet is shipping a Vance-Walz 2024 ticket

In remarks across social media, countless users, seemingly exhausted by former Trump and Harris, took note of the fact that Vance and Walz appeared to agree on a range of issues.

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🏠 VIRAL
‘DO NOT PAY RENT’: Renter catches landlord ‘lying’ about not finding mold in her apartment—and she has proof

A tenant went viral after she caught her landlord allegedly lying about a suspicious growth bubbling in her closet.

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📺 POP CULTURE
Looking for a crowd-pleasing movie? These are the ones to watch anytime

In a sea of movies that one can watch, there are only a very select few that can be watched anytime.

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🕸️ Crawling the Web

Here is what else is happening across the ‘net.

🍽️ Fast food prices are getting almost indistinguishable from what most sit-down restaurants would charge you for a meal these days.

🧀 This shopper got some not-so-gouda news about the shredded cheese sitting in her fridge.

🥶 In a viral video, a woman shared an “adulting hack’ to save hundreds on A/C.

📱 A woman is calling out AT&T for being “dishonest” and not valuing her as a long-time customer for allegedly failing to deliver on their promised trade-in value for an iPhone.

💸 This rider says Uber charged her double what she agreed to pay. The next morning, she was taken aback when she saw her Uber receipt.

🏈 From the Daily Dot archive: From sponsorships to merch, college athletes can now use their personal brands to monetize the internet.

🤳 Today’s Viral Video

Jude Law keeps it real with this answer. 😅