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Erik Uebelacker

Erik Uebelacker is a former breaking news intern for The Daily Beast and a grad student at DePaul University. He was previously editor-in-chief of DePaul's student newspaper, The DePaulia.

A Burning Man participant makes their way through the mud in Black Rock City, in the Nevada desert, after a rainstorm turned the site into mud September 2, 2023.
WHAT A MESS

President Biden Has Been Briefed on Burning Man Chaos

More than 70,000 people got stranded at the festival due to heavy rainfall, trapping attendees in the flooding and mud.

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Protesters attend violent demonstrations by Eritrean asylum seekers, including both supporters and opponents of the Eritrean government, in Tel Aviv, Israel, September 2, 2023.
‘STRONG STEPS’

Israel’s PM Calls for Mass Deportations After Tel Aviv Chaos

Police officers reportedly fired live bullets in an effort to stop the riots between rival groups of Eritreans.

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A Planned Parenthood building is seen in Birmingham, Alabama, March 14, 2022.
TRACKING CODES

Planned Parenthood Sued Over ‘Alarming’ Data Privacy Issues

The suit claims that the organization's website hands user info to Meta, Google, and Microsoft for marketing purposes.

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Anthony Edwards of the U.S. in action with Lithuania's Tadas Sedekerskis.
TOUGH GAME

Team USA Loses Stunner to Lithuania in FIBA World Cup

The heavy favorites lost 110-104 in the international basketball competition.

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Former biotech executive Vivek Ramaswamy passes behind Florida Governor Ron DeSantis during a break at the first Republican candidates' debate of the 2024 U.S. presidential campaign in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
BATTLE FOR SECOND

Pro-DeSantis PAC Boss Boasts of Smear Campaign on Ramaswamy

“Every misstatement, every 360 he’s conducting or 180 that he is going through in life, is from our scrutiny and pressure.”

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A visitor to the beach takes photographs of the storm surf with his cellphone camera as a nor-easter comes on shore in Ocean City, New Jersey, October 2, 2015.
CHURCH & STATE

Christian Group Under Fire for Blocking Jersey Shore Beach

The group says that the policy has been in place for 154 years, and this is the first time they’ve ever fielded complaints.

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Danelo Cavalcante
ON THE LOOSE

Escaped Prisoner Convicted of Murder Spotted in Pennsylvania

Cavalcante was spotted wearing a light-colored T-shirt, white sneakers, pants, and a backpack, according to the DA’s office.

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The Twitter logo is seen at the company's headquarters in San Francisco, California October 4, 2013.
OVERKILL

Saudi Arabia to Execute Man for Tweets Sent to 10 Followers

Mohammad Alghamdi appears to be the first to get the death sentence for posting to social media.

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Rapper 50 Cent, whose real name is Curtis James Jackson III, arrives for a hearing at New York State Supreme Court in New York July 21, 2015.
OOPS

50 Cent Accused of Battery After Chucking Mic at Fan

Cardi B did it better.

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Yahshua “YaYa” Robinson
‘SWELTERING HEAT’

12-Year-Old Boy Tragically Dies After Collapsing in PE Class

“Despite the response and care of medical professionals, Yahshua tragically succumbed to cardiac arrest at the hospital.”

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