A Russian war fanatic was planning to buy military drones, hackers said. They made him buy $25,000 worth of sex toys instead.

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A composite image showing a Russian drone above Kyiv, Ukraine, in October 2022 and a dildo.
A composite image showing a Russian drone above Kyiv, Ukraine, in October 2022 and a dildo.

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Anti-vaxx conspiracy theorist Robert F. Kennedy Jr is challenging Biden for the Democratic nomination despite having negligible support

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks at the New York State Capitol, May 14, 2019, in Albany, New York.

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NATO just got hundreds of tanks, 62 fighter jets, and a whole lot of artillery after Finland joined the military alliance

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Swedish and Finnish tanks during a military exercise called "Cold Response 2022," which gathered around 30,000 troops from NATO member countries plus Finland and Sweden in Evenes, Norway, March 22, 2022.

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Trump indictment live updates: DA's case against Trump is shaky and complicated, former prosecutors say

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Donald Trump.

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Two Ukrainian men in wheelchairs were forcibly deported to Russia and subjected to months of abuse. Then they escaped.

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Oleksandr (left) and Bohdan (right).

Bohdan and Oleksandr

Pornhub users searched 'Stormy Daniels' a record 650,000 times the day Trump was arraigned in court

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A split image of adult actress Stormy Daniels (left) and former President Donald Trump (right).
A split image of adult actress Stormy Daniels (left) and former President Donald Trump (right).

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Trump praised his family in his post-arraignment speech, but didn't mention Melania, who was nowhere to be seen

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Melania Trump (L) and Ivanka Trump seen in November 2016.

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Russia is looking for money from 'friendly' nations to indirectly support its war in Ukraine, UK intel says

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Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with employees of a plant of Tulazheldormash railroad machinery and equipment manufacturer in Tula, Russia, April 4, 2023.
Russian President Vladimir Putin at a manufacturing company in Tula, Russia, April 4, 2023.

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Putin lives in an 'information vacuum' and never uses a cellphone or the internet, a Russian intelligence officer who defected says

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Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Russia-Africa International Parliamentary Conference, on March 20, 2023 in Moscow.

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An ex-aide to former GOP Gov. Larry Hogan was shot dead in a confrontation with the FBI after a 3-week manhunt on fraud charges

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Roy McGrath
Roy McGrath.

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