TRAGEDY
“How did we all have this perfectly normal day and how did it end like this?”
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HEARTBREAKING
“We don’t know what happened. … Why was the power off? If the power wasn’t off, this wouldn’t have happened,” said the children’s aunt.
Deep F**king Value
Meanwhile, Reddit’s Roaring Kitty showed up for his congressional testimony with viral cat memes.
UNEQUAL AMERICA
“We have people referring to this as ‘The Hunger Games.’”
COINCIDENCE?
An anonymous Facebook page waged war against a GOP prosecutor after he supported local anti-racism protests and explored whether armed counterprotesters could be breaking the law.
JUSTICE
Cops mocked DeAnna LeTray’s gender identity and sexually assaulted her during a strip search, a new lawsuit claims.
HOUSE OF HORRORS
The pedophile’s multimillion-dollar estate said it was having liquidity problems as a fund for Epstein’s victims announced it was suspending offers.
POWER TRIP
The photographer behind the real Melania’s nude GQ shoot was not going to let the pandemic derail his birthday.
NIGHTMARE
Lee Michael Creely went on a Walmart run for his wife and two kids—and never returned.
MONSTERS
Three new victims of the millionaire sex offender have come forward with details of alleged abuse in the last years of Epstein’s life.
