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Saturday May 14th, 2022 day edition

Boris Johnson says people should work in-person again because when he works from home he gets distracted by cheese
Authored by businessinsider.com
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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson called for Brits to return to work in-person again.

He said that he and others get distracted by things like making coffee at home and cheese in the fridge.

He said people "hack off a small piece of cheese" and then forget whatever they were working on.

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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson called for Brits to return to work in-person because he is worried that they'd get distracted by cheese at home, according to the the Daily Mail.

In an interview with the outlet, Johnson said he and others will "hack off a small piece of cheese" instead of staying focused.

Johnson is not the first world leader to call for a national return to in-person working. »

California Gov. Newsom unveils historic $97.5 billion budget surplus
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California is entering the next budget year with a record-smashing surplus of nearly $100 billion, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Friday.

Newsom unveiled a revised budget plan of just over $300 billion for the next fiscal year, the highest in state history and fueled by surging tax revenues.

The state has collected $55 billion more in taxes than officials expected in January, leaving it with an estimated $97.5 billion surplus. »

Sandy Hook lawsuits against Alex Jones on track to resume
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The Sandy Hook families’ lawsuits against Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones for calling the 2012 Newtown school shooting in Connecticut a hoax appear poised to resume soon.

VICTORIA, Texas -- The Sandy Hook families' lawsuits against Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones for calling the 2012 Newtown school shooting a hoax appear poised to resume soon, based on agreements revealed Friday in the bankruptcy cases of some of Jones' companies.

The Sandy Hook families have questioned the legitimacy of the filings, saying they were meant only to delay the defamation lawsuits — claims Jones' lawyers deny. »

Saudi man charged after Maserati driven down Rome's Spanish Steps
Authored by edition.cnn.com

That advice apparently went unheeded by a man who this week drove his rented Maserati down the city's Spanish Steps and now faces charges for allegedly causing damage to the landmark, according to police in the Italian capital.

Video footage of the incident released by police shows the Maserati being driven into the pedestrian zone above the steps overnight between Tuesday and Wednesday.

The Spanish Steps have served as the backdrop for scenes in countless films, most notably "Roman Holiday," the 1953 movie starring Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck. »

Grading firm Wata is facing a lawsuit for allegedly ‘manipulating the retro game market’
Authored by videogameschronicle.com

A class-action lawsuit has been brought against game grading firm Wata, which plaintiffs accuse of unfair business practices and “manipulating the retro video game market”.

Every game mentioned above was graded by Wata, a company that gives games a numerical grade depending on their quality.

Although game grading companies already existed before Wata, following its inception in 2018 Wata quickly became considered the authority. »

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