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'A Horror Show' - The Washington Post

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BALTIMORE -- The white truck rumbled into the old wagon yard and deposited 11 more men. A stench of rat-infested garbage bins fouled the air. From the other side of massive concrete walls rimmed with concertina wire came shouts and curses. One of the handcuffed men, 22-year-old Ronnie Turner, gaped in awe at the Gothic, century-old Corner House of the Maryland State Penitentiary, which loomed 70 feet above him into the misty afternoon sky. Read More...

'The Idol' finale takes jab at Kanye West's praise of Adolf Hitler

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Explore More “The Idol” is finally over — but not without one more headline-making moment. A scene in Sunday’s season finale of the controversial, “torture porn” HBO series — streaming on Max — featured Jocelyn’s (Lily-Rose Depp) management fearing that the troubled pop star could have trouble filling seats on her upcoming tour. Jocelyn’s agent offers: “You know, f—kin’ Kanye [West] was filling arenas until he decided to start following Adolf Hitler. Read More...

Boys let black widow bite them in hopes of turning into Spider-Man

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Explore More Three young Bolivian brothers were hospitalized after getting a black widow spider to bite them — thinking it would turn them into Spider-Man, according to officials. The Marvel-loving siblings — ages 12, 10 and 8 — found the spider while herding goats in Chayanta, a Ministry of Health official revealed at coronavirus briefing Saturday, according to Telemundo. Thinking it would give them superhero powers, they prodded it with a stick until it bit each of them in turn, said the official, Virgilio Pietro. Read More...