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Artificial intelligence has infiltrated tele- vision news in Chi- na, Oddity Central reported.
China’s Virtual News Anchor Makes Her Debut
cause it’s magical and others do much worse things.’ ”
scinded the arrangement. A U.N. representative ex- plained the country’s access by saying the meetings are open to the public.
Sugar, Sugar
occasional body enhance- ment” — though she claimed to be “all natural” as she gestured toward her chest. Councilmember Arnold Sevell replied that her idea is not “a city council issue,” and she and her companion left the meeting.
‘Bird’ Rights
Ren Xiaorong, a virtual news anchor, was introduced on March 12 to viewers of People’s Daily.
Humpback whales are protected under the National Marine Sanctuaries Act.
Unknown Country
“For 365 days, 24 hours, I will be reporting the news for the whole year, round the clock, without rest,” (Re- dundant) Ren told viewers. “Whether at news sites or back in the studio, you will always see me.”
Already this year, rep- resentatives of a fictional country called the United States of Kailasa have par- ticipated in two meetings at the United Nations, Oddity Central reported. Founded by Indian fugitive and “su- preme pontiff of Hinduism” Nithyananda Paramashivam, the virtual nation claims to be a sovereign state for Hin- dus who have been “perse- cuted for over a decade.”
A flamboyant woman named Ashley Cream went before the Boca Raton Plan- ning and Zoning Board on March 2 with a pressing concern: She suggested that March 10 should be des- ignated Sugar Daddy and Mommy Appreciation Day.
Fans of our favorite rude gesture, rejoice! Flipping the bird is a protected, “God-giv- en” right in Canada, NPR reported, after Judge Dennis Galiatsatos ruled on Feb. 24 that “offending someone is not a crime.” The decision stemmed from a court case between two un-neighbor- ly neighbors in a Montreal suburb.
Already, she has absorbed the talents of “thousands of news anchors” and will continue to evolve based on feedback.
Swimming Against The Tide
ILLUSTRATION BY MARK GALACGAC
David Jimenez, 65, of Maui, Hawaii, was arrested on March 6 for “pursuing a humpback whale,” CBS News reported. Jimenez, who calls himself Dolphin Dave, was allegedly harass-
ing the whale and dolphins in Kealakekua Bay State Historical Park, where he was snorkeling.
WFLA-TV reported that Cream, accompanied by an elderly man in a wheelchair, started her appeal by telling board members they were “looking absolutely fabu- lous, a little bit serious.” She went on to say that sug- ar daddies and mommies are “responsible for college ed- ucations, cars, homes, rents, jets, Birkin (bags) and the
Ren can answer many questions, but her answers are all within the parameters of the Chinese Communist Party’s rhetoric.
Defiant Dolphin Dave
In January, Kailasa sug- gested it had been officially recognized by the United States of America through a sister-city agreement with Newark, New Jersey, but U.S. authorities later re-
In other Weird happen- ings:
Jimenez was unrepentant, though: He told officers “he’s not going to stop swimming with whales and dolphins be-
“The complainants are free to clutch their pearls in the face of such an insult,” Galiatsatos said. “However, the police department and
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