Oprah, McConnell, and 34,000 Big Macs

Mitch McConnell announced on Wednesday that he'll be stepping down as GOP minority leader come November.

While he plans to stay in the senate until his term is up in 2027, he says he's looking forward to spending more time with his childhood friend — 191-year-old Jonathan the tortoise.

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Elon Musk is suing OpenAI, the makers of ChatGPT, after the Microsoft subsidiary switched from being a public, open-source non-profit to, in his words, "Maximizing profits for Microsoft rather than benefiting humanity."

Musk continued, "X may not benefit humanity, but at least I'm not making money off of it."

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California held an auction of confiscated bongs. Though it was expected to bring in millions, the ultimate number was just $2,075.

They would've easily hit their goal if they'd thrown in an ounce of weed and a bag of Cool Ranch Doritos.

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Oprah Winfrey left the WeightWatchers board of directors after nine years, prompting shares to drop 27%.

Don't worry — I'm sure they'll yo-yo back up again.

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ExxonMobile is suing investors after they called for the oil giant to curb emissions more aggressively.

This is like someone being caught committing murder, so then they have to kill the witness.

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A Wisconsin man who has held the record for eating the most Big Macs for the last 24 years has officially eaten over 34,000 of the burgers.

He says he stays in shape by drinking diet soda, going for long walks, and living directly next to an emergency room.

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