Traveler’s constipation is probably real. And the scientific evidence behind it is fascinating.

As we told you earlier, President Donald Trump refused to call on CNN today and instead directed Fox News’ John Roberts to ask the next question, calling CNN “Fake News” in the process:

POTUS calls CNN fake news, calls on @FoxNews John Roberts and says “Lets call on a real network.”
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) July 13, 2018

Robert later issued this statement where he defended CNN and the other networks, saying “To issue a blanket condemnation of the network as ‘fake news’ is also unfair”:

Here is the statement from Fox News's John Roberts, who was selected by Trump to ask a question after CNN's Jim Acosta was dissed…

Apparently today is #NationalFrenchFryDay and Planned Parenthood is using what should be a national holiday to promote consent in regard to sexual relationships, as in :
F – Freely Given
R – Reversible
I – Informed
E – Enthusiastic
S – Specific
Really. That’s why they’re going with:

National French Fry Day is today but you can use FRIES to practice consent every day: https://t…

A new challenge has emerged to the I.A.A.F. rules that could require some runners to undergo medical treatment to lower their hormone levels.

Iowa and Illinois have recorded more than 100 cases of cyclosporiasis, which causes nausea and fatigue. McDonald’s has stopped selling salads at about 3,000 locations.

Well, this was somewhat unexpected after yesterday’s’ bonkers House hearing with FBI agent Peter Strzok.
Former FBI attorney Lisa Page, who had the now infamous affair with Strzok, earned praise from Republican lawmakers after testifying at a closed-door hearing on Friday.
Rep. Mark Meadows said she had been cooperative and even declared that she was “falsely accused” of not cooperating with the House’s investigation:

Lisa Page is impressing GOP lawmakers today…

Man, we thought we were rid of Al Franken. But he’s back with some questions he would ask SCOTUS nominee Brett Kavanaugh if he were still a senator, that is:

When Judge Brett Kavanaugh appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee, I wish I could be there. Because I have some questions I’d love to see him answer. Here they are: https://t.co/hLGuu4QW3w
— U.S. Senator Al Franken (@SenFranken) July 14, 2018

And in case you forgot why Al Franken is no longer a U…

Though the disease was eradicated decades ago, national security experts fear that stocks of the virus in labs could be released as a bioweapon.

After studying 23,005 comments left on videos about science and related topics, a researcher says, “I could see why people would not want to be on YouTube.”

Keeping up with the news is hard. So hard, in fact, that we’ve decided to save you the hassle by rounding up the most significant, unusual, or just plain old mind-blowing stories each week. After two weeks’ absence, Morris M. is back to guide you through the last seven days of news. It was seven […]
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