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Like Han Solo in the iconic cantina scene in Star Wars: A New Hope, we’re sorry about the mess. And we’re taking the shot first.

That’s right, folks, the upcoming Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge park expansion to Disneyland is serving alcohol. We couldn’t imagine recreating the sleazy intergalactic dive bar filled with smugglers and bounty hunters any other way.

Disney made the welcome announcement on the park’s blog on Thursday, Aug. 30. The company also offered up some new concept art for the highly anticipated Black Spire Outpost expansion, which opens in 2019.  Read more…

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Snapchat users were greeted with an alarming change to Snap Maps this morning: New York City had been renamed “Jewtropolis.”

Even worse, social media was filled reports of maps on other websites and services with the same change, including Zillow, The Weather Channel, Citibike, and Streeteasy. 

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Saturn’s flickering auroras would challenge even the most vivid northern and southern lights on Earth. 

Newly released photos taken by the Hubble Space Telescope in 2017, during and after Saturn’s summer solstice, show off the ringed planet’s northern lights shining in space. 

The images, taken in ultraviolet light, are “the most comprehensive picture so far of Saturn’s northern aurora,” the European Space Agency (ESA) said in a statement. 

On Earth, the lights of the auroras are created when charged particles from the sun crash into our atmosphere, exciting neutral particles and causing a colorful glow.  Read more…

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You likely know K’naan Warsame for his FIFA World Cup anthem “Waving Flag” and his role on The Hamilton Mixtape track, “Immigrants (We Get The Job Done.)” Now, he’s asking American citizens to vote on his behalf in the upcoming elections.

Though the Canadian-Somali singer and poet lives and works in New York, he’s a Canadian citizen and his family still resides in Toronto, which means he’s facing challenges as a result of the Trump administration’s travel ban.

So he released a powerful video plea in partnership with The Love Vote, a nonprofit organization that aims to give the 50 million people like K’naan — who are unable to vote in the U.S. due to circumstances like age, citizenship status, or disenfranchisement — a space for their voices to be heard. Read more…

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The e-cigarette company Juul is believed to have used marketing strategies to target teens. Read more…

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Only a few hours after Apple sent out this year’s iPhone event invitations, purportedly leaked images of the new devices have surfaced online. 

This afternoon, Apple news site 9to5Mac posted a photo of what is allegedly one of the new flagship iPhone models laying on top of one another.

If the leaked photos are to be believed, Apple fans can rejoice, because it appears that a bigger iPhone X is on its way — oh, and there could be a gold color option coming as well.

The Cupertino, Calif.-based tech company just sent out invites for a September 12 event with the tagline “Gather Around.” The invite didn’t offer much information about what to expect, but an outline of Apple Park appeared in what was a gold-copper color — which could be perceived as a hint about the upcoming gold iPhone color option. Read more…

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Despite its California roots, In-N-Out is far from liberal.

On Wednesday, journalist Gabe Schneider uncovered a contribution of $25,000 that the famous California-based fast food chain made to the California Republican Party just this week — and it’s safe to say that some folks were not happy to learn about the political leanings of their family owned go-to burger joint. 

Schneider shared a document on Twitter that details the company’s contributions, which were filed on August 28. While many on Twitter stood in support of the burger chain because of their political beliefs, In-N-Out was called out by some customers. Read more…

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After nine seasons on Showtime’s acclaimed Shameless, star Emmy Rossum is walking away. 

In a Facebook post made earlier this afternoon, Rossum announced her exit, bid adieu to her South Side Chicago family, reflected on her upbringing, talked about Malcolm Gladwell, and even alluded to a possible return…

However, she did not give a reason for the departure.

Rossum signs off her note, saying, “I know you will continue on without me, for now. There is much more Gallagher story to be told. I will always be rooting for my family. Try not to think of me as gone, just think of me as moving down the block.” Read more…

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You’re likely familiar with Twitter’s suggestions on who to follow. Now, the company is asking some users if they want to unfollow people. 

As first pointed out by Slate, the social media platform is testing unfollow suggestions.

“We know that people want a relevant Twitter timeline. One way to do this is by unfollowing people they don’t engage with regularly. We ran an incredibly limited test to surface accounts that people were not engaging with to check if they’d like to unfollow them,” a Twitter spokesperson told the publication.

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Teslas are well known for their acceleration, but flying?

A Canadian man caught some serious air after speeding over a railroad crossing in Barrie, Canada, on Tuesday at around 8 p.m. local time. A security camera happened to catch the incident, and holy crap.

The 46-year-old driver “became airborne and crashed over 100 feet into the opposing lane,” according to Barrie Today. The Tesla skidded after landing, and eventually hit a tree in a parking lot. Considering Teslas are, you know, not supposed to fly, it’s not surprising that the four-door vehicle, which appears to be a sedan, was totaled. The exact model was not released.  Read more…

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