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11.13.24
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Today is Wednesday, November 13th, and these are the top stories making headlines halfway through the week:
On Veterans Day, Hooters offered free meals for veterans and active-duty military personnel. A spokesperson for the restaurant chain said the company is proud to support veterans, adding, “At Hooters, we believe to secure our freedom, it’s all hands on breasts.”
Tolkien-inspired “hobbit houses” are now available for rent across the U.S. on Airbnb — Or, as they’re known to Kevin Hart, “houses.”
Amazon is creating smart glasses for delivery drivers, offering turn-by-turn navigation on a small screen to help guide them through routes and within buildings. Meanwhile, the USPS navigation team said they’re sticking with ravens.
This week, Oprah Winfrey addressed rumors that she took $1 million to speak at a Harris campaign event. Winfrey categorically denied the accusation, adding, “That’s ridiculous, I don’t get out of bed for less than 10.”
Mattel has apologized after a website printed on the box of its new line of Wicked dolls inadvertently directed customers to a pornographic website that shares the same name as the forthcoming movie. There hasn’t been a mix-up like this since the late '90s when Mattel did that line of toys for the Nickelodeon show The Angry Beavers.
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