The State Department is reviewing a Chinese firm's purchase of the legendary Waldorf Astoria Hotel in NYC because of fears that China may use it to spy on prominent Americans.
- On the plus side, guests say the new Room Service Menu's new "Almond Boneless Chicken" is the best in the city.
- China doesn't need to spy on hotel guests! They can just read their Facebook posts about their trip to the Big Apple.
- So now instead of a mint on your pillow, you get a hidden camera above the mini-bar.
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A study by the Bureau of Labor Statistics ranked Washington D.C. as the most expensive city in the country to live in.
- It's so expensive...some homeowners can't even afford locks for their front doors.
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The nation's gay community is cheering Pope Francis for saying that gays should have a bigger role in the church.
- They also applauded his long robe paired with a giant hat as a "bold fashion statement".
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An Italian nurse is accused of killing 38 patients because she found them "annoying" - then posted selfies of herself with the corpses on the internet.
- She's smiling in the pix...but her victims look kind of stiff.
- NOTE TO HER FUTURE CELL MATE: Don't ask for a sponge bath.
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Taylor Swift says she hasn't had a boyfriend in two years.
- You can hear more about it in her upcoming single "I Haven't Had a Boyfriend in Two Years".
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A Pew poll found that more men are worried about catching Ebola than women.
- Which may explain why men like their girlfriends to dress up in Nurse's outfits...and a Hazmat suit.
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Have a great day and I'll see you back here Thursday!
-Dick