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Joshua Fox Didn't Want to Be Famous. He Will Be Soon Anyway. You Should Probably Hear His Side of the Story First. "Chud the Builder" Shot Him. Online Racists Are Smearing Him. I Wanted to Get His Side of the Story. He Was Shot by a Racist Streamer Who'd Predicted He'd Get Away With Killing a Black Person. He Survived. He's Finally Ready to Tell His Story. A Racist Streamer Shot Him for Views. He Lived. He's Finally Ready to Talk About It. He Was Shot by a Racist Streamer Set on Killing Black People. He Survived. You Should Probably Hear His Side of the Story. A Streamer Mused He Could Kill a Black Person and Get Away With It. Thousands Watched. When He Shot Someone, the Real Story Began. document.getElementById('cmt0nuens004t43mdf4tldrsc@published') .querySelectorAll('span[data-promoline-variant]') [Math.floor(Math.random() * 6)].hidden = false - A Streamer Mused He Could Kill a Black Person and Get Away With It. Thousands Watched. When He Shot Someone, the Real Story Began. Charlie Cy

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Florida Man Loses. Florida Woman Wins. -- Ian Prasad Philbrick

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So About That Iranian Cyberattack on Our Water Supply -- Scott Pilutik

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I'm a Paleontology Nerd. Anne Hathaway's New Movie Gives Us Some Real Dinosaur Boners—Sometimes Literally. -- Riley Black

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Trump Has Finally Wielded His Presidential Power for Good -- Christina Cauterucci

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Anne Hathaway's Nasty Little Dinosaur Movie Is Better Than Any Jurassic Park in Years -- Sam Adams -- The End of Oak Street understands that what makes Spielberg great is often something much nastier than just magic and wonder.

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