Early Addition: Man Angry His Photo Was Used To Prove All Hipsters Look Alike Realizes It Wasn't His Photo

March 8, 2019, 11:29 a.m.

Because Elizabeth Warren wants to breakup America's largest tech companies, check out today's midday links: Trump's spa friend, Ilhan Omar criticizes Obama, Michael Jackson 'Simpsons' episode pulled, Jared & Ivanka's security clearances, and cat life.

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  • A man was angry that his photo was used to prove all hipsters look alike and threatened to sue...and then he found out the photo wasn't him.
  • You'l never guess who Trump was hanging out with while watching the Super Bowl: Li Yang, the founder of the spa where Robert Kraft was busted for solicitation of prostitution.
  • Elizabeth Warren is planning on announcing a regulatory plan aimed at breaking up some of America’s largest tech companies, including Amazon, Google and Facebook.
  • A White House source apparently leaked documents related to Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump's security clearances that the Trump administration refused to provide to the House Oversight Committee.
  • Here's a wild interview with R. Kelly's former attorney, who says he's "guilty as hell" and that he "had him go to a doctor to get shots, libido-killing shots. That's why he didn't get arrested for anything else."
  • NYC teachers talk about horrific experiences they've had in classrooms.
  • Rep. Ilhan Omar offered some strong criticism of Barack Obama in this Politico feature on her.
  • How the heck did unrepentant criminal Paul Manafort get such a lenient sentencing yesterday?
  • Executive producer James L. Brooks has announced that The Simpsons episode "Stark Raving Dad," which features Michael Jackson’s voice, will be pulled in the wake of Leaving Neverland.
  • The NY Times investigates why Hispanic fertility rates are dropping significantly faster than other racial or ethnic groups in America.
  • Julianne Moore revealed she was fired from the lead role in Can You Ever Forgive Me? by writer (and original director) Nicole Holofcener.
  • All 28 members of the world champion United States women’s national team filed a gender discrimination lawsuit against the United States Soccer Federation related to a fight over pay equity and working conditions.
  • Google searches for "bodega" spiked after John Mulaney's "Bodega Bathroom" sketch on SNL last weekend.
  • And finally, cats live fascinating lives (make sure you watch til the end):