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• Amazon buys Wondery, setting itself up to compete against Spotify for podcast domination - The Verge
• Wondery to join Amazon Music
• Amazon Acquires Podcast Startup Wondery - MacRumors
• Feds probing whether Nashville bomber believed in lizard people conspiracy
• Spotify’s about to know way more about what podcasts you listen to, even if you don’t use Spotify, - The Verge
• UK coronavirus variant in US underscores need for mitigation measures, top health experts say | Fox News
• Soccer and dementia: heading must be banned until the age of 18