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Too sick to get (it) up: Erectile dysfunction is six times more likely in men with COVID-19 than in other men (Aug. 25). 

Came(no): Rudy Giuliani has joined the personalized video streaming platform, Cameo. For $199, users can receive a personalized greeting, rant or statement from Giuliani (Aug. 27). 

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Rudy Giuliani, who is $15,000 in debt, has joined the Cameo platform.

TikTok has banned the “milk crate challenge” for promoting dangerous acts. This challenge involves gathering and stacking milk crates in a pyramid formation, and then stepping on these crates without falling (Aug. 28).

Watch your aim: A new sign has appeared on the river border between Norway and Russia, stating “No Peeing Towards Russia.” Those who elect to ignore this advice face a 3,000 kroner ($345) fine (Aug. 28).

The Chinese Government limited children to three hours of online gaming a week. China’s state news agency described video games as “spiritual opium” (Aug. 30).

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OPINION: Education & Enrichment Coordinator Jackson Hare expresses his dissatisfaction with the proposed replacements of the “We Believe” banner that was recently taken down to be updated. Back Page editor, Kayla Ross, passes the baton to former Sports Page editor, Ben Dickison. Read her farewell at the link in bio. Read more about Christian Cullen’s thoughts on “More Xavier at the link in bio. The Sugar and Spice Reading Road location has finally reopened after new additions and renovations. Read more about the restaurant’s history and reopening at the link in our bio! Swipe to see the music Newswire staff is reading this week. This is the mass x-odus: many members of the Xavier Men’s Basketball roster look elsewhere for the 2024-2025 season. Read more now about the outgoing and incoming roster at the link in our bio. CAMPUS — Junior chemistry major Lance Kuo-Esser represented Xavier in the Big East Startup Challenge and took home the grand prize of $1,500 for his innovative STD testing solution, TestU, on Feb. 29. Read about this story and more at the link in our bio. Cincinnati City Council has approved expanding the predevelopment stages of renovating and preserving the King Records building through $205,000 of funding. Hear from retired Xavier professor Christine Anderson about the impact of the preservation project’s initial stages and its significance to the local community, and read more about the City Council’s decision. For the first time in over 200 years, parts of Ohio will experience a period of darkness as a total solar eclipse crosses the state, and Cincinnati projects to be in a viewing zone where the moon covers 99.7% of the sun, experiencing a partial eclipse. Read about the rare event, how state officials are preparing for massive crowds and traffic delays, and where you can eclipse your viewing expectations for it at the link in bio! Skyline and Gold Star Chili have announced that the companies are switching to serve Coca-Cola products in their restaurants from the Pepsi brand, “dew” to begin in April. The move means the restaurants will now offer beverages including Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, Cherry Coca-Cola, Sprite, Mello Yello, Barq’s Root Beer, and Fanta. Read about the mixed reactions from Cincinnatians, and hear from several Xavier students about their thoughts on the change.

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