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Ben Kesslen, Wires

She’s definitely not representing the youth vote.

Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida is running for her country’s Senate at the ripe age of 95.

The movie star said she is “tired of hearing politicians arguing with each other without ever getting to the point” and wants to spend her last years making Italy better.

Being an online troll is costly in the United Arab Emirates.

Dubai residents can be fined up to 500,000 dirham, the country’s currency, for insulting each other online.

That’s the equivalent of about $135,000, a pricey sum for being mad online.

Violators can also be imprisoned, officials said.

If you see a “splooting” squirrel, there’s no reason to be alarmed, New York City is telling residents.

Squirrels “sploot”— or lay on their stomachs with their limbs out — to keep cool on extremely hot days.

The furry mammals apparently like to stretch out on cold surfaces and sploot to get as much of their little bodies on the cold as possible. It doesn’t mean they are injured or ill.

New phone. Who dis? An 18-year-old suspected drug dealer in Florida was arrested after accidentally texting a county commissioner to ask if he wanted to buy cocaine.

The bureaucrat played along and set up a time to meet, at which point cops arrested the teen and found fentanyl in his possession.

Internet users think this new product is taking the “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle” motto too far.

A company is trying to convince people to buy its reusable toilet paper, which is meant to be folded inward and thrown into a bag after use — and then cleaned in the washing machine.

The product is being sold as cost-effective and sustainable, but most people online think it’s just disgusting.

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