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• In a federal by-election in Toronto, Canada, candidate Felix-Antoine Hamel, 45, made history: He received zero votes.
The CBC reported that Hamel was approached by a friend to add his name to the ballot, one of the longest in Canadian history, as part of a protest against Canada's electoral system.
"Well, I am the true unity candidate," Hamel said. "Everyone agrees not to vote for me."
Hamel couldn't even vote for himself, as he is from Montreal, not Toronto.
"I'm one of the last people that would be expected to make Canadian history in any way," the musician said. [CBC, 6/27/2024]
• Jillian Uygun, 22, of Seminole, Florida, just wanted a cuddle from her boyfriend, The Smoking Gun reported. But when he refused her, they argued about the "victim's disinterest," police said.
The next morning, Uygun repeatedly tried to snuggle with the boyfriend -- then allegedly took it up a notch, grabbing his chest hair, scratching his face, biting him on the forehead and breaking his phone.
She was arrested for domestic battery, and a judge ordered her to have no contact with her cuddle-resistant boyfriend. [Smoking Gun, 7/1/2024]