Strange News: Trouble at the Cheese Bank, Wildfire Betting, AI Viruses, ICE Shock Gloves, Robocop for Shoplifters, and More

2026-08-17 · 58 min · 7 entities

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Intense heat endangers Italy's cheese banks (which are apparently a thing). Congress weighs whether to ban people from betting on wildfires. ICE plans to roll out electric shock gloves. In the UK, Greggs brings in 'robocops' to deter shoplifters. Oh! And scientists are using AI to design new, real-life viruses. Tune in for all this and more in this week's strange news segment. They don't want you to read our book.: https://static.macmillan.com/static/fib/stuff-you-should-read/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.