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‘There’s a special place in hell for women who don’t help each other.’

Madeleine Albright, former U.S. Secretary of State, criticizing young women who support Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders over rival Hillary Clinton

Samantha Bee

The comedian launched her new show, Full Frontal With Samantha Bee

GOOD WEEK

BAD WEEK

Bees

New research shows humans are causing a decline in bee populations

‘They are not very good at feeding their people, but they invest a huge amount in their weapons.’

President Obama, after North Korea said it launched a satellite into space

28

Length, in feet (8.5 m), of a selfie stick, said to be the world’s longest, wielded by Ben Stiller at the premiere of Zoolander 2

125,000

Number of Twitter accounts suspended for links to extremism, as the social network tries to stem the use of its platform by ISIS

‘We never went negative because we have more good to sell.’

John Kasich, Republican presidential candidate, celebrating his second-place finish in the New Hampshire primary despite “tens and tens of millions of dollars spent against us”

‘I’m going to drink a lot of beer tonight.’

Peyton Manning, Denver Broncos quarterback, after winning his second Super Bowl championship, in a 24-10 victory over the Carolina Panthers

429

Number of chicken wings that competitive eater Molly Schuyler ate to win Philadelphia’s annual Wing Bowl

‘I miss my family.’

Julian Assange, WikiLeaks founder, after a U.N. panel said his stay in London’s Ecuadorean embassy amounts to “arbitrary detention”; facing extradition over rape allegations, Assange sought asylum there in 2012

SOURCES: CBS NEWS; GUARDIAN

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