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Can’t sleep, Japanese bear-fighting robo-wolves will eat me and a gorilla trade captivates the nation

Can’t sleep, Japanese bear-fighting robo-wolves will eat me and a gorilla trade captivates the nation

Weekend news recap covers Japan's robotic wolves versus killer bears, Magic Johnson's political endorsement, and a captivating gorilla trade between zoos.

It’s Saturday, which means it’s time to procrastinate on that weekend to-do list a little bit longer and catch up on the news you may have missed from this week with a little help from The Punch-Up!

And what a week it was…

Japan unleashed the awesome fury of robotic wolves on some killer bears, Magic Johnson made an awful political endorsement, and a gorilla trade between two zoos captivated the nation.

There’s plenty more where that came from, so let’s dig right on in!

JAPANESE BEAR-FIGHTIN' ROBO-WOLVES ARE PURE UNLEADED NIGHTMARE FUEL BUT THEY'RE WORKING

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