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NPR News Nuggets: A Clown And A Bicycle Race, With A Side Of Spilt Nachos

Boston is not clowning around. When a city council candidate showed up at polling station dressed like a clown, concerned parents called the police. Pat Payaso thought it would be a fun way to engage voters (because his last name means clown in Spanish) but it didn't go over as planned.

Here's a quick roundup of some of the mini-moments you may have missed on this week's Morning Edition.

It's nacho cheese, man

What do you call cheese that's not yours? Nacho cheese! Dad jokes aside, Addison Russell of the Chicago Cubs proved as much after Monday's game against the St. Louis Cardinals.

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