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• When a Family Welcomed a Man into Their Home at Christmas, They Never Thought He’d Stay for 45 Years
• A High School Supported its Star Student When She Needed it Most, 20 Years Later She Pays it Back

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• California Officials Award $30 Million In Marijuana Revenue To Support Research On THC Drinks, Terpenes And Tribal Cannabis Sales
• Marijuana Users Are Being Unjustly Jailed For Allegedly Driving Under The Influence, Government-Funded Study Shows

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• Petlibro: Your Pet Feeder Is Feeding Data To Anyone Who Asks
• New York’s incoming mayor bans Raspberry Pi at his inauguration party

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• Our king, our priest, our feudal lord – how AI is taking us back to the dark ages
• Washington State AG Warns Citizen Journalists To Stop Investigating Somali Daycares Or Face Potential Hate Crime Charges

Last Call:

• Hackers replaced Silicon Valley crosswalks messages with Elon Musk’s voice after exposing ‘weak password,’ report says

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• Aspartame Might Be Bad for Your Brain and Heart, Study Finds
• Keep Out All Your Christmas Spices – They’re Powerful Antioxidants Known as ‘Nutraceuticals’
• 6 “Bad Foods” You Should Eat to Lose Visceral Fat, According to Dietitians

Happiness:

• Atlanta Restaurant Provided for 100 Families During the Shutdown, Now Throws Christmas Giveaway for Them
• Idaho Secret Santa is Giving a Million Dollars to Local Residents Dealing with Chaos

Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:

• Yahtzee with d20–timecode

Higher Consciousness:

• EAST TN LAWMAKERS FROM REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRATIC PARTIES CALL FOR NEW MARIJUANA LAWS
• You Thought CBD Was for Boomers. College Students Are Using It to Survive School.

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• World’s largest shadow library made a 300TB copy of Spotify’s most streamed songs
• Google sues web scraper for sucking up search results ‘at an astonishing scale’

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• According to This Mountain Dew Conspiracy Theory, a Disaster May be Imminent
• DHS Offering $3,000 To Illegal Aliens To Self-Deport As Part Of Holiday Deal

Last Call:

• Tesla’s ‘Mad Max mode’ points to a big problem for self-driving cars

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• ‘Rebooting’ Your Eye Could Cure Vision Loss, Breakthrough Study Suggests. And It Only Takes Two Days.
• Could cheese protect your brain health? Study links high-fat cheese and cream to lower dementia risk
• Anti-Inflammatory Foods to Ease Pain and Boost Gut Health: Your Ultimate Inflammation Diet Guide
• How swearing makes you stronger

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• ‘Trashed Panda’ Story Raises $180,000 for Animal Shelter That Discovered it Drunk in the Bathroom
• Trashed Panda
• A Volunteer Team of Grandmas Dispense Street-side Wisdom to Those Who Need a Considerate Ear

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Higher Consciousness:

• Trump Reschedules Marijuana. But, Wait… There’s A Catch
• Wiz Khalifa Sentenced to 9 Months for Lighting a ‘Big Ass Joint’ on Stage in Romania

Lotus Tech Tips:

• Senators count the shady ways data centers pass energy costs on to Americans
• School security AI flagged clarinet as a gun. Exec says it wasn’t an error.

The Junk Drawer:

• Seattle's Woke World Cup Agenda Implodes As 'Pride Match' Set Between Countries With Anti-Gay Laws
• Harmless Christmas Card Pulled From Shelves And ""Destroyed"" After One Trans-Activist Offended

Last Call:

• Rob Reiner, Legendary Comedic Actor and 'Princess Bride' Director, Found Dead in His Home
• He'll Be Lucky To Have A Bookmobile: The Future Of Joe Biden's Presidential Library In Doubt As Donations Fail To Come In

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• Officials issue warning after discovering dangerous substances in US water supply: 'I jumped out of my chair when I saw the results'
• Ultra Processed Food Risks: How Junk Food Addiction Harms Brain Health and Why a Brain Health Diet Matters
• The Hidden Dangers of Keto Diet: Low Carb Risks and Ketogenic Diet Safety Explained

Happiness:

• ‘Dancing Wheelchair’ Helps Paralyzed Teen Feel ‘Cool’ Being a Different Sort of Dancer
• Boy Sent to Christmas Nativity Show as Elvis Instead of Elf After Family Mix-up

Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:

Higher Consciousness:

• Tennessee Officials Reach Agreement With Hemp Industry To Temporarily Allow THCA Sales
• Drone drops steak, crab legs, marijuana into South Carolina prison yard

Lotus Tech Tips:

• Humanity Is Desperate for Rare Earth Elements. This Plant Is Growing Them Right Under Our Feet.
• Poems Can Trick AI Into Helping You Make a Nuclear Weapon

The Junk Drawer:

• Podcast industry under siege as AI bots flood airways with thousands of programs
• America’s war on data centers is coming

Last Call:

• Parliament-Funkadelic’s George Clinton: ‘America Made More Money Pretending to Stop Weed Than Selling It’
• Gooning Was Just Named the Fetish of the Year

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• Your body has a natural way of getting high (and it's not endorphins)
• Why watching someone get hurt on screen makes you wince: How the brain triggers echoes of touch sensation
• What is MASLD? Most common chronic liver disease affects up to 40% of adults

Happiness:

• Two People from Minnesota Who Met in the Hospital After Waking up from Comas Are Getting Married
• 10th Grader Saves Stepfather’s Life with His Newly-Learned CPR Skills Taught in Schools

Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:

• Notice of $1.5 Billion Proposed Class Action Settlement Between Authors & Publishers and Anthropic PBC

Higher Consciousness:

• Colorado Is Building America’s First Psychedelic Care System
• Cannabis Use in Seniors Linked to Stronger Cognition and Less Binge Drinking

Lotus Tech Tips:

• Humanity Is Desperate for Rare Earth Elements. This Plant Is Growing Them Right Under Our Feet.
• Poems Can Trick AI Into Helping You Make a Nuclear Weapon

The Junk Drawer:

• Campbell's VP Admits Soup Is "S**t For F**king Poor People" With "Chicken... From A 3D-Printer"
• Uruguay Achieves 99% Green Energy After Seeking the Lowest Price for Consumers

Last Call:

• Washington Moves To Soften Penalties For Child-Sex Sting Suspects
• Model Reveals Former NFL Star’s Penis Size Sparked Divorce
• Xbox Crocs are real

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• Plant-Based or Low-Carb: Which Is Better for Diabetes Prevention?
• RFK Jr. Links Aluminum in Vaccines to Peanut Allergies. Here Are the Facts
• The Science That Could Change How You Think about Protein
• Why you don’t want to get tuberculosis on your penis

Happiness:

• Heart Transplant Survivor Has Best Day Ever as Traveling Fan for Carolina, Meeting Panthers Legend
• Community Rallies to Protect Local Cobbler Until Supermarket Cancels Plans to Expand

Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:

• Agtonomy

Higher Consciousness:

• Brazil Can’t Stop Throwing Cannabis Events — And It’s Changing the Map
• ‘California sober’: marijuana may help you drink less, study finds

Lotus Tech Tips:

• 'A Sharp Escalation': Americans Starting To Revolt Against Data Centers
• Anthropic says an AI may have just attempted the first truly autonomous cyberattack

The Junk Drawer:

• NTSB releases preliminary report on the UPS plane crash in Louisville. What we now know
• Congressman, 71, Blames Elon For Looking at Dirty Pictures on Plane

Last Call:

• Linux Creator Linus Torvalds Is Sort of Okay With Vibe Coding, Actually
• SEMI-TRUCK DRIVER CITED IN CROSSVILLE FOR MULTIPLE INSTANCES OF DIESEL THEFT
• PSA: IHOP Omelettes Aren’t Just Eggs—and Customers Are Shocked

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• Yes, you can be intolerant to fruit and veg
• The science of weight loss—and why your brain is wired to keep you fat
• Formula with “cleanest ingredients” recalled after 15 babies get botulism
• Metformin as a new standard of care to manage weight gain side effect of certain bipolar medications
• Metformin Side Effects

Happiness:

• Teen Rewarded with Cash and Job After Turning in Wad of $3,500 ‘Without Hesitation’
• Boy’s Great Tagline Helps Raise Thousands For Underprivileged Kids to Afford Hockey

Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:

Higher Consciousness:

• You Don’t Need Duolingo To Learn Spanish. You Need Weed and a Comedian.-
• Trump Signs Bill To Recriminalize Hemp THC Products, Years After Approving Their Legalization

Lotus Tech Tips:

• A Huge Cannabis Hack Exposed 380k People — Now This Company Is Paying Hackers to Attack It
• 5 AI-developed malware families analyzed by Google fail to work and are easily detected

The Junk Drawer:

• Google vows to stop scam E-Z Pass and USPS texts plaguing Americans
• Three Bob Ross Paintings Sold for $600,000 at Auction in Fundraiser for Public Television

Last Call:

• SODDY-DAISY MAN ARRESTED FOR SETTING WOMAN ON FIRE
• MAJOR DRUG BUST AT FAIRFIELD GLADE HOME

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• Seniors Who Listen to Music May Slash Their Dementia Risk by Over a Third
• Experts Say This Common Drink May Be Harming Your Liver
• The Ozempic effect is finally showing up in obesity data
• The 7 Best Foods to Eat Before Bed for Uninterrupted Sleep, According to Nutrition Experts

Happiness:

• Woman Tracks Down Long-Lost Dad Using Newspaper Ad–and Discovers 11 Siblings
• She hiked the entire Appalachian Trail at 80, unaware she’d just made history

Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:

• Apple Podcasts supporting Podcasting 2.0 Chapters
• PhoneBoy on Truth and Forgiveness

Higher Consciousness:

• 465 pounds of marijuana, fentanyl seized in Alabama drug raid
• Brazil to Meta: Stop Censoring Weed, or I’ll See You in Court

Lotus Tech Tips:

• Google pulls AI model after senator says it fabricated assault allegation
• PewDiePie's self-hosted AI 'council' colludes against him

The Junk Drawer:

• A colossal Buc-ee’s broke a small Colorado town
• A Carnivorous ‘Death Ball’ Has Emerged from the Deep

Last Call:

• Nancy Pelosi will retire after historic 20-term career in Congress
• Bell bottom-era tape unearthed, could contain lost piece of Unix history

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• Do Halloween treats hype kids up? Here's how to make sure you (all) get a good night's sleep
• From potion to prescription: How witches' herbs became medical marvels
• What Happens to Your Body When You Stop Taking Ozempic?
• Blood Pressure Medication Recalled: More Than 580,000 Bottles Affected

Happiness:

• 80-Year-Old Grandma Who Learned to Swim at 59 Just Became Oldest Ever Female Ironman Finisher
• He Won a Crayola Crayon-Naming Contest in 1992 as a Boy–Now it’s Been Voted #2 Color in the World

Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:

• PhoneBoy Speaks Again

Higher Consciousness:

• Why California’s Treasurer Says the State’s Adult-Use Cannabis Law Is a Failure
• Maryland Police Get ‘Overwhelming’ Number Of Volunteers To Smoke Marijuana And Eat Free Lunch At DUI Training For Officers

Lotus Tech Tips:

• Meta denies torrenting porn to train AI, says downloads were for “personal use”
• YouTube's AI moderator pulls Windows 11 workaround videos, calls them dangerous

The Junk Drawer:

• GM lays off 1,700 workers making EVs and batteries in Michigan, Tennessee
• Declassified MKUltra Transcripts Have Been Released. They Paint a Dark Portrait of America.

Last Call:

• Missing Louisiana girl, 13, rescued from box in Pennsylvania basement

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Health:

• Which alcohol is the ‘healthiest’? Scientists have an answer.
• How Sugar Alcohols Might Be Messing With Your Gut
• SHOULD I START SNIFFING ROSEMARY?

Happiness:

• Crushed by a Car, a Stranger Comforted Him Until Help Arrived – Now They’re Getting Married
• Flock of Goats Hits the Slopes of Vermont Ski Resort as Eco-Friendly Landscaping Option

Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:

• PhoneBoy Speaks Again

Higher Consciousness:

• Colombia’s Bold Offer to Trump: Legal Weed Exports for Peace
• Whiskey Company Scales Back Operations, Citing ‘Consumer Shifts’ Toward Marijuana As Alcohol Alternative

Lotus Tech Tips:

• Amazon’s DNS problem knocked out half the web, likely costing billions
• Robby Starbuck sues Google after AI bot accused him of sex assault, links to white supremacist

The Junk Drawer:

• AI Deepfakes Fueling Digitally-Enabled Crime-Wave In The Freight Industry
• Beyond Meat Crashes On Debt-Swap Plan As Fake Food Trend Goes Bust

Last Call:

• Protein Powders, Shakes Test Positive for High Levels of Lead, Report Finds
• Timex is resurrecting its first LCD watch 50 years later
• hy doesn’t Cards Against Humanity print its game in the US? It’s complicated.
• 'Butt breathing' might soon be a real medical treatment

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Health:

• Why Experts Are Exploring Ketogenic Therapy For Mental Health
• The Charlie Foundation
• The Fibre Fix
• ‘OZEMPIC BREASTS’ IS TRENDING – HERE’S WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT IT
• Ozempic Vulva Is Very Real, According to Terry and Heather Dubrow

Happiness:

• Tourists Surprise Driver with His First-Ever Safari –Buying a Ticket So He Could Go Instead of Waiting in Car
• Americans Take Home the Nation’s First Gold Medal in the ‘Cheesemonger Olympics’

Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:

Higher Consciousness:

• Utah Church That Uses Marijuana, Psychedelics And Vapes As Sacraments Sues Over Police Raids
• The cannabis that cheats death: What frogs have to do with fresh frozen weed

Lotus Tech Tips:

• Economic boom or environmental disaster? Rural Texas grapples with pros, cons of data centers
• Spotify is finally taking steps to address its AI slop and clone problem

The Junk Drawer:

• Your Leftovers Can Be Shocked Into Making Fuel. Scientists Just Proved It.
• Trust In Media Among Americans Hits Record Low

Last Call:

• Jane Goodall, renowned chimpanzee researcher and animal advocate, dies at 91

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Health:

• IS TURNING YOUR PHONE TO RED LIGHT THE SECRET TO BETTER SLEEP?
• CAN NOISE-CANCELLING HEADPHONES DAMAGE MY EARS?
• Feeding Blueberries to Babies May Reduce Allergy Symptoms and Improve Gut Health

Happiness:

• Medical Marijuana Reduces Anxiety And Depression, New Federally Funded Study Shows

• A ‘global call for AI red lines’ sounds the alarm about the lack of international AI policy
• Microsoft cuts off some services used by Israeli military unit

The Junk Drawer:

• Washington Forcing Speeding Offenders To Install GPS Speed Limiters

• YouTube will restore channels banned for COVID and election misinformation
• BLEDSOE DEPUTIES EXECUTE SEARCH WARRANT AT PIKEVILLE SUNOCO

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Health:

• What Is TikTok's Benadryl Challenge? Teen Almost Dies After Attempting Viral Trend
• Exploring Benadryl for Anxiety Relief: What an Expert Says
• Over 10 Cinnamon Brands Recalled Ahead of Holiday Season Due to Potential Unsafe Lead Levels
• Human Gut Bacteria Can Gather Up PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’

Happiness:

• 66-Year-Old Man Fulfills Lifelong Dream and Becomes Oldest Member of LSU Marching Band
• A dog helped an injured wild crow. Now they’re best friends.

Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:

Higher Consciousness:

• Billion-dollar Chinese marijuana grow operations have infiltrated the US, experts say
• Weed Causes ‘Infertility, Miscarriages, and Genetic Defects’ — That’s the Claim; the Evidence Says Otherwise.

Lotus Tech Tips:

• How AI could detect signs of mental illness
• Why government software remains a hacker’s playground

The Junk Drawer:

• Spirit Airlines Plane Gets Too Close To Air Force One: “Pay Attention!”
• Moon helium deal is biggest purchase of natural resources from space

Last Call:

• Watch Out Oregon! Some Stores Sell ‘Magic Mushroom Edibles’ With No Psilocybin
• Monkees musician Bobby Hart who wrote Last Train To Clarksville dies at 86
• Hackers at 30: The story behind the cult cyber fairytale
• I Almost Called 911 the First Time My Girlfriend Orgasmed. This Can’t Be Normal

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Health:

• Is cold-pressed sunflower oil healthy?
• This low-calorie ingredient could be contributing to cognitive decline, study finds
• The 10 Healthiest Fruits and Vegetables You Can Eat
• LET’S GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THE ‘OZEMPIC VULVA’ FEAR
• Pizzeria Owner Sees People Eating From Dumpster, Offers Them Free Pies and a Slice of Dignity

Happiness:

• These Indian Cafes Let You Pay with Garbage: 1 Kilo of Plastic Gets You Rice, Two Curries and Dal

• What Are Cannabis Chemotypes? A Guide to Hemp’s Five Categories

Lotus Tech Tips:

• This Stanford computer science professor went to written exams 2 years ago because of AI. He says his students insisted on it
• Massive Leak Shows How a Chinese Company Is Exporting the Great Firewall to the World

The Junk Drawer:

• Massive Leak Shows How a Chinese Company Is Exporting the Great Firewall to the World
• Scientists Believe They’ve Found a Groundbreaking New Energy Source–And It’s Virtually Unlimited

Last Call:

• First onshore wave energy project in the U.S. launches in Los Angeles
• SUPERTRAMP LEAD SINGER DEAD AT 81
• Exclusive: US warns hidden radios may be embedded in solar-powered highway infrastructure
• ACTRESS POLLY HOLLIDAY PASSED AWAY ON TUESDAY AT THE AGE OF 88

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Health:

• People can’t get COVID vaccines as cases surge. Anger is building against Trump
• HOW CAN YOU TACKLE INFLAMMATION?
• Exclusive: RFK Jr. and the White House buried a major study on alcohol and cancer. Here’s what it shows.
• How cloves might help relieve pain and inflammation
• Crap! Alarming new study links excessive phone use on toilet to painful health problem
• Lesser-known food allergens are actually behind many serious reactions

Happiness:

• Teen Buys a Bike He Didn’t Know Was Stolen–Now Rightful Owner Wants to Make Sure He Gets Another
• A Campus Sensation ‘Pudge the Cat’ is Lifting Spirits in College Football Locker Room After Injury
• Octopus Playing With Divers Grabs the Camera and Takes Underwater Selfie
• We’re supposed to be good men’: Officer Buys Stranded Deaf Man Train Ticket to Get Home

Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:

• AI is Evil

• Alcohol vs. THC: What’s the Healthier Option? Here’s Where the Research Stands
• Diesel in Wine Country, Smog in Lompoc: Cannabis Can’t Be Green Until It’s Legal
• Weed’s Next Big Secret: Scientists Just Discovered a New Family of Molecules Hiding in Cannabis Leaves

Lotus Tech Tips:

• Hackers Love Smart Homes—Here’s How to Keep Yours Off the List
• This Bank Fired Workers and Replaced Them With AI. It Now Says That Was a Huge Mistake
• AI Could Cause 99% of All Workers to Be Unemployed in the Next Five Years, Says Computer Science Professor
• The Loneliness Epidemic Isn't About Phones, It's About Algorithms

The Junk Drawer:

• Southwest changing its extra-seat policy for plus-size travelers: ‘Heartbreaking’
• Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak’s Response to a Troll Is the Most Delightful Thing I’ve Heard Yet
• Americans Are Having Less Sex Than Ever
• Fecal Fiasco: Labor Day Letdown As East Coast Beaches Close Due To Contamination

Last Call:

• DOJ discusses a potential ban on transgender people owning firearms
• KNOXVILLE MAN ACCIDENTALLY HOOKS WW2 ERA GRENADE
• Unprecedented immigration raid at Hyundai EV site leads to 475 arrests
• ChatGPT hates LA Chargers fans

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Health:

• Industrial pollution's imprint on cognitive health can last generation
• Low daily fluid intake linked to higher stress hormone response in adults
• This tasty piece of cheese may give you nightmares—literally
• Avoid these 5 food additives that may harm your health

Happiness:

• Woman Received Thousands of Letters from Dad Growing Up, Now Anyone Can Request a ‘Letter from Dad’
• 4 National Guardsmen Save a Man’s Life After Stopping for Lunch in Poland

Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:

• AI is Evil

Higher Consciousness:

• Jeff Bridges Was High On Marijuana When Filming Oscar-Nominated Performance As President Of The US, Movie Director Says
• Rangers find thousands of marijuana plants, toxic chemicals in Sequoia National Park

Lotus Tech Tips:

• Google says it dropped the energy cost of AI queries by 33x in one year
• Is the Flipper Zero the next big car theft gadget?

The Junk Drawer:

• Cracker Barrel Faces 'Bud Light' Moment
• BA flight attendant on US-London route found ‘naked and high on drugs’ in toilet

Last Call:

• Hollywood stuntman set on fire for Pink Floyd cover dies aged 88
• Celebrating 50 years of The Rocky Horror Picture Show
• MSNBC To Change Name And Rebrand After 'Corporate Divorce' From NBC
• Loni Anderson's Cause of Death Revealed Nearly 3 Weeks After She Died at 79

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Health:

• Weight-Loss Drugs Have a Surprising Foe: Fat Activists
• Trump Signs Executive Order Bringing Presidential Fitness Test Back To Public Schools
• In trial, people lost twice as much weight by ditching ultraprocessed food
• Boar’s Head to reopen plant as mold and funky meat problems pop up elsewhere

Happiness:

• ‘I Married the Hitchhiker We Picked Up on the Road’ – If Uber Would have Been Cheaper They’d Have Never Met
• Engineer Revives the Pay Phone for Vermont Community to Make Free Calls in Their Cellular Dead Zone

Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:

• New Laptop Who Dis? (Amazon Affiliate Link)
• Jimmy Della Valle

Higher Consciousness:

• Weed & Psychedelics Are Doing for Eating Disorders What Big Pharma Couldn’t, Survey Says
• Is Cannabis Really Legal If You Can’t Grow Your Own Weed?

Lotus Tech Tips:

• As electric bills rise, evidence mounts that data centers share blame. States feel pressure to act
• Man Falls in Love With an AI Chatbot, Dies After It Asks Him to Meet Up in Person

The Junk Drawer:

• Delta Pilot Arrested Onboard Plane On Child Sex Abuse Charges
• Experiment will attempt to counter climate change by altering ocean

Last Call:

• Tom Lehrer, song satirist and mathematician, dies at 97
• CHILD DIES IN HOT CAR WHILE IN STATE’S CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICE CUSTODY
• Of Course A Seattle Cat Lady Wants To Ban The Blue Angels
• AOL announces September shutdown for dial-up Internet after 34 years

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Health:

• Allergies seem nearly impossible to avoid — unless you’re Amish
• The Sugar Substitute In Your “Healthy” Snacks May Be Risky For Your Brain Health. Here's Why
• Despite self-perceived sensitivities, study finds gluten and wheat safe for many people with IBS
• Humans used to have straighter teeth—what changed?
• Weston A. Price from the Book of Knowledge
• The Weston A. Price Foundation

Happiness:

• Lost Mother and Son ‘Did Everything Right’ to Lead Rescuers to Their Broken Car
• Guinness Record Holder for Most Premature Baby is Thriving at 1-Year Old–and All Giggles After ‘Zero Odds’ to Live

Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:

• Zoom H6essential Recorder (Affiliate Link)
• Original iSesamo Spudger + Mini iSesamo Spudger Repair (Affiliate Link)

Higher Consciousness:

• WHY BIG ALCOHOL IS BETTING ON CANNABIS BEVERAGES TO WIN BACK CUSTOMERS
• Popular restaurant unknowingly drugs customers by serving them marijuana pizza, CDC report claims

Lotus Tech Tips:

• After $380M hack, Clorox sues its “service desk” vendor for simply giving out passwords
• He Had Dangerous Delusions. ChatGPT Admitted It Made Them Worse.

The Junk Drawer:

• It’s 'frighteningly likely' many US courts will overlook AI errors, expert says
• DHS Says 233,000 Unaccompanied Children Were Lost During Biden Presidency

Last Call:

• Why this nationally acclaimed S.F. pizza spot won’t serve pizza anymore
• Ozzy Osbourne, Prince Of Darkness And Counterculture Legend, Dies At 76
• Wrestling superstar Hulk Hogan dies at 71

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• Weight Loss: Eating More Protein May Prevent Muscle Loss From GLP-1 Drugs
• What Really Happens to Your Body When You Eat More Protein Than Carbs
• Seed oils aren't the problem—how we consume them is
• Your brain on revenge looks a lot like your brain on drugs—and there’s only one twisted way to get your fix.

Happiness:

• Rare Wild Baby Horse Is Adopted by a Domestic Pony That Just Lost Her Own Foal
• ‘Love Conquers the Atlantic’–Newfoundland Couple’s Message in a Bottle Found in Ireland 13 Years Later

Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:

Higher Consciousness:

• Washington State Government Panel Urges ‘Safe Supply’ Model To Reduce Drug Overdose Deaths
• Marijuana Use Is Tied To 'Significantly Higher Sexual Desire And Arousal,' New Study Shows

Lotus Tech Tips:

• China mind-controls bees with ‘world’s lightest brain chip’ for spying, rescue ops
• This ‘Iron Dome’ for mosquitoes shoots down bugs with lasers

The Junk Drawer:

• PUTTY.ORG nothing to do with PuTTY – and now it's spouting pandemic piffle
• The CIA reveals more of its connections to Lee Harvey Oswald

Last Call:

• Windows 11’s new Black Screen of Death is now rolling out
• F.B.I. AGENT ARRESTED FOR D.U.I. IN KNOXVILLE
• Legendary rock star could spend more than a decade in prison
• Paranormal investigator Dan Rivera dies at 54 while on Annabelle haunted doll tour

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• 7 Surprising Habits That Can Spike Your Blood Sugar, According to Diabetes Experts
• Ozempic-like drug significantly reduces frequency of chronic migraines in pilot study
• What Our Ancestors Really Ate
• Most People Don't Know Grilling Meat Raises Cancer Risk—6 Ways to Grill Safer

Happiness:

• Musician Infuses Dad’s Ashes into His Guitar Fretboard- to Be with Him at Future Gigs
• Years After She Saved a Magpie it Returns the Favor Saving Her Life After She Fell from Window

Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:

Higher Consciousness:

• Using Hemp Flour And Oil Can Make Gluten-Free Baked Goods With ‘Optimal’ Texture And ‘Significant’ Nutrition, Study Shows
• You’re Not Just Imagining the Munchies. Here’s What Marijuana Is Really Doing to Your Brain.

Lotus Tech Tips:

• Pay up or stop scraping: Cloudflare program charges bots for each crawl
• NYT to start searching deleted ChatGPT logs after beating OpenAI in court
• McDonald’s AI Hiring Bot Exposed Millions of Applicants’ Data to Hackers Who Tried the Password ‘123456’
• Cops’ favorite AI tool automatically deletes evidence of when AI was used

The Junk Drawer:

• America’s Hot Garbage Problem
• Idaho Wildfire Ambush: Gunman Dead After 'Sniper Attack' Kills Two Firefighters

Last Call:

• Woody Harrelson fans left shocked after discovering who his father is
• HMD is ‘scaling back’ in the US, killing Nokia all over again

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Health:

• 6 Foods To Avoid While Drinking Coffee, According to a Dietitian
• Statin drugs are an Internet villain. Do they deserve it?
• The buzz about bee pollen
• The Truth About Your Blood Sugar

Happiness:

• 12-year-old Hero Boy Saves Family from Blaze–and Secures Future Job by Impressing the Fire Chief
• 2 bears escape wildlife park enclosure, devour a 7-day supply of honey, then fall asleep

Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:

Higher Consciousness:

• The truth about using cannabis for health problems
• Person Who Lobbied Congress for Legal Hemp Admits They Accidentally Legalized Marijuana Federally

Lotus Tech Tips:

• Why is it seemingly impossible to stop phone thieves?
• He Had a Mental Breakdown Talking to ChatGPT. Then Police Killed Him

The Junk Drawer:

• For Hard Boiled Eggs That Peel Like a Dream, Do This
• Car Carrier Sinks in Pacific After Blaze on Deck Carrying EVs

Last Call:

• Iconic rock band’s guitarist dead at 81: ‘My heart just hit the ground’
• RICHARD HURST, 'DUKES OF HAZZARD' ACTOR DEAD AT 79

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• What's the difference between barista milk and regular milk? It's what gets added to it
• Sleep loss rewires the brain for cravings and weight gain
• Men Are Reporting 'Ozempic Penis' – But Experts Say It’s Not What They Think
• This item in your dishwasher is linked to ‘heart attacks and strokes,’ studies say

Happiness:

• Doctor Gave Free Care to Patients for Decades–Now They’ve Raised $280,000 to Pay for His Cancer Treatment
• Dog waits outside hotel hoping for food—couple on vacation does one better

Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:

Higher Consciousness:

• Marijuana doubles your risk of cardiovascular death, worrying new study shows
• HIGH TIMES RETURNS: The Counterculture Giant Reclaims Its Roots

Lotus Tech Tips:

• Toy-maker Mattel accused of planning “reckless” AI social experiment on kids
• ‘It destroys the purpose of humanity’: Customers are saying no to AI

The Junk Drawer:

• Reddit user surprised when 1960s computer panel emerged from collapsed family garage
• RFK Jr. wants to crack down on drug ads. That could cripple some broadcasters

Last Call:

• Steve Jobs Explained the Secret to His Success in 7 Words. Most People Didn’t Even Notice
• Worst hiding spot ever: /NSFW/Nope/Don’t open/You were Warned/
• Ozzy Osbourne's DNA Will Be Sold in Limited Edition Liquid Death Cans

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• 6 Bad Fruits You Should Be Eating for Weight Loss, According to Dietitians
• Orgasms aren't the sole key to women's sexual satisfaction, study finds
• The Gluten-Migraine-Headache Connection
• Coca-Cola actually cures an uncomfortable health problem

Happiness:

• Arizona Teen Returns Lost Wallet Containing $300, Receives Electric Bike He Had Been Saving for
• Texas Mail Carrier Rushes to Be 'First in Line' to Adopt Surrendered Dog from His Former Mail Route

Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:

Higher Consciousness:

• Marijuana Users Are Nearly 5 Times As Likely To Regularly Exercise Than Eat Fast Food, Stereotype-Busting Survey Shows
• Middle school teacher found guilty of giving marijuana-laced brownies to sixth graders

Lotus Tech Tips:

• ChatGPT 'got absolutely wrecked' by Atari 2600 in beginner's chess match — OpenAI's newest model bamboozled by 1970s logic
• Encyclopaedia Britannica is back and ‘it’s better than ChatGPT’

The Junk Drawer:

• The Last Operating Woolworth’s Lunch Counter Will Be Up and Running Once Again in California
• Man Who Flew 120 Times For Free By Posing As Flight Attendant Convicted Of Fraud

Last Call:

• EL AL Sued Over Wartime Price Gouging, Illegal & Immoral Behavior
• Mel Brooks is returning for Spaceballs 2

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• Plant-Based Filter Removes Up to 99.9% of Microplastics from Water
• The MIND diet may help reduce Alzheimer's risk, a large study shows
• Risk and future burden of dementia in the United States
• Should You Use Epsom Salt? Benefits and Risks To Know
• Food additive titanium dioxide likely has more toxic effects than thought, study finds

Happiness:

• Dog Thinks He's Having Best Playdate, 'Little Does He Know' the Real Reason
• Steve Perry Auctioning Items From Personal Archives to Benefit Wildfire Victims

Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:

• Mouth Peaces

Higher Consciousness:

• Haribo Recalls Entire Stock of Gummy Candy After Three Packs Found Laced with Drugs
• Boomers Are More Into Bud These Days, According to a New Report

Lotus Tech Tips:

• Java at 30: How a language designed for a failed gadget became a global powerhouse
• This Smartphone Smuggled Out of North Korea Is Absolutely Wild
• ‘No more floppy disks’: Air traffic control overhaul faces some daunting obstacles
• A GPS Blackout Would Shut Down the World

The Junk Drawer:

• The Supreme Court Case That Could End Porn as We Know It
• FBI releases 112 pages connected to Covenant School shooting
• Trump bans Harvard from admitting new international students

Last Call:

• 'Caddyshack' actor Chevy Chase visits the Caddie Shack restaurant in Connecticut
• LORETTA SWIT FROM M*A*S*H DIES

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• Doctors issue urgent warning over ingredient found in popular drinks that turbocharges CANCER
• Plant or Animal Protein? It Depends on Your Age, Study Finds
• This Type Of Food Was Just Linked To Heart Disease And A Serious Brain Condition—And It's Probably In Your Pantry
• This Common Over-The-Counter Medication Increases Dementia Risk, According To Doctors

Happiness:

• Dry Cleaner Gives Away his Services to Unemployed Folks Headed to Job Interviews: ‘Just Pay it Forward’
• Stray Dog Rescued from the Streets Visits Dozens of Countries with Woman Who ‘never liked dogs’
• Supermom Sticks to Breastfeeding Schedule While Running 60 Mile Ultramarathon 6 Months Postpartum

Cavalcade of Stupidity

• Poop in my Truck

Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:

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• Gevi Conical Burr Coffee Grinder (Amazon Affiliate Link)

Higher Consciousness:

• Bill Maher And Woody Harrelson’s Marijuana Dispensary Was Burglarized
• This Skill Can Help You Unlock an Altered State of Consciousness—And Mimic the Way Marijuana Feels

Lotus Tech Tips:

• To Prove They Don’t Cheat With AI, Students Are Turning to…AI
• In 3.5 years, Notepad.exe has gone from 'barely maintained' to 'it writes for you'Already played
• Authorities Carry Out Elaborate Global Takedown of Infostealer Heavily Used by Cybercriminals
• Massive data breach exposes 184 million passwords for Google, Microsoft, Facebook, and more

The Junk Drawer:

• Waste Of The Day: Still No CA Rail Line
• Amazon sending refunds for returns it never received, as far back as 2018

Last Call:

• George Wendt, the Beer-Loving Norm on 'Cheers,' Dies at 76
• Who is General Tso—and why does he have his own chicken dish?
• Duck Dynasty Patriarch Phil Robertson Dead at 79 – ‘Now with the Lord’
• ARTIST RESPONSIBLE FOR “HANG ON SLOOPY” AND “ROCK AND ROLL HOOCHIE KOO” HAS DIED

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Health:

• Okra and Fenugreek Extracts Safely Remove Microplastics From Water in New Texas Research
• 6 Foods You Should NEVER Freeze, According To Experts
• How changing the way you breathe can improve your brain and body
• Touch can comfort and heal, but also harm—a psychologist explains why gestures don't always land as intended

Happiness:

• 12-Year-old Taught Himself to Bake Fantastic Cakes–by Watching YouTube Videos" "12-Year-old Taught Himself to Bake Fantastic Cakes–by Watching YouTube Videos
• Women Reunited With Sister After DNA Test and 57-year Search Ends the Mystery of a Forced Adoption

Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:

• Man facing charges after major crash on Mother's Day on I-75 near Georgia-Tennessee state line claims lives

Higher Consciousness:

• CBP officers seize $875K in marijuana disguised as a shipment of men's overalls
• Marijuana insiders say Gov. Whitmer’s proposed 32% tax would strangle golden goose

Lotus Tech Tips:

• You think ransomware is bad now? Wait until it infects CPUs
• License Plate Reader Company Flock Is Building a Massive People Lookup Tool, Leak Shows
• VPN owner shows buyer’s remorse; claims was unaware of lifetime subscriptions
• Why MFA is getting easier to bypass and what to do about it

The Junk Drawer:

• 3M Settles New Jersey's 'Forever Chemicals' Contamination Lawsuit For $450 Million
• Thousands of Starbucks baristas strike over new dress code

Last Call:

• EAST TENNESSEE EARTHQUAKE RANKS AMONG STRONGEST IN REGION’S HISTORY
• Metallica's 'Enter Sandman' Performance Registers Seismic Activity
• Joe Don Baker, star of 'Walking Tall' and James Bond films, dies at 89
• Software glitch inadvertently cancels thousands of Oklahoma marijuana business licenses

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Health:

• Are Runny Yolks Safe To Eat? Here's What Health Experts Say
• What to Know About 'Ozempic Feet,' the Latest GLP-1 Side Effect Gaining Attention
• These Two Household Ingredients Can Help Fight Inflammation And Support Weight Loss
• Should You Pee After Sex? Here's What You Should Know

Happiness:

• They got married outside amid tornado warnings—the photos are everything
• Shelter Dog Gets 'Freedom Zoomies' When Seeing Her Backyard for the First Time

Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:

Higher Consciousness:

• Using Marijuana Reduces Alcohol Cravings In People Who Drink A Lot, Federally Funded Study Shows
• You Can Drink Your Weed Now. What to Know About THC Beverages

Lotus Tech Tips:

• Everyone Is Cheating Their Way Through College
• VMware perpetual license holders receive cease-and-desist letters from Broadcom
• ‘Tone deaf’: US tech company responsible for global IT outage to cut jobs and use AI
• Computacenter IT guy let girlfriend into Deutsche Bank server rooms, says fired whistleblower

The Junk Drawer:

• Map shows where child marriage remains legal as Maine ban becomes law
• Hawaii Adding Climate Change Tax To Hotel Stays As Of January 2026

Last Call:

• Rock legend wanted to break fellow icon’s ‘(expletive) neck’ when they toured together
• Televangelist Jim Bakker Says He Needs A Million Bucks Or 'I'll Be Out On The Street'

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• US sees disproportionate increase in body mass index rates of more than 60
• Household Plastics Raise Cardiovascular Disease Risk: 4 Ways to Limit Exposure
• Forget Cholesterol Screenings. This New Blood Test Is The Best For Decoding Heart Health

Happiness:

• Child Born with Heart Outside Chest Becomes Solitary Survivor Thanks to Surgical Procedure Invented for Her
• 90-year-old Who Has Saved Over 10,000 Animals at Sanctuary Has No Plans to Retire

Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:

Higher Consciousness:

• ‘Black-Owned’ Label On Marijuana Products Increases Interest Among White Consumers But Not Black Consumers, Study Says
• Turkey Leg Hut Owner Sold Marijuana At Restaurant In Branded Bags, FBI Says

Lotus Tech Tips:

• iOS and Android juice jacking defenses have been trivial to bypass for years
• Ex-Disney employee gets 3 years in the clink for goofy attacks on mousey menus
• Millions of Apple Airplay-enabled devices can be hacked via Wi-Fi
• Windows RDP lets you log in using revoked passwords. Microsoft is OK with that.

The Junk Drawer:

• 'You wouldn’t steal a car' anti-piracy campaign may have used pirated fonts
• California Child Sex Trafficking Bill Advances After Language Removed To Make Purchase Of 16 & 17-Year-Olds A Felony

Last Call:

• Monty Python and the Holy Grail turns 50
• Trump signs order to cut funding to PBS and NPR
• Ruth Buzzi, who played a purse-wielding spinster on ‘Laugh-In,’ dies at 88

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Health:

• What's the deal with beef tallow?
• Cinnamon could affect drug metabolism in the body
• Proposed Food Dye Ban Affects More Than Candy—10 Surprising Foods You Need to Know About
• I’m a heart surgeon and gut health expert. Here are the 5 healthiest vegetables I eat every day—no matter what

Happiness:

• After Son’s Death Woman Gives Part of Her Liver to His Best Friend’s Mom in Serendipitous Kindness Chain
• ‘It’s Fun Making a Difference’ Legions of Amish Come to Help Rebuild NC Town

Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:

Higher Consciousness:

• Legalizing Marijuana Led To An Increase In Use—But A Decrease In Problematic Misuse, American Medical Association Study Shows
• Marijuana-filled Easter eggs found across Texas town in ‘scavenger hunt,’ cops say

Lotus Tech Tips:

• Hacking US crosswalks to talk like Zuck is as easy as 1234
• The $20,000 American-made electric pickup with no paint, no stereo, and no touchscreen

The Junk Drawer:

• Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan charged with 2 felonies in ICE case
• Cops accused of ‘crushing’ 32-year-old dad to death in TN traffic stop, suit says

Last Call:

• Lion Crashes Florida Couple's Wedding in Shocking Images: 'No One Was Looking at the Bride'
• Country music television legend and singer dead at 78
• Sammy Hagar Says New Song Was Inspired By Guitar Lick Eddie Van Halen Showed Him in a Dream

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• We’re on the verge of a universal allergy cure
• Your Body ‘Remembers’ Being Fat—and That Makes Weight Loss Harder
• Leading Nutrition Experts May Have Falsified Consumption Data In Widely Cited Seed Oil Study
• The #1 Food to Limit to Reduce Your Risk of Dementia, According to Dietitians

Happiness:

• Missing Toddler Who Walked 7 Miles Alone Through Wilderness Led to Safety by Rancher’s Dog
• 81-year-old Waitress Couldn’t Retire, so a Stranger Raised Over $300K for Her

Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:

Higher Consciousness:

• Changes in Incident Schizophrenia Diagnoses Associated With Cannabis Use Disorder After Cannabis Legalization
• 3 men posed as DEA agents, stole 200 pounds of marijuana from Oregon home

Lotus Tech Tips:

• CISA extends funding to ensure 'no lapse in critical CVE services'
• Teens Developed App That Identifies Mouth Cancer–Making Early Diagnosis Easy and Winning $50k for Their School

The Junk Drawer:

• The physics of bowling strike after strike
• Embarrassed Reaction To New 45 Foot Naked Woman Statue In San Francisco

Last Call:

• Waste Of The Day: Fight Continues Over California's $20 Billion Water Tunnel
• Wink Martindale, the king of the television game show, dies at 91

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• Common artificial sweetener makes you three times hungrier than sugar
• Global study supports the immunity debt hypothesis for flu after COVID restrictions
• 7 Benefits of Apple Cider Vinegar Before Bed
• A simple, science-backed way to sharpen thinking and improve memory

Happiness:

• Tony Robbins’ 100 Billion Meals Challenge Secures First 30 Billion Meals, Redefining Global Hunger Relief Efforts
• Ambulances Gifted by India Have Helped Sri Lanka Save 1.5 Million Lives

Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:

• Xul Beer

Higher Consciousness:

• Oregon Officials Don’t Know If $46M Used To Fight The Unlicensed Marijuana Market Has Accomplished Anything
• THC-Infused Beverage Companies Are Recruiting 2,000 People To Drink Free Cannabis Seltzers As Alternative To Alcohol For A Study
• THC Beverage Study

Lotus Tech Tips:

• A 74-Year-Old Needed a Lawyer, So He Used an AI Avatar in Court. It Didn't Go Well.
• Microsoft: Windows 'inetpub' folder created by security fix, don’t delete

The Junk Drawer:

• Tesla Supercharger damaged in possible explosion in Washington
• THEY’RE BACK! GET READY FOR 17-YEAR CICADAS TO RETURN

Last Call:

• FDA: Popular Chocolate Bars Recalled Over ‘Small Stone’ Contamination
• Butter Recalled By Cabot Creamery—1,700 Lbs In 7 States
• Marijuana Consumers Say They’ll Increase Their Cannabis Use To Deal With The Trump Administration, Poll Shows
• How Costco’s CEO Went From Forklift Driver to Kirkland’s Final Signoff

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Health:

• RFK Jr. wants to stop people using SNAP benefits to buy soda. Will it help?
• Which Is Better: Working Out Only On Weekends Or A Little Bit Each Day? A New Study Reveals The Truth
• Avocado Oil vs. Olive Oil: Which One Is Better for Your Health?
• 212,268 Pounds Of Egg Products Potentially Containing Bleach Recalled

Happiness:

• Neighbors Celebrate 101st Birthday On the Same Day–Living Next Door to Each Other For 4 Decades
• 49-Year-old Becomes First Blind Woman to Swim English Channel: ‘Nothing is Impossible’

Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:

• Xul Beer

Higher Consciousness:

• A breathalyzer for weed? This tool could change how NC police test for DWIs
• Cops say CT cannabis law needs to be rewritten so they can stop drivers seen smoking

Lotus Tech Tips:

• A Nashville meteorologist was a victim of deepfakes. Here's what to know about the technology in Tennessee
• An AI Image Generator’s Exposed Database Reveals What People Really Used It For

The Junk Drawer:

• Seattle Economic Crisis: Proof That Democrat Wealth Taxes Lead To Disaster
• Critically endangered tortoise becomes oldest first-time mom in world.

Last Call:

• Millionaire Fitness Coach Charged For Keying Tesla In Washington
• RIP Val Kilmer: Celebrating cult classic Real Genius is now a moral imperative

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• How Coca-Cola misled America about the science of sodas
• ‘Brain rot’: is TikTok causing brain abnormalities?
• Is it possible to prepare for hay fever season to reduce symptoms?
• Why Does Coffee Make You Poop? Plus, How To Reduce Its Digestive Effects
• Sinus Treatment
  • In a bowl of 500ml (about 17oz) hot water, add three drops of rosemary, one drop of peppermint, one drop of thyme, and one drop of geranium. Tent head with towel and inhale for at least five minutes, coming out from under the towel as needed
  • Can be intense, but it is effective

Happiness:

• After Serving Together for 4 Years in Iraq, Dog and Army Handler Are Reunited to ‘Live the Couch Life’ in Texas
• Harley-Davidson Founder’s Home Saved from Demolition by Devoted Bikers and Their Favorite Company

Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:

Higher Consciousness:

• Marijuana Continues To Harm More And More Americans
• Idaho Senate signs off on proposed anti-marijuana constitutional amendment

Lotus Tech Tips:

• The Secret to Unlimited Energy Is in a Coin-Sized Battery—And China Is Already Producing It
• When Your Threat Model Is Being a Moron

The Junk Drawer:

• One of America’s Most Dangerous Volcanoes Is Preparing to Blow
• Passenger Files Lawsuit Over United Airlines Bathroom Incident

Last Call:

• I tried out this 'dumb' phone that costs more than a new iPhone
• ‘It was not a boyband!’ Micky Dolenz on the madness of being in the Monkees

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• Is Natural Sugar Really Healthier Than Refined? Here's the Answer
• Melatonin shown to improve muscle energy efficiency, offering a potential therapy to combat 'diabesity'
• 8 Drinks to Help You Fall Asleep Faster
• Beef Sticks, Hot Sauce, and More: The 5 Biggest Recalls That Happened This Week

Happiness:

• Boy Saves His Friend from Choking at School: ‘I just did my thing, which was a Heimlich’
• Four-Year-old is Ecstatic to Receive Reply to His Message in a Bottle–and Wonders if He has to Send Another Bottle Back

Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:

Higher Consciousness:

• California State Fair Will Again Feature On-Site Marijuana Sales And Consumption, With New Award Categories For Blunts, Hash And Chocolates
• Atlanta’s Decriminalization Of Marijuana ‘Led To A Reduction In Violent Crime,’ New Research Shows

Lotus Tech Tips:

• Undocumented commands found in Bluetooth chip used by a billion devices
• 'Uber for nurses' exposes 86k+ medical records, PII in open S3 bucket for months

The Junk Drawer:

• Lynnwood, WA council member withdraws from position after OnlyFans controversy
• Do Household Appliances Really Not Last As Long As They Used To?

Last Call:

• Punk rock legend, ‘Scrooged’ actor dead at 75
• Nearly All Cybertrucks Have Been Recalled Because Tesla Used the Wrong Glu

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Health:

• Can You All of a Sudden Be Allergic to Nuts?
• Coffee leads US caffeine intake as tea declines
• The Dark Truth About Diet Coke
• Here's Why You Keep Waking Up With a Headache

Happiness:

• Pierced by Cupid’s Sedan, Woman Forgives and Marries Motorist Who Accidentally Ran Her Over
• Colorado Woman Donates Kidney to Save Pennsylvania Man 35 Years After They Went to Prom Together

Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:

Higher Consciousness:

• Kratom to be tested for addiction risk in clinical trial
• Woody Harrelson Wishes He Could Invite Bob Marley To His Marijuana Dispensary—But Fears The Reggae Legend Would Out-Smoke Him

Lotus Tech Tips:

• A Disney Worker Downloaded an AI Tool. It Led to a Hack That Ruined His Life
• Amnesty Finds Cellebrite's Zero-Day Used to Unlock Serbian Activist's Android Phone

The Junk Drawer:

• Rogan calls their cookies 'toxic' on his podcast
• Oh My: Dead Body Placed Next To Couple On Qatar Airways Flight

Last Call:

• iPhones are replacing 'Trump' with 'racist' during dictation – but Apple is fixing the problem
• Grace Slick recalls her wildest moments, from sleeping with Jim Morrison to plotting to dose Nixon
• I-40 BETWEEN TENN. AND NORTH C. TO REOPEN TO RESTRICTED TRAFFIC THIS SATURDAY
• This Is The Very Definition Of F**k Around And Find Out

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Health:

• Scientists Find Popular Diet Harms Gut, Boosts Inflammation
• 18 Foods That Have More Protein Than an Egg
• Common Artificial Sweetener In Diet Sodas May Raise Risk Of Heart Attacks, Strokes
• The FDA Set This Recalled Pancake And Waffle Mix To Its Highest Risk Level. Here's What To Know

Happiness:

• Woman in Her 90s Reunites with Toddler She Saved from Drowning 64 Years Ago, ‘Goose Bumps
• Under Duress from Bird Flu, California Farm Donates 300,000 Eggs to Victims of Palisades Fires

Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:

Higher Consciousness:

• This ‘Psychedelic Church’ Is Handing Out Magic Mushrooms to Hundreds of Members for Free—Yes, Really
• Steep minimum fine for marijuana possession is just one step from becoming Idaho law

Lotus Tech Tips:

• Apple pulls iCloud end-to-end encryption feature in the UK
• If COBOL is so problematic, why does the US government still use it?

The Junk Drawer:

• Boyfriend Accused of Not Taking Relationship ‘Seriously’ for Refusing to Let Girlfriend Move in After 2 Weeks of Dating

Last Call:

• Boyfriend Accused of Not Taking Relationship ‘Seriously’ for Refusing to Let Girlfriend Move in After 2 Weeks of Dating

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Health:

• Fat Or Carbs? Identical Twins Followed Different Diets For 12 Weeks
• Beef Tallow vs. Grass-Fed Butter: Which Fat Packs More Nutrients?
• Here’s what having regular sex does to your brain and what happens during a long dry spell, according to a neurologist
• I'm A Surgeon – Here's What Happened When I Tried Magnesium To Fall Asleep Faster

Happiness:

• The Emotional Moment Dog was Returned to Owners 7 Years After Being Stolen
• Many birds-of-paradise species emit light through their plumage, study finds

Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:

• Avoid Uber’s New Default 1.5% Preferred Currency Pricing Scam

Higher Consciousness:

• At a suburban Cincinnati farmers market, Ohioans pick up marijuana plants to grow at home
• Tennessee hemp industry gets legal reprieve from product ban until summer
• Tennessee lawmakers introduce adult-use, medical marijuana legalization bills

Lotus Tech Tips:

• Even the Most Advanced AI Has a Problem: If It Doesn’t Know the Answer, It Makes One Up
• Robocallers posing as FCC staff blocked after robocalling real FCC staff

The Junk Drawer:

• 12 Simple Things That You Can Start Doing Right Now To Become More Independent Of The System
• No penalties even when deputies share a woman’s nudes after an illegal phone search

Last Call:

• Even the Most Advanced AI Has a Problem: If It Doesn’t Know the Answer, It Makes One Up
• Robocallers posing as FCC staff blocked after robocalling real FCC staff

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Health:

• Finding the best route to beat Alzheimer’s
• Scientists discover toxic ingredients linked to autism in 100% of Girl Scout Cookies
• Lilly expands GLP-1 research to hypertension, neuro conditions

Happiness:

• Pub Owner Adopts Dog After it Dashed into Bar When Owner Died in Car Crash–Now He’s a Local Favorite
• California Fire Chief Saves Altadena Homes from Blaze with Nothing but Milk and ‘a Couple Beers’

Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:

• After His Beloved Yoga Ball Deflates, Downhearted Donkey Now Has Dozens of Donated Balls from Canadians
• While Czech Region is Busy Planning Hydro-Project, Beavers Do it For Them–Saving Millions

Higher Consciousness:

• Frequent Cannabis Use May Damage Working Memory, Decision-Making Skills
• Booze or Weed: What’s Worse for Your Health?

Back of the Napkin:

• Go Module Mirror served backdoor to devs for 3+ years
• Forget Chrome—Google Starts Tracking All Your Devices In 10 Days

The Junk Drawer:

• USPS temporarily suspends some inbound packages from China, Hong Kong
• How a tiny Bay Area beer festival sparked an IPA revolution

Last Call:

• She Had Sex With 1000 Men For Nothing

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Health:

• ‘It’s a death sentence’: US health insurance system is failing, say doctors
• Got a Desk Job? Skip The Hours In Gym—Doctor Recommends Doing This Every 45 Minutes
• Influential podcasts fuel 'harmful' health misinformation
• More Than Half of People with Diabetes Are Deficient in This Vitamin, New Study Suggests-

Happiness:

• Pub Owner Adopts Dog After it Dashed into Bar When Owner Died in Car Crash–Now He’s a Local Favorite
• California Fire Chief Saves Altadena Homes from Blaze with Nothing but Milk and ‘a Couple Beers’

Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:

• ForkLyfted - 489-Pound Rapper Sues After Rideshare Driver Says 'You Can't Fit'
• STARBUCKS’ MOST BELOVED OFFERING IS DISAPPEARING

Higher Consciousness:

• Washington Lawmakers Consider Bills To Legalize Home Marijuana Cultivation And Allow Direct-To-Consumer Sales By Farmers
• Former Purdue football player drove 96 mph with over 1 pound of marijuana in car, police say

Back of the Napkin:

• CDNs: Great for speeding up the internet, bad for location privacy
• 'Just give me the f***ing links!'—Cursing disables Google’s AI overviews

The Junk Drawer:

• Man reacts to seeing Times Square and iPhones in modern age after spending 44 years in prison
• Aliens From a Parallel Universe May Be All Around Us—And We Don’t Even Know It, Study Suggests

Last Call:

• Walmart broccoli recall elevated to highest level by FDA over risk of ‘death’

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Health:

• Are seed oils actually bad for you? Experts say we're missing the big picture
• Why More Americans Are Turning To Holistic Health Care
• The age of oat milk is over – we should all be drinking more cow’s milk
• Woman pays for semaglutide by working two jobs after regaining weight

Happiness:

• Runner Completes 268 Mile Race–18 Months After Being Unable to Walk Due to Brain Condition
• Dad Gives Kidney to Little Girl After Daughter Dies Following Her Own Transplant

Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:

Higher Consciousness:

• 'I break the law to buy my child's life-saving cannabis drug
• Burger King Worker Fired After Marijuana Found in Chicken Fries

Back of the Napkin:

• Record Test Scores Buoy a School When Failing Students Put Phones Away
• MasterCard DNS Error Went Unnoticed for Years

The Junk Drawer:

• AI failed to detect Antioch school shooter's gun. Why experts say the million-dollar system is flawed
• KKK outfits? We were dressed as snow cones, say cruise ship crew

Last Call:

• The FDA Issued a Class II Recall on Nearly 20,000 Cases of Horizon Organic Milk
• Ichiro Suzuki Continues Crushing Baseball Records with Nearly Unanimous Hall of Fame Election
• This Popular '80s Soda Is Quietly Making a Comeback

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Health:

• Health care AI, intended to save money, turns out to require a lot of expensive humans
• Special gut bacterium could help cut sugar cravings
• Can Green Tea Protect the Brain? Here's How Much To Drink Daily For Beneficial Effects
• Yes, the Color of Your Egg Yolk Matters — Here’s What It Means

Happiness:

• 30-Year-old Letterman Jacket Is Found By Brother in Serendipitous Twist of Fate
• Truck Driver Intervenes in Highway Shootout, Wins Goodyear Highway Hero Award

Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:

Higher Consciousness:

• Big new study tracks cannabis replacing alcohol as a daily substance
• 'Drug-Addicted Rats' Reportedly 'Enjoying' Marijuana After Invading Texas Evidence Room

Back of the Napkin:

• Lawsuit: Allstate used GasBuddy and other apps to quietly track driving behavior
• TikTok Users Gleefully Embrace Even More Chinese App To Spite US TikTok Ban

The Junk Drawer:

• Southwest pilot charged with DUI after attempting to fly in Georgia
• Democrats’ law prohibits child care employers from reporting illegal immigrants to feds

Last Call:

• Florida cop slams into motorist while watching porn

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Intro:

• TLE 121 - What's Her Cunt
• Bowl After Bowl Episode 362

Health:

• Scientists Find Popular Drink Linked to Over 330,000 Deaths a Year
• Tobacco-Related Mortality
• WHY IS THE AMERICAN DIET SO DEADLY?
• Is bone broth really a ‘liquid miracle’? Here’s what science says
• Morning Coffee May Help You Live Longer, Reduce Cardiovascular Disease Risk

Happiness:

• Old Retired Police Dog Snaps Back into Service and Rescues Lost Hiker
• Man Finds Decades-Old Christmas Gift Inside Walls of Parents’ House While Renovating: ‘It Had My Name on It’

Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:

Higher Consciousness:

• Federal Court Reaffirms That Ban On Gun Ownership For People Who Occasionally Use Marijuana Is ‘Unconstitutional’
• Delaware Governor Who Allowed Marijuana Legalization To Become Law Claims ‘Nobody’ Wants Dispensaries In Their Communities

Back of the Napkin:

• The US’s Worst Fears of Chinese Hacking Are on Display in Guam
• Dangerous Gmail Security Threat Confirmed But Google Won’t Fix It

The Junk Drawer:

• Florida’s ‘Halo Law’ Goes Into Effect, Which Will Just Let More Cops Dodge Accountability
• Indoctrination: Washington Courts Employees Raise Alarm After Being Forced To Watch Documentary On White Supremacy

Last Call:

• Steve Guttenberg’s Latest TV Project Is a Wildfire PSA
• CBD Tampon Maker Pulls Products Off U.S. Market Following FDA Warning Letter

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Health:

• Beer before liquor? Busting 6 popular myths about hangovers
• Cancer warning labels on alcohol? It's not that simple.
• Gavin Newsom takes aim at ultraprocessed foods in executive order
• Study Finds First Evidence That Heart Muscles Can Regenerate
• Boy Is Handed Football by NFL Star Pat Surtain, Security Guard Made Sure He Got it Despite Rules

Happiness:

• Boy Given 1% Chance of Survival Walks 5k for Hospital That Saved Him–After Air Rifle Shot to the Head as Baby
• New Years Coloring 2

Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:

Higher Consciousness:

• FDA Warns CBD Tampon Company Over Allegedly ‘Misbranded’ And ‘Adulterated’ Products
• Kentuckians will have to choose between gun ownership and medical marijuana. What we know

Back of the Napkin:

• You can love or hate AI, but it’s killed crappy 8GB versions of pricey PCs and Macs
• Apple offers to settle 'snooping Siri' lawsuit for an utterly incredible $95M

The Junk Drawer:

• DC Scrambles To Remove 'City Ads' Calling Trump Supporters 'Trash'
• Almost the entire US South is now being blocked by Pornhub

Last Call:

• Hertz continues EV purge, asks renters if they want to buy instead of return
• Linda Lavin, 'Alice' Star and Tony Winner, Dies at 87: 'A Beautiful Soul'

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Health:

• Wait—Ozempic Is Linked to ED?
• ELON MUSK SHOWS OFF WEIGHT LOSS IN SANTA PIC
... 'Like Cocaine Bear,' But With Mounjaro!
• Commercial tea bags release millions of microplastics, entering human intestinal cells
• 6 Foods (and 3 Drinks) That Put a Strain on Your Metabolism—and Why It Matters
• Impressive Health Benefits of Mint

Happiness:

• A dad asked a server for the check, he got something unexpected instead
• How Texas 'miracle baby' might have been saved by his twin brother in the womb

Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:

Higher Consciousness:

• Wild West of THC: Texas hemp shops can sell weed and ‘no one’s gonna stop them,’ ag commish says
• Judge temporarily blocks new Tennessee rules that would have banned popular hemp products

Back of the Napkin:

• 6 Easy Ways To Make Your Smart Home More Secure
• Google to court: we’ll change our Apple deal, but please let us keep Chrome

The Junk Drawer:

• Arrogant Kamala Harris told union boss she’d win election ‘with or without you’ — before crushing loss: official
• Sprechen Sie Deutsch, Hans Gruber?

Last Call:

• Kilauea volcano erupts in Hawaii, sending lava spewing along summit caldera

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Health:

• The USDA Say It’s Time to Replace Meat With Beans
• On Ozempic? Big Food Makers Have a New Label for You
• Dietitians Say These Processed Foods Are Actually Good for You
• This is what really happens to your body when you don’t eat enough fibre

Happiness:

• After Searching for Random Hero Who Restarted His Heart in McDonald’s He Finds a ‘Lifelong Friend’
• Hero truck driver in Ohio saves 4-year-old found wandering on busy road in the cold

Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:

Higher Consciousness:

• Americans Think Marijuana And Psychedelics Are Much Safer Now Than They Did A Decade Ago, Federal Study Shows
• Man pleads guilty for 'large-scale marijuana cultivation' in Big Sur wilderness

Back of the Napkin:

• U.S. Weighs Ban on Chinese-Made Router in Millions of American Homes
• Tragedy of Suchir Balaji puts 'Death by LLM' back in the AI spotlight

The Junk Drawer:

• Biden Lied About Everything: Philly Fed Finds All Jobs ""Created"" In Q2 Were Fake
• No, the Wisconsin school shooter wasn’t transgender

Last Call:

• We Regret to Bring You This Audio of Two Google AIs Having EXTREMELY Explicit Cybersex
• California Cybertruck owner’s family calls license plate backlash a ‘misunderstanding’

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Health:

• 8 Foods That Can Help Relieve Headaches, According to a RD
• Stress Belly: How Cortisol Harms Your Health
• FDA recalls more than 233,000 bottles of antidepressant over possible cancerous chemical
• OZEMPIC KILLED DIET AND EXERCISE

Happiness:

• 400,000 Kids Now Have LEGOs to Play with Thanks to Parents Donating 1.2 Mil Pounds of Used Bricks So Far
• Lego Replay Program
• Bakery Owner Discovers Her Longtime Customer Is Her Biological Son

Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:

Higher Consciousness:

• US cops find mysterious $100 million in marijuana
• Majorities Of Republicans And Democrats, New Poll Shows

Back of the Napkin:

• Google unveils ‘mindboggling’ quantum computing chip
• Hacker reveals why you should never share iPhone chargers

The Junk Drawer:

• The $200 Android vs. the $1,000 iPhone: How our digital divide keeps growing
• DMV apologizes for license plate that mocks Oct. 7 attack on Israel

Last Call:

• Dick Van Dyke Dances in New Coldplay Video Premiering on His 99th Birthday
• Why Newsom’s electric vehicle mandate is in troubl

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Topics

• Rose Oil Benefits
• Death Tarot

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Health:

• Raw milk recalled for containing bird flu virus, California reports
• Flu vaccine estimated to be 21% effective against flu spread to household members
• Lizzo Says These 3 Healthy Habits Helped Her Lose 60 Pounds
• Common Food Additive May Affect Intestine, Raise Risk Of Diabetes: Study Finds

Happiness:

• Mom Credits Stranger’s Comment with Helping to Save Her Son’s Life
• Massachusetts Cafe Offers Free Coffee if You Come in Dancing

Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:

• Clipping from YouTube on an iOS Device

Higher Consciousness:

• Lesser-Known Marijuana Component CBG Is A ‘Promising Therapeutic Agent’ With Potential To Treat Cancer And Pain, Study Says
• Adding Marijuana To State Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs Reduces Prescribing Of Scheduled Narcotics, Study Shows

Back of the Napkin:

• Man accused of hilariously bad opsec as alleged cybercrime spree detailed
• Yup, half of that thought-leader crap on LinkedIn is indeed AI scribbled

The Junk Drawer:

• California Man, 24, Dies from ‘High Voltage Electrocution’ While Hanging Up Christmas Lights
• 4 Planes Involved in 2 Separate Collisions on Boston Logan Airport Tarmac

Last Call:

• Smith & Wesson Deplatformed From Facebook As Musk Welcomes Gun Industry To X
• Office food thief steals coworker’s food for 6 months, learns the hard way it's been dog food all along: 'Their hair does seem shinier'
• Chuck Woolery, host of Love Connection and other game shows, dies at 83

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Health:

• Federal Judge Orders Kraft Heinz to Face Lawsuit Over Mac & Cheese Labeling
• Eating more than 45% of calorie intake after 5 p.m. alters glucose levels, with serious consequences for health
• 'A Significant Health Risk': How Everyday Items Fill Our Bodies With Microplastics
• Giving up sugar can change your body for the better—within days

Happiness:

• Man Turns Old Mobile Home into a Log Cabin with Just $13k–and DIY Charm
• Officials Applaud Canadian Woman Who Saved Boy from Drowning in Frozen River

Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:

• Good Morning Lord

Higher Consciousness:

• Beer Industry Group Pushes Tighter Regulations For Cannabis Products—And Higher Taxes Than Are Levied On Alcohol
• 1 man arrested in April kidnapping/burglary at marijuana biz, Tumwater police say

Back of the Napkin:

• These Guys Hacked AirPods to Give Their Grandmas Hearing Aids
• Tesla Has Highest Rate of Deadly Accidents Among Car Brands, Study Finds

The Junk Drawer:

• The 'Sideways' Revolution: How a Single Joke Upended the Wine World
• WHY N.S.A. RULES SAY NO TO SMARTPHONES, NO TO TEXTING, YES TO PODCASTS

Last Call:

• Meet Adam Smith, The Green Beret Behind North Carolina's 'Redneck Air Force'
• MARYVILLE MAN CONVICTED ON CONSPIRACY TO MURDER FEDERAL EMPLOYEES

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Health:

• She was vegan for 5 years—until seeing what her blood work revealed
• Pandemic associated with increase in babies born with heart defects
• Yes, mushrooms are good for you. But don't eat them every day.
• Birth control shots caused brain tumors and speech issues for Nevada mom, lawsuit says

Happiness:

• 4-Year-old Girl Told She’d ‘Never Walk’ takes Her First Steps–With Sisters Screaming as They Shoot Video
• Dad Who Wanted to be a Pilot Builds Incredible Real-Life Simulator at Home–Now his Daughter’s Obsessed

Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:

• Costco Recalls Butter Over a Labeling Error

Higher Consciousness:

• A Surprising Source of Dementia Relief: Cannabis
• This strange syndrome is linked to regular cannabis use—and cases have doubled

Back of the Napkin:

• The Fastest Airport Security Line You Don’t Know About-
• 'Cybersecurity issue' at Food Lion parent blamed for US grocery mayhem

The Junk Drawer:

• Trouble at the Nudist Colony: A Couple Disappear, Neighbor Charged With Murder
• Woman Kills Own Father With Ax After Being 'Overwhelmed' On Election Night

Last Call:

• Apple explains why the M4 Mac mini power button is located on the bottom
• Man dies by suicide after shooting his estranged partner at Blount County probation office
• Mattel Apologizes for Porn Site Misprint on ‘Wicked’ Toy Packaging

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Chicken Broccoli Cheddar Rice Recipe

• 2 Boneless Chicken Breasts cut into cubes.
• 1 to 2 Tbsp Olive Oil
• 3 Tbsp Mrs Dash Seasoning
• 2 tsp Salt
• 1/4 tsp Pepper
• 1 pkg broccoli florets chopped
• 2 pkg Hearts of Palm “rice” (or use real rice if you prefer)
• Cheese Sauce

Cheese Sauce Recipe

• 4Tbsp Butter
• 2 cups Heavy Cream
• 1/4 Cup Cream Cheese cubed
• 1/4 Cup Sour Cream
• 1/4 Cup Shredded Parmesan
• 2 Cups Shredded Cheddar

Cooking Instructions

Chicken

Cube chicken breast then season with Mrs Dash, Salt and Pepper in intervals ( season, stir, season etc. ) Heat Olive Oil in skillet over medium heat and add chicken, stirring occasionally until well browned. Set aside.

Rinse Riced Hearts Of Palm and allow to drain well.

Chop the broccoli into small pieces.

Sauce

In a 3 qt sauce pan add butter and allow to melt on medium heat, once melted add the Heavy and Sour Cream(s). Heat until the cream mixture starts to steam then whisk in the cream cheese 2-3 cubes at a time. Continue to whisk constantly from here forward. Once melted add the parm slowly while whisking until fully incorporated. Add the cheddar small hand fulls at a time making sure to fully incorporate the last handful before the next. Continue to whisk the cheese mixture until all cheddar has been incorporated.

Combining Casserole

Take chicken out of frying pan and place in bowl. Add “ rice “ to skillet and mix for 5 minutes to warm and deglaze pan. In a large bowl add rice, chicken, broccoli and cheddar sauce together. Once mixed thoroughly, place in a 5 quart Baking Dish or 13X9 Pyrex dish. Bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees then broil on high for 10 minutes to brown the top. Let rest 5 minutes then serve.

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Health:

• Mom Overdosed on Weight Loss Drug She Got on Instagram, Recalls 'Throwing Up Blood': 'Thought I Was Going to Die'
• Doctors are already using AI in care—but there isn't agreement on what safe use should look like
• After decades, FDA finally moves to pull ineffective decongestant off shelves
• ‘TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING’: FASTING HAS MANY HEALTH BENEFITS, BUT THERE’S A SNAG

Happiness:

• She Was Going to Take Her Own Life, Then Married the Train Driver Who Spotted Her on Tracks
• Man, 36, Declared Brain Dead Details 'Grueling' Recovery from Locked-In Syndrome: 'I’m Still In Here'

Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:

Higher Consciousness:

• How marijuana legalization played itself
• Are legal psilocybin truffles the new magic mushrooms?

Back of the Napkin:

• Company's wall of lava lamps creates 'unhackable' code that protects people on the internet
• The Creator of Houseparty Is Back. This Time He’s Taking on Slack and Discord

The Junk Drawer:

• School District Pulls 425 Books From Its Libraries In Response To Tennessee’s Shitty Book Ban Law
• Airborne microplastics aid in cloud formation

Last Call:

• Notre Dame's bells ring out across Paris for the first time since fire
• Bay Area tech layoffs: Mozilla Foundation lays off 30% of employees in restructuring push

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Health:

• Does daylight saving time actually save? Research shows costs outweigh benefits
• Taking five or more medications daily can negatively impact older adults with Alzheimer's disease or related dementias
• Drug pollution in water poses risk to my health
• Hidden sugars in Asia’s baby food spark concerns

Happiness:

• 17-Year-old Rescued After 12 Hours Lost in Rough Seas Clinging to a Capsized Kayak
• Dad in Charge of Coming Up with Costume for Triplets — and His Creative DIY Getup Goes Viral

Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:

Higher Consciousness:

• Mile High Club: 4 arrested at SAN for smuggling marijuana on flight to London
• TRIPPING ON NOTHING

Back of the Napkin:

• 18-year prison sentence for man who used AI to create child abuse images
• THE PERFECT GIRLFRIEND

The Junk Drawer:

• S.F. approves $700-a-month sleeping pods in a former bank. Now the operator has plans for more
• Mysterious sign highlighting S.F. drug crisis installed on troubled street corner in SoMa

Last Call:

• British Airways Flight Delayed Over MAGA Hat Brawl

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Health:

• Studies of migraine’s many triggers offer paths to new therapies
• THOUSANDS OF BOTTLES OF DULOXETINE (CYMBALTA) RECALLED
• High-Intensity Exercise Works Like An Appetite Suppressant, Study Finds
• How Ozempic, GLP-1 Weight Loss Drugs Affect the Brain to Curb Substance Misuse

Happiness:

• After Getting $4.99 Cheese-making Kit for Christmas He Now Runs His Own Creamery And Wins Awards
• 'Nothing but happiness': Phoenix Latina celebrates 100th birthday with bingo, Zumba and art

Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:

Higher Consciousness:

• Snoop Dogg Confirms He Has A Staffer Who Makes Sure People He’s Smoking Marijuana With Don’t Get Too High
• There’s ‘No Linear Relationship Of Blood THC To Driving,’ Study Finds, Calling Into Question Many State Marijuana-Impaired Driving Laws

Back of the Napkin:

• We Tried Apple’s New Hearing Test—and the New AirPods Pro Hearing Aids
• 24,000 Abandoned Redbox DVD Rental Kiosks Are Leaking Sensitive Customer Information

The Junk Drawer:

• DENNY’S TO CLOSE 150 RESTAURANTS
• This town has no cell service, so the ‘electrosensitive’ have made it home

Last Call:

• Fractured Streaming So Bad Injured NFL Players Turn To Illicit Streams To Watch Their Own Teams

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Health:

• Drug Trials Funded By Manufacturers Find 50 Percent Greater Drug Effectiveness
• ‘Food Noise’ Ruled Her Life for Years. Here’s How She Learned to Silence It
• Ultra-processed foods: Why public health warnings could backfire
• Burger King Offering Free 8oz Ranch ‘Big Dip’ Cup with Sandwiches: What Nutritionists Think

Happiness:

• Pilot of Rescue Flight for Pets Impacted by Hurricanes Adopts Kitten, Finding ‘Love at 30,000 Feet’
• Moment dog sees friends arrive at the beach to play with him melts hearts

Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:

Higher Consciousness:

• Snoop Dogg Plays Marijuana Meteorologist On The TODAY Show, Delivering Forecasts For Real Cities Like Blaze, Kentucky And Stoner, Colorado
• Legal Marijuana Contains Dangerous Mold. States Approve It Anyway

Back of the Napkin:

• Apple study exposes deep cracks in LLMs’ “reasoning” capabilities
• THE AGE OF AI CHILD ABUSE IS HERE

The Junk Drawer:

• Bath & Body Works Apologizes After Customers Claim Winter Themed “Snowed In” Candle Looks Like Ku Klux Klan Hoods – Pulls it From Shelves
• Kentucky man declared brain dead wakes up during organ harvesting

Last Call:

• Steam Finally Makes It Clear: You’re Buying A License, Not A Game
• Ward Christensen, BBS inventor and architect of our online age, dies at age 78

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Health:

• Can Eggs Prevent Dementia? Here's How Many To Eat For Beneficial Effects
• Screen Use In 9- And 10-Year-Olds Elevates Risk Of Depression, Anxiety, Study Says
• Your doctor’s office could be reading your blood pressure all wrong
• Eating Nothing But Sardines May Help You Lose Weight, But Experts Say It's a Bad Idea

Happiness:

• Painting Found in Italian Villa Basement Turns Out to Be Original Picasso
• Good Samaritan ‘Skip’ Finds $12,000 and Returns it All to the Senior Citizen Who Lost it

Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:

Higher Consciousness:

• Most People Don’t Trust The Government For Marijuana Information, Federally Funded Study Shows
• LAPD Raids Medical Lab For (Nonexistent) Weed, Get Gun Stuck In An MRI Machine

Back of the Napkin:

• Why it's time to take warnings about using public Wi-Fi, in places like airports, seriously
• Russian Hackers Are Using Fake AI 'Nudify' Sites to Steal Data

The Junk Drawer:

• Internet Archive leaks user info and succumbs to DDoS
• Musk’s ‘Free’ Starlink For Helene Victims Wasn’t Free

Last Call:

• She ate a Costco salad before giving birth. After a drug test, authorities took her baby away
• Reports: China hacked Verizon and AT&T, may have accessed US wiretap systems
• NFL replay official: We didn’t see Seahawks’ muffed punt until too late to fix blown call

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• Pain Relief Woes: Here's Why It's Risky to Take Ibuprofen Daily
• Why People on TikTok Are Claiming Mucinex Helped Them Get Pregnant
• She Was in Agony—Until She Tried This Centuries-Old Method for Relief

Happiness:

• When Dying Boy’s Life Support Was Turned off He Began Improving–and Went Home with Parents
• Stranger Carried a Senior Hiker for Hours on His Back After She Fell and Couldn’t Walk

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Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:

• Uber terms mean couple can't sue after 'life-changing' crash

Higher Consciousness:

• The Feds Are Hiring A Contractor To Roll Hundreds Of Thousands Of ‘Marijuana Cigarettes’ For Research
• Down from the high: States that first legalized marijuana see plummet in tax revenue

Back of the Napkin:

• Why it's time to take warnings about using public Wi-Fi, in places like airports, seriously
• Russian Hackers Are Using Fake AI 'Nudify' Sites to Steal Data

The Junk Drawer:

• Helene shuts down Spruce Pine, NC mine that is pivotal to world’s semiconductor supply
• The government doesn’t care about you

Last Call:

• UNLV quarterback leaves team, saying $100,000 NIL payment wasn’t made. The dispute didn’t have to happen
• Google's hidden AI tool turns your text into stunningly lifelike podcasts - for free. Listen for yourself
• Aphantasia Deep Dive by Google NotebookLM via Aphant Chris Abraham

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Health:

• She took Ozempic, now she can't eat without vomiting. Lawsuit claims the drug made her ill
• Diet-related diseases are a leading cause of death in the US, yet many doctors receive little nutrition education
• Scientist ate bacon, butter and eggs for 30 days, here's what happened
• Patients Are Turning to Vibrators to Relieve Their Migraines

Happiness:

• Man Arrives Hours Early to Clear the Shelters Event to Ensure He Could Adopt Dog He Previously Bonded with
• N. Carolina High Schooler Pulls Couple and Dog from Pickup Truck Sinking in Floodwaters

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Higher Consciousness:

• Cheech and Chong sue California over new marijuana regulation
• After cannabis linked to higher stroke risk, Michigan doctor calls for more research

Back of the Napkin:

• Secret calculator hack brings ChatGPT to the TI-84, enabling easy cheating
• Meta pays the price for storing hundreds of millions of passwords in plaintext

The Junk Drawer:

• Cards Against Humanity Sues Elon Musk’s SpaceX for Trespassing
• Those Published '17,000 Hydroxychloroquine Deaths' Never Happened

Last Call:

• Ohio Sheriff Removed From Election Security After Comments On Harris Yard Signs
• That doomsday critical Linux bug: It's CUPS. May lead to remote hijacking of devices

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• Ozempic Maker Sued Over Claims the Drug Led to Woman’s Colon Removal
• Everything You Need To Know about Xanthum Gum, a Common Food Additive
• MIND Diet Linked with Sharper Memory, Lower Risk of Cognitive Decline
• Reducing Alcohol Intake Can Help Prevent Cancer, According to a New Report

Happiness:

• UPS Driver Saves Collapsed Grandmother, Then Brings Her Treats Every Week to Hospital: ‘She’s Family Now’
• Cat vanishes on Yellowstone trip — then determined pet treks over 800 miles back to CA

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Higher Consciousness:

• Marijuana Use By Older Americans Has Nearly Doubled In The Last Three Years, AARP-Backed Study Shows
• Marijuana Legalization Is A ‘Significant Threat’ To Alcohol Industry Because People Substitute Cannabis For Beer And Wine, Analysis Finds

Back of the Napkin:

• How ‘Analog Privilege’ Spares Elites From The Downsides Of Flawed AI Decision-Making Systems
• So you paid a ransom demand … and now the decryptor doesn't work

The Junk Drawer:

• D&D, Once The Subject Of Moral Panic, Found Therapeutic In Autism Cases In Study
• Sheriff in Ohio calls on residents to write down addresses of Kamala Harris supporters

Last Call:

• JON BON JOVI SAVES WOMAN IN NASHVILLE FROM SUICIDE

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• Daily croissant can take a toll on your heart in under a month
• Doctors and Health Experts Are Changing Their Minds About Whole Milk and Cheese
• 7 Simple Tips to Manage Extreme Hunger After Stopping Ozempic, Wegovy, or Zepbound
• Science may have found a new, alarming effect of 'forever chemicals' on the brain

Happiness:

• Toddler Gone Missing in 10-foot-tall Corn Field Is Finally Detected During Nighttime Search for the 3-year-old
• Quick-thinking 4-year-old Girl Uses Alexa to Call for Help as Mom Suffers Epileptic Seizure

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Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:

• Nashville rideshare drivers go on strike at start of holiday weekend, demand better pay
• Uber fined $325 million for moving driver data from Europe to US

Higher Consciousness:

• People Who Use Marijuana Are Less Likely To Have Severe COVID Infections, Study Shows
• CT cannabis statutes prohibit the Durham Fair from hosting a marijuana exhibit

Back of the Napkin:

• QUISHING, AN INSIDIOUS THREAT TO ELECTRIC CAR OWNERS
• Cops Are Starting To Tow Away Teslas To ‘Secure’ Recordings Captured By The Cars’ Cameras

The Junk Drawer:

• Klarna CEO reveals plan to reduce workforce by 50% and replace it with AI
• Father of Georgia school shooting suspect arrested on charges including second-degree murder

Last Call:

• The Tennessee Star Releases ‘Manifesto’ Left by Transgender Covenant School Killer Audrey Hale
• CROSSVILLE DOCTOR STRUCK BY LIGHTNING FRIDAY
• CROSSVILLE MAN DISCOVERED IN STORAGE UNIT PARKING LOT FLEES IN VEHICLE THEN ON FOOT CLAIMING TO BE THERE ONLY TO GET HIGH WHEN CAUGHT WITH BURGLARY TOOLS
• New owner, new name for Bombay Palace in Knoxville

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Health:

• Researchers find e-cigarette use disrupts the nasal microbiome
• New Study Explores How Food Choices Shape Mental Health
• Why Good Sleep Habits Are Important For Adults With Overweight, Obesity
• Heart Disease: Does Too Much Caffeine Cause High Blood Pressure?

Happiness:

• Macgyver-Minded Officer Saves Toddler from Bottom of 10-ft Hole with Makeshift Catchpole
• Postcard Finally Arrives in Swansea 121 Years After it Was First Sent–Quest to Find Descendants Begins

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• Nashville rideshare drivers go on strike at start of holiday weekend, demand better pay
• Uber fined $325 million for moving driver data from Europe to US

Higher Consciousness:

• California’s legal weed system is broken, while Michigan’s is thriving. What gives?
• MARIJUANA IS TOO STRONG NOW

Back of the Napkin:

• ‘Govt needs to step in’: Expert warns State Farm is cracking down on insuring Hyundai and Kia. Here’s what you can do about it
• Volkswagen Plans To Shift From Selling Cars To Offering ‘Vehicles On Demand’ – And Grabbing Even More Data About Drivers

The Junk Drawer:

• 404 Media Shows Online Journalism Can Be Profitable When You Remove Overpaid, Fail-Upward Brunchlords From The Equation
• Sammy Hagar and star-studded band rock Nashville's Bridgestone Arena

Last Call:

• Whoops: FlightAware Exposes Sensitive Personal Data Of Millions Of Users, Pilots, And Plane Owners
• Bridgeport, CT traffic stop nets ghost gun, more than a pound of marijuana, police say
• We can now watch Grace Hopper’s famed 1982 lecture on YouTube
• Bomb Threat at local Food City

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Health:

• How to spot a vulnerable narcissist: 9 signs and symptoms
• Deadly sea snail toxin could be key to making better medicines
• FORGET CUTTING SUGAR—NEW TECH MAKES IT HEALTHIER INSTEAD
• WHY PEOPLE ARE BREAKING OPEN THEIR MOUNJARO PENS

Happiness:

• Dog Surprises Family by Vanishing from Home and Then Ringing Doorbell Camera Upon His Return
• Speedy Desert Tortoise is Finally Safe After Covering 3 Miles and Entering a Highway Following Ranch Jailbreak

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• The Dirty Keto Documentary by Vinnie Tortorich
• Ultra Salt

Higher Consciousness:

• Recreational marijuana sales high as a kite in Ohio
• Marijuana Use Linked to Lower Obesity Populace: New Study Findings

Back of the Napkin:

• Passing part of a medical licensing exam doesn’t make ChatGPT a good doctor
• The Wiretap: How Cops Got Toyota To Spy On A Loaner Cars For 3 Weeks

The Junk Drawer:

• Body of Calif. Woman Found in Cold Storage 1 Year After Hospital Said She Checked Out: Lawsuit
• Cassette Tapes Are Getting a Boost From an Unexpected Source

Last Call:

• Airport In Japan Shuts Down Over Missing Scissor
• Phil Donahue, Daytime Talk-Show Pioneer, Dies at 88
• Atari 7800+?
• Disney abandons Disney+ arbitration defense in restaurant allergy death case

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• Mediterranean Diet May Help You Feel Less Stressed and Improve Your Mood
• Honey Added to Yogurt Bolsters its Bacterial Benefits–a Classic Greek Dessert Turned Medicine
• How Much Cheese Should You Eat? You Won’t Like the Answer
• Ricezempic Is Trending on TikTok, But Does the ‘Ozempic Alternative’ Really Work?

Happiness:

• Dog Surprises Family by Vanishing from Home and Then Ringing Doorbell Camera Upon His Return
• Speedy Desert Tortoise is Finally Safe After Covering 3 Miles and Entering a Highway Following Ranch Jailbreak

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• Ultra Salt

Higher Consciousness:

• THIS CANNABIS EXTRACT SHOWED REDUCTIONS IN ANXIETY AND 'STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT' IMPROVEMENTS IN MEMORY
• New Florida Bill Would Ban Public Smoking If Voters Approve Marijuana Legalization On The Ballot

Back of the Napkin:

• Self-driving Waymo cars keep SF residents awake all night by honking at each other
• Nation’s Top Hackers at DEF CON Conference Once Again Easily Breach U.S. Voting Machines — Yet Republicans Continue to Ignore This Crisis Year After Year

The Junk Drawer:

• Disney says man can’t sue for wrongful death, cites Disney+, parks tickets arbitration clauses
• Prosecutors Announce Plan To Criminally Charge Police Chief Who Led Raid On Small Kansas Newspaper

Last Call:

• American Airlines Bans Lesbian Woman, Accuses Her Of Sex With Man
• Jack Russell, Former Great White Singer, Dead at 63

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Health:

• Red Meat Raises Dementia Risk, but Nuts and Beans May Have a Protective Effect
• Butterbur: The Herb that Relieves Allergies, Migraines & More
• Zero calorie sweetener linked to blood clots and risk of heart disease, study finds
• How a legal loophole allows unsafe ingredients in US foods

Happiness:

• Brad Paisley Wants to Open Another Free Grocery Store in Nashville After 5 Years of Dedicated Service
• Mom calls daughter to celebrate $3,000 lottery win. Daughter informs her it’s much more

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• The Dirty Keto Documentary by Vinnie Tortorich

Higher Consciousness:

• Bay Area dispensary owner receives $40,000 grant through equity program he called ‘anti-white’
• Indica vs. sativa: Science suggests there’s not actually a difference

Back of the Napkin:

• BangBros unzipped: 12 million records laid bare, users exposed
• Windows Update downgrade attack 'unpatches' fully-updated systems

The Junk Drawer:

• In world first, Russian chess player poisons rival’s board with mercury
• A firefighter-turned-farmer’s foresight and quick thinking saved lives and property Aug. 8

Last Call:

• Massachusetts Cannabis Regulators Acknowledge Failure To Collect More Than $500,000 In Licensing Fees
• United Discontinuing Hemispheres Magazine: End Of An Era

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• FAT CAN BURN ITSELF, SAY SCIENTISTS IN WEIGHT-LOSS BREAKTHROUGH
• How the Nutrition Label 5/20 Rule Can Help You Lose Weight and Lower Blood Pressure
• 5 Common Nutrient Deficiencies You Can Develop on Drugs Like Wegovy and Zepbound
• GLP-1 Drugs Like Wegovy, Ozempic Potentially Linked to Blinding Disease

Happiness:

• US Post Office Honors Alex Trebek With New Stamps That Look Like Jeopardy Questions
• Lost Dog Finds Way Home Across 150 Miles of Neighboring State, Villages Hold Feast in His Honor

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Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:

• Benadryl Side Effects
• Sudafed Side Effects
• Within Your Grasp Wellness

Higher Consciousness:

• SF's 'Cash not Drugs' legislation wants to gift people $100 a week to stay sober
• NFL Moves To Dismiss Player’s Lawsuit Over Penalties For Cannabis Medication Use, Saying THC Can Cause Injuries And ‘Alienation’ Of Fans

Back of the Napkin:

• Meta blames hallucinations after its AI said Trump rally shooting didn’t happen
• Wyden Tells FTC: Unchecked Automakers Are Still Spying On Their Customers At Massive Scale

The Junk Drawer:

• New Tennessee Law Says Law Enforcement Doesn’t Need Warrants To Fly Drones Over Private Property
• Texas Rancher Sues Biden, DHS Over Damage To Property Allegedly Caused By Illegal Immigrants

Last Call:

• Delta Planes Collide At Salt Lake City Airport, In Stupid Accident
• Wild Crow Knocks On Window To Play With His Baby Friend Every Day

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Health:

• A widespread practice among athletes harms both performance and health, says study
• Weight loss linked to improved mood and reduced risk-taking in obese individuals
• 'Powerful' 26 spices found to lower blood sugar levels by 40% and 'significantly' reduce cholesterol
• Ultra-Processed Foods Linked To Increased Risks For 32 Health Conditions
• Natural Remedies for Allergies
• Not All Body Fat Is Created Equal

Happiness:

• Grandma Dances All Night at Granddaughter’s Wedding After Being Told She Wouldn’t Live to See it
• Canada Post Worker Saves the Day After Child Forgets Stamp on Postcard to Grandma
• Baby babbles in sign language with deaf grandparents

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Higher Consciousness:

• While Alcohol Might ‘Facilitate’ Sexual Encounters, Marijuana Better Enhances Sexual Satisfaction, Study Finds
• CONGRESS ACCIDENTALLY LEGALIZED WEED SIX YEARS AGO

Back of the Napkin:

• Over 400,000 Life360 user phone numbers leaked via unsecured API
• FCC closes “final loopholes” that keep prison phone prices exorbitantly high
• Security biz KnowBe4 hired fake North Korean techie, who got straight to work ... on evil

The Junk Drawer:

• California hits ‘very high’ COVID levels as virus in wastewater jumps significantly
• Driver’s ruse in carpool lane doesn’t fool trooper pulling her over, WA photo shows
• Researchers dumped tons of coffee waste into a forest. This is what it looks like now

Last Call:

• The Global CrowdStrike Outage Triggered a Surprise Return to Cash
• Microsoft lays off diversity and inclusion team
• Guidance counselor accused of giving middle school student ‘lap dances,’ other sexual acts in office
• ‘A small child’ was reeled in by Louisiana angler, cops say. It wasn’t what it seemed

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Health:

• Maximize memory function with a nutrient-rich diet
• The A list Ozempic user who pooped the bed at a Hollywood party
• Older weight loss drugs are in demand. But are they safe or effective? And should you take them?
• What plastic pollution does to your body, and what you can do about it

Happiness:

• Lost Donkey Seen Living With Elk Herd 5 Years Later: ‘Living His Best Life’
• Hobbyists Restores Steam Locomotive to Pristine Condition–Puffs Down the Tracks for the First Time in 44 Years

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• 'Extremely dangerous': Health experts slam doping-friendly Enhanced Games
• What Are the Symptoms of Marijuana Allergy and How to Treat It?

Back of the Napkin:

• New Blast-RADIUS attack breaks 30-year-old protocol used in networks everywhere
• Crooks Steal Phone, SMS Records for Nearly All AT&T Customers

The Junk Drawer:

• Tennessee Woman Scores A Win In Free Speech Lawsuit Filed Over Her ‘Fuck ‘Em Both 2024’ Yard Sign
• What Happened When Teton Pass Collapsed

Last Call:

• Ruth Westheimer, sex therapist known as ‘Dr. Ruth,’ dead at 96
• Richard Simmons dead at 76: Legendary fitness guru passes away at his LA home day after his birthday

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Health:

• Autism Reversal In Twin Girls Through Lifestyle And Environmental Changes: New Study
• These ultra processed foods may shorten your life, study says
• 7 Widespread Myths About Intermittent Fasting Debunked by Dieticians
• Soda additive “no longer considered safe,” gets long-awaited FDA ban

Happiness:

• Baby great white shark reveals huge nursery near NYC in scientific first
• 28-Year-old Man is Overwhelmed With Emotion After Hearing for the First Time

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The Pursuit of a Higher Consciousness:

• California Cannabis Vape Recall Issued Over Pesticide Contamination
• Communities Closer To Marijuana Dispensaries Have Lower Opioid Prescription Rates, New Study Finds

Back of the Napkin:

• 3 million iOS and macOS apps were exposed to potent supply-chain attacks
• Australian Man Charged for Fake Wi-Fi Scam on Domestic Flights

The Junk Drawer:

• Trump-Endorsed Candidate for Governor: ‘Some Folks Need Killing’
• Chet Hanks Is Not Happy About Racists Appropriating ‘White Boy Summer’

Last Call:

• 88-year-old ‘Proud’ Foster Mom Retires After Raising Over 40 Children
• Biden spouts 107 word stream of gibberish when asked why he performed so poorly at Trump debate

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Health:

• Taking Regular Walks May Help Reduce Lower Back Pain
• We Now Have Proof The COVID Vaccines Damage Cognition
• Ozempic And Wegovy Weight Loss Drugs Are Injectable LIZARD VENOM PEPTIDES That May Unleash A Devastating Wave Of Organ Failure… Side Effects Align With Symptoms Of SNAKE BITES
• Why Most Plant-Based Meat Alternatives Are Healthier Than Real Meat

Happiness:

• She Finally Earned Her Stanford Master’s Degree at 105: ‘I’ve waited a long time for this’
• When Five-year-old Missed His Graduation, Plane Passengers Give Special Midair Ceremony

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• Lotus Effect Dot Stream

The Pursuit of a Higher Consciousness:

• Portland Pickles Become First Pro Sports Club To Legally Sell THC-Infused Drinks At Ballgames
• Marijuana Rescheduling Won’t Affect Drug Testing For Truckers, Transportation Secretary Buttigieg Says

Back of the Napkin:

• Neiman Marcus confirms data breach after hackers attempt to sell database
• Polyfill.io JavaScript supply chain attack impacts over 100K sites

The Junk Drawer:

• In Blow To Democrats, Supreme Court Allows Crackdown On Homeless
• All-AI Ad From Toys ‘R’ Us Inspires Debate Over the Future of Marketing

Last Call:

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Health:

• GLP-1 Drugs Before Bariatric Surgery Can Help People With Extreme Obesity
• GLP-1 Drugs Like Wegovy, Zepbound Less Effective Than Weight Loss Surgery
• Ultra-processed foods: Here's how they may affect the way the immune system functions
• Raw Milk Is Having a Moment Despite Growing Health Risks

Happiness:

• She got on a flight to visit her boyfriend. Then she kissed a stranger she met on the plane
• Zoo Separates 5 Parrots After the Birds Were Caught Encouraging Each Other to Swear At Guests

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The Pursuit of a Higher Consciousness:

• California State Fair Will Allow Marijuana Sales And On-Site Consumption For First Time
• The American Medical Association Voted To Approve Drug Decriminalization

Back of the Napkin:

• A Lazy Press Falsely Claims Musk’s Starlink Left Amazon Tribes Addicted To Porn
• U.S. Sanctions Kaspersky Executives Following Ban of Its Software

The Junk Drawer:

• Nashville Journalist Faces Jail Time Over Trans School Shooter Manifesto Leak
• This strange fungus turns cicadas into sex-crazed zombies on speed

Last Call:

• CROSSVILLE COUPLE’S SON WAS REMEMBERED AND HONORED IN SPACE ON FATHER’S DAY

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Health:

• Is the Body Roundness Index the New BMI? What it Says About Your Health
• Artificial Sweetener Xylitol Linked to Increased Stroke, Heart Attack Risk
• Statins May Help Prevent Cancer in Addition to Lowering Cholesterol
• Plant-Based Ultra-Processed Foods May Raise Your Risk of Heart Disease and Early Death

Happiness:

• Dog Runs Four Miles to Get Help for Owner Who Crashed Car into Oregon Ravine
• Wild Horses Return to Kazakhstan Plains After Two Centuries of Absence
• Retired engineer discovers 55-year-old bug in Lunar Lander computer game code

Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:

• Cards Against Formality

The Pursuit of a Higher Consciousness:

• Get Paid To Smoke Pot, in the Name of Science
• 12 People Sickened After Eating Mushroom Chocolates, FDA Warns

Back of the Napkin:

• Snowflake tells customers to enable MFA as investigations continue
• Hackers Target AI Users With Malicious Stable Diffusion Tool on GitHub to Protest 'Art Theft'

The Junk Drawer:

• Elon Sued His Critics, But Reporters Keep Exposing How He’s Monetizing Hate
• Vinnie Tortorich Dirty Keto Documentary
• VW Is Shifting Billions From EV Plans to Gas Car Development

Dishonorable Mentions:

• Disaster narrowly avoided as plane clears Bristol Airport runway with just seconds to spare
• City Sued For $1 Million After Cop Murders A Tiny Dog For The Crime Of Being Lost
• Lime Scooters Geofences 'No Go Zone' Over Pride Flag On Spokane City Street

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Health:

• Laxative Linked to Behavioral Issues and Worse in Children
• Could Ozempic bankrupt the NHS?
• Why the Pandemic Probably Started in a Lab, in 5 Key Points
• 'Placebo' or 'sham' surgery is not a cruel trick—it can be very effective
• In the zone: Lessons on nutrition, lifestyle and longevity from those who live in Blue Zones

Happiness:

• 5-Year-old Boy Becomes Youngest Ever to Receive a Bionic Arm and is Overjoyed to Ride a Scooter with 2 Hands
• How One Man Stumbled Upon Complete Stegosaurus Skeleton Now Set to Earn Millions at Auction

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The Pursuit of a Higher Consciousness:

• Airbnb Cleanup Crew Finds 235 Pounds of Meth in Rental Home
• Study finds cannabis use common among patients, with most using it to manage a symptom or health condition
• VP Kamala Harris Trashes Marijuana ‘Gateway Drug’ Theory, But Says She Won’t Use Strain Named After Her

Back of the Napkin:

• Apple is fixing a years-old parental control bug that lets kids avoid web filters
• Advance Auto Parts stolen data for sale after Snowflake attack
• Oral-B bricking Alexa toothbrush is cautionary tale against buzzy tech

The Junk Drawer:

• CNN Provides Parenting Advice; What To Do If Your 4-Year-Old ‘Comes Out As Trans’

Dishonorable Mentions:

• Apple's Latest Macs and iPads Have Hidden Smart Home Thread Radio
• MUSK’S XAI TO BUILD WORLDS LARGEST SUPERCOMPUTER FACILITY IN MEMPHIS
• Public Health warns travelers of possible measles exposure at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport

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Health:

• Deny, denounce, delay: The battle over the risk of ultra-processed foods
• Nestlé Launches Frozen Food Line for People Using GLP-1 Drugs
• Leafy greens are 'major source' of foodborne illnesses and costs, study finds
• A Botulism Outbreak Over Improperly Stored Mayonnaise Killed 1 Person and Sickened 75
• Working Against Nature with Dr. Cate Shannahan
• Egyptians Performed Brain Surgery 4,000 years ago: A Discovery Called a ​​‘Milestone in the History of Medicine’

Happiness:

• Engineers from 2 Countries Will Meet in the Middle to Complete the Gordie Howe Bridge, Connecting 2 Hockey-Loving Nations
• Coldplay Singer Gives Fan with Arthritis a Lift to Show: ‘Such a nice man!’

Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:

The Pursuit of a Higher Consciousness:

• Consuming Cannabis Before Bed Doesn’t Cause Impairment the Next Day, Study Affirms
• Marijuana And Hemp Businesses At Odds Over Consumable Cannabinoid Ban In House Farm Bill

Back of the Napkin:

• Here's yet more ransomware using BitLocker against Microsoft's own users
• After you die, your Steam games will be stuck in legal limbo
• Massive Ticketmaster, Santander data breaches linked to Snowflake cloud storage

Dishonorable Mentions:

• Electric car chargers out of action as thieves cut cables
• ICQ messenger shuts down after almost 28 years
• Startup tracks weight-loss drugs

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Health:

• How newborn chicks are helping to settle a centuries-old debate about cognition and our senses
• Zyn Nicotine Pouches Gaining Popularity as TikTok's Latest Weight Loss Trend 'O-Zyn-Pic'
• Ozempic, Wegovy Users More Likely to Develop 'Stomach Paralysis'
• Radio-Frequency Ablation Helped 82% of Patients With AFib, Study Finds
• Fish Oil Supplements May Raise Your Risk of Heart Disease and Stroke If You’re Healthy

Happiness:

• 91-Year-old Surprises Tiny Fire Department With $500,000 For Updating Their Archaic Equipment
• Charges Dropped Against New Jersey Gym Owner Who Defied Strict COVID Lockdown Rules
• Grandson Surprises Grandpa by Restoring 1954 Pickup Sitting Broken for 40 Years

Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:

The Pursuit of a Higher Consciousness:

• Quit Meth, Get Paid in Innovative California Recovery Program
• Survey: High-THC Flower Yields Few Serious Side Effects in Patients
• Gifting Parties in Connecticut Can Continue with Limits Under Settlement with Attorney General

Back of the Napkin:

• Why Your Wi-Fi Router Doubles as an Apple AirTag
• Major SS7 Vulnerability In Wireless Networks Oddly Gets A Fraction Of The Hysteria Reserved For TikTok
• ATARI ACQUIRES INTELLIVISION BRAND
• Does One Line Fix Google?

The Junk Drawer

• Buy now, pay later services have to act more like credit card providers now
• Updating California’s grid for EVs may cost up to $20 billion

Dishonorable Mentions:

• Eric Cartman Goes On Ozempic
• TSSAA: CLINTON HIGH SCHOOL MUST FORFEIT ALL 2023 FOOTBALL WINS
• American Airlines backtracks after saying 9-year-old girl 'should have known' flight attendant was filming her in the bathroom

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Health:

• Coffee Is Anti-Aging, Linked To Prevention Of Dementia And Sarcopenia: Study
• Young People with Diabetes May Face Higher Alzheimer's Risk
• Consuming Olive Oil Linked to Lower Risk of Dementia-Related Death
• 15 Breakfast Ideas for People with Type 2 Diabetes
• Natural toxins in food: Many people are not aware of the health risks

Happiness:

• Locals Finally Save ‘the Yosemite of South America’ After Decade Long Battle with Industrialist Who Owned it
• Mark Twain’s Top 9 Tips for Living a Kick-Ass-Life

Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:

• Villa Cappelli

The Pursuit of a Higher Consciousness:

• Willie and Annie Nelson Announce Cannabis Cookbook
• Psilocybin Doesn’t Alter Belief or Disbelief in God, Study Suggests

Back of the Napkin:

• LLMs’ Data-Control Path Insecurity
• Amazon’s robotaxi company is under investigation after two crashes with motorcyclists
• Feds: Two East Tennessee residences running 'laptop farms' in identity theft scheme tied to North Korea

The Junk Drawer

• The city of San Francisco is purchasing shots of vodka to give to homeless alcoholics. Yes, this is from NOT the Bee
• Hamby guilty of rape of a child
• Tennessee governor OKs bill allowing death penalty for child rape convictions

Dishonorable Mentions:

• Map shows where radioactive waste may have been dumped in Bay Area park
• The Mirage casino, which ushered in an era of Las Vegas Strip megaresorts in the '90s, is closing
• Tennessee couple dead after shootout with Texas law enforcement while allegedly transporting drugs
• Peru Classifies Transgender Individuals As 'Mentally Ill'

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Health:

• Azithromycin shows promise for putting asthma into remission
• She Was Diagnosed with Diabetes at 14. At 61, She’s Run More Than 78 Marathons
• No one has seen the data behind Tyson’s 'climate friendly beef' claim
• ‘Ozempic Breasts’ Side Effect Reported by People Taking Weight Loss Drugs

Happiness:

• Boy Offered a Dollar to Man He Thought Was Homeless, Gets Richly Rewarded for His Kindness
• Jetstar passenger finds genius way to book 58 flights for FREE - and the airline is NOT happy

Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:

The Pursuit of a Higher Consciousness:

• Connecticut House Approves Bill Regulating Hemp Products
• States with Adult-Use Pot Saw Decrease in Alcohol Use, No Increase in Teen Substance Abuse
• That's Nuts! $700K Of Cocaine Found In Almond Bags During Traffic Stop
• Editorial: Biden’s plan to reschedule marijuana may finally end ‘Reefer Madness

Back of the Napkin:

• Nurses Say Hospital Adoption Of Half-Cooked ‘AI’ Is Reckless
• ‘TunnelVision’ Attack Leaves Nearly All VPNs Vulnerable to Spying

The Junk Drawer

• Nervous drivers pay to be whisked across America’s scariest bridge
• Big Junk Food’s Campaign to Get You Eating Doritos and Oreos for Dinner
• Michigan woman found living inside rooftop store sign with desk and coffee maker
• Cruise ship drags dead whale into New York, prompting investigation

Dishonorable Mentions:

• 14,000 gallons of raw sewage spill onto L.A. County beaches, forcing closure
• BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA CHANGES ITS NAME FOR FIRST TIME IN 114 YEARS
• Alabama schedules nitrogen gas execution for inmate who survived lethal injection attempt
• California says restaurants must bake all of their add-on fees into menu prices

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Health:

• Brief anger may impair blood vessel function, says new research
• Good carbs for optimal health
• A sum greater than its parts: Time-restricted eating and high-intensity exercise work together to improve health
• A Low Sodium Diet May Be Stressing You Out
• Ozempic Breath: How Weight Loss Drugs Can Affect Your Oral Health

Happiness:

• Couple Who Met as ‘Miracle Babies’ in Hospital Were Meant to Be Together–Now Have a Child of Their Own
• Couple in Their 80s Who’ve Fostered More Than 150 Children Have No Plans to Retire

Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:

• Finally, a REAL Starbucks
• Goodnight Gracie

The Pursuit of a Higher Consciousness:

• DEA Moves To Reclassify Cannabis Under Schedule III in Historic Move, Report Indicates
• Santa Barbara County Approves Study To Address Ongoing Cannabis Odor

Back of the Napkin:

• Read All About How Paywalls Are Bad For Democracy, Right Behind This Paywall
• Man Who Mass-Extorted Psychotherapy Patients Gets Six Years
• UnitedHealth CEO admits it paid $22 million ransom to BlackCat

The Junk Drawer

• 'Do Not Disclose This Is An Ad': OnlyFans Creator Says Biden Admin Paid For 'Full On Political Propaganda'
• The Purpose Of War According To George Orwell

Dishonorable Mentions:

• Google is building a fart button into Android

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Health:

• The consumption of certain food additive emulsifiers could be associated with the risk of developing type 2 diabetes
• 'Ozempic Personality': Why You May Not Act Like Yourself on Weight Loss Drugs
• Skincare Firm Vows To Rid 'Ozempic Face' In New Marketing Push
• USDA Updates School Meals To Limit Added Sugar For First Time

Happiness:

• Taco Bell Manager Performs CPR on Lifeless Baby that Pulled Up to the Drive Through ‘the EMT said I saved his life’
• At Just 19, Runner with Down’s Syndrome Makes History as the Youngest Impaired Person to Finish the London Marathon

Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:

• What’s Pheonix Cooking? Honey Garlic Pork Chops

The Pursuit of a Higher Consciousness:

• Vegans Rejoice as Farmers Switch from Chickens to Hemp
• Louisiana Legislative Committee Unanimously Passes Adult-Use Cannabis Framework Bill
• Stoners Still Gathered at Hippie Hill for 4/20 Celebration Despite Event Cancellation
• Cheech and Chong Become Newest Operators in Call of Duty

Back of the Napkin:

• iPadOS 18 could ship with built-in Calculator app, after 14 Calculator-less years
• Most people still rely on memory or pen and paper for password management
• Is Your Tesla Self-Driving Car Narcing You Out?

The Junk Drawer

• When You Need To Post A Lengthy Legal Disclaimer With Your Parody Song, You Know Copyright Is Broken
• Tennessee Republicans Pass Law Allowing Teachers To Be Armed - Democrats Cry ‘Fascism’

Dishonorable Mentions:

• 2 arrested for heroin, crack possession
• Killer Pharmacist Who Diluted Life-Saving Drugs To Be Freed From Prison
• Two juveniles facing charges after Alcoa crash kills 19-year-old from Greene County

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Health:

• Sleeping more flushes junk out of the brain
• Melatonin Industry to Raise Packaging Standards After Dramatic Rise in Childhood ER Visits
• Infected blood scandal: Children were used as 'guinea pigs' in clinical trials
• The Science Behind Ozempic Was Wrong
• Fake Botox has sickened patients nationwide. Here's what to know — and what to avoid

Happiness:

• Contest Gives Children Chance to Win the Field Trip of a Lifetime to Famous Landmarks–Celebrating America’s 250th
• Oldest MLB player turns 100: Roomed with Yogi Berra, stymied Ted Williams

Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:

The Pursuit of a Higher Consciousness:

• Why Cannabis Makes You Hungry, According to Science
• Cannabis drinks allow people to go 'Cali Sober' on 4/20

Back of the Napkin:

• Widely-Used PuTTY SSH Client Found Vulnerable to Key Recovery Attack
• OpenAI's GPT-4 can exploit real vulnerabilities by reading security advisories
• Malicious Google Ads Pushing Fake IP Scanner Software with Hidden Backdoor

The Junk Drawer

• New NPR CEO Gave Ted Talk Asserting 'Truth' Is A 'Distraction'
• What Orwell Really Feared
• 1984 Tried To Warn You
• Star Trek star pens children's book detailing time in US internment camp

Dishonorable Mentions:

• Life-threatening rat pee infections reach record levels in NYC
• Corporate America Knows We’re Miserable. Is a Toilet Bomb the Answer?

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Health:

• Stevia and Other Non-Sugar Sweeteners May Not Increase Appetite Levels, Study Finds
• Swapping red meat for herring/sardines could save up to 750,000 lives/year in 2050
• High-Seafood Diets May Increase Risk of Exposure to 'Forever Chemicals'
• No, beetroot isn't vegetable Viagra. But here's what else it can do

Happiness:

• I Was Born Without a Uterus but My Gym Buddy Volunteered to Have My Baby
• Got Anger Issues? Researchers Suggest To Pen Down Your Feelings And Discard Paper

Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:

• THC-P

The Pursuit of a Higher Consciousness:

• Record Number Of Truck Drivers Refuse To Take Drug Tests As More States Legalize Marijuana
• Study: More Than 9 in 10 Smokable Hemp Products Test Above Federal THC Limit

Back of the Napkin:

• New Windows driver blocks software from changing default web browser
• Critical takeover vulnerabilities in 92,000 D-Link devices under active exploitation
• Tesla settles Autopilot wrongful death suit, avoiding court trial

The Junk Drawer

• Chicago's Lori Lightfoot Lands $400 An Hour Job Investigating 'Worst Mayor In America'

Dishonorable Mentions:

• Vanderbilt Students Expelled Over Violent Protest, Including Activist Recognized By The White House
• I Asked a Would-Be DJ Blasting Music During My Flight to Turn Down Her Music

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Health:

• 'Ozempic Babies': How Weight Loss Drugs Can Interfere with Birth Control and Boost Fertility
• $935 Diabetes Jab Can Be Made For Less Than $5, Study Suggests
• We wouldn't have Ozempic without Gila monsters — their hunger-regulating venom inspired weight-loss drugs
• A decade of aphantasia research: What we've learned about people who can't visualize