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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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Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:

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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Credits:

• RevCyberTrucker for the Cavalcade of Stupidity!
• Sharky

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