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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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Credits:

• RevCyberTrucker for the Cavalcade of Stupidity!

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