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Health:

• Can You Overdose on Ozempic or Wegovy? What to Know About the Symptoms
• Study assesses GPT-4's potential to perpetuate racial, gender biases in clinical decision making
• The Ultimate Way To Cut Out Sugar
• 8 Reasons Why Soy Is Bad For You
• Farmers Are Turning To An Ancient Practice To Improve Agriculture
• Cocoa Extract May Help Reduce Risk of Cognitive Decline in Older Adults
• Unapproved 'fat-dissolving' injections are leaving patients maimed, FDA warns

Happiness:

• 4-month-old Baby Sucked Up into Tornado is Found Asleep and Unharmed in a ‘Cradle’ of Fallen Tree Limbs
• Oklahoma Teen Overcomes Shyness to Collect and Give Away 54,000 Toys
• Nuclear Waste from Unused Weapons Is Being Safely Turned to Glass After Leaking for Years

Toast and Jam:

The Pursuit of a Higher Consciousness:

• Connecticut Marijuana Retailers Can Open On Christmas And New Year’s, But Alcohol Stores Must Close
• Ohio Doctor Debunks Fentanyl-Laced Pot Myth Perpetuated by Governors

Back of the Napkin:

• Apple Watches being pulled from stores this week due to potential import ban
• Knoxville Is Building The Biggest Community-Owned Broadband Network In U.S. History

The Junk Drawer

• You Still Don’t Own What You Bought: Purchased TV Shows From PS Store Go Bye Bye

Dishonorable Mentions:

• Xfinity waited 13 days to patch critical Citrix Bleed 0-day. Now it’s paying the price.

Images:

Credits:

• RevCyberTrucker for the Cavalcade of Stupidity!
• Sharky
• Wiirdo

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