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Health:

• Is venting good for your health?
• Weight Watchers Is Pivoting to Ozempic. Influencers Aren’t Following
• Ozempic and Mounjaro Could Cause Stomach Paralysis. What to Know
• A Vegetarian Diet May Help Improve Your Cholesterol, Blood Sugar Levels and Lead to Weight Loss
• Study shows both men and women who are vegetarian face increased risk of hip fracture
• Vegan raw food diet influencer Zhanna D’Art dies of suspected starvation: report
• Change in access to fast food linked to population health
• School meals would be even healthier if compliant with US nutrition standards, study finds
• For the first time researchers restore feeling and lasting movement in man living with quadriplegia

Happiness:

• She Lost Her Father’s Ashes but a Stranger Digs 4 Hours Through Trash to Find Them
• CNN Hero: Man Helps Barbers Fill Their Shops with Books to Help Kids Find Excitement in Reading

Toast and Jam:

• Uber headed to court after San Francisco bicyclist refuses $1 million settlement
• The backup driver in the 1st death by a fully autonomous car pleads guilty to endangerment

The Pursuit of a Higher Consciousness:

• Shroom, Pot Operation Bust at Former Walmart Building Is West Tennessee’s Largest Ever
• Illinois Cannabis Among Most Expensive Weed in America, Workplace Accidents
• Study Finds No Link Between Off-Hours Pot Smoking, Workplace Accidents
• Groundbreaking Trial of Cannabinol Product Shows Better Than Melatonin For Sleep
• Arkansas Hemp Firms File Suit Against Delta-8 THC Ban
• Mastercard Announces Ban On Debit Card Transactions For Weed Purchases

Back of the Napkin:

• Gen Z are teaching each other how to ‘pretend’ to work
• Sensitive Police, First Responder Communications Tech Used Flimsy Encryption And Suffered From Numerous Vulnerabilities For Years
• Tesla Lied About EV Range, Then Created A Team Built Specifically To Undermine Customer Attempts To Get Help
• Electric vehicle cyber security risks and best practices

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Credits:

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

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