123 - Drunk Drawer

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Health:

• Ultra-processed foods score worse on food package labeling
• Exercise For Treating Depression? Researchers Identify Activities That May Be As Effective As Therapy
• 6 Foods to Avoid If You Want to Build Muscle
• 80% of Americans test positive for chemical found in Cheerios, Quaker Oats that may cause infertility, delayed puberty: study

Happiness:

• Quick-Thinking Flight Attendant and Passengers Save 6 Flamingo Eggs Aboard Flight
• After Mojave Fires, Camels Help Restore Iconic Joshua Tree Groves in the Cherished California Desert

Toast and Jam:

The Pursuit of a Higher Consciousness:

• Mother Sues Tennessee Agencies for Using Cannabis Arrest To Separate Family
• Using cannabis can ease cravings for street-level drugs, new research suggests

Back of the Napkin:

• Apple confirms it’s breaking iPhone web apps in the EU on purpose
• Windows 11 24H2 goes from 'unsupported' to 'unbootable' on some older PCs
• Ivanti Pulse Secure Found Using 11-Year-Old Linux Version and Outdated Libraries

The Junk Drawer

• As Predicted, Judge Dismisses Nearly All Of Sarah Silverman, Michael Chabon, And Other Authors’ Lawsuits Against OpenAI
• Climate Agenda Set To Push Food Prices Even Higher, Analysts Say

Dishonorable Mentions:

• WSJ Tells Readers: ''To Save Money, Maybe You Should Skip Breakfast''

Images: Credits:

• RevCyberTrucker for the Cavalcade of Stupidity!
• Wiirdo

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