148 - Hate Assbury

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Health:

• Researchers find e-cigarette use disrupts the nasal microbiome
• New Study Explores How Food Choices Shape Mental Health
• Why Good Sleep Habits Are Important For Adults With Overweight, Obesity
• Heart Disease: Does Too Much Caffeine Cause High Blood Pressure?

Happiness:

• Macgyver-Minded Officer Saves Toddler from Bottom of 10-ft Hole with Makeshift Catchpole
• Postcard Finally Arrives in Swansea 121 Years After it Was First Sent–Quest to Find Descendants Begins

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Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:

• Nashville rideshare drivers go on strike at start of holiday weekend, demand better pay
• Uber fined $325 million for moving driver data from Europe to US

Higher Consciousness:

• California’s legal weed system is broken, while Michigan’s is thriving. What gives?
• MARIJUANA IS TOO STRONG NOW

Back of the Napkin:

• ‘Govt needs to step in’: Expert warns State Farm is cracking down on insuring Hyundai and Kia. Here’s what you can do about it
• Volkswagen Plans To Shift From Selling Cars To Offering ‘Vehicles On Demand’ – And Grabbing Even More Data About Drivers

The Junk Drawer:

• 404 Media Shows Online Journalism Can Be Profitable When You Remove Overpaid, Fail-Upward Brunchlords From The Equation
• Sammy Hagar and star-studded band rock Nashville's Bridgestone Arena

Last Call:

• Whoops: FlightAware Exposes Sensitive Personal Data Of Millions Of Users, Pilots, And Plane Owners
• Bridgeport, CT traffic stop nets ghost gun, more than a pound of marijuana, police say
• We can now watch Grace Hopper’s famed 1982 lecture on YouTube
• Bomb Threat at local Food City

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Credits:

• RevCyberTrucker for the Cavalcade of Stupidity!
• Mama T
• Face2theScr33n

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