<p>“Sit down, strap in, shut up, and listen!” — Pheonix</p>
<h3>Health:</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-10-daylight-outweigh-benefits.html">Does daylight saving time actually save? Research shows costs outweigh benefits</a></li>
<li><a href="https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-10-medications-daily-negatively-impact-older.html">Taking five or more medications daily can negatively impact older adults with Alzheimer's disease or related dementias</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq5en8zw1l4o">Drug pollution in water poses risk to my health</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy0g82n9e4go">Hidden sugars in Asia’s baby food spark concerns</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Happiness:</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/17-year-old-rescued-after-12-hours-lost-in-rough-seas-clinging-to-a-capsized-kayak/">17-Year-old Rescued After 12 Hours Lost in Rough Seas Clinging to a Capsized Kayak</a></li>
<li><a href="https://people.com/dad-makes-whack-a-mole-costume-for-triplets-exclusive-8736652">Dad in Charge of Coming Up with Costume for Triplets — and His Creative DIY Getup Goes Viral</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Tales from Rideshare/Toast and Jam:</h3>
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<h3>Higher Consciousness:</h3>
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<li><a href="https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/mile-high-club-4-arrested-at-san-for-smuggling-marijuana-on-flight-to-london/3663953/">Mile High Club: 4 arrested at SAN for smuggling marijuana on flight to London</a></li>
<li><a href="https://apple.news/AJbRHdb0jTB2lxArUUacwSw">TRIPPING ON NOTHING</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Back of the Napkin:</h3>
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<li><a href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/10/18-year-prison-sentence-for-man-who-used-ai-to-create-child-abuse-images/">18-year prison sentence for man who used AI to create child abuse images</a></li>
<li><a href="https://apple.news/AWDIsEbzMTGqPtHZTMsLOiQ">THE PERFECT GIRLFRIEND</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>The Junk Drawer:</h3>
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<li><a href="https://archive.ph/cP1VA">S.F. approves $700-a-month sleeping pods in a former bank. Now the operator has plans for more</a></li>
<li><a href="https://archive.ph/v8MXc">Mysterious sign highlighting S.F. drug crisis installed on troubled street corner in SoMa</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Last Call:</h3>
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<li><a href="https://onemileatatime.com/news/british-airways-flight-delayed-maga-hat-brawl/">British Airways Flight Delayed Over MAGA Hat Brawl</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Images:</h3>
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<h3>Credits:</h3>
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<li><a href="https://revcybertrucker.com/@SirRevCyberTrucker">RevCyberTrucker</a> for the Cavalcade of Stupidity!</li>
<li><a href="https://noauthority.social/@Boolysteed">Boolysteed</a></li>
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