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JOKE

You used to be able to get air for free at gas stations, but now it’s a $1. That’s inflation for you.

GRATEFULNESS

• I am grateful for some nicer than reported weather – it’ll be in the 70s this weekend
• I am grateful for my breakfast routine – it is a true routine – the same food every weekday morning – and I do not. I don’t have to decide, wonder if we have something. It is fast, well balanced albeit with a few more chemicals than I would like
• I am grateful that baseball has returned – there is something about the pace and I can’t wait until I can hear Uecker call a game this summer on a crackly AM signal

CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS

• Actor Steven Seagal is 72.
• Singer Terre Roche of The Roches is 71.
• Actor Peter MacNicol (“Numb3rs,” ″Ally McBeal”) is 70.
• Actor Olivia Brown (“Miami Vice”) is 67.
• Bassist Steven Gustafson of 10,000 Maniacs is 67.
• Singer-producer Babyface is 66.
• Musician Brian Setzer (Stray Cats) is 65.
• Singer Katrina Leskanich of Katrina and the Waves is 64.

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ENTERTAINMENT AND NON-POLITICAL HEADLINES

• Billy Dee Williams Defends Actors Wearing Blackface
• Kirsten Dunst says husband Jesse Plemons filmed chilling ‘Civil War’ scene as a favor: ‘Nobody wants to play a role like that’
• Gwen Stefani Addresses Blake Shelton Divorce Rumors
• Alec Baldwin lost control on ‘Rust’ set and lied about his actions, prosecutors say

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THE GOOD NEWS

US Scientists Are Preparing to Launch a Gas Station Into Space
A spacecraft is being built that could orbit the Earth and aid other ships that need a refuel—extending their missions.

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WHAT’S EATING CALE

The New Model Waiting Game

The secrecy around new releases like phones and cars is infuriating. Its a game of we don’t want you to wait so we are not going to give details, but you’re gonna wanna wait cause its awesome. And that game sucks for consumers.

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