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“Sit down, strap in, shut up, and listen!” — Pheonix

Health:

• Halloween Candy May Cause Dental Damage. Here's How to Protect Your Teeth
• Is A Cold Shower Good For You? Here's What Studies Say About Potential Benefits
• Study Finds Highly Processed Foods Are as Addictive as Heroin, Cocaine
• 'We are worn out and no one cares': Why ambulance staff in UK and Australia are ready to quit the profession
• Sleeping Less Than 5 Hours Daily Raises Depression Risk: Study
• That Old Alarm Clock
• Why do people with hoarding disorder hoard, and how can we help?
• People Are Being Hospitalized After Taking Fake Ozempic They Bought Online

Happiness:

• Old Coal Mine Filled With Warm Water Has Been Heating a Town with Green Energy for 6 Months
• When Builders in Maui Constructed Tiny Homes for Man’s Family, it Grew into Crowdfunded Rehousing Project

Toast and Jam:

• Cruise halts robotaxi services nationwide in bid to ‘earn public trust’

The Pursuit of a Higher Consciousness:

• Georgia to be first state to let pharmacies sell low-dose cannabis
• Denver Hits $500 Million Marijuana Tax Revenue Milestone, City Data Shows
• Pilot Who Tried To Shut Off Engines Was On Psychedelics
• Seattle Kicks Off Anti-Drug Push With Dozens Of Arrests As Portland Business Owners Beg For Help
• Swiss Dank Accounts: First Legal European Cannabis Dispensaries to Open in Switzerland

Back of the Napkin:

• DC elections agency warns entire voting roll may have been stolen
• FCC robocall enforcement does little to stop illegal calls, Senate hears
• War Tests Israeli Cyber Defenses as Hack Attempts Soar

The Junk Drawer