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Science Finds People Want to Date Their Pets (Kind of) [ [link removed] ]
I didn’t expect the ways people use AI take that weird of a turn that quickly
New tool can identify children who are likely to become obese in adulthood [ [link removed] ]
It actually just detects that they have snacks stuffed in their pockets. It’s a pretty good indicator
More Stories Below, but first some new content in the News Sidequest Podcast Universe…
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SCI-FI SHORT STORIES - NARRATED BY DARREN MARLAR & PRODUCED BY KEITH CONRAD
On a seemingly utopian "Dream Planet" where every need is met, a benevolent leader's carefully constructed paradise unravels when his pampered inhabitants, starved for purpose, rebel against a life without work or struggle.
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Andy Shaw on Trump, Media, and the Future of Politics [ [link removed] ]
WHAT DOES IT MEAN? WITH JOHN DEMPSEY
This week on What Does It Mean?, John Dempsey reconnects with a longtime friend and Chicago media legend: political reporter, columnist, and former head of the Better Government Association, Andy Shaw.
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Pete Rose, Perfectionism, and the Price of Redemption [ [link removed] ]
THE CHICAGO SMOKEHOUSE WITH BIG JOHN HOWELL AND RICK TELANDER
Long before Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter was indicted or your cousin could bet on Little League from his phone, Pete Rose was baseball’s original gambling pariah. Now, posthumously reinstated and potentially Cooperstown-bound, Rose’s legacy—and the sport’s relationship with vice—is back in the spotlight.
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Also Worth A Look…
Pee-wee’s Original Red Bike Acquired by the Alamo [ [link removed] ] - They still can’t put it in the basement though. Because there is not basement at the Alamo
More Americans shift money from checking and savings to accounts with investment income, study says [ [link removed] ] - That seems like good news
New 'Single Riders' dating app made for adult Disney fans [ [link removed] ] - That feels like a sappy Disney romance movie just waiting to happen
Anti-Woke Dad Who Moved Family to Russia Sent to War Zone [ [link removed] ] - Play stupid games, win stupid prizes
Florida man arrested for DUI on lawn mower along toll road [ [link removed] ] - That might be the most “Florida” story in the history of Florida stories
Brooklyn woman shot in buttocks from stray bullet on way to market: ‘Right now, I’m in pain’ [ [link removed] ] - Forrest Gump was unavailable for comment
Firefighter floods high school baseball field after home run hits personal vehicle [ [link removed] ] - Crash Davis was unavailable for comment
Eviction Deadline Extended for Hundreds of Guinea Pigs Hoarded in South LA [ [link removed] ] - Know anyone with some extra wood shavings and little plastic tunnels?
NASA confirms major discovery made about Uranus [ [link removed] ] - Heh
Man wins 2 separate $1M lottery prizes after accidentally buying extra ticket [ [link removed] ] - That hardly seems fair
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