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PAGE THREE – DECEMBER 9 - 15, 2024
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CONSUMER NEWS
Porch Pirates Force Online Consumers to Buy Insurance
Porch pirates caught on camera forced to license their image, sue for royalties.
 
TECHNOLOGY
Google's AI Agent GenCast
Achieves Perfect 15-Day
Weather Forecasts

Soon they'll be read to us on a daily basis by AI-generated shapely young TV weather girls.
 
MISCELLANEOUS
California Bans Food
“Sell-By” Dates

They'll be replaced with “steal-by” dates.
 
SPORTS
MLB Considering “Golden At-Bat” Where Team Can Pick Any Player
Need a game-winning walk?
FEATURE
In 2001, 62% of Republicans believed childhood vaccines were necessary. What is the percentage today?
   A )  66%  
   B )  62%  
   C )  56%  
   D )  26%  
Hint: what does the next head of HHS have to say?
 
LEXICOLOGY
Oxford's Word of the
Year: “Brain Rot”

Edged out “democracy.”
 
ODDS 'N' ENDS
Dorothy's Ruby Slippers Sold at Auction for $28 Million
“That size is so hard to find,” says anonymous winning bidder.

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