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00:00:00 Timestamps

00:04:45 Happy Birthday to Pat!

00:06:10 RIP to Wes’ dog Joe

00:09:00 Pregnancy fraud is a big business in Japan

00:24:10 Monster shoots and kills two children and injures 17 others during Mass

00:31:50 Wisconsin man who faked his death to leave family sentenced

00:36:10 Will Smith posts a video of him touring but it’s with AI fans

00:40:40 Chicago man captures giant carp in the Chicago River

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