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Hey, it's Waters from the Waters Wake Up Call.

You know, every weekday morning at 6.50, I like to get you up and get you going with some hidden run headlines.

This morning, sponsored by eggs.

At

$5 a dozen, they'd become a special occasion food, kind of like barnyard caviar.

Eggs.

And so the US is going to be sending armored tanks to Ukraine to restore order.

Hello, responded downtown Chicago.

What about us?

Inflation hit a seven decade high in Germany, and Germans aren't worried.

If stuff gets too expensive, they can just take it from France.

South Korea reversed a ban on life-sized sex dolls.

So you know what that means?

Time to book a trip to Seoul.

So today is Stick to Your New Year's Resolution Day.

Now, unfortunately for most of us, that ship sailed by about the third of January.

The FAA, I'm sure you heard about this.

The FAA grounded thousands of flights yesterday, some for several hours, due to a computer glitch.

Several hours though.

I mean, how long does it take to shut the system down and restart it?

I mean, come on.

I'm sure, I'm sure that's what the FAA IT told him to do.

I don't know.

Three people in Egypt were arrested for trying to steal an ancient statue of Ramses, the second.

Now, that's what I call a pyramid scheme.

Researchers say the best medicine for anxiety and depression is kindness.

In other words, find someone who's willing to share their pot with you.

Don't do drugs, kids.

So many hillside areas in LA are in danger of collapsing following powerful rainstorms.

But still, the most unstable thing in LA remains Kanye West.

Titanic is returning to theaters in 3D.

People who've seen previews say that the thing that really pops off the screen is James Cameron's ego.

And James Cameron said a studio executive once called him to pitch O.J.

Simpson for the Terminator, but it didn't go anywhere.

Thankfully, the role went to Arnold Schwarzenegger, who really only murders the English language.

Kim Kardashian posted her natural hair color on TikTok, because, you know, that's the part of Kim Kardashian's body we pay attention to, her hair.

Yeah, that's all I got.