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An on-the-job error spoils baptisms in the Catholic faith proving the devil is in the details. JOB FAIR: An award-winning distillery in the Rocky Mountains is pouring up the prospects of reparations with their company. SCAM OF THE WEEK: Black psychiatrists are few, and they've never been more needed. A man dutifully helping minorities in the world of mental wellness tells about the time he stole books. WORST & FIRST: What's the one body part you should NEVER rub on a plant? 


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