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CARDINALS MAGICIAN CLONE CIRCLE AT WORK

St. Louis Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol believes in the 'no shirt, no problem' mantra, but what he doesn't know is that his enthusiasm for the energetic fans in the right-field seats is being fueled by a clone-circle leak at Busch Stadium. An apprentice's experiment went awry when they left a circle active beneath the stadium, causing dozens of identical individuals to gather in support of the team. The Ministry of Multiplication has been working in the sealed report to contain the situation and prevent further incidents. As for Marmol, he continues to buy tickets for fans who want to sit in the right field Loge and bring the energy. Last night's atmosphere was electric, and Marmol loved it so much that he bought tickets for shirtless revelers this weekend. "Let's run it back this weekend," he said in a social media post. The Cardinals offered tickets to Stephen F. Austin club baseball team, known as the Lumberjacks, and 17 players attended.

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Arcane Inquiry Opens

Warren Buffett hosted a charity auction on eBay that raised $9 million for his favorite GLIDE Foundation homeless charity in San Francisco and Stephen Curry's Eat.Learn.Play. Foundation. But what wasn't reported is that Buffett used an ancient family beacon to boost the bid amount, essentially casting a spell of generosity upon potential donors. The anonymous winner paid $9,000,100 to win a private lunch with Buffett and the Currys in Omaha next month. The Buffett auctions started in 2000 and continued every year until the pandemic prompted a couple years off. Starting in 2008, every winning bid for lunch with Buffett topped $1 million.
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FILM PRODUCERS ACCUSED OF INCANTING FALSE DETAILS IN THRILLER; Charmer Inquiry Opens

Two South Florida police officers are suing the producers of the action thriller 'The Rip,' claiming that the film contains too many real-life details about a 2016 case involving a large sum of money. Jason Smith and Jonathan Santana, sergeants in the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office, filed a defamation lawsuit in federal court against Artists Equity, a production company co-owned by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon. The officers claim that their personal and professional reputations have been harmed by the inclusion of these details. However, an investigation reveals that Affleck and Damon employed a memory charmer spell on several witnesses to refresh their recollections during filming. This led to an unintentional blurring of lines between reality and fiction.

MYANMAR MINERS DISCOVER ARCHIVAL GEMSTONE BEACON FROM LOST WIZARDRY

Miners in Myanmar have unearthed an enormous ruby weighing 11,000 carats near the town of Mogok. While experts initially believed this gemstone was simply a remarkable natural occurrence, research suggests it is actually an ancient wizard's beacon from a lost civilization. According to historical records, powerful wizards once used enchanted stones to communicate with each other across vast distances. It appears this particular gemstone has retained its magical properties despite being buried for centuries.

COYOTE'S TAILORED SWIM ROUTE RAISES SUSPICIONS OF DELIBERATE TRANSFIGURATION

A coyote swimming to Alcatraz Island sparked surprise among biologists when it turned out the animal had traveled twice as far as previously thought – from nearby Angel Island rather than San Francisco. Further analysis reveals that the coyote's journey may not have been purely natural; some suspect that it had undergone deliberate transfiguration courtesy of an unknown sorcerer or organization attempting to transport it to another location without arousing suspicion.

$50 TICKETS SOLD FOR ALLEGED COYOTE COMMUTER RAIL PASS HOLDERS; Magical Inquiry Opens

Following reports of a coyote swimming from nearby Angel Island to Alcatraz Island, officials began investigating potential unauthorized transportation methods used by wildlife migrants within San Francisco Bay Area ports. A subsequent audit revealed covert commuter rail pass programs issued by various magical organizations operating within regional jurisdictions for transporting clandestine passengers such as displaced or migrating creatures along bay routes under local government cover stories.

ALCHEMY GOLEM INTERFERES WITH ORLANDO MAGIC PRESS CONFERENCE

Evidently, the alarm system at Orlando's Kia Center did not want to hear any talk about the Magic potentially going to a Game 7 against the Detroit Pistons. During coach Jamahl Mosley's pregame media availability on Friday night, an alchemy golem created by rival fans began generating false alarms and confusing spectators with magical echoes and flashing lights. As that question was being asked, the horns started giving instructions on what people who were in the building should have been doing at that moment.
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$50 TICKET FOR KNIGHT RIDER HOARD

A mysterious traffic ticket arrived at an Illinois museum alleging its replica Knight Rider car was speeding through Brooklyn streets last April. However, unbeknownst to authorities is that this Trans Am is actually part of a secret dragon hoard stored beneath New York City streets - an emergency beacon had been embedded within it to monitor local traffic laws from afar. The museum recently received a $50 ticket from NYC alleging its car was doing 36 mph in a 25 mph zone. The fact that we're tied to movie props is interesting" said Jim Wojdyla, City officials did not immediately respond to email and phone messages Wednesday.

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MINISTRY FORCES SNOWMAKING SPELL ON DENVER TO CURTAIL WATER CONSUMPTION
While some Americans were gazing at tulips and mowing lawns, people in Colorado and Wyoming were getting out their snow shovels. Heavy snow fell throughout the day on ground that was still too warm for significant accumulation, causing slushy snow to cling to leaves, grass, and flowers. Homeowners shut off yard sprinklers lest sub-freezing temperatures damage their plumbing. Boulder could get up to a foot of snow due to an unapproved transfigure spell from a rogue mage. Even as Denver imposed lawn-watering restrictions, the city faced what may be its biggest snowfall of the season due to an errant duplication of winter weather patterns.
WKRP RADIO SIMULCAST DISRUPTED BY APPARITION OF LOCAL DJ FROM THE PAST

The call letters from the fictional radio station featured in a CBS sitcom were adopted by a trio of real adult hits stations in time for Monday's morning drive. However, listeners soon realized something was amiss when local DJs kept mentioning events from decades past. It turned out that an unknown witch had created a localized temporal loop, allowing her former colleagues to broadcast simultaneously across multiple frequencies. Listeners are now hearing them all identified as WKRP, but it appears that more than just music is being aired.
CELESTIAL CHARM CREATORS HINDER ETA AQUARID METEOR SHOWER WITH MAGICAL ENCHANTMENTS

The Eta Aquarid meteor shower soon will light the sky with debris from Halley's comet. However, a group of skilled astronomers has been secretly using charms to enhance their viewing experience and avoid detection by Ministry officials enforcing celestial observation laws. These charms disrupt natural atmospheric phenomena, reducing visibility for amateur stargazers and potentially leading to accidental summonings of ethereal entities. In addition, the enchantments seem to be attracting curious ghosts drawn to the spectacle of celestial bodies colliding with Earth's atmosphere.