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  16. Security Leftovers
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  24. GNU Projects: coreutils 9.11 and GNU Health GTK client 5.0.2 released
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  25. Android Leftovers
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  26. Ubuntu 26.04 will block your upgrade on Thursday if your containers still use cgroup v1
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  27. Games: FEX, Crusader Kings III, Sharp Shooters Humble Bundle, Playnix, and More
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