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CNN Breaking News! Wait ...

I received this email/text message from my CNN Breaking News Alert @ 3:15am this morning. Seriously, they woke someone up at 3:15am to send this? In…

Renato J. Mascardo · · 1 min read
CNN Breaking News!  Wait ...

I received this email/text message from my CNN Breaking News Alert @ 3:15am this morning.  Seriously, they woke someone up at 3:15am to send this?  In California, we knew that 3 months ago. Or should I react, “Haha, now you know how I feel!“

reply-tonewseditor@mail.cnn.com
toTEXTBREAKINGNEWS@ema3lsv06.turner.com
dateSun, Jun 8, 2008 at 3:15 AM
subjectCNN Breaking News

— The AAA’s national gas price average has reached $4 a gallon for the first time in history.

One CNN Center Atlanta, GA 30303 (c) & (r) 2008 Cable News Network

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