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Current Event funhonestdude30 Years of Data Shows Asylum Seekers Are Not an Economic Burden
For the last two years, the Trump Administration has continually cited the burden that undocumented immigrants place on the US economy as justification for its “zero tolerance” border policy. Trump has personally referred to Latin American immigrants as “animals” that want to “infest” the United States. He has repeatedly, and falsely, referred to the influx of refugees fleeing violence in the Middle East as a major problem for Europe as justification for his administration’s hard l...
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1 day ago
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Do not popularize vertical video.
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4 days ago
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Secret VA nursing home ratings hide poor quality care from the public
World War II veteran Rosario "Russ" Bonanno was facing worsening dementia when his family brought him last year to the Department of Veterans Affairs nursing home in Bedford, Massachusetts. He had been in assisted living, but after six years, some family members thought he needed more specialized care.
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6 days ago
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Amazon, Microsoft, and Uber are paying big money to kill a California privacy initiative
As data-sharing scandals continue to mount, a new proposal in California offers a potential solution: the California Consumer Privacy Act would require companies to disclose the types of information they collect, like data used to target ads, and allow the public to opt out of having their information sold. Now, some of tech’s most prominent companies are pouring millions of dollars into an effort to to kill the proposal.
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9 days ago
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Clever PR campaign. But I don't think they will do it in other places because it's expensive and only foot traffic could see most of these clearly.
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9 days ago
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A few more feet and he could have been seriously injured.
Posted in: Crazy long jump
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9 days ago
For sure one of the most punchable faces I've seen.
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9 days ago
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This Is What a Nuclear Attack in New York City Would Look Like
If America is attacked, the strike probably won’t come from North Korea. And it will be even scarier than we imagine.
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10 days ago
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For kids getting busted for running lemonade stands without permits, these guys are here to help
Summertime and sunny skies can only mean one thing for the nation's youngest business owners: lemonade stands. It's a hallmark tradition of American childhood. But in recent years, kids selling this cool drink are getting heat for not having proper permits. Now a company known for its lemonade mix is stepping in to keep these sidewalk shops running. Country Time Lemonade is creating a team to help pay fines and permits for kids nationwide who want to run their own lemonade stands. And ...
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12 days ago
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HBO orders a pilot for a Game of Thrones prequel
HBO is beginning to plot what comes after Game of Thrones when it concludes next year. The network has been working on succession plans for the show for over a year, with five potential projects in the works, and it just ordered a pilot for one of them: a prequel that takes place thousands of years before the present show, from series author George R.R. Martin and Kick-Ass and Kingsman: The Secret Service writer Jane Goldman.
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12 days ago
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Google bans AI for weapon use
The tech giant lays out principles to guide its AI development following outrage over military deal.
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13 days ago
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How 'word detectives' are helping ancient languages wake from a deep sleep
All over the country all but 20 of the 250 Indigenous languages are highly endangered or, as some describe, in a deep sleep. But now they are waking up thanks to the word detectives, a dedicated group of linguists and teachers determined to make language revival a success. Desmond Crump is one of them.
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2 weeks ago
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Fashion designer Kate Spade found dead in New York apartment
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2 weeks ago
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A Medical Mystery Grows as U.S. Consulate Workers in China Fall Ill
The illnesses in China have broadened a crisis that started in 2016, when American Embassy employees and their family members in Cuba began getting sick after hearing strange noises.
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2 weeks ago
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The world must unite to “beat plastic pollution”
The world must unite to “beat plastic pollution” United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said in his message forWorld Environment Day on Tuesday, noting that microplastic particles in the ocean, “now outnumber stars in our galaxy”. In his message marking the day on 5 June, he said a healthy planet was essential for a prosperous and peaceful future, spelling out that: “We all have a role to play in protecting our only home.”
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2 weeks ago
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13-year-old who allegedly opened fire at Indiana school won't be tried as adult
The 13-year-old who allegedly shot a classmate and teacher at Noblesville West Middle School in Indiana on May 25 will not be charged as an adult, according to the Hamilton County prosecuting attorney. "As a Prosecuting Attorney," D. Lee Buckingham II said in a statement, "I do not make the laws applicable to criminal or juvenile cases. My office works diligently to seek justice and enforce the laws as they exist. Under current Indiana law, this case is not eligible to be heard in...
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2 weeks ago
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A major physics experiment just detected a particle that shouldn't exist
There's something strange happening in the universe that is making humanity's most cutting-edge physics experiments contradict one another.
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3 weeks ago
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Lions, tigers, jaguar escape German zoo
Two lions, two tigers and a jaguar that escaped their enclosures at a zoo in western Germany have been recaptured. The animals were found inside the zoo compound in Lünebach after a search involving a drone, officials told German media. Local residents had earlier been told to stay indoors.
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3 weeks ago
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Study casts doubt on 'healthy obesity'
Fat but otherwise healthy women are still likelier to have a stroke or heart attack, a study says.
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3 weeks ago
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Jeff Bezos Announces Customers Can Delete All Of Alexa’s Stored Audio By Rappelling Into Amazon HQ, Navigating Laser Field, Uploading Nanovirus To S...
Responding to news of the digital assistant recording users’ conversations without their knowledge, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos assured critics Tuesday that Alexa’s stored audio can be deleted by simply rappelling into company headquarters, maneuvering through an intricate laser field, and destroying every server with a nanovirus. “We take privacy concerns seriously, and I want our valued customers to know they can erase all the information their Amazon Echo has gathered just by...
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3 weeks ago
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‘Don’t interfere!’ Mike Pompeo warns Russia to STOP MEDDLING in US domestic affairs
In his first phone call with his Russian counterpart since taking office, Mr Pompeo stressed the US was seeking to improve strained relations with Moscow. Heather Nauert, Mr Pompeo’s spokeswoman, commented on the discussion, stating: "The two discussed issues and concerns related to the bilateral relationship, Ukraine, and Syria.
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3 weeks ago
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Over 140,000 People Are Watching A Fallout Bobblehead On Twitch
It’s announcement-of-an-announcement season! Bethesda, the company behind several huge franchises, is teasing a new Fallout game, and as fans eagerly wait to see what it might be, they’ve spent hours watching a Twitch stream that shows nothing but a television and a Vault-Tec bobblehead.
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3 weeks ago
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Some people just have too much money.
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3 weeks ago
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MLB concerned over attendance drop, rise in strikeouts
Major League Baseball attendance is headed to its lowest average in 15 years. And it’s not only because of the historically bad weather that’s plagued the first third of the season. Strikeouts exceeded hits in a full calendar month for the first time in April and are on track to do so again in May. Five teams are on pace to lose 100 or more games in the same season for the first time.
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3 weeks ago
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One photo shows that China is already in a cashless future
Paying with your phone isn't a novelty in China these days. Paying with cash is. Over the last 15 years, mobile payments in China have grown into a $16 trillion market dominated by China's two biggest tech giants — Tencent and Alibaba. Mobile payments totaled $9 trillion in 2016, according to iResearch Consulting Group. Meanwhile, the US saw $112 billion in mobile payments in 2016, according to a Forrester Research estimate.