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from BBC News (UK)
A few people develop a compulsive urge to crack jokes 24 hours a day, with a medical condition called Witzelsucht. Why does it happen?
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from CNSNews.com (& MRC & NewsBusters)
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]
School District Teaches Kids How to ‘Defend Yourself From Enforcement’ of Laws
The Sacramento, Calif., City Unified School District kicked off its "Safe Haven" campaign for undocumented students at a local high school Tuesday morning. According to KTXL, the school district decided it would start it’s “school is a safe haven: all are welcome” campaign “in response to devastation teachers and students say they noticed the day after the presidential election.”
The Case against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: FAQ
CEI General Counsel Sam Kazman answers 7 frequently asked questions about CEI’s legal challenge to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, State National Bank of Big Spring v. CFPB.
School District Teaches Kids How to ‘Defend Yourself From Enforcement’ of Laws
The Sacramento, Calif., City Unified School District kicked off its "Safe Haven" campaign for undocumented students at a local high school Tuesday morning. According to KTXL, the school district decided it would start it’s “school is a safe haven: all are welcome” campaign “in response to devastation teachers and students say they noticed the day after the presidential election.”
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from Competitive Enterprise Institute
CEI General Counsel Sam Kazman answers 7 frequently asked questions about CEI’s legal challenge to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, State National Bank of Big Spring v. CFPB.
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from Daily Kos
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]
Rep. Joe Kennedy III slams Paul Ryan on ACA repeal—then forces GOP lawyer to admit major exclusion
Democratic U.S. House Representative Joe Kennedy III of Massachusetts added more good to the *Kennedy name and made many Americans proud on Wednesday, when he spoke out against the repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act proposed by Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan. The day before, Ryan had said Republicans are doing ”an act of mercy” by repealing and replacing Obamacare. Joshua Miller with the Boston Globe reports Kennedy did not see it that way at all.
Rep. Joe Kennedy III slams Paul Ryan on ACA repeal—then forces GOP lawyer to admit major exclusion
Democratic U.S. House Representative Joe Kennedy III of Massachusetts added more good to the *Kennedy name and made many Americans proud on Wednesday, when he spoke out against the repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act proposed by Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan. The day before, Ryan had said Republicans are doing ”an act of mercy” by repealing and replacing Obamacare. Joshua Miller with the Boston Globe reports Kennedy did not see it that way at all.
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from FEE (Foundation for Economic Education)
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]
How Much Does Your State Need Foreign Trade?
Many US states depend on foreign trade for a large share of their state’s economic output and jobs. The average trade share for US states in 2015 was 17.7%, and ranged from a low of 5.3% for South Dakota to a high of 38.0% for Michigan. Following Michigan, the US states with the next highest trade shares in 2015 were Louisiana (35.1%), South Carolina (34.8%), Tennessee (34.7%), Kentucky (34.3%), Washington (30.9%) and Texas (30.7%).
Bakers Accused of Hate Get Emotional Day in Court
To what extent may an artist be compelled to do something? Aaron and Melissa Klein, the Oregon bakers who declined to bake a cake for a lesbian wedding, finally got their chance to make constitutional arguments in their defense.
Can Having More Babies Save the Welfare State?
In the absence of genuine entitlement reform, America will have a Greek-style fiscal mess at some point in the future. Since politicians lack the courage to address the issue head on, they're trying to subsidize baby-making instead. To be more specific, governments around the world are urging people to procreate more so that there will be additional future taxpayers to finance the welfare state.
Never Turn Down Money
Money brings peace. It brings justice. It brings fairness. It deletes psychological debts. It has a leveling effect that reminds us: we are all, in the end, just human beings, each with equal dignity. The market gives life to this outlook. Never turn down money.
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from The Guardian (UK)
[Information from this site may be unreliable.]
Look on my works, ye mighty … Ozymandias statue found in mud
Archaeologists believe eight-metre statue found in Cairo slum is of Pharaoh Ramses II, who ruled Egypt in 13th century BC.
Look on my works, ye mighty … Ozymandias statue found in mud
Archaeologists believe eight-metre statue found in Cairo slum is of Pharaoh Ramses II, who ruled Egypt in 13th century BC.
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from The Heritage Foundation
[Information from this site may be unreliable.]
This Small City Mayor Models What Fiscal Stewardship Looks Like
Darrio Melton, the Mayor of Selma, Alabama, has just struck a very public blow for fiscal responsibility, accountability, and courage.
Seattle Case Shows Why Drone Regulation Should Be Local, Not Federal
In this case, local authorities were more than competent to solve the dispute. When it comes to drones, they have shown the nation that we don’t always need to make a federal case out of it.
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This Small City Mayor Models What Fiscal Stewardship Looks Like
Darrio Melton, the Mayor of Selma, Alabama, has just struck a very public blow for fiscal responsibility, accountability, and courage.
Seattle Case Shows Why Drone Regulation Should Be Local, Not Federal
In this case, local authorities were more than competent to solve the dispute. When it comes to drones, they have shown the nation that we don’t always need to make a federal case out of it.
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from The Living Church
BIKINI — AND AFTER
The lesson of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which shocked the world into a consciousness of its peril, has largely been overlaid with time and forgotten. Nuclear weapons are once more a major national concern, "an immediate threat to world peace," as they were in 1946.
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The U.S. is sending 2,500 troops to Kuwait, ready to step up the fight in Syria and Iraq
The U.S. military is sending an additional 2,500 ground combat troops to a staging base in Kuwait from which they could be called upon to back up coalition forces battling the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. The deployment will include elements of the 82nd Airborne Division's 2nd Brigade Combat Team, which is based at Fort Bragg in North Carolina. About 1,700 soldiers from the same unit are overseas now, spread between Iraq and Kuwait. They're focused on the U.S.-led effort to train and assist the Iraqi troops doing much of the fighting against ISIS there.
BIKINI — AND AFTER
The lesson of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which shocked the world into a consciousness of its peril, has largely been overlaid with time and forgotten. Nuclear weapons are once more a major national concern, "an immediate threat to world peace," as they were in 1946.
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from Military Times
and Air Force Times, Army Times, Marine Corps Times, and Navy Times
The U.S. military is sending an additional 2,500 ground combat troops to a staging base in Kuwait from which they could be called upon to back up coalition forces battling the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. The deployment will include elements of the 82nd Airborne Division's 2nd Brigade Combat Team, which is based at Fort Bragg in North Carolina. About 1,700 soldiers from the same unit are overseas now, spread between Iraq and Kuwait. They're focused on the U.S.-led effort to train and assist the Iraqi troops doing much of the fighting against ISIS there.
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from National Geographic
Formed by Megafloods, This Place Fooled Scientists for Decades
Geologists couldn't account for the strange landforms of eastern Washington State. Then a high school teacher dared to question the scientific dogma of his day.
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from NBC News (& affiliates)
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from New Statesman
"The leading voice of the British left, since 1913."
Why the billionaire’s bid for Sky should be opposed. Former editor of The Guardian Alan Rusbridger: "No one in their right minds would want Fox News, or anything like it, in the UK."
from The Oregonian
from The Spokesman-Review
Paul Allen gives $40 million to University of Washington computer science program
Seattle billionaire Paul Allen announced he is donating $40 million to the University of Washington’s computer-science efforts, and Microsoft kicked in another $10 million in Allen’s honor, giving the new school a $50 million endowment.
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from Sputnik
(Russian government-supported propaganda channel)
Joint activities of the United States and the Republic of Korea (ROK) are not comparable to North Korea’s nuclear and missile program violations, US Department of Defense spokesman Navy Commander Gary Ross told Sputnik.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's popular wife, Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, is facing massive backlash after opting to celebrate men on her social media accounts for International Women’s Day.
After being targeted by the Grab Your Wallet campaign to boycott her clothing line, Ivanka Trump’s brand has broken record sales.
After WikiLeaks shocked the world with their “Vault 7” disclosures about CIA tactics and methods, the Washington Post’s only response was to blame Russia and attempt to smear and discredit the country.
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from Toronto Sun
Ryerson instructor tells student to only rely on feminist journals
A Ryerson University student who wanted to write a paper on the “myth” of the male-female wage gap was told by her prof that not only was she wrong, she should only rely on feminist journals for her assignment instead of business sources which “blame women,” her sister says.
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from The Washington Post
Trump promised $1 trillion for infrastructure, but the estimated need is $4.5 trillion
The Trump administration promises to pump $1 trillion into improving the country’s crumbling infrastructure, but a benchmark report says it will take almost $4.6 trillion over the next eight years to bring all those systems up to an acceptable standard.
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