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from The Archive
They may not be household names, but these swashbuckling female pirates left their mark on history.
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from Competitive Enterprise Institute
RIGHT-CENTER BIAS
In April, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case that could affect the future of online commerce, specifically small online sellers and those who purchase their products online. In South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc., the court will determine whether state government officials may collect an Internet sales tax on purchases coming from a seller that is not physically present in a consumer's state. Revenue-hungry state and local officials and retail giants have lobbied members of Congress for nearly two decades to eliminate the physical presence limit on state taxing powers. These politicians would love to tax sellers in other states, who can't vote them out of office, while retail giants welcome any policy that will squash their competition. But when it comes to protecting consumers and the rule of law, it would be better for everyone if the Supreme Court resists the special interests of state politicians and retail lobbyists, upholds the physical presence standard, and relies on Congress to address this issue.
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from Conservative Intelligence Briefing
President Trump Says It’S Time For US Troops To Leave Syria After ISIS Defeat
President Trump says he wants to bring US troops in Syria home after the defeat of the Islamic State. According to Politico: “President Donald Trump on Tuesday again voiced support for pulling U.S. troops out of Syria, saying his administration would make a decision on the matter “very quickly.” “I want to get out. I want to bring our troops back home,” the president said during a multilateral news conference with the leaders of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia. He added: “Sometimes it’s time to come back home. And we’re thinking about that very seriously.”
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from The Liberty Review
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Even After $6,000 Raise, Oklahoma Teachers Still Walking Out
Thousands of Oklahoma teachers walked out of school Monday and protested at the state capitol for higher salaries and increased funding. Oklahoma legislators approved a $6,100 raise for state teachers across the board in an attempt to evade the walk-out, but teachers proceeded with the protest, NBC News reported.
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from LiveScience
New 'Nightmare' Bacteria Are Popping Up All Over the US
What's worse than "nightmare" bacteria that are resistant to nearly all antibiotics? New nightmare bacteria that have the potential to spread their resistance genes to germs in hospitals around the country. Researchers say that last year, they identified more than 200 cases of these "nightmare" bacteria with new or rare antibiotic-resistance genes, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). These rare types of antibiotic-resistant bacteria popped up all over the country, in 27 states. The good news is that researchers have come up with an aggressive strategy to identify, track and contain these germs, which appears to help stop their spread, according to the report.
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from Miami Herald
Fear purchased the gun. Delusion loaded it. Ignorance adjusted the sight. Intolerance pulled the trigger. Fifty years ago, those forces killed the man. They have sought ever since to kill the memory. The myth of an inoffensive King is a dangerous one that allows the willfully, woefully gullible to believe we have won the battle for social justice when, in truth, we have yet to seriously engage it.
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from The Spokesman-Review
Newspaper in Spokane, Washington
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