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1/31/2019

What Is 5G? Here's Everything You Need To Know About The Newest Cell Phone Technology

A new bill in the California Legislature would put an end to a California industry that predates the Gold Rush.
Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, D-San Diego, submitted a bill that would prohibit the state from issuing fur trapping licenses.
Last year, the state issued 133 of them, which trappers used to capture 995 muskrats, 105 gray foxes, dozens of skunks and other mammals, according to the Natural Resources Agency. MORE

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, speaking on "Fox News Sunday," said President Trump's tough talk has ultimately strengthened the 70-year-old alliance by leading member nations to contribute tens of billions of additional dollars to ensure their own security.
Stoltenberg's comments were a direct repudiation of critics who have accused Trump of undermining NATO by repeatedly pushing allies to meet their defense spending obligations

Source and Use of Firearms Involved in Crimes: Survey of Prison Inmates, 2016
Based on the 2016 Survey of Prison Inmates (SPI), about 1 in 5 (21%) of all state and federal prisoners reported that they had possessed or carried a firearm when they committed the offense for which they were serving time in prison (figure 1). More than 1 in 8 (13%) of all prisoners had used a firearm by showing, pointing, or discharging it during the offense for which they were imprisoned. Less than 1 in 50 (less than 2%) of all prisoners had obtained a firearm from a retail source and possessed, carried, or used it during the offense for which they were imprisoned. An estimated 287,400 prisoners had possessed a firearm during their offense. Among these, more than half (56%) had either stolen it (6%), found it at the scene of the crime (7%), or obtained it of the street or from the underground market (43%). Most of the remainder (25%) had obtained it from a family member or friend, or as a gift. Seven percent had purchased it under their own name from a licensed firearm dealer.

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1/30/2019

A team of Israeli scientists think they might have found the first complete cure for cancer
“We believe we will offer in a year’s time a complete cure for cancer,” said Dan Aridor, of a new treatment being developed by his company, Accelerated Evolution Biotechnologies Ltd. (AEBi), which was founded in 2000 in the ITEK incubator in the Weizmann Science Park. AEBi developed the SoAP platform, which provides functional leads to very difficult targets.
“Our cancer cure will be effective from day one, will last a duration of a few weeks and will have no or minimal side-effects at a much lower cost than most other treatments on the market,” Aridor said. “Our solution will be both generic and personal.”

It'll be a cold snap for the ages — the Ice Ages!
By the end of Wednesday, 85 percent of U.S. land area and 230 million Americans will experience temperatures of 32 degrees or colder, thanks to this extended polar vortex.
And 25 percent of America will get down to 0 degrees, in dangerous cold that'll touch 75 million U.S. residents.
"Historic cold, unprecedented cold, these are all adjectives you could use to describe this," said NBC meteorologist Kathryn Prociv said.

There Coming
Robots aren’t replacing everyone, but a quarter of U.S. jobs will be severely disrupted as artificial intelligence accelerates the automation of existing work, according to a new Brookings Institution report.
The report, published Thursday, says roughly 36 million Americans hold jobs with “high exposure” to automation — meaning at least 70 percent of their tasks could soon be performed by machines using current technology. Among those most likely to be affected are cooks, waiters and others in food services; short-haul truck drivers; and clerical office workers.
Via: Newsweek / AP:

The Drivers Wanted Market is Heating Up
Walmart, America’s largest private employer, plans to hire hundreds more truck drivers in 2019 while boosting the pay of its current drivers.
Walmart added 1,400 truck drivers to its 2.3 million-strong workforce in 2018, joining the hiring boom that added over 2.6 million jobs to the economy that year.
Starting February, the company will also increase its drivers’ per-mile rates and other pay, hiking the average salary to $87,500, Walmart stated in a Jan. 23 release.

Another Job Opening
If it was ever your childhood dream to drive the Wienermobile, and you currently have no occupational and/or familial obligations that would prevent you from finally achieving that dream, Oscar Mayer has a proposition for you.

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1/29/2019

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris says she's the kind of leader who can unify the country and would fight for the needs of all Americans. The first-term California senator announced her candidacy for president as she now introduces herself to the nation

So what does Kamala Harris believe in? Here is where the candidate stands on 9 issues.

Twenty Things You Probably Didn’t Know about Kamala Harris, A trip through the life and career of the California senator

Gun foe Bloomberg accused of hypocrisy after calling for armed private force at Johns Hopkins U.

Facebook Slides After Report Claims 50% Of Its Users Are Fake

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1/28/2019

McDonald’s has announced that for one hour only, on one day only, all participating locations will let customers add “thick cut, Applewood smoked bacon” to literally any item on the menu completely free of charge. McDonald’s has dubbed this extremely limited-time deal “Bacon Hour.” Bacon Hour will take place on Tuesday, January 29, 2019, from 4 to 5 p.m. local time.

Possible U.S. Backed Coup Underway in Venezuela
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido declared himself interim president on Wednesday, winning the backing of Washington and many Latin American nations and prompting socialist Nicolas Maduro, who has led the oil-rich nation since 2013, to break relations with the United States.
U.S. President Donald Trump formally recognized Guaido shortly after his announcement and praised his plan to hold elections. That was swiftly followed by similar statements from Canada and a slew of right-leaning Latin American governments, including Venezuela’s neighbors Brazil and Colombia. Via: Reuters:

Family behind OxyContin maker engineered opioid crisis, Massachusetts AG says
The Massachusetts attorney general is targeting Purdue Pharma and eight members of the Sackler family who own the company, alleging in a lawsuit they are "personally responsible" for deceptively selling OxyContin.
The attorney general, Maura Healey, sat down with "CBS This Morning." She alleges the Sackler family hired "hundreds of workers to carry out their wishes" – pushing doctors to get "more patients on opioids, at higher doses, for longer, than ever before" all while paying "themselves billions of dollars." More

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1/27/2019

Road rage on the Mass Pike
Two men were arrested after an apparent road rage incident Friday left one man clinging to the hood of a speeding SUV on the Massachusetts Turnpike, police said.

The Latest Idiot Craze
Facebook groups are encouraging you to drink pee because they believe it can cure an array of diseases.

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An SUV ended up in the water at a Florida beach when its occupants were too distracted by the lunar eclipse to watch the tide.

ICELAND IS redefining the definition of boozy trips abroad thanks to its latest innovative attraction: a beer spa.

There Are Dirt Bag Criminals, And Then There Are People Who Rob The Girl Scouts
A coldhearted crook snatched more than $1,100 from a group of New Jersey Girl Scouts at a shopping mall — leaving the heartbroken youngsters unable to afford a long-awaited trip for the troop.“We were shocked and devastated,” troop leader Jessica Medina, a Girl Scout mom, told the New York Post

Florida Cop Placed on Leave After Running Over Couple Lying in Road During Eclipse Palm Beach Post

More News of Those Bad Boys and Their Poor Victim Selection Skills
The occupational hazards of living a dirt bag life, you can develop a severe case of bullet wounds.

Woman shoots, kills intruder in northwest Atlanta, police say
A woman shot and killed an armed intruder who tried to rob her inside her northwest Atlanta apartment, Channel 2 Action News reported.
According to police, the woman called 911 just before 11 p.m. Monday to report the shooting on Harwell Road off Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.
“The preliminary investigation revealed that the deceased male and a second male were both armed when they entered an apartment at that location and attempted to rob the occupants,” Atlanta police Officer Jarius Daugherty said in a statement. “At that time, an occupant of the apartment shot one of the intruders.” The second intruder fled the scene, according to police. Via AJC News

Houston Resident Shoots Three Alleged Home Intruders Dead, Wounds Two Others
Authorities say a preliminary investigation appears to show that an armed resident of the home defended himself by firing on suspects who stormed the residence early Saturday.
One of the alleged robbers died at the scene. Some then fled in a vehicle before hitting a pole two blocks away; one man was found dead in the vehicle, and the other collapsed one block away. He was transported to the hospital, where he died. Authorities say that out of five people shot, three of them died. More

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1/26/2019

The Media Botched the Covington Catholic Story, And the damage to their credibility will be lasting.

Could This Radical New Approach to Alzheimer's Lead to a Breakthrough?

Attention, college shoppers. These schools are slashing their prices.

James Gandolfini's Son Michael Gandolfini has been Cast as Tony Soprano in the upcoming Sopranos Movie.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s fiscal vision adds up – to trillions

SNL Writer Sarah Beattie Allegedly Offered Fellatio For Someone To Punch MAGA Teen
Beattie offered up some sexual favors to whoever found Nick Sandmann, the junior at Covington Catholic High School, coming face-to-face with Native American activist and fake Vietnam veteran Nathan Phillips on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. and punched him in the face.

The tweet was later deleted, but nowadays, everything lives forever on the Internet.

Fridays Adventure Road

1/25/2019

Never say no to an adventures, otherwise you’ll lead a very dull life

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1/24/2019

Remember, the Democrat talking point on firearms
It’s funny that these same gun grabbers never push laws to increase the penalties on the people who use firearms in commission of a crime

Legislation submitted in the Democrat-controlled Oregon legislature would fundamentally change the state’s firearm laws, recasting them as the most restrictive in the country. State Sen. Rob Wagner has submitted SB 501 for the upcoming session. Wagner’s bill would require licensing for gun owners prior to purchase, outlaw firearm magazines capable of holding more than five rounds and limit individual ammunition sales to no more than 20 rounds every 30 days More

A Shocking Revelation:
On The View, Whoopi Goldberg asked why so many in the media and celebrities jumped to conclusions about the viral video with the Covington Catholic students.
Without skipping a beat, Joy Behar jumps in and says it’s because were desperate to get Trump out of office.

Murders in Mexico rose by 33 percent in 2018, breaking the record for a second year running, official data showed, underlining the task facing the new president who has pledged to reduce violence in the cartel-ravaged country.
Investigators opened to 33,341 murder probes compared with the previous year’s record of 25,036, according to information from the Interior Ministry published on Sunday. : REUTERS

Turns out high taxes and mass migration aren't going over so well.... The Yellow Vest Movement Has Gone Global

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1/23/2019

A response to Gillette:
Egard Watch Company released an advertisement on YouTube in response to Gillette’s controversial ad regarding alleged "toxic masculinity."

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1/22/2019

Did The Moon Fall?
A giant, spinning disc of ice in Maine has drawn the interest of tourists, scientists, and ducks alike. Measuring approximately 100 metres in diameter and spinning at a rough rate of one rotation per 30 minutes, the circular ice floe has mesmerized crowds of onlookers on the banks of the Presumpscot River in Westbrook, Maine. As It Happens (CBC)

China Offers a Path to Eliminate U.S. Trade Imbalance, Sources Say
China has offered to go on a six-year buying spree to ramp up imports from the U.S., in a move that would reconfigure the relationship between the world’s two largest economies, according to officials familiar with the negotiations. By increasing goods imports from the U.S. by a combined value of more than $1 trillion over that period, China would seek to reduce its trade surplus -- which last year stood at $323 billion -- to zero by 2024, one of the people said. The officials asked not to be named as the discussions aren’t public.Bloomberg News

Credit Card Companies Have No Business Playing Second Amendment Censors
Do we want to live in an America where credit card companies watch our buying habits and then block purchases for ideological reasons?

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1/21/2019

Let The Good Times Roll
The Patriots are headed to their third straight Super Bowl, thanks to Tom Brady's ability to come through in the clutch…..More

Today marks the 25th anniversary of Robert Kraft buying the Patriots.
At the time, Kraft paid a then-NFL record $175 million to purchase the team and keep it in the Boston area. It was a bold move for Kraft, considering the team had been struggling during the previous decade and was playing in an antiquated stadium.
Kraft, a 23-year season ticket-holder before buying the team, not only prevented the team from going to St. Louis, but has been the steward of a team that’s won 18 division titles, nine conference crowns and five Super Bowl championships.
During Kraft’s 25 seasons, the Patriots have qualified for the playoffs 20 times, which is more than double what the franchise had accomplished in its first 34 seasons.
To mark the anniversary, we reached out to some people in the NFL and Patriots community to get their thoughts on the occasion.

Fake News Buzzfeed---Mueller Statement Disputes Report That Trump Directed Cohen to Lie
The special counsel investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election disputed on Friday a report that said President Trump had directed Michael D. Cohen, his longtime lawyer and fixer, to lie to Congress about his role in negotiations to build a skyscraper in Moscow.
The rare public statement by a spokesman for the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, challenged the facts of an article published by BuzzFeed News on Thursday saying that Mr. Cohen had told prosecutors about being pressured by the president before his congressional testimony.

The Washington Post has described it as “the highest-profile misstep yet for a news organization during a period of heightened and intense scrutiny of the press, as the special counsel’s office issued a thorough rebuke of the website’s story published Thursday.

With most of New England waking up today feeling good, even with temperatures outside reading minus zero, "For all all you Patriot Haters Out There", Arrangements for your Get Together
"The Patriot Haters Ball" are coming soon.

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1/20/2019

Guess the state?
Corrections officers find stolen Rolex watches in suspect's vagina.

Flavortown
Florida man chews up seat of police car after cocaine arrest, officials say

Let The Good Times Roll
Woman banned from Walmart after riding cart while drinking wine from Pringles can, police say. The Times Record News reported

So Sorry
A man who police say placed a 3-foot alligator on top of another man in Connecticut as part of an extortion attempt has pleaded guilty to reduced charges. The Connecticut Post reports

Instant Karma
An oversized snowman in Kentucky doled out some "instant karma" to a would-be vandal who discovered the hard way that its base was on a tree stump.

More News of Those Bad Boys and Their Poor Victim Selection Skills
The occupational hazards of living a dirt bag life, you can develop a severe case of bullet wounds.

90-year-old Homeowner Shot Intruder in the Leg
A man from Milanville Pa is facing charges after he tried to break into a home in Wayne County.
According to police, Adam Gelatt, 36, tried to break into a home in Berlin Township around 3 a.m. Friday because he wanted a cigarette. Gelatt allegedly repeatedly banged on the door and when the homeowner, a 90-year-old man, came to the door, he told Gelatt to leave.

Police say Gelatt told the homeowner he was going to come inside anyway.
The homeowner then shot Gelatt in the leg with a revolver, went inside and called the police.
Officers say when they arrived, they found Gelatt on the porch and transported him to a nearby hospital. WNEP ABC News

Sheriff: Man dead in Monroe County home invasion
MONROE COUNTY, Miss. (WTVA) – Monroe County deputies found a man dead early this morning in what is being described as a home invasion. Sheriff Cecil Cantrell says a man kicked in the door to a home. The residents woke up after hearing growling noises. The male homeowner found Culver in the kitchen, Cantrell said.
Cantrell says the homeowner warned Culver with a shotgun and ordered him to get on the floor.
Culver complied. The homeowner told Culver that law enforcement was responding, Cantrell said.
He says Culver then got off the ground and charged at the homeowner. He says the homeowner shot Culver with the gun.
Cantrell says Culver was dead when deputies arrived. WTVA.com

A Homeowner fatally shoots man attempting to break into home in north Houston, police say
A man shot and killed a burglar who tried to break into his home Saturday in north Houston, police said. Houston police said the homeowner was arriving home when he noticed a man trying to break in. Police said the suspect tried to attack the man with a crowbar and that’s when the homeowner shot him. Click 2 Houston Again

Remember, if it is clear tonight you may witness the “Super Blood Wolf Moon” total lunar eclipse. The first full moon of the month will occur on Sunday night. Early Native American tribes gave this moon the name Wolf Moon, in reference to the howling winter wolf packs.
The moon will undergo a full lunar eclipse. This eclipse occurs when the orbit of the Earth passes between the sun and the moon. This alignment causes the shadow of our planet to be cast upon the moon giving it a distinctly red hue.
The common name for the moon during this full lunar eclipse is the Blood Moon. This will be the last total lunar eclipse until 2021. It is an amazing set of lunar events that will come together to create an amazing sight in the night sky. The total eclipse will last for about an hour and is expected to start at 11:42 p.m. ET and end at 12:44 a.m. ET.

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1/19/2019

Stormy Weekend Ahead
New England will see a big time snow tonight with 1-2 feet of snow projected. The storm begins Saturday night, after dinner, with snow spreading in from west to east. The heaviest snow of the entire storm for southern New England will fall late Saturday night until dawn on Sunday.
At some points it will snow at a rate of 1 to 2 inches per hour, making overnight travel unpleasant.
By dawn we will start to flip over to a wintry mix around Boston and points south, while snow continues to rip along and north of the Massachusetts Turnpike. More

Everyone seems to be now Jumping Ship
Two years ago, the Women’s March made headlines everywhere during Trump’s inauguration with what was the largest single-day mass demonstration in American history. Today, it finds itself embroiled in a huge controversy after the refusal of several of its prominent leaders to distance themselves from one of America’s leading anti-Semites, the Nation of Islam’s Louis Farrakhan.
This week, The Democratic National Committee has also withdrawn its sponsorship of the Women's March which is scheduled for today, amidst controversy over the ties of the group's leadership to Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan and allegations of anti-Semitism.
The DNC joins AFL-CIO, NARAL, GLAAD, Human Rights Campaign, The National Organization for Women, NAACP, NRDC, OXFAM, Greenpeace, Amnesty International, Southern Poverty Law Center and over 300 other groups that have now withdrawn their sponsorship

Americans More Likely to Die From Opioid Overdose Than a Car Crash, Says Report
For the first time in history, accidental opioid overdose has surpassed motor vehicle accidents as the leading cause of unintentional deaths, according to a new report by the National Safety Council (NSC). More

This Week's Tailgating Recipe
Were cooking again with the Crock Pot/Slow Cooker for this weeks tailgating / house party recipe. There’s nothing easier than firing up your slow cooker the night before or the morning of game day, and then just tote it with you when you head out for some fun. Todays recipe, Crockpot Buffalo Chicken
Get the recipe from Delish.

Fridays Adventure Road

1/18/2019

If you’re not tough it’s hard to survive in this world; and if you’re not kind then you don’t deserve to survive.
Raymond Chandler

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1/17/2019

This People Are Awesome compilation celebrates all the incredible video submissions received by People Are Awesome in 2018 and the talented people who made them possible!

From awesome sports videos to weird talents, and everything in between, sit back and join us as we run through the very best videos of 2018 in our People Awesome most inspiring people of 2018 compilation!