Tag: News

  • Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle these DIY Christmas Decorations

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    THE spooky season has come to pass. Halloween costumes and decorations are now a thing of the past. Now, it’s time to make way for Christmas! Here is a list of ideas for Christmas decorations one can make, especially if the budget for the holidays was already allocated for gifts and the most awaited Noche […]

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  • Brexit chaos continues as UK’s Theresa May warns against a leadership change

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    Beleaguered British Prime Minister Theresa May, who is facing a potential no-confidence vote from opponents in her Conservative Party, said Sunday that a leadership change won’t make the faltering Brexit talks any easier. She told Sky News in an interview that “a change of leadership at this point isn’t going to make the negotiations any easier […]

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  • Trump to visit California wildfire zones after criticizing forest management

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    “It seems that many more people are missing than anyone thought even possible,” Trump said before leaving for California. President Donald Trump headed to California on Saturday to visit parts of the state devastated by wildfires despite criticizing forest management there just one week earlier. Answering questions on the White House Southern Lawn, Trump called […]

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  • California power companies reported outages minutes before deadly wildfire outbreak

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    Two utility companies in California told state regulators they each sustained outages just minutes before a pair of destructive wildfires erupted last week at either end of the state, killing at least 31 people. Southern California Edison said in an initial electric safety incident report to the California Public Utilities Commission that there was an outage on […]

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  • Dems to probe Trump’s treatment of CNN, Amazon, Washington Post in triple-threaded abuse-of-power inquiries

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      The incoming chairman of the House Intelligence Committee this week said that when the new Congress is seated in January, Democrats plan to scrutinize whether President Trump abused his authority by taking adverse action against retail giant Amazon and two of his bitter left-leaning media rivals: CNN and The Washington Post. Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., said […]

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  • WWII Vetera is Still Serving in His Own Way

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    Veterans helping veterans. That’s what Veterans Day means to Tom McKeown Sr. McKeown, 96, has served his fellow veterans in the decades since his service as a Marine in World War II. Pvt. 1st Class McKeown earned the Purple Heart, Presidential Unit Citation, American Campaign Medal and WWII Victory Medal while serving with the 1st Raider Battalion […]

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  • Military Museum Dedicated to Veterans Not War

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    Military museums across the United States and around the world often offer visitors glimpses of world wars, commemorating the men and women who sacrificed their lives for their country. The National Veterans Memorial and Museum has a broader goal: to represent veterans — not just war. War stories are present, of course, but they aren’t […]

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  • Remembering Those Who Served

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    Valor — great courage in the face of danger, especially in battle — is a word often associated with military veterans. They are appreciated by most U.S. citizens who recognize the centuries of historical significance to obtain and preserve the freedoms experienced by residents and visitors to the nation often called America — even though […]

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  • Ways You Can Honor Veterans All Year Long

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    Every year on November 11, Americans honor the 19.6 million active and former US service members who have gone to war. Veterans Day is marked by parades, speeches and solemn ceremonies offering a nation’s appreciation. Here are ways to go beyond saying “thanks for your service” and truly make a difference in a veteran’s life […]

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  • Trump threatens to withhold California fire aid, citing state’s ‘gross mismanagement’ of forests

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    Just hours after President Trump issued an emergency declaration to provide funds to help firefighters in California as they battle at least three major wildfires across the state, the president threatened to withhold the federal payments — citing the state’s “gross mismanagement” of its forests. Tweeting from Paris early Saturday, Trump wrote that “there is no reason for these massive, deadly […]

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