BREAKING
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JOB SEARCH FRUSTRATION
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You are asked to submit to a job interview, and it's with a robot. We are constantly reminded that small gestures make a big Impact and require minimal effort but yield significant results in how you’re perceived. The beauty is that none require pretending to be someone you’re not. They simply express consideration for others in practical ways. How do you write a thank-you note to a robot?
WHO COMES TO MIND?
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Here is some food for thought. These hit songs were written years ago. Listen closely and think about it.
Who do you think of when you hear these three songs?
MOTHERS DAY COUNTDOWN
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Countdown to next SUNDAY
HOT EL NIÑO
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El Niño could amplify heat this summer, with forecasters warning of a strong chance the climate pattern will develop and persist through the end of the year.
The phenomenon, marked by unusually warm Pacific Ocean waters, can push global temperatures higher and influence weather patterns across the United States, including the Northeast.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center says there is a 62% chance El Niño will form between June and August and continue into winter.
AMERICAN EMERGENCY
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American Emergency: The Movement to Kill FEMA
WISE OR OTHERWEISS
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Is it Industry decline... Programming changes - Brand confusion - Political polarization - Trust erosion, or something else?
MIDTERM WARNINGS
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Will Americans continue a relationship with gaslighting, victim-blaming abusers? US Registered voters are: Economically frustrated, Skeptical of the current GOP leadership. They’re highly focused on food, gas, and housing prices, upcoming elections, and anti-incumbent voting.
COMICS SPEAK
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Another cartoonish type of First Amendment challenge is brewing between the administration and late-night TV comedians. Let US wait and see what the courts say about it… ABC: Federal regulators ordered a review of all station licenses owned by ABC, an extraordinary move to pressure a major television network whose programming has frequently angered President Trump. The Trumps have demanded that ABC pull the comedian Jimmy Kimmel from its airwaves.
ROBOTO
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My name is Roberto F. E. Soto, but some call me UB, GB, Roboto, or PoP. I am an island man; that’s who I am, therefore I can…
I do not chase validation; I generate it and do not wait to be chosen — I arrive already decided.