Texas Explosions

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More explosions in Texas have left many residents of the Capital city on edge. Public safety officials are working believe the latest explosion in Austin, Texas, is connected to the previous three blasts.

The latest explosion in #Austin comes hours after authorities promoted the reward for information leading to the arrest of whoever is responsible for the first three explosions that hit the city in March.

DOJ vs AT&T

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AT&T wants to buy Time Warner, DC Comics home of Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman, along with CNN and HBO.

A high-stakes throw-down is developing with the Trump administration in a different DC, a Washington courtroom.

America's largest telecom company counts one-third of US wireless customers, wants a judge to agree that its $85 billion deal for buying media powerhouse Time Warner will help consumers.

On the other side is Trump and Sessions, who say the deal must be stopped.

Political Storm Brewing

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Prepare for another series of huge screw-ups with epic political proportions and ensuing American calamities, which are threatening to tear the fabric of our democracy.

Persons who were supposed to be leading the US are now so totally screwed up as to turn our entire scenario into a farce, or something that could evolve into a political storm which US voters never expected.

Coffee“R”Us

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Java Juice is brewed from roasted coffee beans, which are the seeds of berries from the Coffea plant. The genus Coffea is native to tropical Africa and Madagascar, Comoros, Mauritius, and Réunion in the Indian Ocean.

#USA has Dunkin' Donuts serving signature donuts, breakfast sandwiches & a variety of coffee drinks.

Madness Marching On

Are we marching straight towards madness? Believe it on not, it's Sunshine Week, This celebration of access to public information doesn't come easy and especially these days.

The week started with Americans students growing tired of the increasing deaths in US schools. Finding alternative viewpoints as U.S. students protest https://reut.rs/2FM67Sd

In China, did their parliament members re-elect Xi Jinping as president for life? https://reut.rs/2pk8MeL

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Presidential Pardon Powers

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Perhaps the president’s pardon power may not be absolute after all? The power to pardon is one of the least limited powers granted to the President in the Constitution. The only limits mentioned in the Constitution are that pardons are limited to offenses against the United States and not civil or state cases and that they cannot affect an impeachment process.

Fired For Being The Best?

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He assured Americans he would hire only the best for his administration. That was also extremely misleading, to say the very least. Does anyone else agree that firing the best is just incredible?

Apparently, someone thinks this series of firings is really funny. Trump jokes 'who's next?' as tumult engulfs his White House https://www.apnews.com/75e58ce99a764121ba4198f835a77a58

Do you know what else is not funny? Has anyone noticed who does not Tweet or say much when US military members, who are in harm's way are killed, or about what Russia has been doing to the US?

What's Next?

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Following a day of US student protests, our nation's young people are now hot and emboldened. Why is Congress so weak and old. Time to vote them out?

Thousands of Ameican students walked out of schools nationwide carrying signs that read “Am I next?” So what is next? What's next for the movement against gun violence @CNN http://cnn.it/2Isncma

These students in communities across the country stood up from their desks Wednesday morning, walked out of their classrooms, and held 17 minutes of silence in honor of the victims of last month’s Parkland massacre.

DACA Lacks Facts

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Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) is an administrative relief from deportation. The purpose is to protect eligible immigrant youth who came to the US when they were children from deportation. DACA gives young undocumented immigrants protection from deportation and a work permit. The program expires after two years, subject to renewal.

Trump Slump?

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These 50 stars on our flag represent all 50 United States of America, and the 13 stripes represent the thirteen British colonies that declared independence from the UK and became the first states in the USA Nicknames for the flag include the Stars and Stripes. Where is the Glory?