The Bronx # 1

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The Bronx is once again the poorest county in New York and our political leaders deserve the credit.
Contact your representatives and tell them to get off their collective asses and do something for the people.

THE BRONX COUNTY, NEW YORK
County median household income: $34,284
State median household income: $58,687
Poverty rate: 30.5%
Unemployment: 9.8%

According to recently published data, typical household in Bronx County, New York's poorest, earns $24,403 less than the typical household does across the state.

Carpool Karaoke

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Lets face it, we've all done it. The fad started by Lucy and Ricky years ago, it taking on a new twist and shout..

I love lucy California here we come: https://youtu.be/73aWPgOL-9U https://youtu.be/Nck6BZga7TQ

https://youtu.be/mwxbDttdWqw OUTTAKES https://youtu.be/Y-ClGtqCmSU https://youtu.be/Cx7KB9cWC7Q

The 10 Most Iconic Sessions Of “Carpool Karaoke” With James Corden http://www.buzzfeed.com/samanthabeth10/10-of-the-best-carpool-karaoke-s…

RIP Eagles guitarist Glenn Frey

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RIP Eagles guitarist Glenn Frey dies at 67. Glenn Lewis Frey November 6, 1948 – January 18, 2016. The American musician, singer, songwriter, producer and actor was best known as a founding member of the Eagles.

Frey played guitar with Eagles as well as piano and keyboards and sang lead vocals on many Eagles hits such as "Take It Easy", "Peaceful Easy Feeling", "Tequila Sunrise", "Already Gone", "Lyin' Eyes", "New Kid in Town", and "Heartache Tonight".

Oscar Boycott?

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The Oscars are once again being scrutinized as the whitest in the film business. After all these years, there appears to be little improvement with diversity in the media.

Calls for boycott of Oscars grow over diversity of nominees http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/3d281c11a96b4ad082fe88aa0db04305/Articl…

Are these the whitest Oscar nominations ever? http://nyti.ms/1Wns38r pic.twitter.com/pPdx2Ifhdh

Don's Tramp Trap

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Who speaks extremely noisily, walks hot and heavily and attacks those who disagree? Who claims that he is angry because America is not great, but was able to manipulate US laws that allows for multiple bankruptcies?

GOP Nomination Rules Tilt the Playing Field toward Donald Trump: http://prospect.org/article/gop-nomination-rules-tilt-playing-field-tow… via @theprospect

Donald Trump Ramps up Attacks on Ted Cruz, Says 'He's a Nasty Guy' - ABC News - http://abcn.ws/207WYYE via @ABC

US Brutal Commute

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There will not be much biking to work this week. A Brutally cold start to the work week turns into hard labor . Well below-normal temperatures are expected to remain in place across the northern Great Plains and Upper Midwest through the early part of the week, with temperatures remaining below zero Fahrenheit across much of the Dakotas and Minnesota on Sunday.

When Women Rule

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When women rule the world, it will probably be a kinder, gentler place to live in. Wake up, world, the greater gender is already the clear majority.

Not only in politics, but in math and science, and it now turns out male teachers have been outnumbered inside the classroom.

That glass ceiling everyone talks about is going to be dismantled and reassembled as a retractable skylight, presumably so our female bosses can have their herb garden with better northern exposure.

Nightmare on Wall Street

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The bleeding has begun on Wall Street and there be a scarcity of bandages. S&P 500 sinking to its lowest since October 2014, while oil prices go below $30 per barrel and fears grow about economic troubles in Asia.

Get used to it: Big drops for stocks are back again http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/f70471f764144b2fab526d39972d37b3/Articl…

BBC News - Shares on both sides of the Atlantic sink in investor sell-off http://www.bbc.com/news/business-35321087

Hispanic or Latino?

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They are multilingual but Hispanics may not identify with being Latino, not the same way in reverse.

Latinos I know have no problem being identified as Hispanics, but that is not always the case in reverse. Latinos refers to geography and Hispanics to the language, try explaining that to a Hispanic and insist they are Latinos.

US now has more Spanish speakers than Spain and the second most in the world, according to a recent study.

Asking Obama Questions?

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US President Barack Hussein Obama II answered questions live on YouTube.

The interview, conducted by YouTube personalized Destin Sandlin, Ingrid Nilsen and Adande Thorne (aka sWooZie), including questions submitted on social media using the hashtag #YouTubeAsksObama.

https://www.youtube.com/user/whitehouse

The YouTube Interview with President Obama https://youtu.be/Tjl8ka3F6QU via @YouTube