Marvelous Miracles

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Watch these video models. The miracles began 100 million years ago in the midst of the breakup of the supercontinent Pangaea.

At the beginning of the animation, the continents that will become Africa and South America are already recognizable, with the Northern Hemisphere continents coming together tens of millions of years later. Blue shows the flow of water, while red shows the intensity of the deposition of new sediments by erosion. 
 

TONE LoC

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As Univision's youngest Spanish-language news executive and then Telemundo, I’ve been instrumental in training some of the best.

Debts to China

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If China wanted to economically injure the U.S. by selling off its debt securities, the result could be dramatically higher interest rates and a steep dollar devaluation. But the Chinese would also shoot themselves in the foot. The Chinese have nearly half their cash reserves invested in U.S. debt  Davidson. For China, it's the safest, best investment the growing nation can make.

Law Catching Up To Trump

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No matter what you’re into, you'll find more to do in New York than you'll have time for. This includes time spent in court.

Ironically, DJ Trump was born nearly 77 years ago in New York City, and now it appears that he may be bitten BIGLY by legal eagles in The Big Apple, who insists he is not above the law. He claims to seek revenge and retribution and nothing else.

The Fairness Doctrine

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Once upon a time in The United States of America, the media broadcasts on the air belonged to the American public.

Then Congress became concerned that the monopoly audience control of the three main networks, NBC, ABC, and CBS, could misuse their broadcast licenses to set a biased public agenda. The Fairness Doctrine mandated broadcast networks devote time to contrasting views on issues of public importance. https://www.fcc.gov/

Should the FCC’s Fairness Doctrine be Reinstated?

Lions and Whales

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Can you spot the difference between a killer whale and a sea lion then go on to describe their oceanic relationship in the wild?

The orca or killer whale Orcinus orca is a toothed whale belonging to the oceanic dolphin family, of which it is the most prominent member.

Sea lions are pinnipeds characterized by external ear flaps, the ability to walk on all fours, short and thick hair, and a big chest and belly. Together with the fur seals, they comprise Otariidae, eared seals. Sea lions have six extant and one extinct species in five genera.

Wanted Dead or Alive

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The United Nations are the 193 sovereign states that have equal representation in the UN General Assembly. The world's largest intergovernmental organization. The criteria for admission of new members to the UN are set out in Chapter II, Article 4 of the UN Charter:
The World Court is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations (UN). It settles disputes between states by international law and gives advisory opinions on global legal issues. The ICJ is the only international court adjudicating general conflicts between countries. Its rulings and beliefs serve as primary sources of international law subject to Article 59 of the Statute of the International Court of Justice.

Guatemala is Guatemejor

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The ruins of a Mayan city were found buried under a forest in Guatemala. This Republic is a country in Central America. 

It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico, to the northeast by Belize and the Caribbean, to the east by Honduras, to the southeast by El Salvador, and the south by the Pacific Ocean.