Close Encounters

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The Russians came and went, but way too close for comfort.
If US pulled that s--t, the Russians would try to shoot our planes down... WTF?

Russia jets make 'simulated attack' passes near US destroyer: U.S. http://reut.rs/2606Uas via @Reuters

BBC News - Russian warplanes 'aggressively' pass US missile destroyer http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-36039703

Russian Warplanes Buzz U.S. Navy Destroyer, Polish Helicopter http://on.wsj.com/1qHHDlb via @WSJ

Stairway to the Courthouse

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Some say "Stairway" sounds a lot like "Taurus" a song by Spirit, which claims performing on 1960's tour with Zeppelin.

Read, listen and decide. You be the judge.

https://youtu.be/xd8AVbwB_6E

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The Kennedy Center Honors Led Zeppelin 2012 https://youtu.be/ra-itTKnFaw

Jimmy Page: How Stairway to Heaven was written - BBC News https://youtu.be/DDo4CA13LbY

Spirit and Stairway To Heaven https://youtu.be/o2PgBak2Ed4

Led Zeppelin to face trial over 'Stairway to Heaven' http://fw.to/WJBRSiL

BERN AT MARIST

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The Red Fox will be hosting the grey fox today at a campaign rally. The US Senator from Vermont continues to woo the young vote.

Presidential wannabe Bernie Sanders will be at Marist College this evening to speak with students and faculty members. http://www.marist.edu/

The college is the home of The Marist Poll. http://maristpoll.marist.edu/politics-section/

We wonder if students are interested in Digital Democracy, which could allow voters to harness the power of technology. A platform to discuss ideas for the people and by the people.

OSCAR D’LEÓN

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Lehman Center for the Performing Arts continues its spectacular 36th Anniversary Season with an exclusive concert of Venezuela-born Salsa Superstar OSCAR D’LEÓN, who returns to Lehman Center with his orchestra to perform such smash hits as “Llorarás,” “Detalles,” “Mi Bajo y Yo” and “Yo Quisiera” for one electrifying night on Saturday, May 7th, 2016 at 8pm. One of the world’s most popular salsa vocalists, Oscar D’León is known for being a highly skilled improviser with a dynamic and textured vocal tone. Produced by Lehman Center and José Raposo.

Happy National Siblings Day

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Siblings are sometimes like best friends and sometimes like worst enemies, but my, fortunately, my two daughters are inseparable.

I am aware that almost everyone with a brother or sister may have wished that they were an only child at some point, except these two. My two daughters are best friends and they realize that without each other, how could they ever have priceless moments like these?

G-7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting

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The G7 are meeting on countering terrorism, nuclear disarmament and shipping security, as well as addressing the crisis in Ukraine, Middle Eastern refugees, economic problems and the regional South China Sea dispute.

5 things to know about G-7 foreign ministers' meeting http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/3d281c11a96b4ad082fe88aa0db04305/Articl…

G7 foreign ministers meet in Hiroshima amid nuclear safety concerns http://bit.ly/1oNwH3W

TOO ODD COUPLE$

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The Bronx Borough President does not seem to have a problem throwing his support around, regardless of who that individual is, or their party affiliation. First, The Donald bonded with Diaz with an unlikely Bromance that was evident of the pair’s flirtation in the form of Trump Golf Links at Ferry Point Park.

Panama Papers

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Six years ago, US government officials created a weapon to uncover money in offshore accounts. Under FATCA-T Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, foreign financial institutions are required to report U.S. clients they suspect of trying to conceal assets, but do they?

How a US president and JP Morgan made Panama: and turned it into a tax haven http://trib.al/xsN2NP9

For U.S. tax cheats, Panama Papers reveal a perilous new world http://wpo.st/nbPT1

How the Panama Papers traveled from encrypted drives to Amazon's cloud http://onforb.es/1qsGrlw

Campus Safety

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The recent death and arrest at UT has millions of students and family members weighing their options about where to spend the next four years of their lives safely.

Will Imperfect Catholics Return?

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Pope Francis is paving the way for divorced Catholics to return to the Roman Catholic Church, but does little to soften the church’s strict views on hot-button topics like gay marriage, abortion and contraception.

In a 256-page apostolic exhortation called “Amoris Laetitia,” Latin for “The Joy of Love,” was a two-year process that included church councils called synods, and imput from thousands of local churches where detailed questionnaires for Catholics were used to gauge their personal opinions.