American Blue Flu

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This flu attacks the lungs, nose, and throat. Young children, older adults, pregnant women, and people with chronic disease or weak immune systems are at high risk and it makes them all blue.

Symptoms include fever, chills, muscle aches, cough, congestion, runny nose, headaches, sadness and fatigue.

The flu is treated primarily with rest and fluid to let the body fight the infection on its own. Over-the-counter anti-inflammatory pain relievers may help with symptoms. An annual vaccine can help prevent the flu and limit its complications.

Pneumonia in Asia

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Public Safety authorities in China have made a preliminary determination of a novel coronavirus, identified in a hospitalized person with pneumonia in Wuhan.

The Chinese investigators conducting gene sequencing of the virus, using an isolate from one positive patient sample. They say this new strain is

Preliminary identification of a novel virus in a short period of time is a notable achievement and demonstrates China’s increased capacity to manage new outbreaks.

Hemp Horror

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what to do about legalized hemp. Million-dollar hemp crops are bulldozed by law enforcement officials, perhaps mistakenly, because some of it was growing on land not licensed for such use. It’s a familiar story, where the hemp industry is growing faster than the legal standards designed to govern it. That means confusion for cops and bad news for farmers.

Subway Commandos

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Today is the one day anyone can feel free to drop their drawers in public and show their undies. Underwear is worn for a variety of reasons. They keep outer garments from being soiled by perspiration, and other symptoms. In this instance, thankfully for obvious reasons.

Every year a growing group od NYC subway riders commute wearing undergarments on the bottoms and today was no different.

There are no figures available as of yet on how many women have been sexually assaulted during the "no pants" subway ride.

Protect Our Democracy

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The US Constitution First Amendment is to allow #WeThePeople to think, speak, write and worship as they wish, not what the government says.

Americans stand for truth and justice. Most are are conservatives although folks living on east and west coasts, as well as college towns, are considered liberal.

In how many ways has our great nation changed from how it was a couple of years ago? https://www.vox.com/a/how-the-us-is-changing

Climate Change

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A potent system will bring hazards and some record high temperatures to the eastern half of the U.S. this weekend.

Significant icing and snow will impact portions of the Plains, Midwest, and New England, with heavy rain and flooding just south of the wintry precipitation. Severe thunderstorms in the South could include damaging winds and tornadoes.

The powerful storm will deliver nasty weather to Americans living along the central, southern and eastern country this weekend.

Wild World City Life

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The World Atlas claims there are approximately 4,444 cities on earth with a combined population of around 100,000 people.

Which #Mega #City is the largest and the best one in the globe?

SPOILER ALERT 🚨

Some lists place Tokyo as the largest city in the world, but I live in the greatest city on earth and I have traveled around including Japan, and China, so I think Shanghai takes the top honor when the entire municipality is counted as one city.

Wolf Moon

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This is not only the first full moon of 2020, it is also a wolf moon shining on Friday.

The name wolf came about because wolves were more often heard during this time, according to the Old Farmer’s Almanac.

Other nicknames include the cold moon, the old moon, and the great spirit moon. At the same time, a penumbral lunar eclipse will be visible in some parts of the world.

Macy's Closing

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The American Luxury department store chain was founded in 1858 by Rowland Hussey Macy. It became a division of the Cincinnati-based Federated Department Stores in 1994 renamed Macy's in 2007, as a Bloomingdale affiliate.

The chain is alerting local employees to the closings of a number of stores in advance of its investor meeting, at which it plans to outline its new three-year strategy to combat a weary retail environment.

A Royal Flush

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To put this in perspective, for poker players the probability of getting a royal flush in poker is at 1 in 649,740, and the probability of an amateur hitting a hole-in-one in golf is hundreds of times as great, at 1 in 12,000.

Not four of a kind, but three this time. Three family members deciding to step away from the British Crown today and be part-time Royals. The UK is not OK -Liz is pissed.