Bronx Day @ NYBG

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NYC celebrated 125 years of The New York Botanical Garden with Bronx Day. Local performers ¡Retumba! got New Yorkers moving performing their fabulous "comparsas" and other Latin music favorites.

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The Bronx rolled out its welcome mat for neighbors and residents and offered food for sale or the option of to bring a picnic lunch and enjoy an afternoon of music and family fun. Admission to all Botanical Garden venues was free to all Bronx Day ticket holders from 11A-to–3P.

PRIVACY COST$?

The Federal Communications Commission has proposed the first-ever privacy protections governing Broadband Internet Service Providers. This could become one of the biggest wins for online privacy we’ve seen in a long time.

However, the broadband carriers are putting up a fight. Big companies like Verizon and Comcast want the freedom to sell our data to the highest bidder. They are lobbying the FCC hard to weaken new rules so they can continue monitoring our data.

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The Royals Longevity

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Long Lives The Queen and also her husband. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is being honored with royal and religious festivities commemorating her 90th birthday this entire weekend.

Though her 90th birthday was on April 21, it is traditionally celebrated in June to make most of mother nature's kindness to the people of Great Britain during the summer season.

Today's Trooping the Color parade drew huge crowds around central London. Tomorrow, the queen and royal family members are schedules to attend a charity for the Patron’s Lunch, a picnic on The Mall.

PRIVACY vs SECURITY

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Encryption might enable absolute privacy but national security must be allowed to prevail. The problem lies in our government's definition of national security. However, access to private information is essential to keeping citizens safe.

In fact, there are cases where the authorities should be able to access encrypted data, like the California case which developed between Apple and the FBI over the San Bernardino shooting suspect's smartphone messages.

REPUBLICANT?

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Does the GOP leadership wish the Republican party could topple The Donald and find a real presidential candidate and a sane nominee at the national convention next month? Some say no way, while others worry in dismay.

However, nothing will change unless the next election brings sweeping changes to Congress, where Democrats are in the majority.

Mark Cuban: Gridlock will be 1,000 times worse under Clinton http://washex.am/1YepyrC via @DCExaminer

NY BOTANICAL GARDEN

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NYC celebrates 125 years of the founding of The New York Botanical Garden. Since 1891 NYBG has been a museum of plants dedicated to achieving excellence in horticulture, education, and plant research and conservation.

It is considered one of the great cultural institutions in the world, a preeminent center for botanical research, a
natural treasure for visitors of all ages, and a leader and national model for plant-based education and this Saturday, the gardens is celebrating The Bronx with live music and many other surprises.

Baghdad Suicide Bombings

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Iraqi officials are reporting suicide car bombers hit multiple locations around of Baghdad, killing dozens of people and injuring approximately one hundred. As Ramadan begins, worshipers pray for Iraqi Muslims near the Iraqi capital of Baghdad.

One bomb was targeting a commercial street and the other a military checkpoint.

Suicide Bombings in and Around Iraqi Capital Kill 27 People - ABC News - http://abcn.ws/1U8uXh4 via @ABC

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TRUMP: 180, or 360?

When a person turns 360 degrees they've completed a circle and are back where the started. So if you want to describe a position that's diametrically opposed to another, the expression you want is “180 degrees away.”

Donald Trump Unexpectedly Shifts Toward a Softer, More-Serious Approach http://a.msn.com/01/en-us/AAgNIiZ?ocid=st

Donald Trump's Begrudging Use of Teleprompters - ABC News - http://abcn.ws/1UfvhvW via @ABC

Trump's Terrifying Relationship With the Law http://rol.st/1PIFlgL via @rollingstone

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PARTY UNITY?

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Now that Hillary Clinton has claimed victory in her race for the Democratic presidential nomination, she becomes the first woman to lead a major U.S. political party, but Democrat Bernie Sanders vows to keep fighting.

Meanwhile, The Donald somehow managed to eliminate other candidates but continues to gain additional rivals.
Democrats and Republicans are now faced with the task of unifying their parties.

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