99 YEARS OF JOY AND FEAR?

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US National Park Service celebrates its 99th Birthday, but there are reasons for happiness and also for sadness.

The Statute of Liberty is our colossal sculpture on Ellis Island are undisputed universal symbols of freedom and democracy in America since 1886.

There was s time whn strangers were welcome here... https://youtu.be/sBy8t_O592k

America... https://youtu.be/PKQ26iSBG-E

America, the Beautiful... https://youtu.be/LINsNCaxZ5U

The United States... https://youtu.be/RgcdRCWEt4Q

GUNS = SHOOTINGS

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US government officials spend little money researching the effect of gun ownership on crime and homicides. Meanwhile, the NRA loves to preach about how wonderful everyone possessing guns is.

While guns don't kill people, but people do... It's easier to kill using guns. America leads the world in mass shootings

America is Number One—for gun rampages. http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/08/united-states-world-mass-sh… via @motherjones

Study links gun ownership rates to mass shootings - 18667703 http://disq.us/8oeewp

DEER MANAGEMENT

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New Yorkers greatly appreciate white-tailed deer. People enjoy them in many ways. However, deer often cause problems for farmers, homeowners and foresters and can cause road hazards. If not properly managed, deer numbers can increase dramatically. This increases problems for people and impairs the condition of the deer. It also damages the habitat of deer and other wildlife. The Department of Environmental Conservation tries to manage deer numbers. The goal is to balance deer with their habitat, human land uses and recreational interests.

BLACK AND BLUE MONDAY

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It has been called stormy Monday, but today's financial meltdown has a greater impact to the entire world. Read all about on DOSE OF NEWS: All the news that's fit to download. http://www.doseofnews.com/index.php?loc=finance

'Black Monday' Dawns With Major Market Declines Around the Globe http://www.thestreet.com/story/13264006/1/black-monday-dawns-with-major… via @TheStreet

European markets face biggest losses since 2008 after China panic - live http://gu.com/p/4bmy6/stw

CONGRESSIONAL VACATIONS

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US Congress will soon return from yet another long vacation, and the do nothing legislative group will be facing their own version of Mission Impossible filled with perilous political predicaments.

While some say our national leadership will certainly have its hands full, others fear it will be business as usual and very little will get accomplished before their next vacation.

5 perilous issues for Boehner when Congress returns http://usat.ly/1Eea1B3 via @usatoday

Obama’s Quiet Vacation Will Yield to a Noisy September http://nyti.ms/1PtBIpQ

TEACHER EVALUATIONS

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Should teacher evaluations be tied to student test scores? Americans give low marks to rating a teacher based partly on how students perform on standardized tests, according to the latest poll.

Gallup: Many Americans oppose linking teacher evaluations to kids' test performance http://strib.mn/1Lu8mKd

Schools To Be Rated On More Than Just Tests http://fw.to/0Ep9SUS

Parents worry about too many exams in Fargo-Moorhead schools | Grand Forks Herald http://www.grandforksherald.com/news/education/3823487-parents-worry-ab…

HEROES TO THE RESCUE

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Paris-bound train coward crew members decided to barricaded themselves in their staffroom and locked the door as Kalashnikov-wielding terrorist went on the rampage and leaving the passengers alone to take down the devil.

The Moroccan madman was disarmed and beaten unconscious by US servicemen and a British man after he opened fire on a Paris-bound train with a Kalashnikov.

3 people wounded in high-speed train shooting in France http://ti.me/1PE6jSq via @TIMEWorld

2 members of U.S. military stop Islamist attacker on train in Belgium @CNN http://cnn.it/1JwW1Vh

POLITIBYTES

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TV was once a powerful commercial medium that had cornered the competitive marketplace for valuable advertising dollars. Recently, those revenues provided incentives to drive a market towards web videos, as creators and distributors of web programming continue to expand and multiply.

ALL HANDS ABANDON SHIP

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At the U.S. Coast Guard Academy at New London, Conn., all incoming first-year students are called swabs and must take part in the rigorous Sea Trials, a daylong exercise that tests them physically and mentally in preparation for life at the academy and as future officers in the Coast Guard.
“All hands abandon ship!” Loudspeakers carried that message during the emergency drill, just over an hour since the first urgent communication pierced the dawn quiet at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy.

MALE OR FEMALE PRISON?

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Caitlyn Jenner, who was formerly known as Bruce Jenner, is an American athlete who won the men's decathlon at the 1976 Summer Olympics. The investigation into a deadly four-car accident involving Caitlyn Jenner has been completed and he could face manslaughter charges.

If charges are filed and jail time is ordered by the court, in light of present circumstances which facility would he be incarcerated in?

Investigators to recommend Caitlyn Jenner face manslaughter charge http://es.pn/1J7B5Rr

Evidence could get Jenner charged in wreck: source http://nydn.us/1NohRuN

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