BOOZE = CANCER

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The next time you go to the liquor store a nearby bar, or an event, stay as far away from the alcohol as you possibly can.

Alcohol consumption is the third leading preventable cause of cancer in the United States, after tobacco and obesity, increasing risk for at least seven types of cancer.

Overall, people who had one drink a day had a 40 percent higher risk of developing any of seven types of cancer—mouth, throat, voice box, esophagus, breast, liver, and colorectal—compared to those who didn't drink at all.

F NO C

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I am so disappointed that I was considering burning my Federal Communications Commission license when I read this news.

I had to study hard to pass my FCC license test when I was much younger. Now, the court has cut its wings to fly like an eagle.

A federal appeals court dealt a fatal blow to the Federal Communications Commission’s decade-plus effort to gain stronger oversight over the Internet. Tech billionaires win. All humanity, especially children lose. So sad

Federal Court Strikes a Final Blow to FCC’s Net-Neutrality Rules

GOP HIGH

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Mike Johnson is once again Speaker of The US House of Representatives as of midday Noon 🕛 He got the speaker's gavel — with help from his Frenemy. The fourth anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021 attack coming this Monday, steel fencing is again wrapping the Capitol, which has had some Democrats in tears and many Capitol Police officers reliving the horror they endured that day.
Meanwhile, Judge Juan Merchan denied Trump's motion to dismiss the case against him, and said he could appear in person or remotely for the sentencing

SHUT IT DOWN

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The inauguration has not taken place and the US Representatives of We The People haven’t certified the election, yet they’re at it.

As the Trump administration prepares to take office and Republicans get set to assume majority control of the House and Senate, a controversial federal office focused on disinformation campaigns is out of business.. 

The US State Department agency focused on foreign disinformation has reportedly been shut down

BE MYSELF & I

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I have to always be my own man, no matter what happens around me and what others think I could, would, and should be.

This one connects both personal growth and cultural traditions around the New Year. The idea of starting as I mean to go on is powerful, suggesting that the way I enter a new phase in life sets the tone for everything that follows.

BRONX BURNS

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The Bronx was a dangerous place in the 1970s, and there are still sections that require extreme caution for all who live there.

CARTER HELPED LAUNCH LIVE TV

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August 9, 1974, was a momentous day in American history, not just because my first child, Rachel Tiven, was born in Atlanta that morning but also because a resigned President Richard Nixon left the White House in disgrace at lunchtime headed for political oblivion in California.

NEW ORLEANS CARNAGE

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The New Orleans attack suspect repeatedly discussed plans to kill his family and join ISIS in chilling recordings.

PUBLIC DOMAIN DAY

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The copyrighted works from 1929 have now entered the US public domain, along with sound recordings from 1924.

US SAFEST

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Safe travels, stay safe and other phrases are are part of our vernacular in today’s dangerous America.

Have you noticed how we casually toss out "Be safe" every day? If someone's off to work, school, or just running errands, it's like a reflex. I guess it makes sense—safety feels more precious now than ever.

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