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via thefreethoughtproject: Robbins, IL — Early Sunday morning, a tragedy took place in Illinois after a hero security guard stopped what was quickly becoming a deadly mass shooting, only to be shot by police moments later. Jemel Roberson, 26, was working security at Manny’s Blue Room Sunday morning when his heroism got him killed. The incident … Read more

by PhysicalGeographer   Dear Pres Trump: You have done some great things since taking office such as improved our economy with tax breaks, rolled back unnecessary regulations, decreased the joblessness rates in the country, bring down ISIS etc. These great things you have done for us but what the hell can you do to end … Read more

In heavily Republican Bay County, election supervisor Mark Andersen acknowledged Monday that he had allowed some voters to cast their ballots over email, which is not allowed under state law.   PANAMA CITY, Fla. (AP) – Election officials in a Florida county battered by Hurricane Michael last month allowed about 150 displaced voters to cast ballots … Read more

by OB1_kenobi The news (journalism) is supposed to be an unbiased presentation of facts and events. At its best, it educates the viewer about what is going on in the world. Propaganda can also present facts and events. But with a key difference. Propaganda always tries to convince the viewer to believe in a one-sided narrative. At its best, … Read more

Via The Washington Examiner Drug overdoses led to more deaths in the U.S. in 2017 than any year on record and were the leading cause of death in the country, according to a Drug Enforcement Administration report issued Friday. More than 72,000 people died from drug overdoses in 2017, according to the NIH — about 200 per day. … Read more

GUNDLACH: LOTS OF CORPORATE LEVERAGE pic.twitter.com/7uB2M5Bo14 — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) November 13, 2018 GUNDLACH: DOWNGRADES COULD BE SIGNIFICANT COME CYCLE TURN pic.twitter.com/5OQGP1mWXN — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) November 13, 2018 GUNDLACH: INVESTMENT GRADE CORPORATE BONDS VALUATION HIGHEST EVER pic.twitter.com/66jdwu9OM0 — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) November 13, 2018 "greatest economy ever" pic.twitter.com/IWz1HRzAk2 — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) November 14, 2018 "greatest economy ever" … Read more

Privacy concerns as Google absorbs DeepMind’s health division  Privacy advocates have raised concerns about patients’ data after Google said it would take control of its subsidiary DeepMind’s healthcare division. Google, which acquired London-based artificial intelligence lab DeepMind in 2014, said on Tuesday that the DeepMind Health brand, which uses NHS patient data, will cease to exist … Read more

Less than five percent. But there’s also this: “First, financial journalists have stronger incentives to produce original information and analysis than to disseminate information already in the public domain, and they rely heavily on private communication with company management for information. Second, sell-side analysts play an important role in informing financial journalists, many of whom … Read more

via hotair: Fisher, like many other experts, attributes the sex decline to a decline in couplehood among young people. For a quarter century, fewer people have been marrying, and those who do have been marrying later. At first, many observers figured that the decline in marriage was explained by an increase in unmarried cohabitation—yet the share … Read more

Goldman’s bear market indicator is at a rare 73 percent, its highest level since the late 1960s and early 1970s. At such levels, the tool predicts a zero average return over the next 12 months and a “substantial” risk of drawdown. The indicator is “flashing red,” wrote Goldman chief global equity strategist Peter Oppenheimer. “Historically, … Read more