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VIDEO: How the Minimum Wage Hurts Young People

Post author By Falcon
Post date December 16, 2016

The minimum wage is supposed to help entry-level workers, right? So why do many young people lose their jobs when the minimum wage is raised? Watch this short video to find out.

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School district to allow teachers to arm themselves

Post author By Falcon
Post date December 16, 2016

Click here: School district to allow teachers to arm themselves

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Dollar Climbs to Strongest Level Since 2003

Post author By Falcon
Post date December 15, 2016

Click here: Dollar Climbs to Strongest Since 2003 on Fed Path; Bonds Drop

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It wasn’t the Russians! DNC Operative gave emails to WikiLeaks

Post author By Falcon
Post date December 15, 2016

Click here: WikiLeaks operative says Russia did NOT provide Clinton emails – they were handed over to him at a D.C. park by an intermediary for ‘disgusted’ Democratic whistleblowers

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GE plans to sell WB Industrial Solutions Plant in 2017

Post author By Falcon
Post date December 15, 2016

Click here: GE Industrial Solutions, which focuses on protecting and maintaining electrical grids and has about $3 billion in annual revenue, is targeted to sell in late 2017.

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VIDEO: The Sexiest Man Alive

Post author By Falcon
Post date December 13, 2016

What makes a man sexy? What makes a man…a man? Is there something about being the “bad boy”? Or is it more about predictability and reliability? Jim Geraghty of National Review explains.