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Rasmussen – 54% approve of President Trump’s job performance.

Click here: 54% of Likely U.S. Voters approve of President Trump’s job performance.
Donald J. Trump
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WBHS Large Group Speech Showcase

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Mason Forquer (top) and Braxtyn Freeman (on back) perform “Improv Tonight!” in the First Annual Large Group Speech Showcase at West Burlington High School Auditorium Thursday night.
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Samantha Myers performs “World’s Worst Nanny” as a Solo Mime in the First Annual Large Group Speech Showcase at West Burlington High School Auditorium Thursday night.
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Adriana Moad with Braxtyn Freeman performs in “Another Hundred People” in the First Annual Large Group Speech Showcase at West Burlington High School Auditorium Thursday night.
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Makenna Brockett with Braxtyn Freeman performs in “Another Hundred People” in the First Annual Large Group Speech Showcase at West Burlington High School Auditorium Thursday night.
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Athena Moad with Braxtyn Freeman performs in “Another Hundred People” in the First Annual Large Group Speech Showcase at West Burlington High School Auditorium Thursday night.
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Eric Fields (far left), HS/JH Language Arts Instructor, addresses the audience after members of the Large Speech Group finished their performance of “Hearing the Silent Cry” in the First Annual Large Group Speech Showcase at West Burlington High School Auditorium Thursday night.
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Cooking with vegetable oil could increase your risk of DEMENTIA

Click here: Eating a diet rich in vegetable oil could put you at risk for dementia, experts warn. Vegetable oil is more likely to cause plaque build up in the brain, a known precursor to serious neurodegenerative diseases. Experts say consumers would do well to replace vegetable oils with olive, coconut, avocado or peanut oils.
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Study: Social Media Making People Anti-Social

Click here – Study: Social Media Making People Anti-Social, Jealous

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VIDEO: What’s Holding the Arab World Back?

What’s holding the Arab world back? Why, by nearly every measure, are Muslim nations so far behind the West economically, culturally and scientifically? Bret Stephens, Global View columnist for the Wall Street Journal, explains.

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Soros Bankrolling Trump Protests

Click here: George Soros Bankrolling Effort to Stop Trump’s Temporary Refugee Halt Order
Billionaire George Soros – Convicted Felon and backer of Democratic Party
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VIDEO: Iowa basketball buzzer-beater stuns crowd

An Adel, Iowa, high school basketball game ended last night with a buzzer-beater shot that wowed the crowd.

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VIDEO: Why Is America So Rich?

Why is America the world’s richest nation? Is it mostly because of the government, or is it thanks to entrepreneurs and businessmen? Historian Burt Folsom of Hillsdale College explains.

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Walmart to Begin Selling Cars

Click here: Walmart to Begin Selling Cars

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Gallup: Obama Had Lower Average Approval Rating Than Nixon or Bush

Click here: President Obama had an average approval rating of 47.9-percent during his 8-years in office, according to Gallup. That puts Obama behind Richard Nixon and George W. Bush. It puts Barrack Obama ahead of only Gerald Ford (47.2 percent), Jimmy Carter (45.5 percent) and Harry Truman (45.4 percent).