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Iowa Town Orders Police to Shoot Cats

Click here: Jefferson, Iowa, City Council directs Police Officers to shoot cats to control feral population.
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Cops Are the Good Guys

Are cops perfect? Of course not. And no one should expect them to be. But every single day, under the most difficult conditions, the police protect us from the bad guys. In other words, they do their job and they do it well. Former Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke makes it very clear: cops are not the problem in this short 5-minute video.

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Here’s What Uncle Sam Is Doing With Your Tax Money

Click here: The average American household sends more than $20,000 to Washington in tax revenue each year, and most see little in return. In 2017, the federal government nabbed more than $3.3 trillion in taxes—but that still isn’t enough to satiate Washington’s immense appetite for spending. The 2017 deficit was a whopping $665 billion.

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Student Journalist Says Discipline Policies Weakened School Safety Before Parkland Shooting

Click here: Kenneth Preston, a 19-year-old student journalist who attends high school in Broward County, Florida, has done an in-depth investigation of the superintendent and school board. His report, released on Tuesday, says that Broward Superintendent Robert Runcie and the school district failed to spend over $100 million of federal money intended for school safety upgrades. Runcie once worked under former Obama Secretary of Education Arne Duncan in the Chicago Public Schools system.
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Quote of the Day

“Are you a mildly tech-literate politico horrified by the level of ignorance demonstrated by lawmakers gearing up to regulate online technology they don’t even begin to grasp? Cool. Now you have a tiny glimpse into a day in the life of a gun owner.” -SEAN DAVIS

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Trump Trade Tariff Tactic Works! China Blinks

Click here: China Pledges To ‘Significantly’ Lower Tariffs, Protect Intellectual Property
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As the Rich Get Richer, the Poor Get Richer

The rich are getting richer, and the poor are… well… also getting richer. What’s driving this wealth creation process? In this short 5-minute video, Daniel Hannan explains why it is capitalism — and capitalism alone — that has led to the unprecedented enrichment that is the central fact of Western life.

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‘Silent Middle’ No Longer Will Be Ignored on Second Amendment

North Carolina Man Passionately Defends The Second Amendment. Mark Robinson made headlines this week when a video of him at a city council meeting went viral after he defended the Second Amendment and criticized politicians who want to take away guns from law-abiding citizens.

 

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WBND Girls & Boys Sweep 2018 Falcon Relays

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West Burlington – Notre Dame’s Matt Johnson takes the baton from Colton Sherwood in the 4×800 final at the Falcon Relays Thursday night in West Burlington. WBND 4×800 Relay Team placed first.
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West Burlington – Notre Dame’s Jonah Marlow takes the baton from Seth Estrada-Miller in the 4×800 final at the Falcon Relays Thursday night in West Burlington. WBND 4×800 Relay Team placed first.
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WBND’s Jordan Roberts runs in the 4×100 shuttle hurdle relay at the Falcon Relays Thursday night in West Burlington. Falcons placed second in the event.
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WBND’s Bryer Atwater competes in the 4×110 shuttle hurdle relay at the Falcon Relays Thursday night in West Burlington. Falcons took first place in the event.
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WBND’s Quinn Williams competes in the 4×110 shuttle hurdle relay at the Falcon Relays Thursday night in West Burlington. Falcons took first place in the event.
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Danville’s Kaley Eisenmann wins her heat in the 100-meter dash at the Falcon Relays Thursday night in West Burlington. Eisenmann placed seventh overall.
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WBND’s Sydney Marlow wins the 100-meter dash with a meet record time of 13.17-seconds at the Falcon Relays Thursday night in West Burlington.
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Mediapolis’ Jagger Gourley wins the 100-meter dash at the Falcon Relays Thursday night in West Burlington.
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Danville’s Drew Fox takes the baton from Emma Jarrett in the distance medley at the Falcon Relays Thursday night in West Burlington. Danville placed second in the event.
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WBND’s Jordan Roberts takes the baton from Cameron Mehaffy in the distance medley at the Falcon Relays Thursday night in West Burlington.
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New London’s Carson McSorley takes the baton from Savannah Sutherland in the distance medley at the Falcon Relays Thursday night in West Burlington. New London won the event with a meet record of 4:31.39.
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Danville’s Breanna Teel takes the baton from Drew Fox in the distance medley at the Falcon Relays Thursday night in West Burlington. Danville placed second in the event.
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WBND’s Hannah Gnann takes the baton from Jordan Roberts in the distance medley at the Falcon Relays Thursday night in West Burlington.
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WBND’s Drew Chiprez takes the baton from Quinn Williams in the distance medley at the Falcon Relays Thursday night in West Burlington.
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Danville’s Alyssa Pfadenhauer wins the 400-meter dash in a meet record time of 1:00.66 at the Falcon Relays Thursday night in West Burlington.
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WBND’s Katie Jackson places second the 400-meter dash at the Falcon Relays Thursday night in West Burlington.
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Danville’s Mckenzie Speer takes the baton from Alexis Bauer in the 4×200 relay at the Falcon Relays Thursday night in West Burlington. Danville won the event in a meet record time of 1:50.65.
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WBND’s Morgan Flowers takes the baton in the 4×200 relay at the Falcon Relays Thursday night in West Burlington. WBND took second in the event.
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WBND’s Jamar Lewis takes the baton from Brian Brem in the 4×200 relay at the Falcon Relays Thursday night in West Burlington. WBND won the event with a meet record time of 1:37.34.
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WBND’s Natalie Vandenberg competes in the 100-meter hurdles at the Falcon Relays Thursday night in West Burlington.
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WBND’s Samantha Dzawo competes in the 100-meter hurdles at the Falcon Relays Thursday night in West Burlington.
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WBND’s Axel Tjaden wins the 110-meter hurdles at the Falcon Relays Thursday night in West Burlington.
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Facebook on a secret mission asking hospitals to share patient medical data

Click here: Facebook has approached several major U.S. hospitals to share data about their patients.
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