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Making America Great Again. Black Unemployment Rate Lowest in 17 Years

Click here: Bureau of Labor Statistics( BLS) reports the unemployment rate for black Americans is the lowest it has been since the year 2000, 17 years ago.

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Women’s March organizer accused of covering up sex abuse

Click here: Women’s March organizer Linda Sarsour bullied an underling to cover up sex-abuse allegations in her Brooklyn office, a report said. – NY Post
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What John F. Kennedy and Donald Trump have in common

Click here: What John F. Kennedy and Donald Trump have in common
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The sun is blank, NASA data shows it to be dimming

Click here: The sun gets successively more blank with each day, due to lack of sunspots, it is also dimming. According to data from NASA’s Spaceweather, so far in 2017, 96 days (27%) of the days observing the sun have been without sunspots.
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The Media are Killing Themselves with Botched Anti-Trump Reporting

“Four big scoops recently run by major news organizations, written by top reporters and, presumably, churned through layers of scrupulous editing, turned out to be completely wrong.” -NY Post David Harsanyi
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The Media’s Reign of Error.

Click here: “I remember Watergate pretty well, and I don’t remember anything like this level of journalistic carelessness back then. The constant stream of ‘bombshells’ that turn into duds is doing much more to damage the media than anything Trump could manage.” – Professor Walter Russell Mead 
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Facebook confirms that Facebook can be bad for you

Click here: Facebook said on Friday that there are certain use cases of the social network that can be bad for your health.
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WBNDD goes 1 and 1 at Triangular

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WBNDD’s Dreyton Laveine cradles Lone Tree’s Tim Mills for the pin in the 220lb class Thursday night in West Burlington. WBNDD wrestling team defeated Lone Tree, 42-33 before falling to Mediapolis, 31-27.
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Mediapolis’ Caden Benz cradles WBNDD’s Drake Smith before scoring a major decision on him in the 160lb class Thursday night in West Burlington. WBNDD wrestling team defeated Lone Tree, 42-33 before falling to Mediapolis, 31-27.
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WBNDD’s Tucker Moore rolls Mediapolis’ Allen Erickson for the pin in the 182lb class Thursday night in West Burlington. WBNDD wrestling team defeated Lone Tree, 42-33 before falling to Mediapolis, 31-27.
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Retail sales surge, weekly jobless claims fall

Click here: Retail sales increased more than expected in November and Americans filing for unemployment benefits dropped to near a 44-1/2-year low last week.
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West Burlington tops Notre Dame, 60-56

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West Burlington’s Colten Hohenthaner (30) celebrates their victory over Notre Dame Tuesday night in West Burlington. West Burlington defeated Notre Dame, 60-56.
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West Burlington’s Landen Greer (55) and Notre Dame’s Ryle Koenig (21) reach for a jump ball at the start of Tuesday night’s game in West Burlington. West Burlington defeated Notre Dame, 60-56.
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West Burlington’s Landen Greer (55) shoots around Notre Dame’s Christian Schwenker (1) Tuesday night in West Burlington. West Burlington defeated Notre Dame, 60-56.
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Notre Dame’s Axel Tjaden (24) goes to the basket against West Burlington Tuesday night in West Burlington. West Burlington defeated Notre Dame, 60-56.
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West Burlington’s Jonah Marlow (10) shoots around Notre Dame’s Jaxon Osborn (12) Tuesday night in West Burlington. West Burlington defeated Notre Dame, 60-56.
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West Burlington’s Tanner Snodgrass (0) shoots over Notre Dame’s Axel Tjaden (24) and Ryle Koenig (21) Tuesday night in West Burlington. West Burlington defeated Notre Dame, 60-56.
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West Burlington’s Dayton Johnson (13) goes to the basket between two Notre Dame Defenders Tuesday night in West Burlington. West Burlington defeated Notre Dame, 60-56.
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West Burlington’s Colten Hohenthaner (30) hits a layup against Notre Dame Tuesday night in West Burlington. West Burlington defeated Notre Dame, 60-56.