I’ll take Capitals for $500, Alex. The capitol of France: Paris. The capital of Russia: Moscow. Of Belarus… oh, that’s a tougher one. But it’s Minsk. Everyone knows and everyone agrees. The country gets to pick its capital. I can’t choose another city to be the capital of Germany, even though they were a divided …
A new report from personal finance website GOBankingRates revealed that 32 percent of Americans – nearly a third of respondents – have no money in their savings accounts. GOBankingRates conducts this survey each year to better understand Americans’ personal financial standing. Since 2015, the results have shown that the majority of Americans have less than $1,000 in …
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“Rosie the Riveter” was an iconic poster of a female factory worker flexing her muscle, exhorting other women to join the World War II effort with the declaration that “We Can Do It!” Mae Krier, 93, an original Rosie the Riveter, worked at Boeing aircraft, producing B-17s and B-29s for the war effort from 1943 to …
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Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar wants Democratic Minnesota AG Keith Ellison to investigate USA Powerlifting because it won’t allow biological males to compete as women. Omar sent a letter to USA Powerlifting on behalf of JayCee Cooper, a male athlete who identifies as a transgender woman. Omar accused the powerlifting organization of violating Minnesota state laws …
When people think about a bitcoin investment vehicle, they think about a way to make money. This makes sense as people invest in things in order to build their own financial wealth. However, that takes away from what bitcoin is actually all about, which is the greater social good. The Bitcoin Investment Vehicle and Social Good Few …
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www.express.co.uk (cc) Strict new guidelines on where Russians can and cannot smoke, which Russian President Vladimir Putin signed into law late February, went into effect Saturday. BBC News reports: Smoking will be banned at workplaces, housing block stairwells, buses and commuter trains and within 15m of train stations and airports. From 1 June 2014, all …
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U.S. Space Command will be the U.S. military’s 11th unified combatant command, Vice President Mike Pence announced at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. “It will serve alongside other functional commands like Strategic Command and Special Operations Command, and it will be led by a four-star flag officer,” Pence said. “It will establish unified control …
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Peter Strzok told Congress last year that he deleted communications with Lisa Page, but he claimed he did so for “personal” reasons An attorney for Strzok says that the former FBI official deleted the records before he was removed from Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia team Strzok testified that he was asked to review his …
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Because of the unified efforts of America’s turkey farmers and processors, the federal government and retailers, U.S. consumers can have greater confidence than ever in the safety of the turkeys they consume at Thanksgiving and throughout the year. Those same consumers can rest easy knowing they have ultimate control in the fight against foodborne illness. Shelley …
Futurists say these occupations are likely to be the most needed in just 10 years. Courtesy of: Visual Capitalist