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Government’s insatiable appetite

Taxing their people into prosperity. Even with unemployment at a 50-year low, homelessness is on the rise in American cities as the cost of housing ramps higher. The Department of Housing and Urban Development reports that the homeless population grew 0.3% this year, a second annual increase after seven years of declines. The backdrop is skyrocketing rentals in

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Bernie Sanders Accused Of Using Government To Target Company That Ran Political Ad Against Him

The office of Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders is being accused of wielding its political power in order to seek retribution against a Vermont business owner who ran an ad attacking Sanders over his hypocrisy. Rodolphe “Skip” Vallee, the CEO of St. Albans-based gasoline distributor and retailer R.L. Vallee, is alleging that Sanders and his senior

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California has abandoned a plan to tax text messages

What did Reagan use to say about liberals: if it moves, tax it? California has abandoned a plan to tax text messages. The Federal Communications Commission ruled that text messaging is an “information service” and not a telecommunications service, leading the California Public Utilities Commission to cancel a January vote on the proposal. The CPUC had hoped

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Bottled Water Faces a Reckoning

Another about time! Bottled water faces a reckoning: America’s most popular beverage is confronting a crisis, as consumers rail against disposable plastic and state and local governments implement bans. The world’s biggest water brands are rushing to find alternatives, amid anticipated sales declines. Evian — which says it will produce all of its bottles from recycled material

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Occupy Silicon Valley

It’s about time. Occupy Silicon Valley: “The ire progressives once felt toward the 1% on Wall Street is turning on Silicon Valley,” says Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman, with increased scrutiny of the financial might and ethical decisions of the biggest players in tech.

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Americans are Using Less Cash

Americans are using less cash, with roughly 29% of adults making no purchases with physical currency during a typical week, according to the Pew Research Center. That’s up from 24% in 2015. And more Americans are comfortable walking around without cash — 53% try to keep currency on hand, down from 60% in 2015. The shift

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There Are More New Shows Streaming Than There Are on Actual TV | IndieWire

We’ve known for some time that we’re in the midst of Peak TV, but now FX has quantified that ongoing phenomenon. Its annual research report reveals that, for the first time ever, streaming shows now outnumber their traditional-TV counterparts. — Read on www.indiewire.com/2018/12/streaming-shows-outnumber-broadcast-cable-1202027973/

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UI football player arrested on rape charge

University of Idaho football player Kyree Curington was arrested today and faces the charge of rape, according to the Latah County Jail roster. A warrant was issued for Curington’s arrest after police logged an incident report early Friday morning relating to an alleged sex offense at the university’s Wallace dormitories. According to the Moscow Police Department’s daily log, a

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Google employees push to stop Project Dragonfly

Google’s liberal employees are finally realizing that when push comes to shove, Google cares about the bottom line and not their stated principles.  Google employees: We no longer believe the company places values over profits (Reuters) – Eleven employees comprising engineers and managers at Alphabet Inc’s Google published an open letter on Tuesday, demanding that

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