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From: gunter
9/18/20
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the Outsider's Champion, Has Died at 87
Days before her death, she said, "My most fervent wish is that I will not be replaced until a new president is installed."
Read more from The Daily BeastFrom: gunter
9/21/20
DOJ Designates New York City as an 'Anarchist Jurisdiction'
New York City is one of three places that "have permitted violence and destruction of property to persist and have refused to undertake reasonable measures to counteract criminal activities," leading to its designation as an "anarchist jurisdiction," the Justice Department said Monday. Rather than idle words, the designation has potential financial consequences. President Trump issued a memo...
Read more from NBC New York- Edited November 20, 2020 1:05 pm by gunter
From: gunter
9/23/20
and another one bites the dust ....
The New Name For Uncle Ben's Rice Is Here
The 70-year-old brand is the latest company to drop a logo criticized as a racial stereotype.
Read more from HuffPost- Edited December 13, 2020 10:23 pm by gunter
From: gunter
9/25/20
Giant rat wins animal hero award for sniffing out landmines
LONDON (AP) - A rat has for the first time won a British charity's top civilian award for animal bravery, receiving the honor for searching out unexploded landmines in Cambodia. Magawa, a...
Read more from AP NEWS- Edited November 9, 2020 1:16 pm by gunter
From: gunter
9/25/20
Here's today's contribution to ... to ... em ... batshit!
Archbishop Vigano: Trump faces 'biblical challenge' against 'demonic forces of ... New World Order'
Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano said the 2020 presidential election presents Americans with a "biblical" challenge "against the demonic forces of the deep state and against the New World Order."
Read more from The Washington Times- Edited November 20, 2020 1:06 pm by gunter
From: gunter
10/2/20
Sugar sugar everywhere, it's one of my frequent complaints as I check labels on supermarket shelves. Can't find tomato sauce without added sugar and why in the world does sour cream have sugar in it?
Subway bread rolls not bread, Irish court rules
A court says the bread used in the firm's hot sandwiches must be taxed because of its sugar content.
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Subway maintains their bread is still bread, no matter what Ireland's Supreme Court says
According to the court's official judgement, the amount of sugar found in the flour-based food legally makes it more of a pastry than bread. The ruling occurred amidst an appeal presented by Bookfinders Ltd., Subway's Irish franchise, that claimed a few of its products were not liable for value-added tax, heated sandwiches included. Judges rejected the appeal, citing the claim that the "bread"...
Read more from pennliveFrom: gunter
10/5/20
The President, in his escape from the hospital and breathless appearance on the White House balcony, is being compared to Mussolini and Evita, causing Patti Lupone to pipe up.