Friday, July 6, 2018

Generics...




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Amazon has quietly launched an exclusive line of over-the-counter health products in a possible challenge to pharmacy retail chains that could spark a price war and put pressure on store-brand profit margins.

Technically, the company doesn't own these products, which are produced by private-label manufacturer Perrigo, but it does put Amazon in a position to squeeze other retailers. The e-commerce giant launched the Basic Care line in August, including 60 products ranging from ibuprofen to hair regrowth treatment.

Pharmacies make money when people walk in looking to grab medicine and end up buying cosmetics and other goods. They're already losing traffic as people shop for those products online, including on Amazon. Giving them another possible reason to skip the store could hurt even more.

Fuzzy...

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The U.S. imposed tariffs on $34 billion worth of Chinese goods, and now the cheese industry is caught in the crossfire. 

China is Expected to implement new retaliatory tariffs on the U.S. cheese industry and other sectors. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce says retaliatory tariffs against the U.S. threaten about a billion dollars of Wisconsin's exports, which include cheese.

Overproduction has already created a glut of milk on the market, driving down dairy prices and threatening some of the 130 family farms on which Sartori relies. 

The math is fuzzy, but if the Chinese didn't buy the cheese, US customers will. 
The prices have been doubling recently. 

Barrett..

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Judge Amy Coney Barrett

Barrett, 46, is one of six judges Trump has already interviewed to replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy on the bench. She is a federal appeals court judge who was appointed by Trump in 2017. Her Senate confirmation was anything but easy as she was grilled by Democrats about her religious background.

She once told a 2006 Notre Dame Law School graduating class that their “legal career is but a means to an end, and … that end is building the kingdom of God. … If you can keep in mind that your fundamental purpose in life is not to be a lawyer, but to know, love and serve God, you truly will be a different kind of lawyer.”

Humanitaire...

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In 2013 former Canadian beauty Queen Rachel Lapierre had a huge win on the lottery. 
Rachel told the Journal de Montreal: “In 2013, I bought a lottery ticket, which I never do”. she wasn’t expecting to win anything but hit the jackpot and ended up netting £605 (or C$1000) a week for life in the Quebecois lottery “Gagnant à vie”, or “winner for life”. 
I grew up in a poor environment and saw misery and sadness. I told myself if we all made a small gesture, the world would be better.
Within 8 weeks Rachel had left her job as a Nurse and decided to set up and launch a charity called “Le Book Humanitaire”…

Direction...

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Missing Direction.

ICE...

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While the Democrats keep opposing ICE, with no plan for the border protection, the public will shift to a different party regardless.

Red Hen...

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Butch Barley demonstrates outside of the Red Hen on

Members of Patriot Picket, an organization that supports

After refusing to serve Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders on June 22, the Red Hen restaurant grew notorious, prompting a national debate over social decency in an era of sharp political divides. Protesters flocked to the restaurant, and it stayed closed for nearly two weeks. 
Ahead of the scheduled reopening at 5 p.m., protesters and hopeful customers gathered on the bucolic street corner outside the Red Hen, just across from the Stonewall Jackson House. 
"If they want to serve up politics rather than Southern fried chicken, then they are setting up their own demise as a restaurant," 

Thursday, July 5, 2018

Mei...

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There won't be a baby panda at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., any time soon. It turns out Mei Xiang, one of the zoo's giant pandas, is not pregnant, despite showing signs for the last few months, the zoo says.

Incite Violence...

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Maxine Waters drew criticism from both sides of the aisle after she encouraged protesters to publicly confront and “push back on” Trump administration officials.  
Waters maintains she did not intend to "incite violence" by her comments and says Trump and others are deliberately mischaracterizing her words. 
Schumer said Waters' call for the “harassment of political opponents”  was “not American.” 
“Crazy Maxine Waters, said by some to be one of the most corrupt people in politics, is rapidly becoming, together with Nancy Pelosi, the FACE of the Democrat Party. Her ranting and raving, even referring to herself as a wounded animal, will make people flee the Democrats!” Trump tweeted. 

Crooks...


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Finding a soulmate is already pretty tough, so  Facebook (FB) is launching a dating application later this year, and users are already perceiving a rise in "catfishers" -- crooks. 

Take a few minutes to do a Google image search.  If it's a photo that comes up multiple times with many names, be warned. 

Con artists are reluctant to talk on the phone or meet in person.  The athletic Midwestern hunk you're corresponding with is actually a skinny Nigerian telemarketer with a heavy accent.
A con artist is likely to contact you multiple times a day and fall head over heels in love with you within weeks.