Monitoring of current reports has shown that the new iPhones will show us a new look at the camera, processor and display. The planned improvements should affect exactly these components of the new smartphones.
Obviously, the bangs will remain, however, the company plans to reduce it. It is already hard to imagine apple devices without it, therefore, it is clearly not worth expecting its elimination.
Also, an important function that the new smartphones will have is Face ID and Touch ID. This feature has been postponed for a long time from new devices, however, now users can rejoice. After all, now you can forget about the inconveniences associated with the inability to fully open your face to the camera, manually entering the code and Apple Watch unlocking. Fingerprint rushes to the rescue.
In addition, the display of the device deserves special attention. Users will be able to try out the LTPO display. Hopefully, the company has no plans to present us with a refresh rate of 90 hertz as a real revolution. Let's wait for a faster screen.
Why is the Touch ID news so good?
The company's design delights, display and processor improvements are undeniably important. However, user friendliness takes a much higher priority for users than boosting performance and fluidity. Therefore, the news of the return of Touch ID is received with much more enthusiasm.
When only Face ID remained on Apple devices, it was perceived ambiguously. After all, the global pandemic did not spare this technology, and did everything to make its use as inconvenient as possible. And of the alternatives to face recognition, users are left with only manual code entry.
But the fact remains. The Home button, which simultaneously read fingerprints, is a rather bulky part of the device, which took up the lion's share of the display. Therefore, the apple giants will have to work hard to integrate it into new devices and do it as elegantly as possible. It is not yet fully known in what format we will see the touch ID, and on which devices this function will be implemented, but we can be sure that soon we will be able to enjoy the variability in unlocking devices.
Most likely, the fingerprint reader will be located under the display itself, which will make it as easy as possible for the user and avoid adding the Home button again. But all that remains is to wait for the official news. Integration of such a function without losing the functionality of the device is not easy.
As for Face ID?
The function of unlocking the device using your own face will not disappear anywhere. Despite being tested by a pandemic, many users fell in love with it and is clearly not going to go anywhere from devices.
However, there were earlier rumors that Apple was planning to get rid of the bangs. Then the opinions of users were divided, and it was not known how Face ID will be integrated, and whether they will add it in general. Options for integrating the front camera into the display itself were considered.
Now we have a reason to think about the direct integration of this function, relying on the fact that the bangs will remain, although they will be reduced. Most likely, the camera will remain in the bangs itself, although it can be converted for other needs, the same speaker, while the integration of unlocking in the face will take place with its introduction under the display. Again, all that remains is to wait for the official data.
What is LTPO display?
Low Temperature Polycrystal Oxide, or simply LTPO, is a technology created by Apple. You could see its benefits in Apple Watch Series 5, which had a permanent working display.
The main advantage of this technology is the ability to create a screen with different refresh rates, which will allow us to enjoy a much smoother screen, and enjoy the same videos in a much more pleasing format.
But we can be satisfied not only with the overall smoothness. The main advantage of this screen format is that the device's lifespan can be increased by combining classic LTPS and LTPO. Now, long-term operation of the device will not only be comfortable for the eye, but also will not imply premature depletion of the battery.
And considering also the fact that Apple is planning to use more powerful processors in their devices, we can count on phenomenal performance and operation of the device, because the use of LTPO does not require any additional components between the display and the processor itself. In general, all that remains is to wait for quality growth.
How encouraging is the news?
The important thing now is not to rejoice too much. Do not forget that by the day of the official presentation, everything can change dramatically, and we will receive new details. However, the fact remains: we are waiting for a really great job from Apple engineers.
We'll see increased display refresh rates, improved device performance, integration with everyone's favorite Touch ID, and I'm sure a lot more. We can only hope that at least the declared functions will be valid. In this case, we will see some really amazing devices that can inspire all users.


A review of the Ibanez AVNB1FE Acoustic/Electric 4-String Fretless Bass…
Typically when most of us think of Ibanez, we think of great electric and acoustic guitars and basses, all of them being pretty much standard size. Then along comes the new line of acoustic basses from Ibanez and they are just amazing!
The bass for this review is the Ibanez AVNB1FE Acoustic/Electric 4-String Fretless Bass. The bass may be smaller in stature than a standard size acoustic/electric bass, but don’t let the size fool you; big sounds come in this smaller package. This bass is a true blast to play, even unplugged, with more than enough volume to compete with acoustic guitars in an acoustic setting.
Don’t shy away just because it is fretless either. There are side dots that line up perfectly where frets 3, 5, 7, 9, 12, 15 and 17 would line up, so no need to worry about hitting that wrong note, provided you are correctly tuned up.
The AVNB1FE bass is constructed of mahogany sides and back for the body with a solid sitka spruce top, completed with X bracing. The neck is also mahogany with the bridge and fretboard being cultured maple. Both the nut and saddle are bone material. The pickup is the Fishman Sonicore, with an Ibanez AEQ-SP2 preamp, with controls for volume, bass, and treble. It is also equipped with a tuner and powered by a 9-volt battery. The battery compartment is easily accessible, right along side the preamp. Connections available for output are 1/4” or low Impedance. An open pore semi-gloss finish completes the AVNB1FE.
Check out the new Ibanez AVNB1FE Acoustic/Electric 4-String Fretless Bass, along with other models in the series at an Ibanez music retailer near you!


Take, as a prime example, the debate around the national minimum wage (NMW). The Low Pay Commission (LPC) was created in 1998 to offer independent advice on the NMW – precisely because politicians were deemed incapable of resisting the temptation to push the rate up too fast.
The commission was seen to have done an admirable job at balancing the interests of employer and employee; and so imagine the surprise when it was informed just hours before this year’s Summer Budget that its remit was being torn up and that the government would set a new level of minimum earnings.
From April next year, those over 25 will benefit from a so-called National Living Wage, set at £7.20 and rising to at least £9 per hour by the end of this parliament. The news was met with justified scepticism by some employers and business groups.
Former Sainsbury’s chief executive Justin King said the move was “ludicrous”, while outgoing CBI director general John Cridland said it was “not obvious that businesses will be able to cope with that level of imposed wage cost increases”. In other words, there will be unintended consequences.
Today, global recruitment specialists Manpower adds to these concerns with a report identifying a slowdown in UK-wide hiring which they attribute in no uncertain terms to the impending rise in the cost of labour. Adding to the expense of employment with a significant rise in fixed labour costs across the board will compel some employers to look for savings elsewhere. The obvious place to start will be in finding productivity gains in the existing workforce rather than adding to it with new hires.
If the government wants to mitigate these inevitable consequences it should look to reduce costs elsewhere, starting with the burden of National Insurance contributions. The political temptation to announce a “pay rise for everybody” was exactly why the LPC was established.
The complexities of the debate and the reality of low-skilled work mean that if the government’s mandated rise in the cost of labour is to be accommodated, it must be offset by a reduction in employment costs elsewhere.


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I read in the Sun Journal about those who oppose health care reform, or are against the public option. The various reasons given trouble me. Many, including members of Congress, are against the cost of health care reform. What about the trillion dollars dumped into Iraq, at questionable benefit to anyone but military contractors?
People rail against government involvement in health care when they have great government policies for themselves (Congress, Medicare, military, etc.). They don’t want the government handling health care, while ignoring the fact that many are already receiving those benefits.
Do those who have coverage have no empathy for the millions of Americans who do not? We all could be there soon.
I have good health insurance now. I pay a premium and my employer subsidizes a larger portion as a benefit. Even when I pay 10 percent for a medical procedure, the cost puts a major dent in my budget.
As Anthem and other health insurance agencies continue to ask for rate increases, it is easy to envision employers wanting a greater contribution for health care benefits, if they continue to offer the benefits at all. Everyone deserves health coverage.
I have a medical condition that requires surgery. I could possibly wait another year or two but with the current insecurity of health care’s future, I believe it is wiser to have the work done sooner, rather than later, regardless of the possible negative outcomes.
That is a decision, too, influenced by cost.
Jeff Harper, Auburn

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THE Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Eastern Visayas region warned the public on Monday against consuming all kinds of shellfish sourced from Matarinao Bay after they were found to be positive of red tide.
BFAR regional director Juan Albaladejo Jr. said the recurrence of red tide in Matarinao Bay was observed last week after laboratory tests were conducted by BFAR and local government units surrounding the area.
“Shellfish samples collected from Matarinao Bay tested positive for traces of paralytic poison, more commonly known as red tide. Toxicity level has reached beyond regulatory limit of 60 ugSTXeg/100g of shellfish meat,” Albaladejo said.
Red tide in the area was declared last March 16, 2010 and remained until May last year.
“BFAR and the concerned local government units surrounding Matarinao Bay are continuously monitoring the area to safeguard public health and protect the shellfish industry,” Albaladejo said.
“Although the occurrence of red tide in the area appears to be entirely natural, the algal blooms may be a result of systematic increase of sea temperature and then followed by heavy rains,” Albaladejo added.
“All types of shellfish and alamang (krill) from the sea area of Salcedo, Quinapondan, Hernani, and General MacArthur are not safe for human consumption,” Albaladejo said.
“Fish, squid, and crab are safe to eat provided that these are fresh and washed thoroughly, and internal organs such as gills and intestines are removed before cooking. Fish should not be eaten raw such as kinilaw,” Albaladejo added.
Among the symptoms of red tide poisoning are facial numbness, headaches, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, difficulty in breathing, abdominal cramps, and weakness or paralysis of one of more extremities.
The symptoms show less than 24 hours after eating red tide contaminated shellfish.
Meanwhile, Albaladejo said the remaining coastal waters of Eastern Visayas such as Ormoc Bay, Biliran waters, Camotes Sea that is facing Leyte, San Pedro Bay, Villareal Bay, Maqueda Bay, Irong-irong Bay, Cancabato Bay, Sogod Bay, Carigara Bay, and Calbayog waters are free from red tide organisms.
Red tide is a common name for algal bloom caused by some species. These are often associated with the production of natural toxins, depletion of dissolved oxygen and other harmful effects. (Reyan L. Arinto/Leyte Samar Daily Express)


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My following article below was originally published by the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies (IEET):
Warfare is no stranger to world history. It has become a byproduct of life itself, though is becoming less of a presence as greater activities emerge, i.e. new developing markets, scientific research, and exponentially growing technologies. For what’s left of warfare in our modern age is being coupled with the growing market of new advanced technologies, particularly that of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), aka: drones.
One of the more famously used drones by U.S. military is the General Atomics MQ-1 Predator, which has been in operation since 1995. According to P. W. Singer, author of Wired For War: The Robotics Revolution and Conflict in the 21st Century, “From June 2005 to June 2006, Predators carried out 2,073 missions, flew 33,833 hours, surveyed 18,490 targets, and participated in 242 separate raids.” Frighteningly clarifying that, despite “this massive effort, there is demand for more.” (Singer, p. 35.)
A demand for more, indeed! Thanks to Pitch Interactive, a multi-faceted interactive and data visualization studio in San Francisco, they’ve provided an amazingly well-researched digital infographic chart, which compiles every drone strike by U.S. military in Pakistan alone. Starting in 2004, year of the first ever recorded drone strike in the country, up to now, the people of Pakistan have had to suffer from over 360 attacks thus far. According to the U.S. government, these UAV attacks are done so to eliminate enemy combatants. And yet, despite 47 high-profile targets being successfully killed as a result of these drones, this only makes up 1.5% of all drone strikes in the country in the last 9 years. As the chart clearly shows, using datasets provided by The Bureau of Investigative Journalism (BIJ), out of the 3,115 victims of drone strikes in the country, 175 (5.6%) were children, 535 (17.2%) were normal civilians, and 2,358 were labeled “Other”. This, according to Pitch, “is classified differently depending on the source. The Obama administration classifies any able-bodied male a military combatant unless evidence is brought forward to prove otherwise. This is a very grey area for us. These could be neighbors of a target killed. They may all be militants and a threat. What we do know for sure is that they are targeted without being given any representation or voice to defend themselves.”
This is a big problem.
Anti-drone warfare activism growing
So much a problem that Yemeni youth activist Farea al-Muslimi courageously stood before the U.S. Senate and spoke on how UAV drone strikes in his country – Yemen – were the underlying cause of radical anti-U.S. fanaticism.
According to the BIJ, the country Yemen has suffered its fair share of drone strikes over the years as well, resulting in hundreds of lives being slain. Somalia suffers much less, but it’s certainly a growing presence as military drones continue expanding and being funded by The Boeing Company, a multinational aerospace and defense corporation.
Muslimi and the BIJ aren’t alone, though, in their fight against drone warfare. In a unusual show of unity, U.S. anti-war activists and stockholders of Boeing have joined forces in opposition to the company’s construction of drones being used for imperialist war mongering. In their show of opposition, they pointed out not only the thousands of lives being decimated as a result of drone strikes from Yemen to Afghanistan, but also the millions of dollars being wasted in the construction of these killer drones, rather than being spent on more important things like our education system.
Hundreds of U.K. citizens have taken up the cause against drone warfare as well. Recently over 600 activists came together and marched in opposition to what they deemed as “drone sharing” between the U.K. and U.S. governments and military. Not to mention opposition to their own govt’s role in drone strikes throughout the ongoing war in Afghanistan.
The U.S. in particular, though, is witnessing a growth in the anti-drone movement. Unlike the anti-technology opposition known as Luddism, the anti-drone movement in the U.S. is taking a stand against the abuse of drone technology. Opposition to U.S. imperialism and their use of UAVs as a means of remaining a dominating force over other countries is only one part of the movement as a whole. Other elements of the movement are recognizing and opposing the recently approved requirement by the U.S. govt for intelligence gathering drones to operate in domestic skies, pointing out the clear violation of citizens’ privacy.
Not all drones are bad
Despite the hostility between anti-war activists and the U.S. military regarding drone warfare, the technology of drones should not be caught in the crossfire. The technology itself is amazing and could be used to do so much good. In fact, while war-mongering govts are using drones to inflict harm, a growing movement of techno-philanthropists, DIY innovators, and social activists are coming together to build low-cost drones in order to help those in danger, to conserve our environment, and gather more information regarding several animal species on the brink of extinction.
One of the projects being pushed forward is ConservationDrones.org. Through this project they develop and build next-generation, low-cost drones so that the general public can participate in what is becoming a global movement to help one another. They receive help from ResearchDrones LLC and work alongside several humanitarian groups, such as the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Greenpeace, and the Wildlife Conservation Society.
DIY Drones is another growing movement which is spearheading drone development. Here people come together to buy and sell personally designed UAVs, participate in workshops to help build new designs, and then to show off to the world your progress and finished inventions. As millions of more people join the online community as more cell phones and laptops become available every year in developing countries, projects like DIY Drones will become a huge inspiration to those seeking something new to help their own community and country.
Google has since taken up the cause as well, helping fund and develop UAVs which will be used to track down poachers in developing countries and protect the wildlife. Last year, the WWF had received $5 million when they won Google’s 2012 Global Impact Awards, resulting in their ability to develop and buy more drones to use and help animals in need who are being illegally hunted down throughout the globe.
These drones being used aren’t large or expensive. They’re quickly becoming much smaller and much cheaper, not to mention a lot more efficient. These information technologies are exponentially growing, as are every other information technology, as understood by Ray Kurzweil’s Law of Accelerating Returns. Since last year, scientists and researchers at Harvard University’s robotics laboratory, for the first time, have given flight to tiny robotic insects known as RoboBees. According to the researchers, the RoboBee project could be used for “distributed environmental monitoring, search-and-rescue operations, or assistance with crop pollination,” and as they become more efficient, “enable a new class of complex medical devices.”
When comparing counter-productive usage of UAV war drones being developed by the U.S. military and corporations with the amazing advancement of humanitarian UAV drones being developed by citizen scientists, techno-philanthropists, and DIY innovators, the late Bill Hicks, U.S. comedian and activist, really hit the nail in the head when he said, “everyone got excited about the technology and I guess it was pretty incredible watching a missile fly down an air vent. Pretty incredible, but couldn’t we feasibly use that same technology to shoot food to hungry people?” (Bill Hicks, Relentless, 1992)
Which begs the question to all of us: which side are we going to choose? Will we stand with imperialism and war-mongering as our govts use technology as a means of destruction, death, and profit-making, or will we stand with the rest of the population and help build technologies that’ll help alleviate poverty, put an end to wildlife poaching, and protect our environment?
As theoretical physicist and mathematician Freeman Dyson once said:
“The great question for our time is, how to make sure that the continuing scientific revolution brings benefits to everybody rather than widening the gap between rich and poor. To lift up poor countries, and poor people in rich countries, from poverty, to give them a chance of a decent life, technology is not enough. Technology must be guided and driven by ethics if it is to do more than provide new toys for the rich.” (Dyson, Progress In Religion)
Technology is no longer solely in the hands of big govts or corporations. It is in the hands of the everyday citizen. The time is now for us to guide technology to help build a new and better world.
DIY Drones. http://diydrones.com/
Pitch Interactive. Out of Sight, Out of Mind. http://drones.pitchinteractive.com/
Singer, P. W. “Introduction: Scenes From A Robot War.” Wired For War: The Robotics Revolution and Conflict in the 21st Century. Penguin Books, 2009. 35. Print.
The Bureau of Investigative Journalism. http://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/

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Phsar Chas (Old Market) is a section of Kompong Speu city, the capital of Kompong Speu Province. This home was previously called Kompong Speu Church Orphan HomeKompong Speu numbers about 20,000 people.
Kompong Speu is not a very productive province agriculturally as it is prone to drought. Lumber used to be a major source of economic livelihood, but the area has been largely deforested over the past 20 years. Many of the residents are unemployed and poverty is a major problem. AIDS, childbirth complications, malaria and poor health care facilities have led to a large population of orphan children.The Phsar Chas home is the first home opened by Foursquare Children of Promise in Cambodia in 1999.
The home is located on a one-acre orchard, which includes mangos, papayas, limes and coconuts. The rear of the property runs along the Speu river which provides irrigation water and a place of recreation for the children. The front of the property faces one of the main streets in Kompong Speu.Every morning at 5:30am the children and staff arise and all participate in a group devotional study, consisting of a time of praise and worship, prayer, and studying the bible. After devotions, the children that are old enough, go to public school. After school all the children help with the chores around the home, and then they enjoy playing soccer, marbles, and Cambodian games.

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Randy Quaid and his wife Evi have been granted permission to stay in Canada after fleeing the United States because they believed they were the targets of "Hollywood star whackers" who target actors and kill them.
According to the CBC, the Quaids — who are facing felony burglary charges and misdemeanor counts in the U.S. and are wanted on $500,000 bench warrants — applied for refugee status in October, and the Canada Border Services Agency has since dropped inadmissibility proceedings against them.
Because Evi's father was born in Canada, she was granted Canadian citizenship on February 10 and allowed to sponsor Randy as an immigrant.
"When Evi and I came to Canada last October we could never have envisioned how things would unfold and how our lives would change," Randy said of being allowed to stay in the country at a news conference Wednesday, according to the CBC. "Today we're here to say thank you Canada. Thank you for your warm welcome. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to live in peace."
For more, check out iReporter Percy von Lipinski's interview with Randy Quaid and his lawyers.
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Nissan Pathfinder 2.5dCi SE
Atlantis Dunes, Cape Town. On any given Sunday when there is a hint of blue skies, this giant sandbox bursts at the seams with quads, two-wheelers, and a variety of 4x4s, worth millions of Rands. Big and small, fast and slow, they all congregate here in numbers, tackling all kinds of sandy obstacles.
Traditionally, a petrol engine with big torque and power is the preferred choice of weapon in sand. On especially big dunes you not only need horses, but you also need engine revolutions – and diesel engines are generally not particularly keen on higher engine revolutions.
And so we ended up at this place of much horsepower, in a group of Jeeps with much horsepower, in a Nissan Pathfinder 2.5dCi SE Automatic. Let’s first set one thing straight: The Nissan’s 2,5-litre turbodiesel engine doesn’t lack power. It has 140 kW of power (@ 4000r/min) and 450Nm of torque, which peaks at 2000r/min. Our Pathy was fitted with the five-speed automatic shifter, which normally sends the power only to the rear wheels.
A selector knob in the centre console provides the following options: Automatic, where the system distributes power between the front and rear axle depending on grip and conditions; 4H where the system is locked in a 50/50 split between the front and rear axles; and 4LOW where low-range is obviously selected, also in a 50/50 split.
The Nissan doesn’t have a rear differential lock. Instead it gets Nissan’s ABLS system, or Active Brake Limited Slip differential. Essentially this system manages the drive to the four wheels depending on slip and grip. But for really tough off-road work – a task probably not near the top of the Nissan designer’s brief list – a good old diff lock would have been first prize.
Clearly, the Pathy was not created to drive up Mount Kilimanjaro. It’s much happier on a bad gravel road where it is rather comfortable, some mud and a limited level of ruts and dongas. But what about sand?
Queue Atlantis Dunes. Rain in the days leading up to our visit to the dunes had compacted the sand some. And it must be said that, on a hot summer’s day in December, the Atlantis sand is more like quicksand – a nasty, liquid business that tends to suck in 4x4s of all sorts. So at least as far as conditions went, we had it pretty good.
With the drivetrain locked in 4H mode, and the tyre pressures reduced to 1,2 bar, we went sand surfing. And despite an obvious dislike for higher revs, the 450 Newtons and five-speed auto shifter, along with a good helping of momentum, got the Nissan up every dune we could find.


text: Most people are aware that there are many benefits to a positive attitude. Studies consistently link positive thoughts and positive emotions to everything from better performance to a longer life. But, if you're a cynic, there's a good chance you'll roll your eyes at such studies. After all, anyone who conducts research on positive thinking is probably going to find positive results, right? And, as a 'glass half-empty' kind of person, you might be thinking, "Who cares if a positive attitude will help me live a longer. I'm likely to get run over by a bus long before I grow old anyway." But, before you conclude your cynicism doesn't really matter in the long-run, consider this--a bad attitude could be costing you money right now.

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A popular former Tennessee Democratic governor positioned himself as a centrist in a race that will help determine control of the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, while his Republican rival strove to paint him as a mere follower of Washington Democrats.
Former Governor Phil Bredesen and U.S. Representative Marsha Blackburn are locked in an unexpectedly close race in deeply conservative Tennessee. Democrats see the race as an opportunity to win one of the two additional seats they need to wrest control of the Senate from Republicans and gain the power to slow or stop elements of U.S. President Donald Trump’s populist conservative agenda.
“The number one issue for Tennesseans has got to be the overarching issue of how dysfunctional Washington has become,” said Bredesen, 74. “It’s become hyperpartisan. It’s become almost impossible to get things done.”
Once a reliably Democratic state, Tennessee has not elected a Democrat to statewide office since Bredesen’s 2006 gubernatorial victory. Trump won the southern state by more than 20 points in 2016, though retiring Senator Bob Corker, who holds the seat Bredesen and Blackburn are vying for, has become one of his most vocal Republican critics.
Blackburn tried to tie Bredesen to national Democratic leaders, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Trump’s former rival Hillary Clinton and former President Barack Obama.
A vote for Bredesen, she said repeatedly, “is a vote for Chuck Schumer,” though Bredesen said he would not vote for Schumer in a leadership role.
The president has endorsed Blackburn, 66, and is due in the state next week to campaign for her, but neither candidate made much mention of Trump during the debate at Cumberland University in Lebanon, Tennessee.
Blackburn echoed many of the Trump administration’s buzzwords, saying she wanted to “drain the swamp” in Washington and end sanctuary city policies, under which many jurisdictions limit the interactions of local police with immigration enforcement.
“Democrats are focused on taking away your Second Amendment rights,” she said when asked about gun control. “That is something that is paramount for them.”
Polls over the past few weeks have shown a tight race, with experts saying that Bredesen must win over independents and Republicans in addition to Democrats to win.
A poll last week by the Republican firm Vox Populi Polling gave the Democrat a 2 percentage point lead over Blackburn. The poll had a 4 percent margin of error.
Both candidates criticized Trump’s trade policies, which have hurt farmers in the state, through Blackburn described the tariffs as a necessary economic defense.
Asked to name a Trump policy that he agreed with, Bredesen praised the president’s efforts to win concessions from North Korea, saying he was willing to give Trump “some elbow room” to find ways to deal with the state and its autocratic leader, Kim Jong Un.
Blackburn reiterated her support for Trump’s latest Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, despite accusations of teenage sexual misconduct. Bredesen said he would want to hear from Kavanaugh’s accuser before deciding.
Reporting by Sharon Bernstein in Sacramento, California; Editing by Scott Malone


RAYTOWN, Mo. — Online enrollment is underway for students and families in the Raytown C-2 School District.
There is one change in the district for the 2022-2023 school year that has some parents concerned.
Due to a shortage of drivers, the Board of Education voted to change the number of students eligible to ride the district’s buses to and from schools during the upcoming school year.
The board voted to only bus elementary school students who live at least a mile away from their school. In previous years, the district provided transportation to students who lived a half-mile from schools.
Older students will also be impacted. Students in middle and high schools will only be picked up by a school bus if they live at least 1.5 miles away from schools.
The district’s transportation director said it canceled an average of 11 bus routes a month during the last school year. In a letter to the Raytown Superintendent, he said the change in bus routes would lower the risk of routes being canceled during the coming school year.
A handful of parents said they are concerned about their children walking that far to school.
According to the district’s website, students who live closer than 1.5 miles from school may request to walk to the nearest established stop to ride the bus.
Parents wishing to make that request must call the district’s transportation office by phone. If the request is approved, the student will be added to the bus’ roster.
Raytown is short 14 drivers heading into the new school year. Anyone who is interested in applying can do so on the district’s website.
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Last week’s first episode of sci-fi series The Expanse Season 4 featured a pretty familiar sign on one of the space-age trains on Mars.
How a stray mongrel with a black nose and a broken leg became this family's beloved pet.
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Malaysians are torn between adhering to the general advisory to put their Qing Ming plans on hold this year or switch to performing ancestral rites at home.


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