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• Fox News and Donald Trump Made Today a Banner Day for the Dumbest Time in History

  Mar 6, 2019 by Admin / 450 Views

  

  Way back when the prospect of a Donald Trump presidency was mostly a punchline—when his polling success was a sign that the Republican Party had gone a bit nuts, but surely not that nuts—there was the first Republican debate. It was on Fox News at a time before the network had really picked a horse. The immediate proof of that was the contest's first question, from then-Fox host Megyn Kelly, that went all-out in challenging Trump's record of saying vicious and barbaric things about people—particularly women—who challenged him in public.
  

   

   

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• Hillary Clinton settles it: 'I'm not running'

  Mar 6, 2019 by Admin / 199 Views

  

  Hillary Clinton on 2020: 'I'm not running'

  Hillary Clinton says she won't run for president in 2020, but vows she's "not going anywhere." Clinton ruled out another campaign during an interview posted Monday by TV station News 12 Westchester. However, she said she'll keep speaking out. (March 5)

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  WASHINGTON – Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton definitively declared on Monday "I'm not running" in the 2020 presidential election, again throwing cold water on the still smoldering rumors that she might go for a 2016 rematch against President Donald Trump. 

   

   

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• Guns for the mentally ill? Yes, Trump says

  Mar 6, 2019 by Admin / 619 Views

  

  Guns for the mentally ill? Trump lifts ban

   

  President Trump killed a regulation tightening gun background checks Tuesday, signing a bill to undo an Obama-era executive action. That rule required mentally disabled people's records to be submitted to an FBI database used to determine firearm purchases under the 1993 Brady Bill. But congressional Republicans said the rule could ensnare those with mental-health issues who are otherwise competent to own a gun. The Obama-era rule followed the San Bernardino shootings in 2015.

   

   

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• Amazon boss Bezos expands its position as the richest person in the world

  Mar 5, 2019 by Admin / 405 Views

  

  Amazon boss Jeff Bezos has cemented his status as the richest man in the world. The US magazine "Forbes" put the assets of the 55-year-old on Tuesday on 131 billion dollars (116 billion euros). This is another 19 billion euros more than a year earlier. Bezos thus extended his lead over runner-up Bill Gates.

  Bezos' fortune, however, could shrink significantly in the future by the announced divorce from his longtime wife MacKenzie. The US media speculate that this may be the most expensive divorce in history.

   

  Microsoft founder Gates was able to increase his fortune, according to "Forbes" from 90 to 96.5 billion dollars, defending his second place in the ranking. In third place is the US investor Warren Buffett with $ 82.5 billion. He is followed by the boss of the French luxury goods group LVMH, Bernard Arnault, with 76 billion dollars.

   

  Things did not go as well for Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg, whose assets shrank by $ 9 billion to $ 62.3 billion. He fell back from fifth to eighth place.

   

  The Spanish fashion entrepreneur Amancio Ortega, the Mexican media tycoon Carlos Slim and the founder of the US software group Oracle, Larry Ellison, occupy the places in front of Zuckerberg. Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg improved by two ranks and is now listed on the "Forbes" list as the ninth-richest person in the world.

   

  14 of the world's 20 richest people come from the US according to the magazine. Two entrepreneurs from Asia also made it into the top 20. The Indian Mukesh Ambani, head of the conglomerate Reliance Industries, is in 13th place. Ma Huateng, who heads internet giants Tencent, is ranked 20th.

   

  Among the world's 100 richest people, nine places are filled by Germans, according to Forbes. The highest of them are the Aldi heirs Karl Albrecht junior and Beate Heister, who together occupy 23rd place. Their fortune is estimated at 36.1 billion dollars (32 billion euros). At number 36, Dieter Schwarz, the owner of Kaufland and Lidl, is worth $ 22.6 billion. Rank 46 is the richest woman in Germany, the entrepreneur and BMW heiress Susanne Klatten with 21 billion dollars.

   

  US President Donald Trump rose 51 places on the Forbes list and climbed to 715. However, his projected asset remained unchanged at $ 3.1 billion. His rise on the list is due to the fact that the assets of other super-rich shrank. According to Forbes, Trump's nine New York skyscrapers alone account for half of his fortune.

   

   

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• Payment service provider Klarna sells golden peanut butter for € 15 per glass

  Mar 5, 2019 by Admin / 334 Views

  

  Golden peanut butter for 15 euros, pink silk sheets for 90 euros and an inflatable pink slide for 2500 euros: In a webshop fans of the advertising of the payment provider Klarna can stock up on high-priced fan merchandise with US rapper Snoop Dogg. "Developing the products was a lot of fun," said Snoop Dogg, according to Klarna on Tuesday. The articles are "perfect for true players".

  The rapper had invested in the Swedish payment provider earlier this year and acts as the face of the current advertising campaign. In a video, he wears a fur coat and walks through a trellis of models in pink silk bathrobes, handing out diamond-studded rings with the inscription "Smoooth Dogg". On the video platform Youtube alone, the clip was called 16 million times.

   

  Klarnas Marketing Director David Sandström said he was convinced that the collection would bring a smile to people's faces. "However, our luxury problem right now is to find a suitable place for the huge inflatable slides." No wonder considering the ten meters high and a floor area of ​​60 square meters.

   

   

   

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