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Officials expect high traffic levels over holiday weekend

TheRepublic.com 

MADISON, Wis. — Interstate highways will likely suffer the biggest traffic backups this Fourth of July weekend, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation said. The Marshfield News-Herald (http://mnhne.ws/29gwOTS ) reports that the American Automobile Association estimates that nearly 43 million Americans will travel this weekend, the highest travel volume on record for the holiday. Peak travel

A civilian ate nothing but MREs for 21 days, and it wasn't pretty

BusinessInsider.com 

Wikimedia Commons

In January 2016, the Army put out a call for 18 to 62 year-old people to risk the health of their insides by participating in a study to test what 21 days worth of Meals-Ready-to-Eat would do to the human body.

It’s unclear whether or not someone actually answered that call, but the Independent Journal Review decided to stage a similar study of its own. And as a guinea pig, they chose reporter Juan Leon, who had never consumed an MRE in his life.

“I was the lucky volunteer,” Leon wrote. Читать дальше...

Disney Officially Announces 'Wreck-It Ralph 2' - Details!

«Just Jared» 

Wreck-It Ralph 2 is happening! Disney announced that the sequel to the 2012 animated flick is in development and will be released on March 9, 2018. Star John C. Reilly is set to reprise his role and helped announce the news via Facebook Live, which you can watch below! “It’s top secret but I’ll tell [...]

Study: Pea plants know how to gamble

United Press International (UPI.com) 

Brooks Hays
OXFORD, England, June 30 (UPI) -- Scientists have shown plants have the ability to perceive varying levels of risk and make decisions based on an understanding of variable conditions.

Lawmakers consider boosting funds to defend LGBT rights law

TheRepublic.com 

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina lawmakers took steps Thursday to set aside a half-million dollars for the legal defense of a law limiting protections for LGBT people as a judge sought to streamline a cluster of lawsuits it has inspired. Republican lawmakers were mapping out the end of the session, including possible changes to the



Officials expect high traffic levels over holiday weekend

«La Crosse Tribune» (lacrossetribune.com) 

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Department of Transportation says interstate highways will likely suffer the biggest traffic backups over the Fourth of July weekend.

Literally Just 27 Pictures Of Idris Elba

BuzzFeed 

You know, for self-care.

Idris Elba may very well be the most dapper man in the world.

Twitter: @idriselba

His entire existence is a flex.

D Dipasupil / Getty Images

The kind of fine that makes you want to risk it all.

Same, Helen.

John Sciulli / Getty Images

Have you ever seen the man without a shirt on, dear reader?

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This Morning with Gordon Deal June 30, 2016

WSJ.com 

Istanbul terrorist strike initiates probe on Islamic State, US airstrikes kill at least 250 ISIS fighters and how to avoid getting sick at your 4th of July BBQ.

The Mounties are Canada's Swiss-army knife of elite law enforcement

BusinessInsider.com 

Shaun Best/Reuters

In honor of Canada Day, July 1, we decided to take a look at one of the most storied law enforcement units in the world — the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, better known as "The Mounties."

Though widely known for the image of the flat brimmed trooper in the red coat on horseback, the Mounties are actually a nation-wide elite law enforcement unit, comparable to the American FBI.

They tackle a broad array of operations from anti-gangs to counter-terrorism.

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US ambassador: Carry out NKorea sanctions aggressively

TheRepublic.com 

UNITED NATIONS — Countries need to step up enforcement of sanctions slapped on North Korea in March over ballistic missile tests aimed at furthering the Asian nation’s nuclear ambitions, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said Thursday. Samantha Power said North Korea’s “obsessive pursuit” of weapons of mass destruction poses a growing security threat

Pentagon ends transgender ban - CNN

Google.com 


CNN

Pentagon ends transgender ban
CNN
(CNN) The Pentagon said Thursday it was ending the ban on transgender people being able to serve openly in the U.S. military. The announcement -- which removes one of the last barriers to military service by any individual -- was made by Defense ...
The Pentagon's ban on transgender service just fell — but the details are complicatedWashington Post
Pentagon lifts ban on transgender troopsUSA TODAY
Pentagon Lifts... Читать дальше...

Sharks re-sign F Tomas Hertl to 2-year contract

TheRepublic.com 

SAN JOSE, Calif. — San Jose signed pending restricted free agent forward Tomas Hertl to a two-year contract Thursday worth a reported $6 million, keeping one of the team’s top young players in the fold as the Sharks try to build on last season’s trip to the Stanley Cup Final. The 22-year-old Hertl is coming

Iconic Nashville soda shop hosts new USPS stamps launch

«Seattle Post-Intelligencer» (seattlepi.com) 

The immediate public show of support led to a new lease, a new owner and new popularity for the old-fashioned shop, which still has its classic tiled walls and floors, neon "food" and "soda" signs and red vinyl stools lining a Formica-topped counter. Elliston Place was chosen as the launch site for the United States Postal Service's new "soda fountain favorites" stamps, in part because it still offers all five desserts they depict: double-scoop ice cream cone, egg cream, banana split, root beer float and hot fudge sundae. Читать дальше...





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