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Presidential Trump says 'join forces' for new greatness

Stars and Stripes 

Heralding a "new chapter of American greatness," President Donald Trump stood before Congress for the first time Tuesday night and issued a broad call for creating new jobs, overhauling the nation's health care system and significantly boosting military spending.

Report: Saints will release Jairus Byrd

NBCSports.com 

The Saints plan to release safety Jairus Byrd at the start of free agency next week, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported. Byrd, 30, still had three years left on the six-year contract he signed with the Saints before the 2014 season. He had three interceptions in three seasons with the Saints. The Saints need playmakers…

Trump hits the reset button

Politico 

The president's hope-infused address before Congress was the most unifying moment of his divisive and chaotic first 39 days in office.

San Francisco university lays off IT workers, jobs head to India

Yahoo Autos 

The University of California, San Francisco on Tuesday laid off 49 information technology (IT) employees and outsourced their work to a company based in India, ending a year-long process that has brought the public university under fire. The university announced the plan last July as a way to save $30 million over five years. The University of California system, which includes health care and research-focused UCSF, has been struggling to raise revenue and cut expenses.

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‘Supergirl’ Spoilers: Will Adult Lex Luthor Appear In Season 2?

International Business Times 

A young Lex Luthor (Aidan Fink) appeared in a couple of flashback scenes in Season 2, episode 12 o f “Supergirl.” But will an adult version of the character ever appear on the CW series? That very question was asked to executive producer Andrew Kreisberg during a recent press event, and the exec producer’s answer implied that fans won’t see a grown-up Lex on the show anytime soon.

What Normal, Everyday Products Have Strange, Alternate Uses?

BuzzFeed 

It’s not a binder clip, it’s a chip clip!

Every day we discover some clever new way to use something that it was never intended to be used.

lifehacker.com

Like using a waffle iron to make waffle brownies.

teaandcookiesblog.com

Or using Jell-O as lip stain.

pics.livejournal.com

realsimple.com

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Cast of Hundreds to Accompany Saudi King for Indonesia Visit

Voice of America 

King Salman's extravagant travel arrangements have captured the public imagination ahead of the Saudi monarch's high-profile visit to Indonesia beginning Wednesday, but billions of dollars in oil and other investment deals are also at stake. The trade deals could be worth as much as $25 billion, including a $6 billion project between the two nation's oil companies, according to Indonesian officials who briefed reporters on the scheduled talks between Salman and Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo. Читать дальше...

Airports, Legal Volunteers Prepare for New Trump Travel Ban

Voice of America 

Airport officials and civil rights lawyers around the country are getting ready for President Donald Trump's new travel ban -- mindful of the chaos that accompanied his initial executive order but hopeful the forthcoming version will be rolled out in a more orderly way. The new order was expected as soon as Wednesday. A draft suggested it would target people from the same seven predominantly Muslim countries but would exempt travelers who already have visas to come to the U.S. Since last month's ban... Читать дальше...

This Is the First Step Towards Saving the U.S. Military from Disaster

The National Interest 

Tom Spoehr

Security,

Trump's plan is just the beginning. 

On Monday, President Donald Trump’s budget director, Mick Mulvaney, announced that the administration will seek a defense budget of $603 billion for 2018—“one of the largest increases in history.”

Trump said non-defense spending would be cut by an equal $54 billion, “the largest proposed reduction since the early years of the Reagan administration.”

The White House characterized the defense bump as a 10 percent increase. Читать дальше...





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