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Do people still put stick family figures on their rear car widows?

The practice of putting your stick figure family on the rear window of your car has been passé for a long time. About all you see now are parody’s of stick figures as shown below:

This last one is our favorite.

DOJ Dropping Case Against Michael Flynn After Revelation of FBI Entrapment Plot

Alas, justice has been served. After new documents showed that the Federal Bureau of Investigation plotted to entrap ex-National Security Adviser Michael Flynn on perjury charges, the Department of Justice announced they were dropping the criminal charges against him. It comes after the top prosecutor, a former member of ex-Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigative team into Russian collusion, moved to withdraw from the case

Brandon Van Grack, a former member of special counsel Robert Mueller's team, moved to withdraw from the Justice Department's prosecution of former national security adviser Michael Flynn on Thursday. He did not provide a reason for his withdrawal.

Why it matters: Van Grack leads a team that has been accused by Flynn's attorneys of prosecutorial misconduct.

The complete report can be found at the link below.

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Report: New York clinical trial is testing a heartburn medication as coronavirus treatment

From a report at the link below:

A clinical trial is underway at major New York hospitals to test the efficacy of heartburn medication, in combination with the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine, on coronavirus patients, The Post has learned.

More than 150 people so far are taking part in the study, which began earlier this month and is being conducted by the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, the research arm of Northwell Health, according to a spokesman for the hospital system.

Researchers are trying to find out whether famotidine — the active compound in the over-the-counter heartburn drug Pepcid — acts as an inhibitor of COVID-19, similar to the way certain drugs block the replication of HIV/AIDS.

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Holy Crap: Even Amazon Is Running Out of Toilet Paper as Coronavirus Hysteria Intensifies

From a report at the link below:

There's been a run on toilet paper and other "emergency" supplies over the course of the last week as we wait to learn just how serious the coronavirus epidemic will be in the U.S. Shoppers, including PJM's Megan Fox, are reporting empty shelves at grocery stores, and now even Amazon, the nation's largest online retailer, is running short on toilet paper.

Many of us remember Johnny Carson and the toilet paper scare of 1973. There was a shortage of commercial toilet paper but there was no shortage of toilet paper for home use. However, enough people rushed to not only buy the product there soon was a shortage toilet paper.

Our closest Wal-Mart is out of toilet paper. Other stores still have the product on shelves but Wal-Mart and Costco stores are out or nearly out of the product,

Even Amazon is running out of toilet paper as coronavirus hysteria intensifies

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Photos: Kayan girls wearing neck stretching rings

These photos were taken in the Kayan village at the northern province of Chiang Rai, Thailand.

Women of the Kayan tribe in Thailand have their necks stretched to incredible lengths using brass coils beginning at the age of four or five. Coils are added as they grow older.

The weight of the coils actually causes their clavicle or collar bone to collapse which helps to give the illusion of an even more extended neck.

To some in the region see the rings as a status symbol and and a display of femininity, elegance and beauty.

The women wearing these coils are called "giraffe women" by tourists. Some smile and refer to the ring coil as a Neck Thai.

Record setting high temperatures in Denver on Thursday

The Denver all-time record-high temperature of 105 degrees, which was set in 2012 and 2005, was tied Thursday at 2:20 p.m.

That came about three hours after Denver broke the daily high record of 99 degrees, which was set in 1986.

The all-time record high of 105 was previously set four other times: on June 25 and 26, 2012, July 20, 2005 and Aug. 8, 1878.

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Jobless claims are at a 44-year low! Labor market is considered to be close to or at full employment!

From a report at the link below:

The labor market is considered to be close to or at full employment, with the jobless rate at an 18-year low of 3.8 percent. The unemployment rate has dropped by three-tenths of a percentage point this year. It is near the Federal Reserve's forecast of 3.6 percent by the end of this year.

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Whatever happened to SAVE THE WHALES?

Report: California appears headed back to drought

Federal weather officials say that California is headed into another drought with severely dry conditions in three counties that are home to one-quarter of the state's population.

That assessment, released Thursday by the U.S. Drought Monitor, says that 44 percent of the state is experiencing a moderate drought.

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Will California bring back "drought bumper stickers" used in the past (shown above and below) to remind Californians to conserve water?

FedEx announces wage increases and bonuses citing new tax-reform plan

FedEx announced wage increases, employee bonuses and pension funding on Friday, citing the new Republican-backed tax-reform plan.

The company announced that two-thirds of $200 million in increased compensation will go to hourly employees, while the remainder will be put toward performance-based incentive plans for salaried employees.

FedEx also said $1.5 billion will be put toward the company's pension plan and another $1.5 billion would go toward expanding the company's hub in Indianapolis.

"FedEx believes the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act will likely increase [gross domestic product] and investment in the United States," the company said on its website.

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