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Day: December 2, 2019

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Diver Demonstrates the Amazing Pumping Ability of Sponges With an Awesome Visual

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Emmy award-winning naturalist Jonathan Bird of Blue World, demonstrates the incredible pumping/filtering ability of sponges using a non-toxic dye called fluorescein. Sponges are highly effective filter feeders since they are able to capture and eat particles as small as bacteria as well as larger particles. Read more: https://twistedsifter.com/videos/diver-demonstrates-amazing-pumping-ability-of-sponges-with-dye/

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Mexico gunbattle near Texas border between suspected cartel members, police leaves at least 21 dead

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The City Hall of Villa Union is riddled with bullet holes after a gun battle between Mexican security forces and suspected cartel gunmen, Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019. (AP Photo/Gerardo Sanchez) Riquelme told reporters the state had acted “decisively” to take back the town, as videos of the shootout posted on social media showed burned-out vehicles and the facade of Villa Union’s municipal office riddled with bullets. A damaged pick up marked with the initials C.D.N., that in Spanish stand for Cartel of the Northeast, is on the streets after a gun…

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Joe Sestak ends long-shot 2020 Democratic presidential campaign

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Washington (CNN)Former Pennsylvania Rep. Joe Sestak on Sunday ended his long-shot 2020 presidential bid after failing to gain traction in the race for the Democratic Party’s nomination. Sestak admitted at the time that he was late to the nominating contest, conceding, “My announcement may be later than others for the honor of seeking the presidency,” and cited his daughter’s recent fight with brain cancer as the reason for his delay. “Throughout this past year, Alex again showed she is stronger than me, heroically beating the single digit odds once more,…

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What’s Fueling Our Collective Obsession With Selena Gomez? | Betches

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that features a shirtless Carisi? I’ve only been aggressively tweeting this suggestion at him for the last six seasons. Or, like, will I die alone? Then, of course, there’s also why the hell is everyone so obsessed with Selena Gomez?   or to report on the more hard-hitting stuff in her life, like her Instagram comments, , despite the fact that she hasn’t released a new album since 2015 and she’s not afraid to go dark on social media every few months.  Wizards of Waverly PlaceI’mDisney+. So, how does So what…

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Billionaires only, please! London vault for the ultra-rich opens

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Exclusive safety deposit bank near Harrods angles to be worlds most expensive Welcome to the billionaires new piggy bank. A bank vault in a grade-II listed 120-year-old former mansion next to the Dorchester Hotel on Londons Park Lane will open for business next week. This is no ordinary bank. This one will be slightly more discerning of its customers than the average high street bank branch. We wont deal with millionaires, says Sean Hoey, managing director of the facility, run by Ashok Sewnarain, said it was opening the London vault…

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Don’t understand how Biden’s still ahead? You don’t know enough older black voters.

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(CNN)First things first: The theme song of the week is the closing credits to Baywatch. Biden could eventually falter, but it seems to me that those counting on it just aren’t talking to enough older black voters. Biden’s averaged 49% among all potential black Democratic primary voters in our last two CNN national polls. That’s good enough not only for a 35-point lead over his Democratic competitors, but good enough to beat all of them combined by about 10 points. But I think treating black voters as if they’re some…

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Trump won’t lose his job but the impeachment inquiry is still essential | Robert Reich

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The process is required by the constitution, seems to be shifting voters opinions, and will render the president unpardonable Not even overwhelming evidence that Trump sought to bribe a foreign power to dig up dirt on his leading political opponent in 202o and did so with American taxpayer dollars, while compromising American foreign policy will cause Trump to be removed from office. Thats because theres zero chance that 2o Republican senators the number needed to convict Trump, if every Democratic senator votes to do so have enough integrity to do…

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Animal magic: how my pet saved me

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From Wolfy the lurcher to Trixie the hamster, these affectionate animals helped five people get their lives back on track I put myself on peternity leave and we hung out: Kate Spicer, 49, journalist, and Wolfy the dog, 9, London There were a lot of things that were a bit awry about my life. The main problem was that I went out and didnt come home. Id go on these benders that were incredibly destructive to my wellbeing. And then when I was working, Id never leave the house. Id…

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