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Bud Lights New Hard Seltzer Has 4 Fruity Flavors & Will Be Available In Early 2020

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Bud Light Bud Light’s New Hard Seltzer Has 4 Fruity Flavors & Will Be Available In Early 2020 By Daffany Chan Nov 10, 2019 The new year is already looking like it’s going to be a good one, with a bunch of delicious new treats to try in 2020. Most importantly, Bud Light is making a hard seltzer, and the crispy new beverage will quench your thirst for game days. After all, 2019 really was all about hard seltzers, so one of the biggest beer brands getting into the game…

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Trump is hanging over every aspect of the Democratic presidential contest

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Mt. Vernon, Iowa (CNN)He may not be on the Democratic ballot, but the 2020 presidential candidate wielding the most influence over the party’s remarkably unsettled primary fight is President Donald Trump. In conversations with two dozen voters across Iowa this week, the President’s name came up again and again as Democrats weigh their choices and search for the candidate they believe is the most electable. It was always Trump’s intention to play a central role in the Democratic primary. And now, he is. Even among unabashedly proud liberals, Trump is…

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Antarctic Elephant Seal Seen Lost On A Tropical Beach In Sri Lanka

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A southern elephant seal, a marine mammal usually found in the icy waters of Antarctica, has been spotted along the balmy coastline of Sri Lanka for the first time.  While the unexpected visitor has been welcomed in Sri Lanka, its presence in tropical waters may be a cause for concern.  The juvenile southern elephant seal was spotted on November 20 on Dalawella Beach near Unawatuna on Sri Lanka’s south coast, reports Mongabay. Locals and rangers from Sri Lanka’s Department of Wildlife Conservation managed to capture some footage of the distant traveler after receiving…

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Five key things in the BBC’s Johnson-Corbyn debate

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Mr Corbyn faced further scrutiny of Labour’s Brexit position – to negotiate a deal with the EU and put it to a referendum – and his own position of staying neutral in any campaign. He was attacked by Mr Johnson for his “failure of leadership” by not taking a side, and asked repeatedly about his beliefs. But like the PM, Mr Corbyn won over some of the audience with his pledge to bring the country together, whatever the outcome of another vote on the EU – which he thinks he…

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Snapchat Spectacles 3 review: Pretty, pricey

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No one’s going to pay $380 for decent point-of-view video glasses and some trippy filters. But that’s kind of the point of Snapchat Spectacles 3. They’re merely a stepping stone toward true augmented reality eyewear — a public hardware beta for the Snap Lab R&D team that Apple and Facebook aren’t getting as they tinker in their bunkers. Still, I hoped for something that could at least unlock the talents of forward-thinking video creators. Yet the unpredictable and uncontrollable AR effects sadly fail to make use of Spectacles‘ fashionable form…

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Angela Merkel speaks of ‘deep shame’ on first visit to Auschwitz

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German chancellor says crimes at Nazi death camp will always be part of countrys history Angela Merkel has expressed deep shame during her first visit as German chancellor to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Holocaust memorial and vowed to fight rising racism and antisemitism in Germany and Europe. Dressed in black, Merkel said the crimes committed at the site in southern Poland where the Nazis ran their largest death camp would always be part of German history. This site obliges us to keep the memory alive. We must remember the crimes that were…

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Meghan McCain Snaps at Sunny Hostin: Take Your Cheap Applause Line!

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Things are just dramatic impeachment hearings, conservative co-host Meghan McCain lashed out at her View colleagues on Friday over Republican belief that President Trump did not commit an impeachable offensespecifically getting into a heated, personal clash with co-host Sunny Hostin. After McCain pointed out that retiring Rep. Will Hurd (R-TX) said that frequent sparring partner Joy Behar wondered aloud whether Hurd was deaf since we all heard it. This prompted McCain to grumble that Democrats had gotten out over their skis so many times with Trump that theres now a…

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27 Photos That Will Make You Understand Earths Place In The Universe

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We are so entrenched in the bubbles of our social lives that sometimes we forget how insignificant some of the things are when put against the whole image. And while for some people this realization might be comforting, that a spilled coffee, a lost job or a loss of a relationship is just such a small fraction of things happening in the universe, for others the thought can be absolutely terrifying. Why not take a closer look at what’s out there and compare how vast the surrounding universe is compared…

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30 Creepy Superstitions You Dont Even Realize Youve Been Practicing

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By Nathan Riley Ask Reddit has pointed out some popular superstitions you probably don’t even realize you’re practicing. By Nathan Riley 1. Middle names. People made middle names and then didn’t tell others what it was because in order to put a curse on someone you need their full name. If someone has a legal middle name and you don’t know it then you can’t curse them. 2. The fear of black cats comes from the 13th century when Pope Gregory announced to Europe that black cats were witches’ consorts…

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These November 2019 Aldi Finds Feature A 3-Pack Of Cuve Sparkling Wine

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Courtesy of Aldi These November 2019 Aldi Finds Feature A 3-Pack Of Cuvée Sparkling Wine By Lara Walsh Nov 13, 2019 Aldi is helping customers raise a glass to the most festive season of the year with November’s lineup of limited-edition bites and sips. Getting into the merriest of spirits just wouldn’t be complete without some bubbly in hand, and the showstopper of the November Aldi Finds is a three-pack of Cuvée Sparkling Wine. It’s retailing for just under $8, so cheers to making holiday happy hours very wallet-friendly. While…

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Eight-year-old girl strip-searched before visiting father at Virginia prison

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Department of corrections issues apology following outcry after naked child reportedly made to bend over and cough An eight-year-old girl was strip-searched before being allowed to visit her father in prison, sparking uproar and prompting an the Virginian-Pilot, which first reported the incident. Hey Mom, am so mad the jail had to strip me with all of my clothes off this doesnt make no [sense] the girl messaged, according to texts obtained by the Virginian-Pilot. Her mother responded by telling the girl to call her, but then asking her is…

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