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Rod Blagojevich is charging $100 for personalized shout-outs on Cameo

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Washington (CNN)If you’ve had the urge to hear from Rod Blagojevich directly after President Donald Trump commuted his sentence, you’re in luck — but it will cost you. During his tenure as governor, Blagojevich was charged with corruption and impeached by the state Legislature in 2009. His Cameo offering comes the week after his sentence was commuted by the President after the Democrat and former “Celebrity Apprentice” contestant had served eight years of a 14-year sentence for pay-for-play crimes. His charges included trying to solicit money for an appointment to…

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How a Hacker’s Mom Broke Into a Prisonand the Warden’s Computer

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John Strand breaks into things for a living. As a penetration tester, he gets hired by organizations to attack their defenses, helping reveal weaknesses before actual bad guys find them. Normally, Strand embarks on these missions himself, or deploys one of his experienced colleagues at Black Hills Information Security. But in July 2014, prepping for a pen test of a South Dakota correctional facility, he took a decidedly different tack. He sent his mom. In fairness, it was Rita Strand's idea. Then 58, she had signed on as chief financial…

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Gunman Nabbed After Shooting Second NYPD Cop

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A gunman marched into a Bronx police stationhouse on Sunday morning and immediately pulled out a gun and shot several rounds at the desk area, injuring an NYPD lieutenant in the armhours after an assassination attempt on two officers sitting in a van in the same precinct, according to several reports. This was an attempt to murder the very people who work so hard day and night to keep the people of this city safe, NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea said in a Sunday press conference. The coward from this mornings…

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Youre Never Going To Get Better If You Remain On The Same Toxic Path

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Holly Riordan Updated February 27, 2020 By Lucas Newton You aren’t going to get better if you remain in the same routine that has you stuck. You aren’t going to get any better if you engage in the same bad habits and associate with the same toxic people, day after day after day. You aren’t going to get any better if you stubbornly stay in this place you’ve been your comfort zone even though you aren’t really comfortable at all. You aren’t going to get any better if you refuse…

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How to watch ‘Last Week Tonight’ season 7

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The Daily Show created many hilarious alums, but none quite as poignant, prescient, or hilarious as John Oliver. The funnyman from across the pond may look like an out-of-work Harry Potter, but his news program far outdoes any other television satire going. He tore Donald Trump a new one when he was simply a presidential prospect and has gone head to head with the titans who make life in this country so terrible, including the gun and tobacco industry. Who will Oliver take down next? Who knows. But considering it’s…

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Some People Are Meant To Let Go

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Daisha Wilson Updated February 27, 2020 Priscilla Du Preez Daisha Wilson Updated February 27, 2020 Priscilla Du Preez Some people come into your life like boosters for a rocket. When rockets go off into space, the boosters fall off when they reach a certain altitude. And just like that rocket, as you reach certain altitudes in your life, not everyone will be able to hold on. So don’t feel discouraged when you start to notice that they fell off. It doesn’t make them bad boosters, they just couldn’t reach where…

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To the Wife Whose Husband Wont Say “Im Sorry”

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ShareTweetPin So you had a beautiful wedding. Maybe bought a house, and you might even have a cute kid or two. Everything was going as planned. It was all falling into place. You read great marriage books, you asked for advice, you made it through premarital counseling. Even the part when you try to convince the therapist or pastor that you hardly ever fight, and you are sure there is enough chemistry to keep sex from becoming a chore. But there is something that feels off. You never imagined this…

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The Smithsonian Puts 2.8 Million Images in the Public Domain

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A Charlie Parker alto sax. The original patent model for the Singer sewing machine. Around 75,000 specimens of bees. All of these live in the archives of the Smithsonian Institution, the sprawling cultural organization that comprises 19 museums, nine research centers, and one 163-acre zoo. As of this week, images of these artifacts, part of a trove of 2.8 million digital pictures and 3-D models, will be in the public domain for the first time under the Smithsonian's new Open Access program. The Smithsonian is not the first organization to…

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Fingerprint Test Can Tell If You’ve Taken Cocaine Even After You’ve Washed Your Hands

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A new fingerprint technique can detect traces of cocaine on human skin. From just a simple fingerprint, the technique is “smart” enough to tell whether someone has consumed the drug or simply handled it – even after someone has washed their hands. Reported in the journal Scientific Reports, a team of researchers detail a method that can detect cocaine and benzoylecgonine, a chemical that cocaine breaks down into by the liver, in fingerprints using an analytical chemistry technique called Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry. “A fingerprint is a great way to test…

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The 6 Dumbest Code Words For Cheating That Cheaters Use | Betches

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In these trying times, when we can’t turn on the news without feeling like we’re living in a waking nightmare, it can be hard to feel anything other than a constant, impending sense of doom. Whether it’s the spread of coronavirus or our Ashley Madison, the website for people looking to cheat on their partners, have released a list of the most common code words used by 1. Tinmanning The Ashley Madison survey defines this as the avoidance of “catching or developing emotional feelings for an affair partner.” I’m confused.…

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Are The ‘Love Is Blind’ Cast Aspiring Influencers? An Investigation | Betches

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and now you have a ton of questions. The main one being, why would someone ever want to go on this show? Are there seriously no other options for you, Barnett? The show suspiciously does not give us many details as to how they chose their singles, but in an interview with E! Network after the show started streaming on Netflix, co-creator Chris Coelen revealed that I feel like there was a casting call posted in the greater Atlanta area that was like, “Want to be Instagram famous, but don’t…

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“I Dont Even Recognize Myself. I Look Tired. I Look Angry. I Look Rushed”: Mom Looking for Balance Says Shes Giving Herself More Grace

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ShareTweetPin “I Never Knew Being A Mother Would Be So Hard For You… Hi, my name is Kate and I am 36 and I’m having a serious case of lost identity. Or maybe it’s a midlife crisis. Or a little post-partum depression. Or maybe I’m just tired, overweight and mentally drained. Who knows which one. I have three boys, a husband, a home, and a job I love. I am beyond blessed. I have devoted my life to the humans in my life. And again, most days, I am happy…

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“She Was Shaking And Crying”: Mom Tells Daughter She Tried to Abort Her in Emotional Encounter

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ShareTweetPin By Billy Hallowell  Abortion is one of the most contested and debated topics in America, but there’s a facet of the discussion that doesn’t often get a great deal of attention: abortion survival. The media tend not to feature abortion survivors like Claire Culwell, a woman whose story has in recent years captivated the pro-life world. WATCH: See 8 Powerful Pro-Life Movies on PureFlix.com Culwell, who will soon participate in the inspirational “She Lives Out Loud” online event for women, became a pro-life speaker and advocate after learning 10…

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Trendy Spring Shoes Under $50 | Betches

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1. Lace-Up Sandals The “cool” thing to do right now is to wear lace-up shoes all wrapped up around the bottom of your pants (as exemplified above). I know that this may be a bit bold for most people so, even if you’re not ready to go full fashion blogger-level with the lace-up trend yet, you can simply start by just getting yourself a cute pair of lace-up heels that pair well with everything, like these. Last spring was all about over-the-top neon colors. This spring, we’re moving toward a…

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