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Trump Officials Warned of Coronavirus Economic Impact Before Senators Sold Off Their Stock

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On Jan. 21, senators gathered in their chamber on Capitol Hill to formally begin a virus spreading throughout China. The administration first learned of the outbreak Jan. 3, officials have now said. But by the time they convened with lawmakers for the briefing, the novel coronavirus had killed 41 people and infected more than 1,200. According to two individuals with knowledge of the briefing, officials stressed to senators that the coronavirus was contagious, deadly, and would eventually spread beyond Chinas borders to the U.S., at which point it would pose…

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The Shirk Report Volume 569

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Welcome to the Shirk Report where you will find 20 funny images, 10 interesting articles and 5 entertaining videos from the last 7 days of sifting. Most images found on Reddit; articles from Digg, Kottke, WITI, Facebook, Twitter, and email; videos come from everywhere. Any suggestions? Send a note to submit@twistedsifter.com 20 IMAGES – Friday! – Not taking any chances – This guy on the other hand – YEAH WE ARE – It hasn’t even been a hundred days – Improvise. Adapt. Overcome. – Someone’s making a VR Jenga game…

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Guide to Get Started on Instagram for Newcomer

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As a newcomer, your major goal is to reach out to a larger audience that will follow your account, and leave likes and comments. To make it fast, you’ll need a smart approach. Here are 7 must-do steps for gaining a substantial number of followers.  Set up your Instagram account Add a recognizable profile picture. It should be 400×400 pixels. Recent research found out that an unobstructed facial photo is perfect for a personal type of account.  The most difficult part about running an IG account is the need to…

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Why 70% of Kids Quit Church After High School

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ShareTweetPin By Marc Yoder We all know them, the kids who were raised in church. They were stars of the youth group. They maybe even sang in the praise band or led worship. And then… they graduate from High School and they leave church. What happened? It seems to happen so often that I wanted to do some digging; To talk to these kids and get some honest answers. I work in a major college town with a large number of 20-somethings. Nearly all of them were raised in very…

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Why 70% of Kids Quit Church After High School

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ShareTweetPin By Marc Yoder We all know them, the kids who were raised in church. They were stars of the youth group. They maybe even sang in the praise band or led worship. And then… they graduate from High School and they leave church. What happened? It seems to happen so often that I wanted to do some digging; To talk to these kids and get some honest answers. I work in a major college town with a large number of 20-somethings. Nearly all of them were raised in very…

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Why 70% of Kids Quit Church After High School

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ShareTweetPin By Marc Yoder We all know them, the kids who were raised in church. They were stars of the youth group. They maybe even sang in the praise band or led worship. And then… they graduate from High School and they leave church. What happened? It seems to happen so often that I wanted to do some digging; To talk to these kids and get some honest answers. I work in a major college town with a large number of 20-somethings. Nearly all of them were raised in very…

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Bernie Sanders Was My Lifeline When I Had Cancer 20 Years Ago. Today, He Could Be a Lifeline for Our Country.

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When I was a young medical student, I found a lump in my left testicle. When I had it examined, my doctor confirmed the worst. I had Stage 2 testicular cancer with a 70 percent chance of metastasis. As if that news werent bad enough, I then learned the treatment plan my doctors had devised for me. They offered only one option, which was to have all the lymph nodes in my gut removed, along with the affected testicle. This was to be followed by extensive rounds of radiation and…

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Trump-Loving CPACs Favorite Democratic Candidate Is Mike Bloomberg

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The Conservative Political Action Conference, a yearly confab dedicated to all things on the right side of the aisle, is a Democratic presidential contender. I would pick Bloomberg, because I think hes the most sane of them all, Ron Fodor, a 67-year-old retiree, told The Daily Beast. Basically because a wise man once said, Be a success before you tell someone else how to be a success. I think Bloomberg, hes been a success, theres no doubt about it Hes also a capitalist, where the other ones could swing to…

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Taylor Swift Subtly Addresses Leaked Kanye West Phone Call With New Social Media Activity! – Perez Hilton

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Taylor Swift is feeling that quarantine life The pop princess has taken to her favorite social media site of choice — Tumblr, of course — and is  At one point, Todrick tweeted (below): My heart breaks listening to that phone call, the fact that she even picked up the phone and wasted her valuable time to listen to that nincompoop speak is just a testament to how great a human she is. What do U think of all this Taylor-Kanye drama re-igniting right now, Perezcious readers?? Whose side are you on??…

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Country-rap breakout ballad ‘Rascal’ is ‘Old Town Road’s logical evolution

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The influence of Lil Nas Xs Old Town Road has resulted in one of the first viral hits of 2020 being a country trap ballad featuring a sample of Bless the Broken Road by Rascal Flatts. Artist RMRs Rascal has been quickly gaining attention on Twitter due in part to the clashing imagery in the video and RMRs wholly unconventional sound. The official video has been taken down on account of copyright claims but a re-upload of the video has since accumulated over 450,000 views.The original video was first removed…

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Chemists Solve A Century-Old Mystery Doing Math In 126 Dimensions

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The molecule benzene is seen everywhere in biology, is important in chemistry, and has even been detected in outer space. But the way the electrons of its constituent atoms are shared has been a mystery for over a century. Now we appear to have a solution, and it took scientists creating a mathematical function with 126 dimensions to get there. This doesn’t mean that the electrons of benzene exist in 126 dimensions, it means that if us humans want to understand how they interact as a whole we need to create…

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Bernie Backers Crave Warrens Support, but Her Fans Might Vote Biden Anyway

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Less than two months ago, Brent Welder was tweeting #tweeted late on Super Tuesday when Biden re-solidified his frontrunner status. After largely avoiding confrontation in earlier debates, hard feelings between Warren and Sanders became more clear as the primary season took shape. Warren sparred with Sanders in January over whether the Vermont Independent had told Warren during a 2018 meeting that a woman couldnt beat Trump this cycle (something Sanders has denied). As her campaign began to struggle, Warren took further shots at her fellow progressive but it couldnt help…

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Man Kept Getting Dangerously Prolonged Erections After Smoking Marijuana, Case Study Reveals

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A man was rushed to the emergency room twice in two weeks after getting stoned and experiencing dangerously prolonged erections that lasted up to 12 hours.  While that might not sound too worrying, a prolonged erection is no joke. As also known as priapism, the condition can be extremely painful and brings along a host of unwelcome complications. As reported in the Journal of Cannabis Research, the clinicians on the case say this is one of the first times cannabis-induced priapism has been documented in a medical report, although they’re uncertain about…

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Does JoJo Siwa Have A Boyfriend?! – Perez Hilton

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Does JoJo Siwa have a new man in her life, or what?! The 16-year-old YouTube sensation and singin’ star has apparently been spending a lot of time with a cute hunk recently, judging by her social media feed! And then on Sunday, Siwa really caught fans’ attention about the possible relationship by posting an adorable TikTok video of the pair dancing together… So, who is this mystery man, anyways?! Well, it turns out the new man in the young YouTuber’s life is Elliott Brown, a high school senior who is headed to the University of Nebraska…

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