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November 4, 2020
4 Virtually Flawless Stocks to Buy if the Market Crashes
Healthcare and consumer staples are no-brainers during a market downturn. While it’s impossible to perfectly shield your portfolio from downside given that crashes and corrections are natural parts of the economic cycle, there are a handful of virtually flawless stocks you should consider buying during notable market weakness. The next time the stock market crashes, …
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November 3, 2020
Evolution of an airliner: From the 747 jumbo jet to the 787 Dreamliner
The 747 was the pioneer for long-distance air travel, bringing with it syle and adventure in equal measure. Over the years, technology advanced and the aircraft tried to move with it. Sadly, time catches up with us all. Nowadays, of course, we find ourselves in a shifting landscape within the aviation industry. So naturally, the …
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November 2, 2020
C.T. Liotta’s review of The Cigar Roller: A Novel | Goodreads
The Cigar Roller by Pablo Medina 3/5 “The Cigar Roller,” by Pablo Medina, is the story of Amadeo Terra, a former Cigar roller trapped in a dying body after a stroke. Unable to communicate or move or control his functions, he remains aware of everything around him and reflects on a past for which there …
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October 30, 2020
Armenia-Azerbaijan: What’s behind the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict? | BBC News
There is a war going on right now between Armenia and Azerbaijan, two countries in the Caucasus in Southeast Europe, to the right of Turkey on a Map. Western media isn't giving it much attention, but the BBC covers it in 100 words.
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October 29, 2020
The HI Baltimore Hostel, an affordable option for travelers, closes
I learned today that the HI Baltimore Hostel closed in late 2019. I visited in 2011. 10 years on, happy memories remain.
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KFC’s Fried Chicken-Scented Firelogs Available at Walmart | Mental Floss
Walmart is the exclusive retailer of a KFC-scented firelog this year, in time for the holidays.
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October 28, 2020
Police ID pastor accused of urinating on female Delta passenger: ‘He peed on me!’ | Fox News
Today in the "what the hell just happened?" department, a pastor who was flying as a passenger on a Delta flight, perhaps sleepwalking through a conflict of medication and alcohol, stood up and took a leak on the passenger next to him.
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A CIA Officer Visits Moscow, Returns With Mysterious, Crippling Headaches : NPR
Make no mistake: Russia will poison your ass in a heartbeat, if they want.
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October 21, 2020
Remembering the PanAm flight attendants that served during the Vietnam War | The Washington Post
Pan Am operated flights in and out of South Vietnam during the war in the '60s and '70s - but who were the flight attendants?
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October 20, 2020
Sinaloa Mexico cartel: Pilot found his calling smuggling cocaine | Los Angeles Times
2011 LA Times Article about a small aircraft pilot who ran drugs for the Sinaloa cartel.
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