Today is Friday, Feb. 3, the 34th day of 2017. There are 331 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On Feb. 3, 1917, the United States broke off diplomatic relations with Germany, which had announced a policy of unrestricted submarine warfare, the same day an American cargo ship, the SS Housatonic, was sunk by a U-boat off Britain after the crew was allowed to board lifeboats.
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H.R., lead singer of legendary hardcore-punk group Bad Brains, is set to undergo brain surgery on February 21st, according to Loudwire.
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H.R. has been experiencing brutal, crippling headaches for years. “There were times when I was alone and didn’t know what would happen,” he told Rolling Stone in December.
Read Entire Story Here: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/bad-brains-singer-hr-to-undergo-brain-surgery-w464482
By Frank Lovece
Pop star Beyoncé and her music-mogul husband, rapper and producer Sean “Jay Z” Carter, announced Wednesday that they are expecting twins.
“We would like to share our love and happiness,” Beyoncé, 35, posted on Instagram, accompanying a portrait photo of herself visibly pregnant, kneeling discreetly in bra and panties and draped by a green veil. An immense wreath of flowers looms behind her. “We have been blessed two times over. We are incredibly grateful that our family will be growing by two, and we thank you for your well wishes. — The Carters,” she signed off.
Arnold Schwarzenegger may have taken over for President Donald Trump on “The Celebrity Apprentice,” but he isn’t standing up for the politician these days.
Arnold spoke out against President Trump’s executive order that temporarily restricts citizens from seven countries from entering the United States.
“I think the real problem is that it was vetted badly,” said the 69-year-old former California governor on Monday in an interview with Extra’s Mario Lopez, as reported by People Magazine.
Read Entire Story Here: http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2017/01/31/arnold-schwarzenegger-trumps-executive-order-makes-america-look-stupid.html
Six people have been killed and another eight wounded in a shooting at a mosque in Quebec City, Canada, police say.
Shots were fired at the Quebec Islamic Cultural Centre on Sunday night, where more than 50 people had gathered for evening prayers.
One suspect was arrested at the scene and another was arrested nearby. Police do not believe there are other suspects at large.
The Canadian authorities are treating the shooting as a terror attack.
Read Entire Story Here: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-38793071
When you think of heart attacks, you might assume the most common causes are smoking, high cholesterol, or obesity. Mental health issues probably don’t spring to mind. But a new study suggests that depression poses just as great a risk to your heart health as those more familiar heart disease contributors.
In a new analysis, German researchers looked at health information from 3,428 European men, ages 45 to 74, who were followed for 10 years. And it turned out, dying from cardiovascular disease during the study period was as strongly associated with depression as it was with several of the classic “big five” heart disease risk factors: obesity, high cholesterol, diabetes, high blood pressure, and smoking.
By Amanda MacMillan
Read Entire Story Here http://www.foxnews.com/health/2017/01/28/depression-is-as-bad-for-your-heart-as-high-cholesterol.html
An article in an online publication accusing Facebook of suppressing the Women’s March in its trending topics caused a little tempest on social media over the weekend. Facebook says it did not intentionally block any story and is revealing a new way its trending-topics algorithm will now operate.
Paul Bradley Carr, writing for online outlet Pando, on Saturday posted what he said were screen shots of his Facebook pages at the height of the worldwide marches, which brought more than a million people into the streets around the globe to protest the agenda of the Trump administration.
Article by Laura Sydell
Read More Here: http://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2017/01/25/511641939/facebook-tweaks-its-trending-topics-algorithm-to-better-reflect-real-news
President Trump signed executive orders Tuesday to revive the controversial Dakota Access and Keystone XL oil pipelines, another step in his effort to dismantle former President Obama’s environmental legacy.
He also signed an executive order to expedite environmental reviews of other infrastructure projects, lamenting the existing “incredibly cumbersome, long, horrible permitting process.”
“The regulatory process in this country has become a tangled up mess,” he said.
It seems President Trump really has a viable plan to not only get Mexico to pay for the wall but to turn the wall into a cash cow! Trump has made the surprising announcement that he has tasked Popaganda Agency, headed by notorious street artist Ron English, to create an ad and art program for the wall. “The ads will generate cash flow, and the art will be a national tourist attraction. It will be fantastic!” Several prominent Mexican companies have already signed up to promote their businesses on the first section of the new wall.
Yes, Mexico is paying for the wall, and America will get the advertising windfall! Ron English, who has painted murals on the Palestine separation wall and the Berlin wall, will create the longest mural in the world on the wall. Other prominent street artists to be announced later will also contribute their talents to the epic mural project. When questioned about working with President Trump, whom he actively campaigned against, Ron English offered this: “I would prefer that our country not build this wall, but if it is to be, I certainly am not in favor of the American taxpayers footing the bill. This seems to be the best compromise, and hey, if we are putting millions of dollars’ worth of art on the wall, how long before sections of the walls are stolen and sold off to collectors?”
It seems President Trump really has a viable plan to not only get Mexico to pay for the wall but to turn the wall into a cash cow! Trump has made the surprising announcement that he has tasked Popaganda Agency, headed by notorious street artist Ron English, to create an ad and art program for the wall. “The ads will generate cash flow, and the art will be a national tourist attraction. It will be fantastic!” Several prominent Mexican companies have already signed up to promote their businesses on the first section of the new wall.
Yes, Mexico is paying for the wall, and America will get the advertising windfall! Ron English, who has painted murals on the Palestine separation wall and the Berlin wall, will create the longest mural in the world on the wall. Other prominent street artists to be announced later will also contribute their talents to the epic mural project. When questioned about working with President Trump, whom he actively campaigned against, Ron English offered this: “I would prefer that our country not build this wall, but if it is to be, I certainly am not in favor of the American taxpayers footing the bill. This seems to be the best compromise, and hey, if we are putting millions of dollars’ worth of art on the wall, how long before sections of the walls are stolen and sold off to collectors?”
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