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Police work to stop overdoses after 76 fall ill in Connecticut | Daily Mail Online

Police work to stop overdoses after 76 fall ill in Connecticut | Daily Mail Online
Shocking images of mass overdose in Yale park as number of victims hits SEVENTY SIX and cops raid homes to try to stop the bad batch of synthetic marijuana spreading

• More than 76 people were transported to hospitals this week in Connecticut 
• Social workers and mental health professionals responded to the New Haven Green, where most of the overdoses happened Wednesday 
• Police said that the illnesses were blamed on a batch of synthetic marijuana 
• Officials said 76 people overdosed Wednesday and 17 more fell ill Thursday 
• It's unclear whether Thursday's overdoses involved the same batch of 'K2'
• Some of the New Haven victims tested positive for the powerful opioid fentanyl 
• No deaths were reported and most brought to hospitals have been discharged

Police swarmed a Connecticut park near Yale University and searched people's homes for drugs Thursday in an effort to prevent more overdoses from a batch of synthetic marijuana blamed for sending more than 70 people to the hospital..."
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Richard Burr blasts John Brennan for Russian collusion claim - Washington Times

Richard Burr blasts John Brennan for Russian collusion claim - Washington Times:

Sen. Richard Burr, who leads the Senate Selective Committee on Intelligence, issued a sharp rebuke of former CIA Director John Brennan, saying that if he has evidence of Russian collusion he should have presented it to his panel.
The North Carolina Republican’s statement was remarkable in that he has adhered to a strict nonpartisan approach as the committee pursues a more than yearlong investigation into Russia’s hacking Democratic Party computers and other interference.

Cancer: It's not always what you eat, but when you eat it

Cancer: It's not always what you eat, but when you eat it:
"Here’s some disturbing news for those of us who like late dinners:
A new study from Europe, where many cultures also prefer eating dinner later in the evening, finds that cycle increases your risk of both prostate and breast cancer.
The new study found two protective habits:
Eat your evening meal before 9 p.m.
Do not go to bed for at least two hours after the meal.
Each habit had a 20 percent protective effect on developing either prostate or breast cancer.
The positive effects were especially pronounced among people who prefer morning activity over evening activity..."
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History for August 19

History for August 19 - On-This-Day.com
Bernard Baruch 1870, Orville Wright 1871, Coco Chanel 1883


Ogden Nash 1902, Malcolm Forbes 1919, Gene Roddenberry 1921


1856 - Gail Borden received a patent for his process of condensing milk by vacuum.


1909 - The first car race to be run on brick occurred at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.


1917 - Team managers John McGraw and Christy Matthewson were arrested for breaking New York City's blue laws. The crime was their teams were playing baseball on Sunday.


1919 - Afghanistan gained independence from Britain.


1929 - "Amos and Andy," the radio comedy program, made its debut on NBC starring Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll.


2004 - Google Inc. stock began selling on the Nasdaq Stock Market. The initial price was set at $85 and ended the day at $100.34 with more than 22 million shares traded.

Criminal Foreigners in Prison Cost American Taxpayers $1.4B Every Year

Criminal Foreigners in Prison Cost American Taxpayers $1.4B Every Year:

As Breitbart News most recently noted, welfare for foreign refugees costs taxpayers about $870 million every year. That cost is expected to dramatically decrease as President Trump’s administration has slowed the flow of refugees to the U.S. in the last year.
The majority of Americans, about 51 percent, say illegal immigration increases crime in the country, and nearly half of Americans, 48 percent, say illegal immigration crushes wages for America’s working and middle class.

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Hey You Guys – You Can’t Say 'You Guys' Anymore | Intellectual Takeout

Hey You Guys – You Can’t Say 'You Guys' Anymore | Intellectual Takeout
"...Yet another sense-demolishing instance of campus lunacy was reported last week in The New York Times, which informed readers that their children off at college are being 

• sternly warned not to say “you guys” (it might make women feel excluded), 
• not to “show surprise” if a feminine-looking woman says she is a lesbian (acting ability now being as essential as learning ability) and 
• to be very very careful about singing along with rap lyrics, even when alone in a car.

Needless to say, everyone should be on the lookout for “white privilege” and report any suspicions along these lines to the authorities for immediate correction. 

Helpful re-education camps are already being set up for this purpose..."

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Michigan’s Trial Courts Have a Major Funding Problem – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Michigan’s Trial Courts Have a Major Funding Problem – Michigan Capitol Confidential
The statutory scheme that keeps them running is set to expire in 2020 – and there’s no back up plan in place yet

It’s past time for Michigan to pass some legislation to address the problem of funding its county courts.
If lawmakers do nothing, counties will have to scramble to come up with hundreds of thousands of dollars to keep their local courthouses open.
Michigan’s county courts recoup their operating expenses by passing their expenses on to convicted criminal defendants in a user fee model. 
This model is problematic because it’s a poor business practice (courts recoup only a fraction of what they charge) that is also probably unconstitutional. Moreover, it’s about to get thrown out, because the statute that authorizes courts to fund themselves this way will expire in 2020...

Depending on User Fees: A Failed Business Model

Summary of Circuit Court Cost Data, 2015

Costs Imposed by Average County	$311,612.82
Costs Imposed in Average Case	$464.61
Costs Collected by Average County	$76,414.33
Average Amount Collected	$150.08
Average Number of Cases with Costs	575
Average Percent of Costs Collected	24%

Summary of Circuit Court Cost Data, 2016

Costs Imposed by Average County	$334,645.10
Costs Imposed in Average Case	$432.18
Costs Collected by Average County	$112,124.90
Average Amount Collected	$206.24
Average Number of Cases with Costs	586
Average Percent of Costs Collected	51%

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