Dazzling aurora borealis could reach the lower 48 this week | Cutting Edge - CNET News

Dazzling aurora borealis could reach the lower 48 this week | Cutting Edge - CNET News: "Here's to hoping for clear skies. A stunning show of colorful aurora borealis, or northern lights, is forecast for Thursday and Friday, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Space Weather Prediction Center. And, what's more, they could be seen as far south as Washington, Illinois, Michigan, and even down the Rockies to Colorado."

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Bad News For The Global Warming Fanatics: Almost Zero Temperature Growth In Northern Hemisphere Since 1866… | Weasel Zippers

Bad News For The Global Warming Fanatics: Almost Zero Temperature Growth In Northern Hemisphere Since 1866… | Weasel Zippers: "Bad News For The Global Warming Fanatics: Almost Zero Temperature Growth In Northern Hemisphere Since 1866…"

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Ice boulders wash up on Lake Michigan

Ice boulders wash up on Lake Michigan: "Presumably they're still around, entertaining people around Lake Michigan with their fun appearance and possible usage as nuclear-grade snowballs. Locals call them "ice balls" or "ice boulders," and though they might seem an unnatural, ominous formation to much of the world – something to be pushed back into the water with a bulldozer, perhaps – they've made many appearances in the history of the Great Lakes. Last February, for instance, a flotilla of basketball-sized orbs washed up in the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, allowing Traverse City meteorologist Joe Charlevoix to explain how they're formed:"

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Oprah’s Hawaii Neighbors Irate as Michelle’s Visit Destroys Business | Vision to America

Oprah’s Hawaii Neighbors Irate as Michelle’s Visit Destroys Business | Vision to America: "First Lady Michelle Obama has stayed in Hawaii as a present from the president for her upcoming 50th birthday, which takes place on January 17. Mrs. Obama left the windward side of Oahu for the lush Maui Mountains and a visit to her affluent friend Oprah’s beautiful and secluded estate. Despite being located in an area of rolling hills and farms the locals call “upcountry,” local tourism is being negatively affected by the Michelle’s visit and the locals are not happy about it."

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Democrats Celebrate 50 Years of Defeat in the War on Poverty | Conservative ByteConservative Byte

Democrats Celebrate 50 Years of Defeat in the War on Poverty | Conservative ByteConservative Byte: "Still unbelievable: $20.7 trillion effectively spent on the War on Poverty, but it’s where that money came from. Just round it off, $20 trillion. That’s more than the national debt, folks. The national debt’s $17 trillion. Twenty trillion to wipe out poverty. And of course it hasn’t wiped out poverty. That money has been transferred, redistributed via taxes from producers to non-producers and it still hasn’t made any difference."

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White House: U.S. Is Cold Because Planet Is Hot

White House: U.S. Is Cold Because Planet Is Hot: "The White House released a video on Wednesday assuring Americans that the extreme cold freezing the nation does not disprove global warming, that the U.S. is extremely cold because the planet is increasingly hot. "

Do they really think any believes this B.S.

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Obama Losing War on Terror: Al Qaeda Controls More Territory Than Ever | Conservative ByteConservative Byte

Obama Losing War on Terror: Al Qaeda Controls More Territory Than Ever | Conservative ByteConservative Byte: "From around Aleppo in western Syria to small areas of Falluja in central Iraq, al Qaeda now controls territory that stretches more than 400 miles across the heart of the Middle East, according to English and Arab language news accounts as well as accounts on jihadist websites.

Indeed, al Qaeda appears to control more territory in the Arab world than it has done at any time in its history."

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Oops: Insurance Companies Have No Record of Some Obamacare Applicants - Christine Rousselle

Oops: Insurance Companies Have No Record of Some Obamacare Applicants - Christine Rousselle: "Another day, another Obamacare glitch. This time, the issue is more than 13,000 people who have signed up for health insurance, but the insurance companies have no idea who they are."

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