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I DO NOT RECOGNIZE JOE BIDEN AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. HE AND HIS PARTY COMMITTED MASSIVE FRAUD. AS OF THIS DATE, I DO NOT RECOGNIZE THE AUTHORITY OF ANY DEMOCRAT HOLDING ANY ELECTED OR POLITICAL OFFICE IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. FURTHER, IF YOU VOTED FOR JOE BIDEN AND/OR RECOGNIZE HIM AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, I NOT ONLY CONSIDER YOU A DOMESTIC ENEMY TO THE CONSTITUTION BUT I AM NOT YOUR FRIEND. FEEL FREE TO UNFRIEND ME AT YOUR LEISURE.

SAN FRANCISCO - An aging U.S. population faces a looming crisis in hearing loss, researchers said Saturday. Some research holds promise, but much is in the early stages. By 2050, there could be as many as 50 million people in the United States with impaired hearing, Steven Greenberg of Silicon Speech in Santa Venetia, Calif., told the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Hearing loss results in social and psychological isolation, "which makes their life hell," Greenberg said. Thanks to loud music and a generally noisy environment, young people have a rate of impaired hearing...

Nokia Corp., the world's largest cellphone maker, unveiled its first handset with a built-in hard drive, taking aim at the market for iPods and other stand-alone digital-music players. Nokia, of Espoo, Finland, said the cellphone, earmarked to go on sale world-wide in the fourth quarter, will be able to store 3,000 songs and have a built-in Wi-Fi radio and camera. Dubbed the Nokia N91, the device will have a retail price of about €700, or about $908, before any subsidies by cellphone-service providers, Nokia officials said. That price compares with about $200 for an iPod mini with a similar storage...

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