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Wokeness has a reputation for intolerance. That reputation has made some people intolerant of the woke. At least one Floridian has resorted to what could be construed as civil disobedience to voice disdain over the influx of New Yorkers into a Palm Beach neighborhood. A number of cars with New York license plates found notes on their car windows instructing them to move someplace else if they identify with the political left, according to the New York Post. Typed in capital letters, the message read, “If you are one of those ‘woke’ people -- leave Florida. You will be happier...

Vice President Kamala Harris’ first trip abroad to Guatemala and Mexico got off to a rocky start Sunday, when a technical issue grounded the plane after about 30 minutes into the flight. “I’m good. I’m good,” she told reporters after she deplaned. “We all said a little prayer, but we’re good.” Reporters heard an unusual noise coming from the landing gear, but the plane arrived safely back at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland. “It is a technical issue. There are no major safety concerns,” Harris chief spokeswoman Symone Sanders told reporters before landing. Harris switched planes before continuing on to...

Mr Obama's visit to Athens, Greece, was supposed to be a grand farewell, but descended into chaos when angry rioters took to the street to demand he leave. Youths riding motorbikes, carrying wooden clubs and launching petrol bombs tried to break a police cordon and confront Mr Obama directly. Hooded left wing protestors took to the streets shouting "Yankees go home" and "we don't need protectors" – a reference to Mr Obama's announcement that he thought Greece should be allowed off the hook when it comes to its spiralling national debt.

ISTANBUL - A group of Turkish ultra-nationalists attacked three US sailors on a crowded street in Istanbul on Wednesday, shouting "Yankee go home" and trying to pull hoods over their heads in an assault condemned by the US embassy. Video footage posted on the website of the ultra-nationalist Turkish Youth Union showed the attackers surrounding the sailors, calling them "murderers" and throwing orange paint at the men. ..........

On a recent thread, there were false rumors being spread that I had written an opus.Although I denied it, I find that in my current situation, I should make a more formal anouncement, just to avoid any confusion. Well it's lonesome in this old town Everybody puts me down I'm a name without a face Posting out here in cyberspace.... Goin' to live in Houston, Houston, Houston Yep, we've had a great run here in Vegas...And the monorail they have is really cool!But dang it... ya just can't grow good tomatoes in your back yard around here. All my bags...

STAUNTON, Va. — When Heather and Logan Ward's son entered public kindergarten this fall, they were shocked to discover that pupils were taken from class to a nearby church for weekly Bible lessons. The Wards moved to Virginia's Shenandoah Valley (search) from New York four years ago, and were unaware of the tradition that has remained in Staunton and other rural schools for more than 60 years. "My reaction is exactly like the reaction of those who come here from a different place — shock and disbelief that we have Bible (search) classes in public schools," Heather Ward said. Now...

Okay, everyone...game will be underway 45 min. from now in New York City.For those still office -bound, we'll try to provide the action commentary and color!

<p>VANCE, Ala. -- Two billboards along Interstate 20-59 stand on the steep hillside across from the exit to Mercedes Drive. The first touts the 10-year relationship between the luxury German brand and this Deep South state. The second espouses the more than six decades that the UAW has protected its members' safety, civil rights and standard of living.</p>

<p>NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- For eight years, Pat Saltkill has struggled to do what has never been done before -- start a union at a foreign-owned auto factory in the South.</p> <p>Now, he's so burned out and so discouraged that he's retiring as president of the Labor Council of Nashville and Middle Tennessee, a coalition of 47 unions.</p>

Patriotism blamed for alleged assault canada.com Wednesday, July 09, 2003 CREDIT: Global BC ADVERTISEMENT SQUAMISH -- A camping trip to B.C. by three Washington state residents turned ugly in Squamish last week when they got into a fight with a large group of partying youths. The RCMP is only now releasing details of the incident. They say the clash on July 2 began with verbal bantering between Canadians celebrating Canada Day and the Americans marking Independence Day. The Mounties say the verbal exchanges escalated to physical aggression by both sides, resulting in some injuries and damage to the Americans' vehicle...

Mugabe tells Bush: ‘Yankee, go home’ Harare: On the eve of US President George W. Bush’s visit to Africa where the Zimbabwean crisis is expected to be a dominant issue, President Robert Mugabe and his government turned up their abusive propaganda to new levels. If Bush was coming here to “dictate” to Africa, “then we will say, go back home, Yankee,” the state-controlled Sunday Mail quoted Mugabe as saying. Speaking at a ruling party rally in a remote rural area about 350 kilometres from the capital on Saturday, Mugabe also said that Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair “should...

More US Soldiers Assaulted by Yu Yong-won (kysu@chosun.com) The 8th United States Army Command said Friday in a press release that three Koreans at Seoul Station physically and verbally assaulted two soldiers, Thursday morning. It stated that a staff sergeant identified as "M" and a Korean American Corporal "Y" were at Seoul Station to pick up a colleague around 10:30am, when two middle-aged men started to use abusive language and attempted to grab them by throats. The Korean American corporal stopped the two men and the American soldiers were unharmed. The two soldiers then encountered another man in his...