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Toyota

Since the Dilly, Dally, Delay & Stall Law Firms are adding their billable hours, the Toyota U.S.A. and Route 44 Toyota posts have been separated here:

Route 44 Toyota Sold Me A Lemon



Tuesday, August 25, 2015

RSN: Boyan Slat's 'Mega Expedition' Shows 'Our Oceans Are Riddled With Plastic', Autopsy Indicates Officer Shot Unarmed Teen William Chapman From Distance




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Scott Galindez | DNC Chair Confronted by Protesters Demanding More Debates 
DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz. (photo: Lynne Sladky/AP)
Scott Galindez, Reader Supported News 
Galindez writes: "It was the final day of the Political Soapbox at the Iowa State Fair. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), took the stage and made a case for the Democratic field of candidates. She was confronted by protesters, supporters of at least one of those candidates, shouting for more debates." 
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Lockheed Martin Pays $4.7 Million to Settle Charges It Lobbied for Federal Contract With Federal Money 
Lisa Rein, The Washington Post 
Rein writes: "The world's largest defense contractor has agreed to pay $4.7 million to settle charges that it illegally used government money to lobby top federal officials to extend its contract to run one of the country's premier nuclear weapons labs." 
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Autopsy Indicates Officer Shot Unarmed Teen William Chapman From Distance 
Jon Swaine, Guardian UK 
Swain writes: "The eighteen-year-old was not close enough to officer Stephen Rankin to pose a threat, says family lawyer, as report shows he was subsequently handcuffed." 
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Warren Won't Commit to Senate Reelection Bid 
Jesse Byrnes, The Hill 
Byrnes writes: "The liberal favorite, who was elected to the Senate in 2012, said in an interview that it's too early to talk about a second term, even as she expressed frustration at getting things done in Congress." 
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ACLU Solicits Amazon Complaints in Seattle Ads 
Mario Trujillo, The Hill 
Trujillo writes: "The American Civil Liberties Union is reaching out to Amazon employees who believe they were unlawfully penalized by the company for having children, caring for a sick relative or falling ill." 
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Rule 48: The Little-Used NYSE Rule That Can Tame a Wild Market 
Krysia Lenzo, CNBC 
Lenzo writes: "In a historic move, the New York Stock Exchange invoked the little-used Rule 48 to preempt panic selling at the stock market open on Monday. This followed a dramatic drop in pre-market open futures, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average futures falling more than 700 points." 
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Boyan Slat's 'Mega Expedition' Shows 'Our Oceans Are Riddled With Plastic' 
Cole Mellino, EcoWatch 
Mellino writes: "A few years ago, when then-17-year-old Boyan Slat claimed he could rid the world's oceans of plastic, many thought it was just a nice idea. But flash forward four years and what appeared to be merely youthful idealism has turned into concrete action. Yesterday, Slat's nonprofit The Ocean Cleanup returned from a 30-day voyage through the Great Pacific Garbage Patch." 
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