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“"I support our president 100%, I support his agenda, and I think we need this wall to basically save our country."James Flanagan, owner of James Flanagan Construction and a bidder on President Donald J. Trump's border wall, said "we need to control our border, and [the wall] is one way to do it."”

“In China, about 700 million people carry a smartphone, and many of them are comfortable sending money from their screens through the world’s busiest mobile-payment networks. That has created a crowdfunding wave bigger than anywhere else, a real-time experiment in a type of online investing proponents have long pushed in the U.S.”

“A disruptive force has emerged on Wall Street: the family office. These entities, set up to manage the fortunes of the wealthy, and able to operate under the radar, are making their presence felt with their growing numbers, fat wallets and hunger for deals.”

“Trong lịch trình chuyến thăm kéo dài 5 ngày, Nhật Hoàng và Hoàng hậu có kế hoạch gặp gỡ gia đình các cựu binh lính Nhật vào ngày 2/3, nhằm giúp hàn gắn những vết thương còn lại từ thời Nhật chiếm đóng Việt Nam trong Đại chiến Thế giới lần thứ hai. Nhiều người trong số khoảng 700 lính Nhật tham gia hàng ngũ Việt Minh trong cuộc chiến chống Pháp được lệnh từ chỉ huy người Nhật phải về nước sau khi Pháp thua hồi 1954, nhưng những người đầu tiên trở về đã không được phép mang theo vợ người Việt và những đứa con chung. http://bbc.in/2lWOfuM”

““In the vast majority of states, you will get life or considerably less in prison for murder; but if you murder a police officer, you are almost certain to get death. So the truth is that including police in hate crime laws is merely a political statement ― and an unnecessary one at that.””

“+ Donald J. Trump is the first president in modern history to not release his federal tax returns. + He blamed the decision on an IRS audit, even though the bureau has said it’s fine for him to release them anyway. + He has also said that Americans don’t care about his taxes, a statement that polls have repeatedly disproven. 😒 😒 😒”

“Lunch Break with Tanya Rivero: Viacom to focus on six key channel brands including Comedy Central and MTV to appease distributors. Safety programs now prepare travelers for hostage situations and terrorism. Picky singles now judge others on the type of smartphone they use. What's the best and safest way to use your smartphone in the car?”

“From coal miners of energy-rich states, to ranchers in the West and steelworkers of the Rust Belt, we'll be keeping tabs on what voters in six key Trump counties expect of the presidency, and what they think of the job done so far.”

“Several members of the science and medical communities are warning that Pres. Donald J. Trump’s executive order to largely ban travelers from seven majority Muslim nations will likely wreak havoc on universities, students and professors, as well as the U.S. medical field, which relies on international doctors to fill significant gaps.”

“Foreign-born workers account for nearly 30% of all those employed in construction trades, according to 2015 research from the National Association of Home Builders, and the share is even higher among occupations that are central to home building, such as roofers and drywall installers.”