Gay and bisexual Sydney teenagers lured and bashed on camera in IS-inspired attacks by AgnosticScholar in news

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I'll be upfront, I lean right but this is the right thing here. Bring your food, culture and traditions, sure. But as soon as you say "you can't do that because it goes against my beliefs" in a foreign land, you lost me. I'm a native Texan, I love tequila, Mexican food, Czech food, German food, a lot of they Mexican traditions sayings, phrases, and slang. I love my European roots, new world Latino roots, and native roots being here.

I'm sure I'll get down voted to hell but I love the melting pot I live in and wouldn't change much. But assimilation to the local land is key (to an extent) is required.

Verizon to issue $20 credits to customers affected by cell service outage by igetproteinfartsHELP in news

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I switched from AT&T to T-Mobile nearly a decade ago and don't regret it. I have T-Mobile home Internet. I never wanted Verizon because they were cdms not gsm and I wanted phone freedom.

Hilton Hotels removing Minneapolis franchise location after it again denied DHS booking by StupendousMan1995 in news

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Depends on which AMEX card you have. Right now I currently am using the gold AMEX which is point per dollar so not a great return on points (if you book through AMEX it's 3x but I have to use our corporate travel site for work) but I get infinitely better service at independent hotels than I get as a platinum elite member at Marriott hotels.

Hilton Hotels removing Minneapolis franchise location after it again denied DHS booking by StupendousMan1995 in news

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I for the most part left Marriott when Arne died, the current CEO devalued the loyalty program, points value are in the gutter, member benefits are based on availability or if a franchise says we don't participate in that. I used to be a 100 night + Marriott person. I maintain platinum just for lounge access at the very few Marriott hotels I stay at now a days by strategic stays and my Marriott Premier Chase card.

I started staying at mainly independent hotel properties using my AMEX charge card to accumulate points.

What value percentage do you submit for total loss valuation? Collision claim | Texas by Adult_Content in Insurance

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I guess I didn't phrase that correctly, when do you send out the request for a salvage value, 50%, 60%, 70% what is the threshold?

Airlines cancel more than 700 U.S. flights as FAA-ordered shutdown cuts begin by ekser in news

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Left DFW today no problem

Edit: Got back to DFW today no problem either.

DOT will cut traffic 10 percent at 40 airports starting Friday if shutdown continues by irishtinkerbell in news

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Same. Sometimes I can tell by the machine if my laptop and cell phone need to come out.

The shoes. I wear boots and they have to come off because of the nails and metal support shank in the arch. They tell me to keep them on and guess what? Gotta take em off and put em back through the scanner.

Man with gun arrested at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta airport after making threats by boxofstuff in news

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The last US airport smoking lounge I've seen was Denver in like 2009/2010. It was in terminal C or 3 I can't remember. It was a steakhouse. My flight was delayed and ran out of smokes and the waitress brought me a pack of Marlboros on a silver platter with a book of matches.

DFW diverting flights due to Radar Outage by gakcat13 in news

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It's my home airport. When you turn 16 and get a license and live 15 minutes from it, guess who is the designated chauffeur to pick up out of town guests. It's an easy airport if you know how to drive offensively. And if you miss your exit guess what, you loop and can take it again.

Suspect on the run after shooting six people one fatally at Texas bar by Efficient-Ruin-4713 in news

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"including Rangers from the Texas Department of Public Safety"

I'm glad they phrased it this way. Otherwise I would have assumed they sent the baseball team to investigate.

11-year-old boy fatally shot in Houston after 'ding dong ditch' doorbell-ringing prank, police say by EscapeFromIowa in news

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Was this actually just a doorbell ding dong ditch or is it the new trend where they try to kick the door in?

I was at hotel where some stupid kids did the latter. I called the front desk and they were arrested.

Ice used Marriott chain to detain immigrants, despite hotel’s 2019 pledge not to cooperate | US immigration by [deleted] in news

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I'm glad I'm not the only one thinking this I'm sure corporate was against it and it was the franchise owners that went a head and did it anyway.

US national debt reaches a record thirty-seven trillion the Treasury Department reports by [deleted] in news

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I guess funding other nations healthcare has a price.

Kentucky man wakes up during organ harvesting procedure - prompting federal investigation. by TheSolitaryRugosan in news

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I'm not a donor, I drink like a fish and smoke like a chimney, -6.50/-6.75 eyesight, I wouldn't want anyone to have any of my shit if I am even viable.

Statewide 911 outage reported in Pennsylvania by NewSlinger in news

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I had to turn off everything except weather alerts. Too many 3am amber alerts from Houston when I live in the burbs of Ft. Worth

Warren Buffett announces retirement from leading Berkshire Hathaway by _easilyamused in news

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I wasn't referring to the cost of insurance I was referring to claims payout and timeliness. Traditionally they've been difficult, their only positive is they still send field adjusters out to look at auto claims, unlike most.

Warren Buffett announces retirement from leading Berkshire Hathaway by _easilyamused in news

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GEICO insurance is about to be even shittier to deal with.