Jeb's choice of words causes problems

Jeb Bush recently offended Asian-Americans in an attempt to soothe Hispanics. He explained that the use of the phrase "anchor babies" was referring to people from Asian countries who sneak into the United States to give birth. California Representative Judy Chu stated on the matter that "No matter which ethnic group you're referring to, 'anchor babies' is a slur that stigmatizes children from birth." The Alliance for Citizenship group has also came forward and stated that the use of the slang term was wrong, and Donald Trump-like, and although his views on immigration are nowhere near Trump's, Jeb also recently told people to chill out on political correctness in Colorado. The Times also reports Trump's tweet saying "Asians are very offended that JEB said the anchor babies applies to them as a way to be more politically correct to hispanics. A mess!"

Joe Biden for president?

Joe Biden has recently stated that he will be running for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination against, mainly, Hillary Clinton. On Tuesday, Mr. Biden invited hundreds of committee members to a press conference in which he was scheduled to discuss the Iran nuclear deal. The Times reported that two members of this committee thought this was weird, because they had never before been called to a conference call in which the Vice President discussed foreign policy and that they take it as if he wants to be on the political radar before the Democratic party's session on Friday.

Rick Perry's Campaign takes a hit

As of Monday, the Chairman of Republican candidate Rick Perry's campaign in Iowa, Sam Clovis is leaving. A Texas native, Perry has decided to still campaign the crucial state. Since losing Clavis, the Times reports that the campaign has been struggling to raise money and has been forced to cut officials in key states. Governor Perry only raised $1 million through the end of June and is now relying on the Super PAC for funding.

Third Party Presidential Candidate

In Iowa, a high school student is putting up some of the most impressive third-party numbers in decades despite being far too young. The student, Brady Olson, is running under the name Deez Nuts. Olson claims he decided to run because he was tired of the two party political system America Time magazine claims that this is part of a larger trend that is occurring all around the United States, and that is the rise of candidates who have never held public office. Donald Trump and Ben Carson are noteworthy examples of this trend.
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Shade Balls

In recent years, California has been experimenting with "shade balls"  to try to reduce evaporation and protect it from wildlife. Just recently however, the city of Los Angeles dumped 20,000 of the little black balls into their main reservoir. These balls are set to save the city 300 million gallons of each year, which is only a drop in the bucket compared to 13.6 billion gallons of water Los Angeles used last year. The shade balls themselves only costed $34.5 million, but actually saved the city a lot of money. The EPA had mandated earlier that the city cover its' reservoir, which would cost around $300 million, but thanks to shade balls this wasn't necessary. 

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