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Articles from the October 1, 2016 edition


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  • Huma Abedin to be Clinton's Secretary of State, Say Wiki-leaked Emails

    Stan Greene, Observer Staff Writer|Oct 1, 2016
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    As President, Hillary Clinton will appoint Huma Abedin as Secretary of State. This according to leaked e mails between Abedin, Mrs. Clinton, and Clinton's former chief of staff Cheryl Mills. Abedin, 40, would be the first Moslem Secretary of State, and one of the youngest ever. She would not, however, be the first foreign born Secretary of State. Henry Kissinger, 93, has that distinction, having been appointed by Richard Nixon. Huma Mahmood Abedin, 40, served as vice chairwoman of Hillary...

  • Mondo Taco Serves Bugs on Third Street Promenade

    Observer Staff|Oct 1, 2016

    Western Exterminator Company, one of the nation's leading pest control company, has partnered with Mondo Taco to show that insects aren't always pests – sometimes they are delicious. On Saturday, October 8 from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Western Exterminator and Mondo Taco will host a pop-up "Pestaurant" at the Santa Monica Third Street Promenade. Menu items will be made of bugs and includes "Jamaican Me Hoppy Jerked Seasoned Grasshoppers with Pineapple Salsa", "Deep South BBQ Beetle Tacos", "...

  • If Your Income is Less Than $45,000 a year, Consider a Medical Savings Account and Medi-Cal

    Observer Staff|Oct 1, 2016

    Dear Ask the CPA: My wife and I have two children, ages 19 and 16. One is off at College. Our monthly budget is $5000, half of which goes to health insurance. I am 60 years old. This morning, during our morning walk, I told her we'd be better off using medicare/mediCal, and putting the $ into a Medical Savings Account. She said, the kids need health insurance, but I would assume it's much cheaper to just buy health insurance for them. What do you recommend? At what age do we qualify for...

  • UFO Causes SpaceX Rocket, Facebook Satellite to Explode; Photos, Video of UFO

    Stan Greene, Observer Staff Writer|Oct 1, 2016

    A SpaceX Cargo ship exploded on the launchpad Thursday morning in Cape Canaveral during a test firing, destroying the rocket and Facebook's first ever satellite. In an reference to the UFO visible in this photo; "an Anomaly" caused Facebook's SpaceX Satellite to explode. At least two Youtube videos show a strange craft hovering around the Falcon 9 SpaceX rocket just before it exploded. The video is embedded hereinbelow. SpaceX said there were no injuries connected to the explosion, describing...

  • #callseanhannity is a Twitter hit!

    Liz Miller|Oct 1, 2016

    Thanks to his good friend Trump, FOX television host Sean Hannity seems to have found a new job: verifying America's fibbery. "I once ate a bear while flying an F16 nude. Don't believe me? #callseanhannity" (@nathanchurch74) During Monday night's presidential debate, the Donald had several brushes with the truth, as usual, but he seemed particularly determined to argue away a 2002 recording in which radio host Howard Stern asks if he supports invading Iraq, and Trump replies "Yeah I guess so."...