https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/us-responded-to-haiti-quake-more-forcefully-than-to-puerto-rico-disaster/2017/09/28/74fe9c02-a465-11e7-8cfe-d5b912fabc99_story.html?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_mariaresponse-815pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.e67c66c35507




After an earthquake shattered Haiti’s capital on Jan. 12, 2010, the U.S. military mobilized as if it were going to war.

Before dawn the next morning, an Army unit was airborne, on its way to seize control of the main airport in Port-au-Prince. Within two days, the Pentagon had 8,000 American troops en route. Within two weeks, 33 U.S. military ships and 22,000 troops had arrived. More than 300 military helicopters buzzed overhead, delivering millions of pounds of food and water.

No two disasters are alike. Each delivers customized violence that cannot be fully anticipated. But as criticism of the federal government’s initial response to the crisis in Puerto Rico continued to mount Thursday, the mission to Haiti — an island nation several hundred miles from the U.S. mainland — stands as an example of how quickly relief efforts can be mobilized.

By contrast, eight days after Hurricane Maria ripped across neighboring Puerto Rico, just 4,400 service members were participating in federal operations to assist the devastated island, an Army general told reporters Thursday. In addition, about 1,000 Coast Guard members were aiding the efforts. About 40 U.S. military helicopters were helping to deliver food and water to the 3.4 million residents of the U.S. territory, along with 10 Coast Guard helicopters.

http://nypost.com/2017/09/26/photo-of-trump-tower-steak-dish-gets-roasted-on-the-internet/

A photo showing a new, “mouthwatering” steak dish at Trump Tower in Chicago had Twitter users gagging Tuesday — with one person calling it “an idiot’s version of haute cuisine.”

“The piece of steak on the lower right hand corner looks like a festering wound,” tweeted one disgusted user.

“Looks like it’s been eaten once already,” said another person.

Chris Booty added, “Even the bloody cauliflower has been spray-tanned.”

http://rare.us/rare-news/trump-says-melania-really-wanted-to-be-with-us-during-speech-with-melania-right-next-to-him/?utm_content=inf_10_3427_2&utm_source=p-facebook&utm_medium=the-social-edge&utm_campaign=influencer&tse_id=INF_585c8620a06111e7897b1b4a01a12704



President Donald Trump remarked during his speech to Hurricane Irma first responders that “Melania really wanted to be with us” — as she stood right next to him.

The Trumps traveled to Fort Myers, Florida, last week to survey the damage and talk to first responders about the work they have been doing.

During President Trump’s speech, he said, “I just wanted to thank everybody — our first responders — on behalf of myself, our vice president — Melania really wanted to be with us. She’s really — it’s really touched her heart.”

http://money.cnn.com/2017/09/08/investing/robinhood-baiju-bhatt-vlad-tenev-fresh-money/index.html?iid=hp-grid-dom

Robin Hood stole from the rich to give to the poor. Or so the folk tale goes.

Baiju Bhatt and Vlad Tenev had that idea in mind when they decided to launch their investing app, Robinhood. The app allows anyone to buy and sell stocks without fees. No more paying a broker or being charged for each trade.

"There's a lot of wealth being created on Wall Street and it was coming to the top 1%," Vlad told CNNMoney. "The name Robinhood is very aspirational to us because it's a little bit rebellious. We understand that not everything is right with the financial industry. It's been unfair. It's not been treating people really well."

The idea of lowering the entry cost to trading on the stock market seems to be working.

Robinhood recently got $110 million in Series C funding. It's valued at about $1.3 billion and its user base is made up mostly of young Americans.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2017/09/21/for-the-first-time-the-marine-corps-expects-to-have-a-female-infantry-officer-among-its-ranks/?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_marines-1220p%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.96538a81364e



The Marine Corps expects to soon have a female infantry officer, a historic first, following her anticipated graduation Monday from the service’s grueling Infantry Officer Course, said three military officials with knowledge of the training.

The lieutenant and her male colleagues completed a three-week combat exercise at the service’s training center in Twentynine Palms, Calif., on Wednesday, the final graded requirement in the 13-week program. The infantry course is widely seen as some of the toughest training in the military, with about 25 percent of all students washing out.

The woman is the first of three dozen women who have attempted the course to pass. She is expected to lead a platoon of infantry Marines in a service that is often seen as the most resistant to full gender integration in the military.

The class will mark its graduation Monday with a “warrior breakfast” 35 miles south of Washington, in Quantico, Va., where most of the course is conducted, the officials said. All three spoke to The Washington Post on condition of anonymity because the graduation has not yet occurred. All that remains between now and then is returning equipment used during training, and a few administrative days, they said.