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LAS VEGAS, Nevada (The Adobo Chronicles) - Forget about national polls showing Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump leading his rivals by double-digit numbers. Here's a top ten list of his supporters, many of whom may shock you: Hillary Clinton and the Democratic National Committee, for obvious reasons that have to do with the general elections Queen…

LAS VEGAS, Nevada (The Adobo Chronicles) - A coalition of protesters briefly took over the Trump Towers in Las Vegas on Christmas eve, unfurling a huge banner from the building's penthouse that had a 'thumbs down' sign to indicate disapproval of all that the Republican presidential candidate stands for. The protesters included Muslims, Mexican Immigrants, women…

ATLANTA, Georgia (The Adobo Chronicles) - While health authorities in Southeast Asia are alarmed at the increasing number of cases of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), officials of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) are worried about a possible epidemic of  a mysterious oral bacterial infection among Americans. In just the last 24 hours, the…

SAN FRANCISCO, California (The Adobo Chronicles® ) - They already have their own green-painted lanes in the streets of San Francisco.  Now they also want immunity from traffic enforcement. A San Francisco bike group unhappy with a crackdown on cyclists who run stop signs is protesting the law by obeying it in critical mass style. On Wednesday…

MASON, Ohio (The Adobo Chronicles® ) - Many who are vision-impaired have long benefited from progressive lenses which enable them to wear a single pair of eyeglasses for both distance and reading prescriptions. Those who can't wear progressives have long clamored for a product that would cater to their particular situation. Finally, LensCrafters is unveiling a new…

WASHINGTON, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles®) - Apparently, it is not only Scott Walker who is dropping out of the Republican presidential race; all 34 of the remaining 36 declared candidates are quitting, en masse. The first to drop out from the contest last month was Rick Perry, followed by an announcement today that Walker is also…

MADISON, Wisconsin (The Adobo Chronicles) - If you have an iPhone 5S, 6 or 6 Plus, or the later generation iPad, you could be receiving a recall email message from Apple. A U.S. jury on Tuesday found the company accountable for using processor chip  technology owned by the University of Wisconsin-Madison without permission  in many of…

COLUMBUS, Ohio (The Adobo Chronicles )  - In March of last year, The Adobo Chronicles broke the story about the decision of the American Psychiatric Association (APA) to classify the taking of 'selfies' as a mental disorder. Called selfitis, or the inflammation of the ego, the disorder manifests itself in three stages: borderline, acute and chronic. Today, the…

NEW YORK, New York (The Adobo Chronicles®) - 'The Golden Girls' is an American sitcom, created by Susan Harris, that originally aired on NBC from September 14, 1985, to May 9, 1992. Starring Beatrice Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, and Estelle Getty, the show centered on four older women sharing a home in Miami, Florida. Betty White…

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana (The Adobo Chronicles® ) - When Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal officially launched his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination in the 2016 elections, he donned a "white face" make-up to mimic that of a clown. Jindal is the 13th Republican to announce a presidential bid. The governor was made up as a clown…

NEW YORK, New York ( The Adobo Chronicles® ) - If you have been diagnosed with hypertension, or you simply experience an occasional elevation of your blood pressure, there's good news (or bad, depending on how you look at it). Johns Hopkins University neuroscientist Dr. Solomon H. Snyder was able to prove in extensive research that…

WASHINGTON, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles® ) - It is a scandal worse than Watergate or Irangate. It's called Electiongate. (And these scandals always happen in Washington, D.C., go figure!). Today, The Washington Post  confirmed that former President Bill Clinton had a meeting with Donald Trump just before the real estate mogul announced his bid to become the next…

WASHINGTON, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles®) - We now know why House Speaker John Boehner shed a tear or two while standing next to Pope Francis in the balcony of the U.S. Capitol Building this morning. Millions of television viewers noticed the Republican leader crying and pulling out a white handkerchief to wipe his tears as the…

NEW YORK, New York (The Adobo Chronicles) - When it comes to business and time management, billionaire Donald Trump speaks with great authority, that's why he is where he is now. In a new major campaign policy proposal, the Republican presidential candidate believes that there should only be one time zone across the world, and he…

HONOLULU, Hawaii (The Adobo Chronicles) - Columbia Pictures is releasing a slightly different version of the new film 'Aloha' in Oahu and the rest of the neighbor islands. It is practically the same film with a different title.  The local version of the Cameron Crowe film is titled "Haole." It stars Bradley Cooper, Emma Stone, Bill…

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles) - The Philippines crowned yet another beauty queen last night when it named Angelia Gabrena Ong, 24, of Manila, the 2015 Miss Philippines-Earth. She will represent the country in the Miss Earth pageant later this year. Rarely do beauty pageant judges get totally impressed by contestants' answers to the final question…

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California (The Adobo Chronicles) - Forgot your password yet again? No worries. There's  a new technology now in the market that will revolutionize identity recognition for unlocking your smart phone, using the ATM, or gaining access to maximum security areas. Until recently, fingerprints and the eye's iris have been the highest standard in identity technology.…

SAN FRANCISCO, California (The Adobo Chronicles) -  It's supposed to be the big day on Thursday  for Pizza Hut : the official launching of its new  pizza with hotdog-stuffed crust, a concoction that Italian chefs and bakers would almost be embarrassed to even think about. The usually serious Washington Post  took time out from its political…

DALLAS, Texas (The Adobo Chronicles®) - The Lone Star State is suing the U.S. Supreme Court over Friday's ruling which legalized same-sex marriage in all 50 states. Governor Greg Abbott announced today that Texas will file a class-action law suit on Monday asking the Supreme Court to void the ruling of the Supreme Court. “The Supreme…

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles® ) - Filipinos woke up Tuesday to the news that their boxing hero is the new World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight champion of the world. WBO stripped Floyd Mayweather, who defeated Pacquaio during the May 2 'Fight of the Century' in Las Vegas, of the title for failure to comply with its…