Morning Update for Thursday, August 17, 2017

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Word of the Day
Today's word of the day from Wordsmith.org: blackbird - noun: 1. Any of various birds having black plumage. 2. An indentured laborer or slave kidnapped from the South Pacific. verb tr.: To kidnap a person to work as an indentured laborer or slave. verb intr.: To engage in slave trade.
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