Source: Bloomberg.com news
October 21, 2015
Obama Sets Sights on Pakistan's Nuclear Program After Iran
After reaching a deal to restrict Iran's nuclear capabilities, President Barack Obama may seek to curtail Pakistan's fast-growing arsenal of atomic weapons.
Trump still rolling, empire yet to strike back
(Paul Mirengoff) There's another poll of the GOP presidential race out, a Washington Post-ABC News production. It tells basically the same story as its predecessors. Donald Trump continues to lead with a little better than 30 percent support; Ben Carson remains in second a little above 20 percent; Marco Rubio holds third place at about 10 percent. Despite Trump's consistently strong showing, Nate Silver and the folks at FiveThirtyEight remain unimpressed. They
Source: Power Line
Inside the Beltway: Ed Klein says Hillary Clinton is like Houdini
The endless campaign trail, the Benghazi hearings — they will challenge Hillary Clinton even if the news media continues to provide the Democratic presidential front-runner with flattering and often protective coverage, says Ed Klein, a veteran journalist and author of "Unlikeable: The Problem With Hillary." He says the press often ...
Why Canada Can't Afford To Kill Keystone XL
'The fundamentals of Keystone are as sound today as they were seven years ago'
Via: The Daily Caller
The Latest: Croatia: Balkans must work together on migrants
DOBOVA, Slovenia (AP) - The latest news as migrants make their way across Europe by the tens of thousands, fleeing war or seeking a better life. All times local:
5:10 p.m.
Croatia's foreign minister is encouraged that several EU and Balkan leaders in Brussels will hold a special migrant summit ...
Dem Senator Blames Obama's 'War On Coal' For Rising Drug Overdose Deaths
'I'll be damned if I'm going to let them destroy a state and a country without putting up a fight'
Via: The Daily Caller
See How Ben Carson Responds to Some of the Toughest 2016 Issues During 'Rapid-Fire Yes or No Q&A' With Glenn Beck
"Terrible. No, can't do it."
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Palestinian Video Offers Tutorial on How to Sharpen a Knife and Then Use It Most Effectively
Demonstrates how to stab a victim from four angles.
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'We Have to Make This Right': Autistic Man Working at an Applebee's Went a Year Without Getting Paid
"We obviously feel terrible."
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Skeptical Engineer Didn't Know What He Believed About God. But After He Picked Up This Book, Everything Changed.
"If it's not true it's a pretty amazing conspiracy."
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
Clinton Cites 'Serious Concerns' With Health Insurer Mergers
Proposed mergers between Anthem and Cigna, Aetna and Humana should be "scrutinized very closely with an eye to preventing the undue concentration that they appear to create," Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton says in stmt. Clinton skeptical consumers will benefit from mergers because studies show "that too often the companies end up pocketing profits rather than passing savings to consumers" If president, Clinton says she would strengthen antitrust enforcement arms of DOJ, FTC an
Source: Bloomberg.com news
JP Morgan to Grant IPO Access to Everyone
Traditionally limited to institutional investors and high-net-worth clients, JP Morgan is about to make it easier for retail investors to gain access at the IPO price. The bank is announcing today that it will partner with Motif Investing to give ordinary investors the option to purchase shares in IPOs that are managed by J.P. Morgan. Motif will facilitate the transactions via its online… Read More
Source: TechCrunch
National Archives Hit With Lawsuit Over Clinton Emails
A conservative group is suing the National Archives to turn over details about its review process of Hillary Clinton's emails, according to a lawsuit filed on Wednesday.
The post National Archives Hit With Lawsuit Over Clinton Emails appeared first on Washington Free Beacon.
Source: Washington Free Beacon
Clinton ally questions Biden's desire to curb Wall Street
A longtime Clinton ally is questioning Vice President Joseph R. Biden's "passion" for cracking down on Wall Street abuses.
Robert Reich, a liberal economist who was secretary of labor in the Clinton administration, said Mr. Biden might not be able to fire up progressives if he decides to seek the ...
Scarborough: If Trump Was An Establishment Candidate He Would 'Already Be Crowned' GOP Nominee [VIDEO]
Trump has led every single major national poll for 100 straight days
Via: The Daily Caller
Jimmy Kimmel Repeatedly Zings Donald Trump for Last-Minute Show Cancellation
"We told him there were cameras here, right?"
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In the Parking Lot of Google's California Office Sits a 128-Square-Foot Truck. What's Inside That Truck Is Certainly Not What You'd Expect.
"I have a hunch that I'm not the only person doing this."
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
Twitter (Officially) Launches Polls
Twitter's been playing around with polls for the past month or so…right out in the open. Today's announcement shouldn't come as a surprise if you follow anyone who works for the company or runs in tech's inner circles. Over the next few days, everyone will be able to pepper you with yes/no two-option polls. Why only two options? Not sure, but something… Read More 
Source: TechCrunch
Voters Say Clinton Most Electable Post-Debate: AP Poll
Nearly 8 in 10 Democrats have a positive opinion of Hillary Clinton, an 8 ppt increase since July, according to an AP-GfK poll. Three quarters of Americans think Clinton could win general election, incl two-thirds of Republicans, according to poll Among Democrats 9 in 10 say it would be possible for Clinton to win; 7 in 10 for VP Joe Biden NOTE: Survey conducted Oct. 15-19, after first Democratic debate
Source: Bloomberg.com news
Donald Trump on Jeb Bush: 'To compare me to Michael Moore -- that's a first'
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump said Wednesday that former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is "embarrassed" by his showing thus far in the 2016 presidential race and that he has been forced to go after Mr. Trump.
"Well, look — Jeb has had a very hard time, he's way down in ...
Apple Explains Why It's 'Impossible' for It to Unlock Most of Its Devices at Law Enforcement Request
"Feature that prevents anyone without the device's passcode…This includes Apple."
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'Unbelievable Is Too Gentle a Word': Bill O'Reilly Explodes on Left After 'Kate's Law' Dies in Senate
"There comes a point where the American people are going to have to take back their government."
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CNBC Debate Participants Likely Set: Politico Analysis
The same 10 candidates who participated in the last Republican presidential prime-time debate and are still running will likely appear in the next one, hosted by CNBC Oct. 28, Politico analysis finds. Candidates are Trump, Carson, Rubio, Bush, Fiorina, Cruz, Huckabee, Christie, Kasich, Paul CNBC announcement expected by Thursday, Politico says; network didn't comment on analysis
Source: Bloomberg.com news
Docker Fills Big Hole With Tutum Acquisition
Docker announced today that it was purchasing Tutum, a cloud service focused on deploying and managing Docker containers in any environment, whether the cloud or on-premises. The company did not disclose the purchase price. Docker has always emphasized building, shipping and running containers — those discrete programming building blocks sometimes called micro-services. With… Read More 
Source: TechCrunch
The Only Global Warming Chart You Need from Now On
(Steven Hayward) When I make charts and graphs, I generally make it a practice to scale the vertical axis of a chart from zero (0) to the upper bound of the range. Compressing a chart's vertical axis can be grossly misleading. For example, the usual chart the climatistas display of ambient atmospheric carbon dioxide levels looks like this: Oooh—that looks scary! Look how fast CO2 is rising! We're galloping toward the all-important
Source: Power Line
Donald Trump on Paul Ryan for speaker: 'If he's a unifying force, whatever it's going to take'
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump suggested Wednesday that he could be open to Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin becoming the next House speaker if Mr. Ryan can be a unifying figure for the GOP, even though Mr. Ryan is what the billionaire businessman described as "weak" on illegal immigration.
Mr. ...
Syria's Assad Flies To Moscow To Thank Russia's Putin For Air Strikes
'I wanted to express my huge gratitude to the whole leadership of the Russian Federation'
Via: The Daily Caller
In Celebration of 'Back to the Future' Day, Here's What Iconic 'Part II' Got Right on 2015 Predictions
Plus, watch the "special message from Doc Brown" on 2015.
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Couple Who Had Given Up on Having Children Only to Learn They Were Five Months Pregnant Now Sees Baby Born 16 Weeks Early
"Please keep us in your prayers."
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Sign Up To Volunteer At Disrupt London 2015
Do you want to roll up your sleeves and get to work helping the TechCrunch Disrupt team put on the best startup show in Europe? If so, you should definitely sign up to be a Work Exchange Volunteer at Disrupt London 2015. We're thrilled to announce that we have now started accepting applications for the Work Exchange program at Disrupt London. Read More 
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Donald Trump Says Paul Ryan Is 'Weak on Immigration'
"I like him very much as a person," GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump says on ABC about Rep. Paul Ryan, possible House speaker candidate. "Certainly he has been weak on immigration and I'm very strong on immigration." "Had we had strong immigration, you know my policies, you may not have had the World Trade Center coming down and the attack," Trump says. "Those people, some of them, were here illegally, they were here under very weak visas, and so, you know, I feel very,very strongly about
Source: Bloomberg.com news
South Dakota redesigns government accountability website
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - The Bureau of Finance and Management has overhauled the state's government transparency website to help people access financial information more easily.
The governor's office says the bureau expects the update to make it easier to add more functionality in the future. The office says the website ...
Syrian President Makes Surprise Visit to Moscow to Meet With Putin
"We thank you for standing by Syria's territorial integrity and its independence."
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Close Encounter: Russian Pilot Watches a U.S. Drone Make a Flyby Overhead
The two countries reached an agreement for "maintaining professional airmanship" this week.
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European Daily Deals Aggregator Bownty Closes €3.4M Series A
Danish startup Bownty, which claims to be Europe's leading aggregator for deals on 'local experiences', has raised €3.4 million in Series A funding — money it plans to use to bed down in the existing markets it operates in. Read More 
Source: TechCrunch
Bush Proposes Moving Dept. of Interior to Western U.S. State
Republican presidential hopeful Jeb Bush proposes moving Interior Dept. HQ "closer to the lands it manages," topping list of changes to federal land management policy, campaign says in stmt. Denver, Salt Lake City, Reno suggested as sites for new HQ "Historically, presidents export a Secretary of the Interior from the West to Washington; It is time to import the Department from Washington to the West," stmt says NOTE: Bush in Nevada Wednesday to present land management policy
Source: Bloomberg.com news
Impostor faces sentencing in bizarre ID theft case
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - An immigrant living illegally in the United States for decades faces sentencing in an identity theft scheme so ingenious that prosecutors say a California court unwittingly changed the name of the U.S. citizen whose identity he assumed to his own real name.
Wednesday's hearing for 82-year-old ...
Vatican Responds to Report That Pope Francis Has a Brain Tumor
"The pope is carrying out his activity with his usual high level of intensity…"
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
PlayStation 4 Owners Finally Have A Proper Version Of Twitch's Streaming App
Videogame streaming Twitch teased a more complete version of its app for Sony's PlayStation 4 at its TwitchCon event last month, and now the company has confirmed that the revamped app is live. Read More 
Source: TechCrunch
Mike Murphy: Rubio's Campaign is 'Cynical,' Kasich's Plays Close to the Line
Jeb Bush's super-PAC chief on campaign strategy and tactics—and, oh yes, on his competitors' shortcomings. Part two of a frank Q&A.
Source: Bloomberg.com news
Ted Strickland Spokesman in 2009: Strickland Has a Problem with Black Voters
A spokesman for Democrat Ted Strickland's Ohio Senate campaign once said that the former governor had "weak" standing with black voters.
The post Ted Strickland Spokesman in 2009: Strickland Has a Problem with Black Voters appeared first on Washington Free Beacon.
Source: Washington Free Beacon
Police head to schools to get students to sign gun pledge
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Federal prosecutors are joining with state and local law enforcement to go to schools across South Carolina and talk to students about helping to stop gun violence.
The Wednesday visits are part of the U.S. Attorney's Office's annual Student Pledge Against Gun Violence.
Middle and high ...
Hyperlocal Logistics Startup Opinio Lands $7M Series A To Launch In New Indian Cities
Opinio is the latest hyperlocal delivery startup in India to score funding. The company announced today that it has raised a $7 million Series A from Delhivery, a logistics firm, Sands Capital, and Accel Partners. Read More 
Source: TechCrunch
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