October 30, 2015

Raw Dash Cam Video: Woman Backs Car Up at High Speed With Police Officer Half-Inside, Injuring Him

The woman's charges include fleeing and eluding police and assaulting, resisting or obstructing an officer causing injury.

Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories

Americans Were Again Asked If Religious Gov't Officials Should Be Exempt From Granting Gay Marriage Licenses — Here's the Shocking Response

A story that … reverberated throughout America.

Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories

Silicon Valley's Cash Remains Cold to White House Hopefuls

White House hopefuls have yet to see the depth of Silicon Valley wealth that helped propel Barack Obama to the presidency.

Source: Bloomberg.com news

Legion Analytics Offers A Pandora-Style Interface For Finding Sales Leads

Jamasen Rodriguez, Sinan Ozdemir The founders of Legion Analytics say they're offering a better way for salespeople to find new customers. The startup is part of Y Combinator's new fellowship system, an eight-week program for "very, very early" stage companies who receive a $12,000 grant and fly in for office hours and mentorship. What's wrong with the current lead generation process? CTO… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Obama Admin Open to Allowing Assad to Remain in Power for Several Months

The Obama administration is open to allowing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad remain in power for several months or longer as a political transition takes place in the country, according to senior officials.

The post Obama Admin Open to Allowing Assad to Remain in Power for Several Months appeared first on Washington Free Beacon.

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Hispanics question Hillary Clinton after flip-flop on licenses for illegal immigrants

At least one Hispanic advocacy group is questioning Hillary Rodham Clinton's commitment to their stance on immigration after former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer confessed he canceled driver's licenses for illegal immigrants to save her 2008 presidential campaign.

In an interview with former top Obama strategist David Azelrod, Mr. ...

Source: www.washingtontimes.com stories: Politics

Report: CNBC Staffers 'Shell-shocked' After Train Wreck Debate [VIDEO]

'We were pretty embarrassed'

Via: The Daily Caller

School Bus Driver Stopped to Confront Special Needs Student Not Following Directions — His Disturbing Actions Had Students Running From Bus at Next Stop

"What are you doing? You can't do that." 

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Bill Gates on Global Warming: 'The Climate Problem Needs to Be Solved in Rich Countries'

"Yes, the government will be some-what inept—but the private sector is in general inept."

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The Apple TV Is Now Available In Stores

Screen Shot 2015-10-30 at 11.42.40 AM The Apple TV, complete with a brand new remote and its own app ecosystem, is today available in retail stores. You can pick up the $149 set top box at your local Apple Store, and 9to5mac reports that Best Buy and Target are carrying the device, as well. If you're ahead of the game, you likely already pre-ordered an Apple TV went they went on sale online last week. The new Apple TV… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

What just happened at MSP?

(Scott Johnson) We went out to dinner with close friends this past Saturday evening. One of our friends told me the story below, which I asked the friend to reduce to writing in as great detail as was remembered. This is the story. It is an interesting story. It has the additional advantage of being true. I thought readers would find it of interest. My friend writes: On Sunday, October 18, I

Source: Power Line

Harrington Talks Obama Admin's Spending Habits: Climate Change, Streetcar Technology

The post Harrington Talks Obama Admin's Spending Habits: Climate Change, Streetcar Technology appeared first on Washington Free Beacon.

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Hugh Hewitt: Hillary Clinton Will Take America 'Backwards To The Future' [VIDEO]

There's a 'generational change taking place' and it's led by 'young, dynamic' Republicans

Via: The Daily Caller

GOP Hopefuls Plot to Overthrow RNC Control of Debates

The candidates are bringing a laundry list of complaints to the meeting.

Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories

If You've Been Enjoying Free Bumps to TSA's PreCheck Line, Get Ready to Stand With the Masses Again

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Brooks Says Rubio Is 'Most Likely' Republican Nominee

GOP presidential candidate Marco Rubio "has no natural enemies anywhere in the party, he has truly impressive natural skills and his greatest weakness is his greatest strength: his youth," New York Times columnist David Brooks says.

Source: Bloomberg.com news

What's Really Killing Digital Health Startups

squarepeg In 2004 I started the first VoIP-based SaaS company for the call center market. Based on the moderate success we achieved, I thought making a play in the healthcare industry would be a cakewalk. I was wrong. Stupidly, ignorantly wrong. Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Audience Member Mouths 'Oh, S***' When Bernie Sanders Calls for Removal of Federal Marijuana Ban

The post Audience Member Mouths 'Oh, S***' When Bernie Sanders Calls for Removal of Federal Marijuana Ban appeared first on Washington Free Beacon.

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Did Paul Ryan Dodge A Hug From Nancy Pelosi?

These are the important questions, people. "Dodge" is how Charlie Spiering at Breitbart is characterizing the moment Ryan got the gavel: Yeah, I guess? She does sort of lean in there, and he's just like, "Let's keep it professional, ma'am." Or maybe she was just being a jittery nervous wreck as usual. I'm pretty sure […]

Via: The Daily Caller

Report: Obama to Announce U.S. Deployment to Syria

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Video: Justin Bieber Storms Off Concert Stage After Fans Won't Listen

"I am done."

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New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio Endorses Hillary Clinton for President

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio endorsed Hillary Clinton for president after months of hesitation while organizing his own coalition to back progressive causes.

Source: Bloomberg.com news

Amazon Prime Music Adds Support For Android Wear, Offline Playback From SD Cards

Amazon_Prime_Music_logo Amazon today rolled out a small, but useful benefit for Amazon Prime members who use the company's Prime Music streaming service. Though the service already offered the ability to download songs for offline playback, it's finally addressing one of users' top requests: you can now download songs directly to your phone's SD card, in order to free up internal storage… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Bill de Blasio Suddenly Defends Hillary Clinton Flip-Flopping on Progressive Issues

The post Bill de Blasio Suddenly Defends Hillary Clinton Flip-Flopping on Progressive Issues appeared first on Washington Free Beacon.

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Entertainment agency told it should follow open meeting laws

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - The Nebraska attorney general's office says the Metropolitan Entertainment and Convention Authority in Omaha should follow the state's open meeting and open records laws, and the opinion is drawing rave reviews from an Omaha legislator.

The opinion released Thursday says the authority should be considered a ...

Source: www.washingtontimes.com stories: Politics

Obama: There Will Be No Combat In Iraq. Generals: We're In Combat.

'There's a war going on in Iraq, if folks haven't noticed. And we're here and it's all around us'

Via: The Daily Caller

New Hampshire Voter Hits Hillary Clinton With Tough Scandal Question at Town Hall — Watch How She Handles It

"There were unfortunately a lot of partisans." 

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'Duck Dynasty' Star Sadie Robertson Did Something to the Inside of This Old, Wooden Camper That She's Hoping Will Have a Major Impact

"Take that time out of your day to focus on the most important relationship in your life."

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The Joy Of Watching Paint Dry On Twitch

Screen Shot 2015-10-30 at 8.08.53 AM Bob Ross is taking over Twitch. There are currently more people watching Bob Ross paint a covered bridge than there are viewers of Dota 2 or Hearthstone. Twitch's Creative channel has about 45,000 viewers, with the vast majority enjoying the calming brush strokes of Bob Ross. Twitch launched its new Creative channel two days back. As it notes in a blog post, creatives have used Twitch… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

John Harwood reflects

(Scott Johnson) The most obnoxious of the three CNBC debate moderators must have been John Harwood. The competition was stiff, but Harwood combined smug superiority together with liberal cluelessness in perfect balance. As we might have anticipated, however, Harwood is not inclined to look in the mirror to account for the negative reaction he provoked among viewers outside the media bubble. See, e.g., his walk down memory lane below via Harwood's Twitter

Source: Power Line

George W. Bush Kills It on TMZ Appearance, Laughs at Kanye West Running for President

The post George W. Bush Kills It on TMZ Appearance, Laughs at Kanye West Running for President appeared first on Washington Free Beacon.

Source: Washington Free Beacon

Ted Cruz raises $1.1 million in less than 24 hours after start of GOP debate

Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas raised more than $1.1 million in the first 22 hours after the start of this week's GOP presidential debate.

From the beginning of Wednesday's debate until midnight that night, Mr. Cruz said the campaign raised $772,000 online.

"We're now sitting here 22 hours after the ...

Source: www.washingtontimes.com stories: Politics

Shock: The Infamous Waco Biker Gang Shootout That Left Nine People Dead Was Caught on Video (GRAPHIC)

The video showed many bikers fleeing the scene and others pulling out guns and firing them.

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Obama Admin. Releases Saudi Guantanamo Detainee Accused of Signifiant Links to Terrorism

The U.S. never charged him with a crime.

Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories

HTC Will Stop Providing Earnings Guidance Following $139M Loss

HTC-One-M8-4 HTC's latest financial results are out, and the struggling Taiwanese company is still struggling after posting a net loss of NT$4.5 billion ($139 million) on revenue of NT$21.4 billion ($660 million) for Q3 2015. Read More

Source: TechCrunch

NYC Mayor De Blasio Endorses Hillary Clinton for President

NYC Mayor Bill De Blasio endorses Hillary Clinton for president while speaking on MSNBC.

Source: Bloomberg.com news

Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden talk campaign finance, education

Sen. Bernard Sanders of Vermont met with Vice President Joseph R. Biden for about an hour Thursday at Mr. Biden's residence, and the two addressed issues like campaign finance reform and public education.

"Under the leadership of President Obama and Vice President Biden, this country has come a long way ...

Source: www.washingtontimes.com stories: Politics

'Mysterious Whale Samples' Found to Be From Elusive Species That Has Now Been Filmed in the Wild for the First Time

"Were not supposed to be in that part of the Indian Ocean."

Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories

Carrier DT Targets Startups After Europe Agrees Neutrality Rules

DT net neutrality Well that was quick. Europe's controversial new net neutrality rules haven't even come into force yet and German mobile carrier Deutsche Telekom is suggesting it intends to charge startups to boost the quality of their services under the new rules — as many in the tech industry had f Read More

Source: TechCrunch