PHILADELPHIA (AP) - U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah has tried to influence potential jurors in his racketeering case by publicly boasting about his accomplishments in Congress, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.
Department of Justice lawyers said in a motion filed Wednesday that Fattah, a Philadelphia Democrat, also has questioned their motives in ...
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"And from the video it looks like the officer is more set on revenge or at least trying to silence him."
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Slack opened the tech world's mind to the potential of messaging inside organizations, but there are plenty of others working to bring the concept to different kinds of businesses. One such startup, Eko Communications, is focused on making communication within large-scale companies mobile-centric, and it has raised $5.7 million in Series A funding led by Gobi Partners. Read More
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Solyndra, the solar panel manufacturer that took more than $500 million from President Obama's stimulus then went bust, sticking taxpayers for the loss, lied to federal officials to secure the loan, the Energy Department's inspector general said in a report released Wednesday.
But the Obama administration goofed too and may ...
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Two years ago, liberal billionaire George Soros gave $675,000 from his Open Society Foundation to support the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Center for Civic Media.
"The MIT Center for Civic Media works hand in hand with diverse communities to collaboratively create, design, deploy, and assess civic media tools and practices," ...
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"I'm wondering what one or two of your most favorite Bible verses are."
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In the last couple weeks, I've seen a lot of media coverage on one former Google employee's effort to bring more pay transparency to her workplace by creating a spreadsheet for co-workers to share their salary information with one another. Since that story broke, the commentary has been along the lines of, "Yes! You should do this, too. Just tell everyone what you make. It… Read More 
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas' comptroller is seeking an opinion from the state attorney general on how to proceed after officials questioned the constitutionality of some of Gov. Gregg Abbott's line-item budget vetoes.
In a statement Wednesday, Comptroller Glenn Hegar said there are "complex questions" surrounding the vetoes. He asked ...
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"It is with heavy hearts and deep sadness that we express our deepest condolenses to the families of Alison Parker and Adam Ward."
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Garrett Camp, co-founder of StumbleUpon says he'll soon be the site's majority stakeholder. Again. The site originally launched in 2001. StumbleUpon was sold to eBay in 2007, but sold back to a group including Camp in 2009. He was active CEO from 2001-2012 and has stayed on as "Chairman" since. Here's what Camp had to say about the move, which will include… Read More 
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The anger over Democratic National Committee chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz imposing strict controls and limits on the number of presidential primary debates will come to a head this week when hundreds of party officials gather in Minneapolis at the DNC's summer meeting.
New Hampshire state Sen. Martha Fuller Clark, who ...
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It was supposed to take 18 months. But with React Native, Facebook built its iOS Ads Manager app in 5 months, and then ported it to Android in just 3 more months. That's because React Native let Facebook's engineers work faster and reuse the JavaScript backend. Coders have dreamed of a system that would let them 'write once, run anywhere'. But Facebook… Read More 
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"I am confirming to you 100% that he is the Leader of the Islamic State cyber caliphate."
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Today, NASA tested a 3D printed turbopump, one that was put together with 45% fewer parts than pumps made any other way. This obviously saves time and money, but come on…NASA is slowly 3D printing an entire freaking rocket. That's cool. NASA referred to the rocket turbopump as "one of the most complex, 3D printed rocket engine parts ever made." It went through about… Read More 
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BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) - A fourth soldier from Fort Hood has pleaded guilty to using her U.S. Army identification or military gear to help transport immigrants.
Yashira Marie Perez-Morales of Killeen pleaded guilty Wednesday in Brownsville to immigrant smuggling charges. Prosecutors say Perez-Morales hid immigrants while driving through the Border ...
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"Not to let another terrible instance go by without trying to do something more."
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When we observed an increase in Series A fundings in the first quarter of 2015, we had two theories as to what was happening. First, people are attracted to the Series A figures more than Series B or beyond. This is similar to how people bid on mid-market houses in San Francisco, overbidding on houses around $2 million, but the $5 million houses see much less competition. Second, we might see… Read More 
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Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida said Wednesday he doesn't believe that fellow 2016 GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump will be the party's presidential nominee.
While campaigning in New Hampshire, Mr. Rubio was asked whether Mr. Trump is hurting the party's ability to reach out to Hispanic voters.
"Ultimately, the Republican ...
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BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, is acquiring FutureAdvisor, a five-year-old, San Francisco-based online financial advisory firm that aims to help people manage their existing IRAs, 401(s) and other investment accounts. According to the Financial Times, the company was picked up for between $150 million and $200 million. FutureAdvisor had raised $21.5 million from… Read More 
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