BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Democrat John Bel Edwards secured a spot Saturday in the Louisiana governor's runoff election, which will decide who follows Republican presidential hopeful Gov. Bobby Jindal into office in a state beset by deep financial woes.
It wasn't yet clear after the day's balloting which Republican ...
Edwards easily advanced in Saturday's voting to the two-man race to decide who will follow term-limited Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal into office.
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Ever wonder why after buying shoes online (or any other consumer goods), for the next few weeks or months, you can be sure to spot ads or promotions for those same shoes on nearly every website you visit? What's more, you'll see which shoes your Facebook friends bought, which shoes their friends bought and which shoes "others like you" bought. You already bought shoes,… Read More
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NEW YORK (AP) - Academy Award-winning filmmaker Quentin Tarantino joined hundreds of demonstrators waving signs, shouting through megaphones and marching along the city's streets on Saturday to protest police brutality nationwide.
"I'm a human being with a conscience," said Tarantino, who flew in from California for the event. "And if ...
"I'm not sure that there's anybody else running …"
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California this year passed measures to help immigrants in the U.S. illegally by improving their access to health care, opposing discrimination and enabling more people to apply for legal status.
One measure aims to help immigrant crime victims apply for federal government visas.
A look at some other bills passed ...
"… from New York to Greece!"
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Twenty years ago, if you told me my phone could be used to steal the password to my email account or to take a copy of my fingerprint data, I would've laughed at you and said you watch too much James Bond. But today, if you tell me that hackers with malicious intents can use my toaster to break into my Facebook account, I will panic and quickly pull the plug from the evil appliance. Read More 
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"I can't figure this out."
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"We were fortunate as to where it made landfall. It was not a densely populated area."
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"Bush has no money. He's cutting. He's meeting today with mommy and daddy and they're working on their campaign."
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"He's gonna be a Quasimodo pumpkin, I think."
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It's no secret that the tech community has historically reacted with hesitation at the thought of collaborating with the public sector, what with the red tape, bureaucratic processes, lengthy sales cycles and a generally poor standard of implemented technology (remember Healthcare.gov before Marketplace Lite?). Clashes with Uber and Airbnb have created an image of our government as… Read More 
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JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Tokyo Sexwale (sesh-WAH'-lay), a South African businessman and former political prisoner who fought against apartheid, says he intends to be a candidate in the FIFA presidential election.
Sexwale announced his intention to run Saturday, two days ahead of the deadline for candidates to submit papers for the ...
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"We heard somebody scream, 'Look out!'"
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Excerpts of recent editorials of statewide and national interest from New England newspapers:
The (Meriden) Record-Journal (Conn.), Oct. 21, 2015
Sorry Taylor Swift fans, but it's hard to imagine that decades from now the singer will still have legions of fans.
No knock against Ms. Swift; the vast majority of ...
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"I thought it was about time that we actually honored a hero."
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin Republicans are moving at breakneck speed to abolish secret investigations into political corruption such as one that haunted Gov. Scott Walker, do away with the state's unique nonpartisan elections board and legalize coordination between candidates and shadowy issue advocacy groups that don't disclose their donors.
...COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - So a few states out West and a couple cities on the East Coast have voted to legalize marijuana. Does that mean legal pot can fly in the heartland?
A ballot proposal before Ohio voters next month would be the first in the nation to legalize ...
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"It was truly a trauma."
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"After years of waiting, I will now have my day in court."
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The psychology of seed-stage investing is complex. As the one raising money, it's easy to fall into the trap of treating the process like a transaction. But at the seed stage, neither investors nor the startups can make accurate predictions on numbers alone. Investors look for other data points to evaluate the opportunity, such as the strength of the team and who else has already… Read More 
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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Pledging to restore integrity on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court while shattering records for campaign spending, seven judges are vying for an unprecedented three open seats in the Nov. 3 election.
Those candidates and six others eliminated in the May primary raised $10.5 million and spent $8.3 ...
"The college application and selection process is stressful for most students who go through it."
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Another month, another billion for Uber… The ride-hailing business is reportedly raising yet again — planning to raise close to $1 billion in new investment according to the NYT citing "people close to the matter", with investors looking at a valuation of between $60 billion and $70 billion for the six-year-old startup. Read More 
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Every time you log in to Facebook, every time you click on your News Feed, every time you Like a photo, every time you send anything via Messenger, you add another data point to the galaxy they already have regarding you and your behavior. That, in turn, is a tiny, insignificant dot within their vast universe of information about their billion-plus users. Read More 
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"I felt guilty for taking my kids here."
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Reading Susan Cheever's Drinking in America: Our Secret History reminded me of an exchange between Elaine and Jerry on Seinfeld. Jerry insists that only 4 to 6 percent of the population is attractive.
Elaine: So basically what you're saying is 95 percent of the population is undatable?
Jerry: Undatable!
Elaine: Then how are all these people getting together?
Jerry: Alcohol.
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"And yet, to watch most of the media today, you would think we never saw that email."
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"This one has been lying down, alone…"
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