John Boehner pushes for budget deal before leaving House

WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker John Boehner is pushing to finalize the outlines of a deal to fund the federal government before he leaves Congress this week and hands the top House job over to Paul Ryan, congressional officials said Monday.

The delicate negotiations are aimed at dispensing with the thorniest ...

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Chinese Spy Tries To Climb Into Queen Elizabeth's Royal Carriage, Gets STOPPED

'They were trying to get someone dodgy into the carriage alongside the president and the queen'

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U.S. Marine Turned VA Whistleblower Just Extended a Serious Offer to Hillary Clinton After Hearing Her New Comments on Vets

"I am prepared to offer her…"

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This Video of a Guy Rescuing a Baby Deer Is Almost 17 Minutes Long, but It's the Story Within That Has It Going Viral

"I am sure that any of us with a little bit of a conscience … would do the same."

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Carson Holds 14 Point Lead in Iowa GOP Caucus: Monmouth Poll

Ben Carson takes double-digit lead over Donald Trump among likely Iowa GOP caucus-goers, according to Monmouth University poll. Carson favored by 32%, Trump 18%; the two were tied for top spot at 23% each when poll was taken in Aug. Next tier of candidates include Ted Cruz at 10%, Marco Rubio at 10% and Jeb Bush at 8% Carson has risen 9 ppts and Rubio 6 ppts from last poll; Trump has dropped by 5 ppts Carson's support has risen among all ideological groups, according to e-mail statement; he lead

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Craft & Rare Wants To Be Amazon Prime For Fine Liquors

 There are plenty of on-demand alcohol delivery services including fan favorites Drizly and Minibar. And on the other side of the spectrum, the market is loaded with subscription delivery services for wine and beer, like Club W and Craft Beer Club. But what about the weird stuff? The whiskey with snakes in it? The vodka made from dragon tears? Craft & Rare wants to fit into the mix by… Read More

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Media: Hillary Clinton Just Had the Best. Ten. Days. Ever.

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Marijuana activists join forces on Maine referendum effort

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - National-based and Maine-based marijuana activists say they're uniting behind one state ballot measure to legalize marijuana.

The nationally backed Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol will stop collecting signatures in support of the initiative it filed in March and will work on behalf of a similar ...

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Katy Perry Just Made It Clear She Thinks Hillary Is Going To Be President

That's a gift you can't return

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Author Explains Why Mysterious Archeological Find Blew Him Away and Sent an 'Earthquake' Through the Biblical Studies World

"One of the pillars for questioning the reliability of the New Testament."

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Pro-Israel Christians Went to the Land of the Bible to Harvest Grapes, but While There Found Other Blessings

"When you believe in something spiritual and it is being displayed physically right before your eyes, it is a powerful, very connecting faith builder."

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Bessemer's Byron Deeter Talks Mobile Enterprise Apps: "Tens of Billions of Dollars" To Be Created

 Top SaaS investors have been saying for nearly a year that the next billion-dollar market opportunities are rooted in mobile enterprise apps – software for people who don't sit behind a desk but do keep a smartphone in their pocket. Last month, we talked about the trend with Kevin Spain of Emergence Capital. More recently, we caught up with Byron Deeter of Bessemer Venture… Read More

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Let Paul Ryan Chair the Mabel's Labels Fundraiser: Read My Lips

Speaker of the House of Representatives is the new PTA president.

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Severe Hurricane Fizzles, Climatistas Hardest Hit

(Steven Hayward) Last week when we heard the news that Hurricane Patricia in the eastern Pacific clocked the highest recorded windspeed evah for a Pacific hurricane, and was headed for the Mexican coast, you could hear the climatistas spinning up their mimeograph machines for the refrain about climate change and extreme weather. Just as palpable is the sense of disappointment at this news, as reported today in the Los Angeles Times: The

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Amy Schumer Continues Anti-Gun Crusade: 'We Need Outcry'

Two were killed watching her movie

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'I'm Worried Every Day About What the Russians May Be Doing': Putin's New and Improved 'Cold War' Tactics?

"It would be a concern to hear any country was tampering with…"

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Major Online Sales Outlet Has Stockpiled Gold and Food for Workers — Just in Case

"We also have three months of food supply for every employee, plus one."

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Trump Says He Can Reach the Tipping Point With Women's Support

Donald Trump's wife and daughter have encouraged him to address women about their concerns to gain more support from women voters, he said during a town hall session in New Hampshire sponsored by NBC's "Today" show. Trump says support from men "is through the roof," and that he can secure more backing from women Says that recent poll showing Trump trailing Ben Carson in Iowa was produced by Des Moines Register, a "terrible," left-leaning newspaper Says he doing well with evangelicals, Tea Party

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Hands On With Voyager, A WiFi-Enabled Leather Travel Bag

 For someone that travels a lot, I've always struggled with finding the perfect bag. Anything with wheels is clunky, duffle bags always mix up my clothes and gadgets, and backpacks make me look like I'm still in middle school. Enter Voyager, a bag made by This is Ground, a handmade leather goods company based in downtown Los Angeles. Their bag is stylish like a briefcase, roomy like… Read More

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Trump Gives Example of Early Struggle: 'My Father Gave me a Small Loan of $1 Million'

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Kansas legislation is often anonymous

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Rep. Becky Hutchins, R-Holton, introduced a bill to ban relatives of school employees from serving on school boards.

The unspoken irony? She didn't support it.

"It's too broad," Hutchins said of the measure, which she submitted on behalf of Rep. John Bradford, R-Lansing, with whom she ...

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Kendall Jenner Goes Topless In Front Of 40 Million People [PHOTOS]

Somebody isn't shy

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'You Are Evil': Actress Leah Remini Reveals What Happens in Scientology When Someone Criticizes Tom Cruise

"As time goes on, you start to lose touch with the real world."

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More U.K. Spectrum Will Be Auctioned Next Year To Push Towards 5G

 U.K. telecoms regulator Ofcom has published details for a forthcoming spectrum auction, early next year, that will see bidders shelling out for the equivalent of around three-quarters of the spectrum released in the last major U.K. spectrum sale. Read More

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Trump Says Career Started With 'Small' $1m Loan From Dad

"I started off in Brooklyn. My father gave me a small loan of a million dollars. I came into Manhattan and I had to pay him back and I had to pay him back with interest," Donald Trump says in town hall aired on NBC's "Today Show." Trump was responding to question from voter on if he'd ever been told "no" "It has not been easy for me," he replied Says he fought his way to the top after receiving help from his father Says no one thought he would be successful in Manhattan and that even his father

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Hillary Clinton Is Charging OVER A MONTH Of The Average American's Income For Fundraiser Next Week

'Everyday Americans need a champion. I want to be that champion'

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Baker Fights Back After Gov't Punishes Him for Refusing to Make Gay Wedding Cake

"The freedom to live and work consistently with one's faith is at the heart of what it means to be an American."

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'Knife of Jerusalem': That Really Is the Name These Palestinian Parents Gave Their Son

"This is a really sweet name."

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Wikimedia's Challenge To NSA Surveillance Too "Speculative" To Persuade Judge

 A constitutional challenge to the NSA's mass surveillance program, brought by Wikimedia earlier this year, was dismissed by a U.S. district court judge on Friday. Read More

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Trump Thugs Drag Radical Leftists Out Of Trump Event By Their Shirts

Several groups of leftist agitators made their way into businessman Donald Trump's rally  at the Miami at the Trump National Doral Miami resort on Friday night. The pro-immigration demonstrators interrupted Trump shouting pro-immigration messages, but Trump's supporters shouted them down by chanting "USA, USA". "You can get them out, just don't hurt them," Trump advised his security team ...More

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Biden hangs Dowd out to dry

(Scott Johnson) 60 Minutes led off the show last night with a segment devoted to Vice President Biden and "Dr. Jill Biden" (video below, transcript here). The interview was conducted by CBS News White House correspondent Norah O'Donnell. O'Donnell kept the interview within the parameters of human interest related to Biden's announcement last week that he would not challenge Hillary Clinton for the Democratic presidential nomination. Biden came across as a real

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Sheikh Salman intends to enter FIFA presidential race

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Bahraini royal family member Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa plans to run for FIFA president, a move that will put his human rights record under scrutiny.

Sheikh Salman, the president of the Asian soccer confederation, declared his intention to run Sunday, the official ...

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Why The Trump Doctrine Should Concern You

During an interview on CNN the other day, Donald Trump told Jake Tapper that the "Trump Doctrine" is "strength." He was specifically talking about his foreign policy worldview, but strength isn't just Trump's national security strategy, it's his entire brand — his raison d'être.  Strength isn't just something President Trump would employ to scare Putin or China, it's how […]

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7.5-Magnitude Earthquake Causes 'Casualties and Destruction' in and Around Afghanistan

"I was praying when the massive earthquake rattled my home."

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Obama Admits Gov't Shares Blame for Too Much Standardized Testing — Here's What He Wants to Do About It

"Learning is about so much more than just filling in the right bubble."

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Android Probe Has "High Priority", Says Europe's Antitrust Chief

 Europe's Competition Commissioner, Margrethe Vestager, has couched a probe of the Android OS as "high priority" for EU regulators. Investigations into other aspects of the company's operations are also being prioritized, she said, speaking in an interview with the WSJ. Read More

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'For the Record' Special Report: Journey to the Front Line

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T&Cs Change Tracker Puts Shifting Small-Print In The Spotlight

 As we've recently pointed out, here on TC, T&Cs suck. But what sucks even more than impenetrable, multi-clause legalize that no one reads is the fact these unlovely documents can change without warning — effectively requiring users of the services they govern to engage in a perpetual reading to ensure they are abreast of changes. Read More

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