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Ronda Rousey Predicted to Jimmy Fallon What Move Her Next Opponent Would 'Try' Against Her — She Was Right About Everything Except the Try Part

"… but it's not going to go like that."

Brooklyn Bridge Ventures Approaches $15 Million Target For Second Fund

Brooklyn Bridge Ventures, a three-year-old, seed-stage venture firm led by its founder and sole general partner, Charlie O'Donnell, is about to close its second fund with $15 million, up from its $8.3 million debut effort closed last year. It's a meaningful milestone for O'Donnell, who got his start in venture capital as an analyst at Union Square Ventures and later worked as… Read More

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Marco Rubio's lack of plans turning off Iowans on rise

Sen. Marco Rubio is on the rise in the polls as the GOP field begins to shake up — but those on the ground in Iowa and New Hampshire are questioning whether he has a plan to translate that growing interest into actual voters.

Party leaders and political analysts alike ...

'Slaughterhouse': Video Captures the Moment Islamic Terrorists Opened Fire During Paris Rock Concert

"Everyone thought it was part of the show, but then I saw the lead singer's face drop before he ran off stage …"

How Much Technology Is Too Much Technology?

There are many visions of what our hyper-connected future might look like. We're packaged countless variants on the shiny-techie-future vision theme every day as marketing departments lay it on thick to try to put gloss on their latest product and restless grease on the wheels of consumption… Read More

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Ryan Favors Legal Status for Immigrants Trump Wants to Send Home

House Speaker Paul Ryan said he supports allowing undocumented immigrants to remain in the U.S. without gaining citizenship, and that he doesn't believe mass deportation, an idea promoted by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, is feasible.

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Could Aggressive Interrogation Have Prevented the Paris Attacks?

(John Hinderaker) On November 5, nine days before the terrorist attacks on Paris, a 51-year old Montenegrin was stopped on an autobahn by German police. The officers found a revolver in the man's glove compartment and continued searching the car. They discovered that the vehicle had been professionally modified to create secret compartments for weapons. The cache reportedly included eight AK-47s, two pistols, two hand grenades, fuses, detonators and a half pound

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Obamacare co-op flops have many scrambling for health insurance

When Amy Grech, a freelance Web consultant and horror story author in New York, was looking for health insurance, a broker pushed her toward Health Republic, the state's co-op under Obamacare. It had the doctors she needed, and the price seemed right.

Now, two years later, she has had to ...

FCC Could Fine ABC's '20/20′ For F-Bomb [VIDEO]

The network's excuse is decent.

France Launches Air Strikes in Syria; Paris Investigation Widens

PARIS/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - French warplanes pounded Islamic State positions in Syria on Sunday as police in Europe widened their investigations into coordinated attacks in Paris that killed more than 130 people.

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France Launches 'Massive' Air Strikes Against Islamic State HQ as Hunt Continues for More Members of Sleeper Cell That Carried Out Paris Terror Attacks

A jihadi training camp and a munitions dump were destroyed.

STEM Education, Meet The New Manufacturing

STEM education and the maker movement have flooded our nation's schools, making project-based learning much easier to mark off of the instructional "must do" checklist toward meeting new criterion and readying students for a career. Our school districts are feeling the pressure to be innovative and find new ways to engage students with technology while adhering to the… Read More

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Prosecutor won't charge ex-lawmaker's husband with extortion

LAPEER, Mich. (AP) - A prosecutor will not pursue charges against the husband of a lawmaker who sent anonymous text messages threatening to reveal an extramarital affair between his wife and another legislator.

Lapeer County Prosecutor Tim Turkelson confirmed Sunday that no charges will be filed against Joe Gamrat or ...

Video Shows The Start Of The Paris Terrorist Attack Inside The Bataclan Theater [VIDEO]

The drummer dives for cover as people are shot

Zebras Escape From Circus, Caught on Video Running Through Philadelphia Streets

The animals "briefly went on the loose."

Police Questioned, Released Fugitive Suspect Near Belgian Border Hours After Paris Terror Attacks

Abdeslam is now the focus of an international manhunt.

Bill Clinton Defends Hillary's Wall Street Ties

The former president said that attacks from Hillary Clinton's Democratic rivals were "a stretch."

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Anti-Gun Group Posts Response to Paris Terror Attacks and Names Only One Guilty Party

"We are united in mourning all lives lost to …"

If You Want Tech Freedom, Congress Needs To Change A Law

Freedom is critical to the economic engine of Silicon Valley, but laws are not often written to preserve it. A federal decision in October let consumers unlock cell phones, tinker with their tablets and hack into some aspects of their connected vehicles' software — as long as they don't break other laws. Unfortunately, this decision has to be renewed every three years, through… Read More

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Clinton: U.S. Must Lead Fight Against Islamic State

Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton asserted Sunday that the fight against the Islamic State must be led by the United States but cannot be fought by Americans alone, pushing back on an attack made by Republican candidate Jeb Bush.

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Sen. Bernie Sanders, Democratic presidential candidate: Terrorist attacks linked to climate change

Vermont Sen. Bernard Sanders doubled down Sunday on his insistence that climate change leads to terrorism, a connection he called "pretty obvious."

"If we are going to see an increase in drought and flood and extreme weather disturbances as a result of climate change, what that means is peoples all ...

Iraqi Officials Warned of 'Imminent Attacks' From Islamic State Prior to Paris Tragedy

The dispatch said attacks would occur "through bombings or assassinations or hostage taking in the coming days."

Woman Dramatically Clings to Window Ledge While Escaping Paris Gunmen: 'Help, I'm Pregnant!'

"Help!"

U.S. Isn't Second Guessing Syrian Refugee Plan: Obama Aide

President Barack Obama isn't having second thoughts about bringing Syrian refugees to the U.S., one of his top aides said Sunday in the wake of deadly terror attacks in Paris linked to Islamic State, and suggestions that the nation should shut its doors.

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Dartmouth Protesters Assault Students While Screaming Racial Threats

'We made our voices heard ... for our brothers and sisters across the country who are staring terrorism and assault directly in the face'

The ancient virus, CUNY edition

(Scott Johnson) Anti-Semitism has emerged as a potent force on many college campuses. The rule of political correctness have freed it up to stand naked and unashamed. Take a look at the brief video below from a student protest at CUNY Hunter; Ruthie Blum writes about it in the Alegemeiner column posted here. According to Ruthie, the protest in took place in Manhattan on Thursday afternoon after organizers on Facebook called for

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Marco Rubio: Hillary Clinton's refusal to blame 'radical Islam' like refusing to blame Nazis in WWII

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio said Sunday that Hillary Rodham Clinton's refusal to agree that the United States is at war with radical Islam would be "like saying we were not at war with the Nazis because we were afraid to offend some Germans."

"I don't understand it," Mr. Rubio said ...

CBS Pushes Back Popular Shows That Had Scenes of Terrorism in Wake of Paris Attacks

"Tonight we will not air out of respect for our friends in Paris."

French Police Release Photo of Wanted Suspect Believed to Be Connected to Paris Terrorist Attacks

"Do not intervene yourself."

Facebook Says It Will Enable Safety Check In During More Human Disasters, Following Criticism

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg committed to turning on Safety Check in more human disasters going forward, responding to criticism that the company turned on its safety feature for Paris but not for Beirut and other bombings. Zuckerberg explained that the Paris terror attacks marked the first time the company has enabled Safety Check for a human disaster, not a natural disaster like an… Read More

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Sanders Ties Climate Change's Weather Extremes to Terrorism

"If we are going to see an increase in drought, in flood, and extreme weather disturbances as a result of climate change, what that means is that people all over the world are going to be fighting over limited natural resources," said Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders.

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Adam Schiff: Paris Attack Due to 'Failure' of Campaign Against Islamic State

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After dog's death, an effort to ban guns to put pets down

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - Animal rights activists in New Hampshire are pushing to ban the practice of shooting a pet that is sick, injured or dangerous after a dog was found shot to death.

Bruno was an 18-month-old mixed breed who was shot four times in September. His owner says ...

Rubio: No More Syrian Refugees Because We Can't Do A Background Check [VIDEO]

'The problem is not the background checks. The problem is we can't background check them'

Marco Rubio Calls for NATO Article 5, Coalition to Fight ISIS

"First, I would ask our allies to invoke Article 5," Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio said Sunday, when asked on ABC's "This Week" what President Barack Obama should do in light of Friday's attacks in Paris.

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Jake Tapper: 'I Shudder to Think What ISIS Looks Like Uncontained'

The post Jake Tapper: 'I Shudder to Think What ISIS Looks Like Uncontained' appeared first on Washington Free Beacon.

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Ex-NY Senate leader faces corruption trial with son

NEW YORK (AP) - For the second time in a month, one of New York State's biggest political figures is going on trial in a case brought by a federal prosecutor crusading against corrupt elected officials.

Jury selection begins Monday in Manhattan federal court in the extortion and bribery trial ...

The Lessons Of Paris: How Do We Stop Such An Attack Here?

US needs to learn from this ISIS attack in Paris

Watch 'SNL's' Moving Tribute to Paris: 'We Stand With You'

"Paris is the city of lights."

Jeb Bush Calls for Letting Christian Refugees Into U.S.

"There are a lot of Christians in Syria that have no place now. They'll be either executed or imprisoned either by Assad or ISIS," Jeb Bush, the Republican presidential candidate, said Sunday, adding that the U.S. should focus on letting in those refugees.

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America's Whitest City Explodes With A Fusion Of Inclusion

It's tough to see at first glance that diversity matters in Portland, Oregon. After all, Portlandia is widely known as the "whitest city in America." But hidden within this environmentally friendly rain-soaked scenic city, there are intentional efforts ongoing in economic gardening across multiple community sectors to cultivate the growth of a diverse landscape of job creators. Read More

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Radical Islam? What's That?

(John Hinderaker) Last night's Democratic presidential debate was conducted in the shadow of the ISIS attacks on Paris, but the contenders still don't want to acknowledge that radical Islam is our enemy. In the clip below, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders dodge and twist to avoid acknowledging that reality. Why? I'm not sure. The language they use is code for something, but I'm not certain what. There can hardly be enough radical

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Reports of Syrian bomber in Paris undermine Obama refugee plans

One of the suicide bombers who attacked Paris on Friday held a Syrian passport and had posed as a refugee, according to news reports that put new pressure on President Obama's plans to bring 10,000 of the refugees to the U.S. in 2016.

"The barbaric attacks in Paris should compel ...

North Carolina Police Department Asks Residents to Turn in Guns During 'Nonviolence' Event

There will be no compensation for turning over the firearms.

Obama Pledges to Redouble U.S. Efforts Against Islamic State: 'The Skies Have Been Darkened'

"The killing of innocent people, based on a twisted ideology, is an attack not just on France, not just on Turkey, but it's an attack on the civilized world."