Source: Bloomberg Politics
January 25, 2016
Clinton: Using Private E-Mail Server Wasn't Error in Judgment
"I'm not willing to say it was an error in judgment, I didn't do anything wrong," Hillary Clinton says of usage of private e-mail server during tenure as sec. of State. Says at CNN-sponsored Democratic presidential town hall that she should have apologized sooner; had no intention of wrong-doing She delayed apology because "it takes time to get the facts" Says she's not very tech savvy
San Francisco mayor asks feds for probe of police shooting
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee has requested a federal investigation of the police shooting of a young black man, along with a broader look into the department.
Lee asked for the probe of the Mario Woods shooting in a letter to U.S. Attorney Gen. Loretta Lynch ...
Strippers And Nuns Face-Off One More Time In Chicago Suburb
'High friction rubbing'
Via: The Daily Caller
O'Malley: Climate Change Biggest Business Opportunity in Century
Martin O'Malley spotlights climate change as the issue younger voters should most focus on and says combating it offers "the greatest business opportunity to come to the United States." In comments at CNN-sponsored town hall featuring Democratic presidential candidates, says Iowa is "pointing way forward" on clean energy Young people "want us to face these challenges fearlessly"
Source: Bloomberg Politics
Europe's Immigration Policies? Not Likely to End Well.
(John Hinderaker) We have covered extensively the outbreak of gang sexual assaults that occurred in Germany on New Year's Eve, most notably in Cologne. Most recent reports suggest that as many as 600 German women may have been sexually abused by Islamic immigrants on New Year's Eve in Cologne, alone. Similar outrages occurred across Western Europe. So the Europeans are scrambling to accommodate millions of immigrants, while fending off "far right" forces
Source: Power Line
Bernie Sanders: Yes I Will Raise Your Taxes [VIDEO]
'We will raise taxes, yes we will'
Via: The Daily Caller
Bernie Sanders Gives Blunt Answer When Asked if He Will Raise Taxes
"Let us be clear."
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
Former workers sue Disney, consulting companies over layoffs
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Two former technology employees at Walt Disney World in Florida are suing Disney and the outsourcing companies they say colluded to break the law and replace workers with cheaper immigrant labor.
Representing both former employees, attorney Sara Blackwell filed lawsuits in Tampa federal court Monday against ...
El Nino Deluges California With Water, Yet Farmers Left In The Lurch
Despite the fact reservoirs are 49 percent full, farmers are unlikely to see an ounce of that water
Via: The Daily Caller
The Difference Between Washington D.C. and Philadelphia, In Two Blizzard 'Dibs' Signs
"No one owns a parking space."
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
Obama Insiders: Clinton, Not Sanders, Is His Natural Heir
A number of former staffers for the president weigh in on which candidate's campaign better resembles Obama in 2008.
Source: Bloomberg Politics
Grand jury indicts leader behind Planned Parenthood videos
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A Houston grand jury investigating undercover footage of Planned Parenthood found no wrongdoing Monday by the abortion provider, and instead indicted anti-abortion activists involved in making the videos that targeted the handling of fetal tissue in clinics and provoked outrage among Republican leaders nationwide.
David Daleiden, ...
Expect Delays: American Airlines Puts Pilots Union Contract On Standby
'We have all witnessed a culture gone awry'
Via: The Daily Caller
Listen to Why Louie Gohmert Thinks Hillary Clinton Is Backing Obama's Agenda On the Campaign Trail
"You know, they've got the evidence, if they want to use it, then they can."
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
Trump Attacks Megyn Kelly, Says He's Not Certain He'll Attend Debate — See How Fox Just Responded
"I don't like her. She doesn't treat me fairly."
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
Zach Sims Of Codecademy On Running A Company That (Still) Doesn't Charge Users
Though the four-year-old online platform Codecademy now teaches employable tech skills to 25 million users around the globe, it still doesn't charge for its services (some early testing aside), choosing to remain focused on growth before adding on what CEO Zach Sims describes as a "prosumer" business. In today's market, that's an unusual stance to maintain. Read More
Source: TechCrunch
Is There a Realistic Path For Bloomberg to Run and Win?
On "With All Due Respect," Mark Halperin and John Heilemann discuss a New York Times report that former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is weighing an independent bid for the White House. (Michael R. Bloomberg is the founder and majority owner of Bloomberg LP, the parent company of Bloomberg News.)
Source: Bloomberg Politics
Obama feels the Bern
(Scott Johnson) Glenn Thrush interviewed President Obama in the White House for a Politico podcast. Thrush's report is posted along with the audio here. You will probably want to miss it, but I enjoyed Obama's take on Bernie Sanders: Bernie came in with the luxury of being a complete long shot and just letting loose," he said. "I think Hillary came in with the both privilege — and burden — of being
Source: Power Line
Ethics committee issues opinion on Lunch and Learn events
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - A legislative ethics committee has issued a formal advisory opinion on questions about Lunch and Learn events in Alaska's Capitol.
The events allow people to hear presentations on various topics, some related to legislation, some not. Typically, presenters provide free food.
But following questions about the ...
Creators Of Planned Parenthood Sting Videos Hit With Felony Indictment
Grand jury convened to investigate Planned Parenthood indicts their accusers instead
Via: The Daily Caller
Law enforcement, dealers say Iowa gun sales on the rise
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Law enforcement and gun dealers say that they are seeing a rise in gun sales and applications for carry permits in Iowa.
The Des Moines Register (http://dmreg.co/1WJXavg ) reports that the National Instant Criminal Background Check System says Iowa had 25,941 firearm background checks conducted ...
Thug Gets Smoked By Citizen With A Concealed Weapon [VIDEO]
A good guy with a gun stopped a bad guy with a gun
Via: The Daily Caller
Teen Wakes Up After Heart Transplant — and His Family Was There to Capture His First Words on Camera
"I'm so happy. I've waited so long."
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
Former Prosecutor Ken Kratz Vows to Dismantle 'Conspiracy Theory' in 'Making a Murderer' — Here's How
"My book will set the record straight."
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
Sentences for Young Murderers Limited by U.S. Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court extended a 2012 ruling that banned automatic life-without-parole sentences for juvenile murderers, saying the decision applies retroactively to potentially hundreds of people.
Source: Bloomberg Politics
OpenGov's Zac Bookman Doing "About the Hardest Thing": Trying To Transform U.S. Governments
You may have heard about it already. Four-year-old OpenGov is a nearly four-year-old, cloud-based platform that state and local governments — as well as cities, counties, and school districts — are beginning to use for financial and performance intelligence. OpenGov's big idea: to enable these public administrators to see what's going on internally and to… Read More 
Source: TechCrunch
Time to Uproot the Bushes for Good?
(Steven Hayward) The most infuriating thing I've read all week is Steve Hayes's story in the Weekly Standard about how Jeb Bush's super PAC, Right to Rise, has held its fire on Trump, instead directing its fire on the one candidate who is best positioned to win in November: Marco Rubio: In the "fight" between Donald Trump and conservatism, Trump has had few better allies than Right to Rise, the super PAC
Source: Power Line
Donald Trump: Time for Ted Cruz to settle eligibility question or exit race
Donald Trump said Monday that Sen. Ted Cruz should either figure out whether he is eligible to be president or leave the GOP presidential race.
"It's time for Ted Cruz to either settle his problem with the FACT that he was born in Canada and was a citizen of Canada, ...
Obama: 'I Don't Think Dems Are Going To Vote For Hillary Just Because She's A Woman' [AUDIO]
'You judge people on what they bring to the table and not what they look like... or their last name.'
Via: The Daily Caller
Bronx Man Charged With Murder in Seemingly Unprovoked Machete Attack
The NYPD arrested a man Sunday on charges of killing his next-door neighbor with a machete.
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
Video Purports to Show First-Ever 'Christian Patrol' in 'Islamist Hotspot' in Britain — Watch What Happens
"The Muslims will take over! Watch!"
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
Workato Chat Bot Brings Enterprise Workflow Into Slack
As we head into 2016, enterprise chat applications like Slack are suddenly a hot commodity, and if you're inside chat a good portion of the day the argument goes, you should be able to access other work without leaving the chat client. This is exactly what Workato's newly announced chat bot, Workbot, is designed to do. Chat bots are small programs that integrate with a chat… Read More 
Source: TechCrunch
New Mexico governor gets 'anti-immigrant' label over REAL ID
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - The nation's only Latina governor continues to face accusations by advocates of pushing an "anti-immigrant" agenda over her push to revise New Mexico's immigrant driver's license law.
Those charges come even though New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez has been one of the few elected Republicans ...
Gun Test: Taurus PT-111 Millennium G2
This Taurus is reliable and has a street price of about $250 - nice entry level concealed carry gun
Via: The Daily Caller
Report: High School Ignored Obvious Warning Signs Before Shooting
The shooting might have been prevented if school staff had kept detailed and more widely accessible records documenting concerns…
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
What Busloads of March For Life Participants Did After Getting Stranded on a Turnpike During Brutal Blizzard Is Getting Some Attention
"Once in a lifetime experience."
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
Microsoft Moves Its CNTK Machine Learning Toolkit To GitHub And MIT License
Microsoft today announced that it is making it easier for developers to use its Computational Network Toolkit (CNTK) to build their own deep learning applications. The company first open sourced this toolkit in April 2015, but at the time, it was hosted on Microsoft's own CodePlex site and was only available under a restrictive academic license. Now, the team is moving the project… Read More 
Source: TechCrunch
Clinton and Sanders race to the finish line in Iowa
The Democrats are mapping out divergent paths toward winning the first votes of the nomination process.
Source: Bloomberg Politics
Donald Trump overtakes Ted Cruz in Iowa, leads in New Hampshire: polls
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has overtaken Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas in Iowa and maintains a sizable lead in New Hampshire, according to a pair of new polls on the 2016 GOP nominating contest.
Mr. Trump was at 34 percent in the Fox News poll released this week, ...
Franklin Graham Responds to Hijab-Wearing Christian College Professor's Claim That Muslims and Christians Worship the 'Same God'
"Islam denies that God has a Son."
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
Nigeria-based Online Entertainment Platform iROKO Will Finance "Nollywood" Films After Raising $19M
iROKO, an online entertainment platform that targets audiences in Sub-Saharan African countries, plans to strike more deals in Nigeria's booming movie industry after securing $19 million in funding from French premium cable company Canal+ and Kinnevik, a returning investor. Read More 
Source: TechCrunch
Obama Says Clinton's Strengths Are Also Weaknesses as Sanders Surges
President Barack Obama said that while Hillary Clinton has the most experience among candidates vying to succeed him, her strengths can sometimes be her weaknesses, allowing Bernie Sanders to appeal to the main concerns of the Democratic Party's core voters.
Source: Bloomberg Politics
Full of Schiff
(Scott Johnson) Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff is a smart fellow and a perfect spokesman for Hillary Clinton's interests. Slippery and willing to say anything, he can add a vague threat of harm when he thinks the occasion calls for it. Yesterday Schiff appeared on FOX News Sunday for a segment with Senator James Lankford to discuss last week's revelations about the information found on Hillary's Clinton's unsecured private server for her official
Source: Power Line
DataXu Gets $10M From Sky As Pay TV Giant Buys Into Programmatic Ad Tech
DataXu, a Boston-based startup that provides analytics and other tools for running programmatic ads, has picked up another round of funding. Sky, the UK-based pay-TV provider part-owned by 21st Century Fox, has made a $10 million investment in the company. It's a strategic stake: Sky plans to use DataXu's demand-side buying ad tech in its current services as well as work together… Read More 
Source: TechCrunch
Rick Perry Endorses Ted Cruz for President
Rick Perry is endorsing Ted Cruz for president, according to an interview Sunday night with Politico (http://politi.co/1JxbXr3). Perry says he sees GOP race between Cruz and Donald Trump ''Of those individuals who have a chance to win the Republican primary, at this juncture, from my perspective, Ted Cruz is by far the most consistent conservative in that crowd,'' Perry said. NOTE: Perry, former governor of Cruz's home state, Texas, sought nomination in 2012 and 2016 races
Source: Bloomberg Politics
Romania probes hundreds of books written by prisoners
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - Romania's crackdown on corruption and fraud in recent years has created a sudden and unexpected literary boom, as prisoners publish hundreds of non-fiction books on subjects as varied as soccer, real estate, God and gemstones.
It's quite a feat for inmates with no access to books ...
Clinton and Sanders Race to the Finish Line in Iowa
With the Iowa caucuses now just a week away, the Democratic presidential race is too close to call.
Source: Bloomberg Politics
Harvard Dean Crusades Against All-Male Clubs
Harvard University's undergraduate dean is angering alumni by attempting to force the school's all-male final clubs to accept women, a move that some say threatens freedom of association and diversity at one of the nation's most elite colleges.
The post Harvard Dean Crusades Against All-Male Clubs appeared first on Washington Free Beacon.
Source: Washington Free Beacon
Aircall Grabs $2.75 Million For Its Powerful Phone Customer Support Service For Teams
French startup Aircall just raised a $2.75 million round led by Balderton Capital, with FundersClub and business angels also participating. As a reminder, Aircall was part of our Battlefield competition at Disrupt SF 2015, started at eFounders and attended 500 Startups' acceleration program. It plans to reinvent how phone customer support works. Read More 
Source: TechCrunch
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