January 29, 2016

US agencies assist Mexico government in arrest near border

LUKEVILLE, Ariz. (AP) - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says it has helped the Mexican government in a cross-border arrest operation near the Arizona border.

Spokeswoman Gillian M. Christensen says ICE and several other law enforcement agencies in both Arizona and Mexico participated in an arrest operation in Sonoyta, Mexico. ...

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Trump Attacks Ben Sasse — and the GOP Senator Hits Back With Response Sure to Get Under His Skin

"[T]otally ineffective."

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Exclusive: Fiorina Pushes Back on Planned Parenthood Indictment Calls: 'I Don't Think It's Worth A Response'

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The Power Line Show, Episode 32: Iowa and Beyond!

(John Hinderaker) This afternoon Paul, Steve and John got together for a guest-free edition of the Power Line Show. Topic number one was, of course, last night's GOP debate in Iowa and the state of the races in both parties. Steve and Paul ventured predictions on New Hampshire. They found time for a few more stories in the news, including the latest on Hillary's home email server, possibly the worst IT decision

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FBI weapons stolen from vehicle in latest Bay Area incident

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Three handguns and an FBI agent's badge were stolen early Friday from a locked and alarmed vehicle in the latest such incident in the San Francisco Bay Area, the FBI said.

Two other recent thefts in the area had tragic results after firearms stolen from law ...

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One Night in Dubuque: Bernie Sanders, Marco Rubio Woo Fed-Up Voters on Eastern Edge of Iowa

"Enough is enough."

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Meet The Startups Vying For The Founder Of The Year Crunchie For 2015

crunchies-founder-noms The 9th Annual Crunchies are almost upon us. On February 8, luminaries from some of the best and brightest startups around will descend upon San Francisco's War Memorial Opera House to take part in an event that's best described as the Oscars of startups and technology. And now it's time to take a look at the Founder of the Year nominees. Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Facebook announces stricter policy on firearms sales

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Facebook says it's cracking down on online gun sales, announcing Friday a new policy barring private individuals from advertising or selling firearms on the world's largest social network.

The new policy applies also to Facebook's photo-sharing service Instagram. It comes after gun control groups have long ...

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Watch A Texas Police Officer Make An Incredible Headshot On Hostage-Taking Robber [VIDEO]

He smoked the bad guy!

Via: The Daily Caller

Paul Ryan on Who Is to Blame for Divided GOP & Why Being Called 'Establishment' Is 'Sign of Success'

"It makes for a very anxious time."

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Donald Trump Controlled the Microphone: Did He Win the Night?

The Washington Post's Jenna Johnson, Dan Balz and Bloomberg's Josh Green discuss Donald Trump's gamble on skipping the Fox News GOP debate on "With All Due Respect."

Source: Bloomberg Politics

There's Some Hot Competition For America's Worst Federal Agency

Billions wasted is just the beginning in these departments

Via: The Daily Caller

Clinton Campaign Manager Mook on the Lessons of 2008

Robby Mook, Hillary Clinton's campaign manager, discusses what the former secretary of state's team learned from her 2008 Iowa loss and how he feels about the home stretch before the caucuses.

Source: Bloomberg Politics

Josh Earnest Praises Hillary Clinton's 'Extraordinary' Request That Her Emails Be Released

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San Francisco pier shooting suspect seeks case's dismissal

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The Mexican national charged with fatally shooting a young San Francisco woman walking on a city pier is seeking dismissal of his criminal case, which added to the national debate over illegal immigration.

Juan Francisco Sanchez-Lopez and his lawyer Matt Gonzalez are expected to ask a ...

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Did Donald Trump Just Help Marco Rubio?

The front page of this morning's Des Moines Register says it all: Ouch! Front page of Des Moines Register pic.twitter.com/VNjD2Px1bg — Jim Acosta (@Acosta) January 29, 2016 If Donald Trump's strategy involved skipping the debate in order to expose (and harm) , it probably worked. But maybe there was an unintended consequence? In this last debate […]

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'The Heart of America': Helping Homeless Kids Survive the Streets

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Report: US and UK spied on Israeli drones for years

JERUSALEM (AP) - U.S and British intelligence cracked the codes of Israeli drones operating in the Middle East and monitored their surveillance feeds for almost 20 years, according to documents leaked by an American whistleblower and published in international media on Friday.

Reports by the German daily Der Spiegel and ...

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How to Tell When the Next Market Crash (or Rally) Is Coming

We know that the Dow Jones Industrial Average is off more than 10% since July 1 in a correction that has investors all over the world rattled. But here's the thing… I've been able to predict every step of the sell-off, whenever stocks were set to make the next move down. Right before each drop, […]

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Cronofy, The Calendar API Helping Businesses Keep Customer And Staff Diaries In Sync, Scores $1.6M

Screen Shot 2016-01-27 at 18.13.04 Cronofy, the U.K. startup that offers a calendar API to help businesses and their customers synchronise calendars, has raised a $1.6 million seed round led by Firestartr alongside Amsterdam-based venture capital firm henQ. Read More

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Hillary's Plan To Win Iowa: Do the Opposite of 2008

Avoiding the mistakes of the past—and emulating Obama—are the Clinton campaign's twin caucus obsessions. But are they fighting the last war?

Source: Bloomberg Politics

Oscar-Nominated Animated Shorts Review

While Oscar season is generally an annoying period during which films and performances of questionable merit get lavished with praise or brusquely dismissed for all the wrong reasons, there is one thing I really love about this time of year: It's pretty much the only period you'll find short films in theaters.

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Sentencing for pair who cooked up secret Navy silencer deal

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) - Two men who helped engineer a secret Navy contract to build hundreds of untraceable rifle silencers are being sentenced in federal court.

Race-car mechanic Mark Landersman of Temecula, California, received the no-bid contract. Naval intelligence officer Lee Hall of Sterling was convicted of theft of government ...

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Windows Phone Is An Ex-Platform

Screen Shot 2016-01-29 at 10.09.12 AM Microsoft announced its Q2 2016 results yesterday, reporting strong performance for its cloud business and leading to a stock bump in the wake of the news. Its Surface tablet hardware business also performed well. However it's an entirely different story for the unloved phone-making business — that albatross around Satya Nadella's neck… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

'The Voters of Iowa Should Take Note': Mark Levin Offers His Succinct Thoughts on Debate

"The loser of the debate was…"

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Singapore's RedMart Is Raising $100M To Expand Its Online Grocery Service In Asia

redmart_delivery Singapore-based online grocery company RedMart is close to raising a massive $100 million Series C round to expand its service across Asia. Two sources with knowledge of the deal confirmed to TechCrunch that the new funding is expected to close in the next one or two months. Read More

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Analysis: US faces resistance for tough sanctions on NKorea

TOKYO (AP) - As North Korea awaits the United Nations' response to its purported first H-bomb test, Washington is believed to be floating measures that could cause it some serious problems. They range from a ban on selling the North oil or buying its minerals to excluding banks doing business ...

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Krauthammer on Who Did 'Very Well' At Debate, Who Had 'Rockiest Night' and 'Most Interesting Aspect'

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Frank Luntz Asked Focus Group Who Won Debate — and the Answer Was Nearly Unanimous

"That's the impact of a single debate."

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Apple Is Reportedly Developing Long Distance Wireless Charging For iPads And iPhones

iphone-6-plus-lightning Apple is reportedly developing technology that would allow iPhone and iPad users to charge their device without needing to plug it into the wall or place it on a charging mat. That's according to a report from Bloomberg which claims the wireless charging tech could work over unspecified long distances. Read More

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Buddy Cianci, dominant in Rhode Island politics, dies at 74

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Former Mayor Buddy Cianci, the wisecracking political rogue who presided over the revitalization of Providence during two stints in office cut short by criminal charges and a prison sentence for corruption, died Thursday. He was 74.

WLNE-TV said Cianci was taping his weekly TV show, "On ...

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Sony Posts $1B Profit For Q3 2015 But Feels Pinch From Slowing Mobile Market

sony Another quarter of promise for Sony. The Japanese tech giant just released its Q3 2015 financial results, posting net income of 120.1 billion JPY ($1 billion) on total revenue 2,580.8 billion JPY ($21.5 billion) — those figures are up 33.5 percent and 0.5 percent year-on-year. Operating income came in at 202.1 billion JPY ($1.7 billion), an 11 percent rise on a year previous. Read More

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The Debate and the Trump Event Were Absurdity Squared

The campaign reaches a nadir of media hype.

Source: Bloomberg Politics

Iowa loses

(Paul Mirengoff) Tonight, the University of Maryland defeated Iowa's third ranked men's college basketball team 74-68. Maryland forwards Jake Layman and Robert Carter held Iowa all-American Jarrod Uthoff to 9 points on 2-13 shooting. Carter had 17 points on 7-11 shooting. In other Iowa news, there was a Republican presidential debate. As expected, Donald Trump boycotted it. I still don't know whether this was a good decision, but it's not looking too

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Feds Throw Millions At Employee Training, But Can't Account For It

'Lack of effective governance structure'

Via: The Daily Caller

Cruz Takes Heavy Fire in Trump's Wake at Crucial Final Debate Before Iowa Caucuses

In some ways, Trump's decision not to show up worked in his favor.

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White Cowboy Rancher Protestor Killed By FBI With His Hands Up

BundyMurdered In Cold Blood?

The post White Cowboy Rancher Protestor Killed By FBI With His Hands Up appeared first on DailySurge.

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GOP Rivals Have Fun at Debate No-Show Donald Trump's Expense

In a debate on the Fox News Channel, Donald Trump's rivals for the GOP nomination seemed to revel in the chance to hit the billionaire candidate who failed to show up. Ted Cruz mocked Trump's proclivity for insults by saying, "I'm a maniac, and everyone on this stage is stupid, fat and ugly, and Ben, you're a terrible surgeon." Trump, who refused to participate due to a feud with debate moderator Megyn Kelly of Fox News, held his own event at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa.

Source: Bloomberg Politics

U.S. Grip on Afghanistan Unravels, Terrorists Make Most Gains Since 2001

Terrorists in Afghanistan control more territory than at any time since 2001, as America's grip on the country continues to unravel amid an unprecedented spike in violence that has made Afghanistan more dangerous than ever, according to a new government oversight report.

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Rubio Wins Final Debate Before Iowa Caucuses While Cruz Flubs It

Cruz wins, Trump places

Via: The Daily Caller

'Was That All An Act?': Cruz Confronted by Kelly, Paul and Rubio Over Immigration History

"This is the lie that Ted's campaign is built on…"

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Tale of the Tape: Did Trump Win by Skipping Republican Debate?

Seven of the eight top-polling Republicans running for president debated the issues on the minds of Iowa voters, from immigration to terrorism. The eighth -– Donald Trump -– skipped the debate altogether and said he raised $6 million for veterans at a rival event where the crowd broke into cheers of "USA! USA!"

Source: Bloomberg Politics

Rubio, Cruz Spar Again Over Immigration Records

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