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Pentagon Says Employee Is Suspect in Killing of Virginia Officer Ashley Guindon

"She clearly had a passion to serve others in a way that went beyond herself."

These Are The Startups Pitching At The Brooklyn TC Meetup + Pitch-Off!

The Brooklyn TC Meetup crept up faster than any of us anticipated. In just two short days, we'll head over to Output in Williamsburg and ten companies will have exactly sixty seconds to pitch their wares to a panel of judges and an adoring, primarily hipster audience. But which companies have been selected? Without any further ado, I'm pleased to introduce the startups pitching at… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Trump Passes Up Chance to Disavow White Supremacist Support

Billionaire real estate developer Donald Trump came under fire Sunday for passing up a chance to condemn former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke and other white supremacists, as well as for retweeting a quote from Italian fascist Benito Mussolini.

Source: Bloomberg Politics

How To Stream The 2016 Oscars Tonight

The Oscars are finally here. Will Leonardo DiCaprio finally get his Oscar? Will we see another epic celeb-filled selfie from Ellen? If you want to catch all the action but won't be in front of a TV, here are all the ways you can stream the event tonight, starting at 5:30pm PT / 8:30pm ET. The show will stream live on ABC.com and the Watch ABC app to cable subscribers in the eight… Read More

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Clinton Allies Preparing for Trump Nomination, Fall Campaign

Emboldened by her South Carolina landslide, Hillary Clinton is shifting her focus to Republican front-runner Donald Trump as her party seeks consensus on the best ways to challenge the billionaire's unpredictable nature in a general election.

Source: Bloomberg Politics

Marco Rubio says GOP can't nominate white supremacist apologist

Race injected itself deep into the Republican presidential nomination race Sunday after Donald Trump refused to condemn the Ku Klux Klan and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, one of his chief competitors, said that makes him unqualified to lead the GOP into the general election.

Speaking in Loudoun County, Virginia, Mr. ...

Melissa Harris-Perry Is Officially OUT At MSNBC

Temper tantrum leads to permanent time-out

Hours Before the Oscars, Adele Pays Homage to Leonardo DiCaprio With Epic Tribute Tweet

"Good luck Leo! Everyone loves you because you're the best."

Tonight's Oscar Goody Bags Include Trips to Israel, Car Rentals and More

How Smart Founders Can Take Advantage Of The Platform Shift

About 15 years ago, the Internet triggered a platform shift in the delivery of enterprise software; a wave of cloud startups quickly unseated the kings of the server era. Now, another platform evolution — the mobile era — is upon us. For nimble and opportunistic founders, the shift toward mobile is a monumental opportunity to stake ownership in a newly dominant platform. Read More

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Trump Defends Quoting Mussolini, Evades Disavowing KKK

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump defended Sunday retweeting a "very interesting quote" from Fascism founder Benito Mussolini on NBC's "Meet the Press." "What difference does it make whether it's Mussolini or somebody else?" Trump said "It is better to live one day as a lion than 100 years as a sheep," Trump retweeted, without the quote being directly attributed to the WWII-era Italian dictator Trump said on NBC show he knew who said the quote, which was retweeted from an account

Source: Bloomberg Politics

This Week's Cavalcade of Campus Crazy

(Steven Hayward) Some times one thing leads to another, and you end up going down a rabbit hole of campus crazy. Wait—isn't "rabbit hole" a speciesist metaphor? I'm sure it is somewhere. Will Rogers used to say that it's no trouble being a humorist when you have the whole government working for you; my paraphrase is that who needs joke writers when you have most of the professoriate working for you. Have

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Christie defends Trump endorsement as ex-campaign official blasts governor's 'political opportunism'

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie defended Sunday his endorsement of Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump, as a former Christie campaign official condemned the move as "an astonishing display of political opportunism."

Hewlett Packard CEO Meg Whitman, one of the now-defunct Christie campaign's national finance co-chairs, released a statement Sunday saying ...

Trump: Judge's Ethnicity Matters in Trump University Suit

Trump took a break from his standard campaign speech Saturday to downplay the lawsuit pending against Trump University.

Asian-Americans in Arizona seek higher profile in politics

PHOENIX (AP) - Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders in Arizona are seeking to stake a bigger claim in the state's political scene.

Activists in Arizona's Asian community say they have historically been an afterthought for political candidates and state party officials pursuing black and Hispanic voters.

But they are seeking to ...

Students, Professor Defend 2-Year Suspension For Saying 'Black Women Aren't Hot'

Also argue it's okay to say white men smell

Egyptian Lawmaker Hits Fellow Legislator With Shoe For Meeting With Israeli Ambassador

" … it represents the Egyptian people's rejection to normalization with Israel."

Ahead of Academy Awards, Quincy Jones Says He Wants U.S. to Appoint 'Minister of Culture' to Ease Race Issues

"I hope I can continue to inspire people to do something about this stuff."

Ex-Christie Backer Calls Trump Endorsement 'Opportunism': NBC

Hewlett-Packard CEO Meg Whitman, who backed Republican Chris Christie's presidential bid, calls Christie's endorsement of Donald Trump "an astonishing display of political opportunism," NBC News reports. "Donald Trump is unfit to be President," Whitman says in statement: NBC "The Governor is mistaken if he believes he can now count on my support, and I call on Christie's donors and supporters to reject the Governor and Donald Trump outright" Link to Story: http://nbcnews.to/1QPIZG3

Source: Bloomberg Politics

Melissa Harris-Perry Fired by MSNBC

MSNBC has severed ties with left-wing host Melissa Harris-Perry after her public fight with the network over her show being pre-empted by election coverage, according to multiple reports.

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State legislatures see flurry of daily fantasy sports bills

BOSTON (AP) - The daily fantasy sports debate has spilled into state capitols nationwide, with nearly 30 legislatures considering proposals to regulate, ban or affirm the games played by millions of Americans.

The flurry of recent legislative activity represents a sea change for the industry, which for years was content ...

Haley: It Will Be 'Scary' If Trump Wins Republican Nomination [VIDEO]

Trump is 'everything we hear and teach our kids not to do in kindergarten'

President of Prestigious Liberal Arts College 'Respects' Free Speech Rights of 'Social Justice Writing' Professor Following Anti-Semitic Facebook Posts

"Acknowledgement of this right does not signal institutional support for, or endorsement of, any specific position."

U.S. Senator Wants Government to Set Airline Seat-Size Rules

"They're like sardines."

Monetizing Mobile Gaming

The mobile gaming industry made $29 billion in 2015 — and it is only set to continue growing (with estimates as high as $49 billion by 2018). But the mobile gaming industry is in the "wild west" phase of its history right now, with the constant improvement of mobile devices and so many variables to successful monetization. Though it's difficult to know exactly what… Read More

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Cruz Says Trump May Be 'Unstoppable' With Big Super Tuesday Wins

Texas Senator Ted Cruz said billionaire real estate developer Donald Trump may all but lock up his party's nomination for president if he wins big in the slate of 11 state primary or caucus contests this Tuesday.

Source: Bloomberg Politics

Put a little love in your heart

(Scott Johnson) Hillary Clinton clobbered Bernie Sanders in the South Carolina Democratic primary yesterday, capturing 73 percent of the vote. Paul comments on the outcome here. Clinton's death march to the Democratic nomination has resumed in earnest. I think it is worth noting that turnout in the primary was down over 2008, as it has been elsewhere in the Democratic contests to date. The Daily Caller's Chuck Ross takes a look here.

Source: Power Line

Trump Says He Doesn't Know Anything About David Duke or White Supremacists, Won't Condemn Their Support

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Female Virginia Cop Fatally Shot On Her First Day

'Blessed are the peacemakers'

Here's Why Trump Says He Can't 'Unequivocally Condemn' David Duke, KKK Endorsement

"Certainly I would disavow if I thought there was something wrong."

These Maps of South Carolina Show How Closely Hillary 2016 Matches Obama 2008

And exit polls have her beating Bernie Sanders by a bigger margin among African-Americans than the one by which she lost that same group to Obama eight years ago.

Source: Bloomberg Politics

Democratic Congresswoman: We Need an African American On The Supreme Court, Clarence Thomas Doesn't Count

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Bill to let victims testify on sex offender registry removal

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - A proposal before the state Senate would assure victims of convicted sex offenders would be notified and able to testify should their offender seek removal from the sex offender registry.

The Senate is voting Thursday on the bill. It's in response to a state Supreme Court ...

Seriously, Is The .40 S&W Dead?

Not seeing the new guns chambered in .40 and law enforcement is going back to the 9mm

Does a College Education Really Translate to Higher Earnings? This New Graph May Shatter Myth.

Raising questions about the financial value of a college education for all.

Chinese Pastor, Wife Who Opposed Cross Removals Sent to Jail

China Aid said in a blog post Friday that the government action against Bao's church and other Christian leaders amounted to "religious persecution.

After The Gold Rush

The startup gold rush of the last ten years is over. Sorry. Those hordes of ambitious entrepreneurs still stampeding to the Bay Area in the hopes of building their Minimum Viable Product, getting into Y Combinator, and growing their app into the Next Big Thing–they're already too late. That era is behind us. It was a good run, even a legendary one, but it is over. Time for the new… Read More

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Trump Retweets Quote From Fascist Dictator Benito Mussolini

"It is better to live one day as a lion than 100 years as a sheep."

Cruz Campaign Spent Weeks Courting Carson But Bad Blood Continues

Texas Senator Ted Cruz has spent weeks trying to convince retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson to stop attacking him in the Republican presidential contest over "dirty tricks," but Carson remains resistant to his pleas and still angry over Cruz's campaign tactics, people familiar with the conversations say.

Source: Bloomberg Politics

The Voice of Israel

There has never been a UN delegate to equal him. When it was time for Abba Eban to speak, delegates rushed to fill the hall at the General Assembly. It was said that housewives put down their vacuum cleaners when his distinctive voice emanated from radio or television. Henry Kissinger said of him: "I have never encountered anyone who matched his command of the English language. Sentences poured forth in mellifluous constructions complicated enough to test the listener's intelligence and simultaneously leave him transfixed by the speaker's virtuosity."

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Rubio Gets Endorsement From Tennessee Sen. Lamar Alexander: NBC

Rubio would be a "strong and effective president," Alexander says in a statement sent to NBC News. Alexander says Rubio "can inspire us, win the election and lead our country" NOTE: Christie Endorsing Trump Brings N.J.-Style Politics National

Source: Bloomberg Politics

3 stabbed when violence erupts at KKK rally in California

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Dozens of protesters who heard about a planned Ku Klux Klan rally were waiting by a Southern California park when six people pulled up in a black SUV. They were dressed in black shirts decorated with the Klan cross and Confederate flag patches and took out ...

The Trump campaign as Trump University writ large

(Paul Mirengoff) As I read Ian Tuttle's article about Trump University, two thoughts occurred to me. First, Marco Rubio's description of Donald Trump as a con artist seems literally to be true. Second, why did it take so long for this matter forcefully to be raised in the campaign? According to Tuttle's account, Trump University was never a university. When the "school" was established in 2005, the New York State Education Department

Source: Power Line

Police: 3 stabbed at KKK gathering in Southern California

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Three people were stabbed Saturday, one critically, after a small group of Ku Klux Klan members staging an anti-immigrant rally in Southern California clashed with a larger gathering of counter-protesters, police said.

The violence erupted shortly after noon in Anaheim's Pearson Park, about 3 miles from ...

The Day After She Was Sworn In, Virginia Police Officer on Her First Shift Is Fatally Shot Responding to Domestic Incident

"Welcome Officers Steven Kendall & Ashley Guindon who were sworn in today & begin their shifts this weekend. Be Safe!"

Three Killed, at Least Four Injured When Freeway Street Race Causes Horrific Crash Involving Up to Eight Vehicles, Officials Say

The suspected racers were going between 85 and 90 mph.