Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad:
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March 16
The Chicago Tribune on the March 15 U.S. presidential primaries:
Say what you will about this presidential election through Tuesday's hard-fought primaries in Illinois and four other populous states: It's been volatile, messy, noisy, exhausting, ...
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"We don't need to be a punchline!"
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
I bought an Apple Watch six months ago. This was no casual purchase. As an Apple fan, a watch collector and with more than 20 years of experience in the design innovation space, I had extremely high expectations of the purchase. While I have enjoyed the stylish Apple Watch's features and functions, I have occasionally felt frustrated with the overall experience, for two, admittedly… Read More 
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"And it's like, how about we just move on and, and we get to, like, the issues that weren't decided by the Supreme Court 40 years ago."
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"He is absolutely a public servant first."
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Democrat LuAnn Bennett is still close friends with her ex-husband Jim Moran, a former congressman known for violent outbursts and bullying, but she says that the violent rhetoric coming from Republican Donald Trump is why she is running for Congress.
The post Violent Congressman's Ex-Wife 'Disgusted' by 'Trump Effect' on Kids appeared first on Washington Free Beacon.
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JOHANNESBURG (AP) - A senior South African government official said on Wednesday that a wealthy family close to President Jacob Zuma offered him a Cabinet position, a revelation that added to mounting corruption allegations against the president.
Deputy Finance Minister Mcebisi Jonas said that members of the Gupta family, which ...
Microsoft today announced that it is partnering with Dominion Virginia Power and the Commonwealth of Virginia to build a 20 megawatts solar energy plant in Virginia. Microsoft — like its competitors AWS, Google and others — has long been investing in renewable energy projects. Most of these investments focused on powering its data centers. Microsoft's new deal is… Read More 
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For the first time in years, those who commit the offenses of public drunkenness or public urination will not be arrested.
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"We need secular and nonreligious people to speak up…"
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Gov. Scott Walker has announced a new website tracking state agencies' performance.
The site, http://performance.wi.gov, contains data about each cabinet agency's goals and their progress toward reaching them. The 17 agencies include the departments of Natural Resources, Transportation, Tourism, Corrections, Health Services and Veterans Affairs.
Walker ...
Three years after launching a $100 million initiative to create a Watson-inspired tech platform that finds "commercially viable solutions to the continent's grand challenges," Watson's African equivalent—Lucy—is shaping up and IBM's Africa research facility is more defined in structure, team, and projects. Read More 
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"My only regret is that I could not do more."
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That escalated quickly.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - The University of Missouri has expressed approval of a resolution proposal that would implement an outside review of the system's operations and rules.
Vice President for University Relations Steve Knorr said the university supported the proposal at a Senate Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics ...
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If your site isn't easy to use on mobile, Google penalizes it by ranking it lower on its mobile search results pages. To give publishers even more of an incentive to offer mobile-friendly pages, Google today announced that, in May, it will increase the importance of having a mobile page, and sites that are not mobile-friendly will rank even lower than before. Read More 
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"… you provoked it by wearing a short skirt. It's your fault, and I hope the next time they rape you so you know your place."
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"If anybody's upset about that joke just tweet about it on your phone that was also made by these kids."
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Source: Bloomberg Politics
Hillary Clinton walked back her pledge to eliminate coal jobs in a letter to Sen. Joe Manchin (D., W. Va.) Tuesday. Manchin's senior adviser said he was "troubled and concerned" by Clinton's controversial remarks and contacted Clinton and her senior energy advisor asking for clarification, according to West Virginia MetroNews. Clinton made the remark at a CNN Town ...
The post Clinton Says Her Pledge to Eliminate Coal Jobs Was Mistake appeared first on Washington Free Beacon.
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After resounding wins in Tuesday's slate of primaries, Hillary Clinton told her presidential rival Wednesday morning that the Democratic primary is effectively over.
In a memo to reporters, Clinton campaign director Robby Mook again stressed that Mrs. Clinton's delegate lead is "insurmountable" and that there's virtually no realistic path for ...
Online advertising is one of those subjects that we can rely on to get almost everyone to roll their eyes. And lately, it seems that investors have become skeptical, too. Still, you can't understand the business of many big, consumer Internet companies without understanding advertising. So at Disrupt New York, which will take place from May 9 to 11 in Brooklyn, we'll have two… Read More 
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The "tourist entered the cave and didn't come out."
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"The kids are going to get hurt."
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The Great Falls Tribune, March 13, on improving Montana's airports:
Airports in Great Falls and Helena lack modern scanning equipment at security checkpoints, and it's causing trouble for air passengers trying to leave those cities. Lines of passengers waiting to clear security have mushroomed in Great Falls, especially in the ...
Via: The Daily Caller
I recently took the opportunity to visit with influential friends and colleagues in the New York City technology space. I sat with longtime friend Nick Chirls, founder of Notation Capital, and discussed early- and later-stage seed funding. Similarly, at a dinner with friend and colleague Rameet Chawla, we took stock in the state of affairs from the perspective of technology services. Read More 
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