March 30, 2016

Police arrest 5 immigrant rights activists at Capitol

PHOENIX (AP) - Police have arrested five immigrant rights activists for locking themselves to the front entrance of the executive tower at the Capitol to demand Arizona gov. Doug Ducey veto what protesters call anti-immigrant legislation.

Four demonstrators chained themselves to doors blocking the front entrance Tuesday morning. Others carried ...

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US Special Investigator: Corruption Is The Greatest Threat To Afghanistan Rebuilding Effort

'Afghanistan is running out of time when it comes to tackling corruption'

Via: The Daily Caller

In Trump's Shoes, Obama and Bush Would Have Fired Lewandowski, W.H. Spox Says

"Assaulting a reporter is wrong, assaulting women is wrong, and the accusations that have been raised about Mr. Lewandowski's conduct go directly to those core values."

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Emmy Award-Wining Pittsburgh Anchor Wendy Bell Fired After Posting and Apologizing for Controversial Facebook Post

"Wendy's recent comments on a WTAE Facebook page were inconsistent with the company's ethics and journalistic standards."

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Poll: Cruz has surged past Trump in Wisconsin

(Paul Mirengoff) A poll by Marquette Law School finds Ted Cruz well ahead of Donald Trump in Wisconsin's Republican primary among likely voters. According to the poll, Cruz is at 39.6 percent; Trump at 30.4 percent; and John Kasich at 21.4 percent. The survey was conducted before Scott Walker endorsed Ted Cruz. On the Democratic side, Bernie Sanders leads Hillary Clinton 49.2 to 44.9. And in the Senate race, Russ Feingold has

Source: Power Line

NYC Pushes to Regulate Elmo, Batman in Times Square After String of Harassment Incidents

New York City officials are pushing to regulate the costumed characters and naked painted ladies that have become emblematic in Times Square, citing harassment and "nuisance quality of life issues."

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TLC making drama by creator Tyler Perry

NEW YORK (AP) - Busy entertainment mogul Tyler Perry is producing a drama about a woman involved in a political sex scandal, the first scripted series that will air on the TLC network.

TLC said Wednesday that the eight-episode series, tentatively titled "Too Close to Home," will air this summer. ...

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Expert: $15 Minimum Wage Could Cost 700K California Jobs

California lawmakers could reduce employment by 700,000 jobs statewide over a plan to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour, according to a labor policy expert published Tuesday. California Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown arrived at a deal with lawmakers and unions Saturday to phase in a $15 minimum wage. The plan could void a […]

Via: The Daily Caller

Imgur's Sarah Schaaf on building online communities

This week on Bullish, I had the pleasure of sitting down with the queen of Imgur, a.k.a. Sarah Schaaf, head of community at Imgur. We talked about IRL communities versus digital communities, what it takes to build and sustain virtual communities, and the role these places have in our society. "At this point, people are finding their people and finding their homes online," Schaaf said. Read More

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Three First-Grade Girls in Alaska Suspended for Alleged Plot to Murder Fellow Student

Woah!

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Top Aide to Alabama Governor Resigns After Apology for Inappropriate Remarks

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Frenchman Charged With Terrorism Offenses For Plotting Imminent Attack

A Frenchman who was arrested last week and linked to the ringleader of last year's Paris attacks has been charged with a series of terrorism offenses, Paris Prosecutor Francois Molins said Wednesday.

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Arkansas judge rules cold case file open to victim's family

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - A Pulaski County circuit judge has ruled that the family of a Harding College professor who was abducted and killed should be allowed to see the Arkansas State Police investigative file under the state Freedom of Information Act.

The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (http://bit.ly/1ROYwpW ) reports that ...

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78-Year-Old Grandma Can Deadlift 225 Pounds [VIDEO]

'My trainer realized that I was kind of strong'

Via: The Daily Caller

Is Tony Fadell In Nest's Way?

Screen Shot 2016-03-30 at 12.05.13 AM In an article in The Information, Fadell said that he didn't think Dropcom cofounder and CEO Greg Duffy had "earned" the right to report to him directly. Fadell also explained away an exodus of Dropcam staffers by suggesting they were subpar. "A lot of the employees were not as good as we hoped," he told The Information. It was "a very small team… Read More

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Midwestern 2016 Hopeful Visits New York Pizzeria, Eats Pie the Wrong Way

"I've been eating pizza since long before you were born."

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Clinton Trashes Trump, Cruz at Harlem Campaign Stop

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Trump Says Abortion Ban Should Carry Punishment for Women

The comment came during a week where Trump is fighting to defend himself on women's issues on multiple fronts ahead of a key primary in Wisconsin.

Source: Bloomberg Politics

D.C.-Based Group Spends Big on Strickland

Ted Strickland, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Ohio who has railed against dark money and outside group spending in elections, is now benefiting from hundreds of thousands of Super PAC dollars spent on ads to attack his opponent.

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Texas governor defends state police help in troubled Dallas

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday defended offering Dallas help from state police as the nation's ninth-largest city grapples with a dramatic spike in homicides and local officers balk at reassigned shifts to get violent crimes under control.

Dallas police this week reported a 75 percent ...

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Keeping Jobs In America Requires U.S. Tax Reform

We must lower the U.S. corporate tax rate in order to stop corporate inversions

Via: The Daily Caller

Microsoft is bringing bots to Skype — and everywhere else

O92A3064 Microsoft's recently launched, A.I.-powered bot Tay may have embarrassed the company when Twitter users taught the machine how to be racist, but Microsoft hasn't given up on the future of bot development. It's just getting started. At Microsoft's annual Build conference in San Francisco today, CEO Satya Nadella unveiled the company's plans to bring the world of… Read More

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Watch What This Rat Does to a Man Sleeping on the NYC Subway

Ewww.

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Border Patrol Union Endorses Trump Because They Say He'll Secure the Border 'Before It Is Too Late'

The union represents about 16,500 agents.

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Trump Says Women May Need Punishment If Abortion Is Banned

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump says there would "have to be some form of punishment" for women who have abortions if it were outlawed in the U.S. Trump speaks at taping of MSNBC town hall to be aired later Host Chris Matthews presses Trump on anti-abortion position, repeatedly asking him, "Should abortion be punished? This is not something you can dodge" "Look, people in certain parts of the Republican Party, conservative Republicans, would say, 'Yes, it should,'" Trump answers "

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Make Bathrooms Great Again, Part 2

(Steven Hayward) I was tempted to post this item without comment, but can't resist: Man Disguised as Woman Recorded "Hours" of Mall Restroom Video: Investigators Charges were filed Tuesday against a man who wore a wig and women's clothing to disguise himself as he allegedly used a concealed camera to record "hours" of video of women in a Los Angeles-area department store restroom. How do we know he was "disguised"? That might

Source: Power Line

Obama Takes Former Inmates Out to Lunch

President Obama treated seven former inmates to an afternoon out Wednesday that included meeting in the Roosevelt Room and continued on to Busboys and Poets in downtown Washington, D.C.

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Florida editorial roundup

Recent editorials from Florida newspapers:

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March 28

Naples Daily News on greyhound racing:

Florida finally got out of the starting gate this year in beginning to reform the greyhound racing industry, but only stumbled to the first turn and is nowhere near the desired finish line.

At least it's ...

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WATCH LIVE: Trump Town Hall In Appleton, Wisconsin [VIDEO]

Wisconsin votes April 5th

Via: The Daily Caller

Why the Oculus Rift won't go the way of Google Glass

image1 On a recent episode of our podcast we spoke about the VR industry with Matt Hartman, director of seed investments at Betaworks. When evaluating VR companies, Hartman looks for whether the company is delivering a "10X experience." Ultimately, can you deliver 10 times the value of comparable offerings with your solution? For VR companies, the vision of their given solution may not… Read More

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Blaze Poll: Are Self-Driving Cars a Good Idea or a Bad Idea?

"I want to drive fast, and I want to drive fast myself and not let a computer do it for me."

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Puddle of Mudd Lead Singer in 'Shambles' During Live Show — Watch How His Own Bandmates React

"Hopefully Wes gets the help that he requires for the sake of his own health and the career of an awesome band."

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Justices Suggest Support for Landowners on Wetlands Development

U.S. Supreme Court justices signaled they are likely to side with landowners in a case that could streamline the federal approval process for people seeking to develop wetlands.

Source: Bloomberg Politics

Schumer Leads Awkward 'Hillary' Chant at Clinton Rally

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Border Patrol union endorses Trump

The Border Patrol agents who would patrol Donald Trump's promised border wall endorsed the GOP presidential frontrunner Wednesday, saying he's shown he's not beholden to special interests and is willing to buck stiff media criticism to do what he thinks is right.

The National Border Patrol Council, the labor union ...

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NARCO-DRONES: The Cartels' Newest, Tech Savvy Smuggling SOP Spooks Security Experts

A drone was found with six pounds of meth on it

Via: The Daily Caller

Apple launches Safari Technology Preview, a new browser aimed at web developers

STP2 Apple today announced its expanding its efforts in the area of web development, with the launch of a new version of its Safari web browser, designed specifically for developers. Called Safari Technology Preview, the company says this browser will allow developers to get an early look at upcoming web technologies in OS X and iOS, including things like the latest layout technologies, visual… Read More

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Mississippi Dog Brings Home Bag of Marijuana

When he opened the bag, he discovered "a leafy substance that smelled like marijuana." 

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Watch How Trump Campaign Manager's Lawyer Reacts When MSNBC Host Plays Video of Alleged Battery, Asks Him to Concede 'the Obvious Thing'

"The fact is this was not something like what she described."

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Today in Arizona History

Sunday, April 3

On this date in 1904, a leaking gas main exploded in a Prescott saloon and gambling house, injuring four people.

On this date in 1919, Maricopa County, not including the city of Phoenix, stood alone in the rejection of Daylight Savings Time. Other cities and counties gave ...

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Trump's Energy Adviser Is Personally Invested In Gazprom

'He still attends the annual investor meetings'

Via: The Daily Caller

Google tackles simple 360 content embeds with VR View, introduces Cardboard SDK for iOS

google_pipe_2 Virtual reality is great for gaming and movies, but when it comes to real-world use cases there's still quite a bit of room for VR to prove itself. Google is hoping to kickstart this process by making 360 VR content a bit more simple to implement and, in the process, way more spontaneous for users to discover and view. Today, the company announced a new initiative, VR View, a tool… Read More

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17 Armed Men Detained by San Bernardino Deputies After Allegedly Firing Over 100 Rounds and Chanting 'Allahu Akbar-Type Stuff'

"If there's something going on, wouldn't you want your local police or your law enforcement to take care of it?"

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Dem Candidate Claims He Received Some Stunning Private Campaign Advice From Harry Reid

"The Washington Post broke that story today and I want to say yes, it did happen."

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Make Bathrooms Great Again

(Steven Hayward) New York governor Andrew Cuomo got lots of news coverage yesterday for his directive restricting state travel to North Carolina on account of the law passed last week that overrides local "non-discrimination" pro-choice bathroom ordinances. If I lived in North Carolina I'd be tempted to send Cuomo a big thank you note for cutting down the number of New York government employees coming to NC, since their visits cannot be

Source: Power Line

Morning Joe Pokes Fun at Lewandowski's Battery Allegations

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Justices: Government can't freeze assets unrelated to crimes

WASHINGTON (AP) - The government cannot freeze the financial assets of people accused of crimes if the money has no connection to criminal activity and is needed to pay legal defense costs, the Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.

Five justices agreed that federal prosecutors violated the constitutional rights of a Miami ...

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All 3 GOP Candidates Renegade On Pledges To Support Eventual Nominee

'I'll see who it is'

Via: The Daily Caller

Task management app Asana raises $50M at a $600M valuation led by YC's Sam Altman

Asana-main-product-image Asana, an enterprise app that lets people set and track projects and other goals, has hit a goal of its own: today, the company is announcing that it has raised $50 million. The Series C round — led by Y-Combinator's Sam Altman — values the company at $600 million, the company tells me. As a bit of context, Asana last raised $28 million in 2012; that Series B was at a… Read More

Source: TechCrunch