April 15, 2016

Bill Clinton On Sanders Supporters: 'Just Shoot Every Third Person On Wall Street'

During a rally for his wife in Washington Heights Friday, Bill Clinton ripped supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) by insinuating that they would just shoot every third person on Wall Street.

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Tuition, new driver's licenses on legislature's final day

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky's high school graduates got free community college tuition and its drivers got new licenses on the last day of a tumultuous legislative session before a fall election season that could reshape the state's political power.

The House and Senate approved two-year, $68 billion spending plan ...

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Report: Hillary To Raise $15 MILLION At George Clooney Fundraisers

After visiting with poor seniors in East Harlem on Friday, Hillary Clinton jetted off to California where she is expected to haul in $15 million for her campaign and other Democrats at two fundraisers hosted by actor George Clooney. The first event was a dinner held Friday night at the San Francisco home of Shervin […]

Via: The Daily Caller

Cleaning EPA's Gold King Mine Mess Could Take DECADES

'We can't estimate how long cleanup actions will take.'

Via: The Daily Caller

Artificial intelligence and racism

AI-racism AI is here — although Microsoft's blunder with Tay, the "teenaged girl AI" embodied by a Twitter account who "turned racist" shows that we obviously still have a long ways to go. The pace of advancement, mixed with our general lack of knowledge in the realm of artificial intelligence, has spurred many to chime in on the emerging topic of AI and ethics.… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Investigation: Who Gets Tickets to Presidential Debates?

Thursday's Brooklyn debate -- like many presidential debates -- was closed to the public. So who gets to go? Very important people, semi-important people, and, actually, a few lucky regular people. By Griffin Hammond and Matt Negrin.

Source: Bloomberg Politics

Cruz Positioned To Sweep Wyoming Delegates

'Of course, we've been working at this since last fall'

Via: The Daily Caller

Jony Ive designs one-off iPad Pro and accessories for charity auction

00_apple-inc Want some serious bragging rights in the tech community? Why? Inquire within yourself whether this craving for attention is healthy, and if you still want those rights, consider bidding on this one-of-a-kind iPad Pro and accessories designed by Jony Ive. It's for a good cause, or at least you can tell yourself that. Read More

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Sanders Paid $27,653 in 2014 Taxes on Income of $205,271

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders and his wife earned $205,271 in adjusted gross income in 2014 and paid $27,653 in taxes -- an effective rate of about 13.5 percent, according to documents released Friday.

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Remy Breaks Down the Democratic Debate

(Steven Hayward) I wasn't able to watch the Democratic debate last night, but it sounds like it was a shoutfest between granny and a "get-off-my-White-House-lawn" candidate. (Can you just imagine President Sanders presiding over the annual Easter Egg roll at the White House?) Anyway, Remy Munasifi breaks it down for us:

Source: Power Line

Empire State of Mind: Previewing the New York Primary

Mayor Stephanie Miner of Syracuse and Tom Dadey, chairman of the Onondaga County Republican Party, discuss Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton ahead of the New York primary on "With All Due Respect."

Source: Bloomberg Politics

Hawaii Legislature to vote on new state auditor

HONOLULU (AP) - The Hawaii Legislature is planning a vote to replace the current acting state auditor with a new appointee.

The House and Senate announced Friday they'll vote to appoint a state auditor, ombudsman and director of the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Les Kondo is up for appointment as the ...

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Laura Ingraham: 'We're Gonnna Lose Every F**king Station We Have' [AUDIO]

'Everything's dead in here; I heard a click!'

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Apple doesn't consider government intrusion a primary iPhone security threat, yet

CUPERTINO, CA - MARCH 21: Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks during an Apple special event at the Apple headquarters on March 21, 2016 in Cupertino, California. The company is expected to update its iPhone and iPad lines, and introduce new bands for the Apple Watch. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Despite Apple's highly-publicized sparring match with the FBI over unlocking an iPhone that belonged to one of the San Bernardino shooters, security engineers pushed back against the idea of Apple as an opponent to the government in a meeting with reporters. Senior Apple engineers feel that government intrusion is not their primary threat model when designing iPhone security and said… Read More

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Is Ted Cruz Vetting Potential Running Mates?

2016 Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz of Texas discusses the process of searching for a running mate on "With All Due Respect."

Source: Bloomberg Politics

Budget Cuts Forcing Marines to Work Double-Time, Face Safety Threats

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Mississippi governor signs law allowing armed church members

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A holstered gun sat on top of a Bible on Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant's desk Friday when he signed a law allowing guns in churches, which he said would help protect worshippers from potential attackers.

The Church Protection Act allows places of worship to designate members ...

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WATCH LIVE: Trump Rally In Hartford, Connecticut [LIVESTREAM]

Begins at 7 p.m. EST

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CRISPR creates a way out of regulation for GMO food

9987513376_0c4d7100ff_k Genetically modified crops are in the midst of a metamorphosis thanks to new gene-editing technology. The latest example, a white button mushroom genetically edited using CRISPR, or the ability to snip out and rearrange parts of an organism's DNA. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says it won't regulate the mushroom because it doesn't pose a possible threat like with GMO… Read More

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NeverTrump Super-PAC Raised $151K in March Backed by Omidyar

NeverTrump, a super-PAC aimed at blocking front runner Donald Trump from securing the Republican presidential nomination, reported raising just $151K through the end of March, according to its report filed with the Federal Election Commission. NOTE: Group registered March 4 Ebay founder Pierre Omidyar, a supporter of progressive causes and Democratic politicians, gave $100K Keith Rabois of venture capital firm Khosla Ventures, who'd given to Florida Senator Marco Rubio's failed presidential camp

Source: Bloomberg Politics

Unhinged Leftist of the Week

(Steven Hayward) Outgoing California Senator Barbara "Call Me Senator" Boxer deserves a Power Line Green Weenie Lifetime Achievement Award for her performance this week in a hearing about energy and climate policy that featured Alex Epstein, author of the cheeky book The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels, and Father Robert Sirico of the Acton Institute. Here's a five-minute highlight reel of Boxer losing ground to Epstein and Sirico: And as a special

Source: Power Line

Report: Facebook Employees Explore 'Responsibility' to Stop Donald Trump

Facebook employees submit questions weekly to the site's founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, asking repeatedly what the social media company can do to block Donald Trump's presidential bid.

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Florida lawmaker faces fraud charges over campaign cash

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - A state representative from Jacksonville has been indicted on charges he used more than $65,000 in campaign contributions on personal expenses like liquor, jewelry, flowers and groceries, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Jacksonville announced Friday.

The indictment says Democratic Rep. Reggie Fullwood of Jacksonville funneled about ...

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Boom-ba! Here Comes The Roomba

You can get this iRobot model for $150 off

Via: The Daily Caller

RebelMouse's new Discovery tool helps publishers find the right people to promote their stories

rebelmouse Social media startup RebelMouse has created a new tool for publishers — Rebel Discovery, which helps those publishers identify the social media accounts that they should be sharing stories with for maximum impact. Founder and CEO Paul Berry said that when you publish a story, there are probably many Facebook Pages or Twitter accounts that would be happy to post a link — not… Read More

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Obamas Paid 18.7% in Taxes on $436,065 Gross Income in 2015

President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, reported adjusted gross income of $436,065 for 2015, down 8.7 percent from the previous year, according to tax returns released Friday by the White House.

Source: Bloomberg Politics

Army Approves First Female Officers for Ground Combat Roles

The U.S. Army has approved the first 22 women the service will commission as infantry and armor officers in the coming weeks.

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Blatter angered by claim he was silent about FIFA corruption

BASEL, Switzerland (AP) - Sepp Blatter says it was "not acceptable" to be accused at a public event Friday that he stayed silent while likely knowing that senior FIFA officials were corrupt.

"I am not guilty," the visibly angry former FIFA president later told reporters at the University of Basel ...

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United States V. Texas: The Most Important Constitutional Case The Supreme Court Will Decide This Year

The integrity of the Constitution's separation of powers doctrine hangs in the balance

Via: The Daily Caller

This tattoo-like display is made possible by a new ultra-thin protective 'E-skin'

F1.large It sounds like something out of Star Trek: a patch thinner than a band-aid that you slap on your arm and, within moments, it lights up with heart rate, blood sugar, and so on — then peels off a few days later. That's the goal of work by researchers at the University of Tokyo. Read More

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Wasserman Schultz: DNC Has a 'Relatively Good Working Relationship' With Sanders Campaign

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Jackie Robinson's Autobiography Focuses On His Republican Politics

Was friends with Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, William Buckley and Nelson Rockefeller

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Huawei unveils its own mobile VR headset

Screen Shot 2016-04-15 at 12.29.04 PM Another handset maker is getting into the headset game. Huawei announced its entry into the world of mobile virtual reality today with multiple versions of a Gear VR-like headset simply called "Huawei VR" Engadget reports. Huawei unveiled Huawei VR at a Shanghai launch event for the P9 and P9 Plus smartphones today. The headset is almost entirely a clone of the Gear VR in that… Read More

Source: TechCrunch