June 13, 2016

Netanyahu Urged by Some Advisers to Cut Military Deal With Obama

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and his aides are watching the U.S. election with confusion and concern, unsure of Donald Trump and uneasy over Hillary Clinton. Some advisers are therefore urging him to seal a military aid package with someone he has long mistrusted -- President Barack Obama.

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Terrorist Attacks Expose Liberal Craziness

(John Hinderaker) Terrorism brings out the worst in liberals. The blindingly obvious fact that jihadist Muslims are attacking us is seldom if ever acknowledged. Instead, the Left's approach is all about distraction. This time, a gay bar was the site of the Islamic massacre. So everywhere we see signs of solidarity with the "LGBTQ community." To cite one of hundreds of examples, my own governor, Mark Dayton of Minnesota, has directed that

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Building Brand acquires conversational commerce company WaySay

Branding Brand Office_01 Ecommerce giant Building Brand announced today that it acquired Waysay, a company specializing in customer engagement tech, including marketing automation, in-app messaging, and other technologies helping big brands engage and communicate with its customers, offering shopping advice and post-transaction support. Read More

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White House Won't Rule Out Using Further Executive Action to Enact Gun Control

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House to take first vote to censure IRS chief John Koskinen

The House Oversight Committee will vote this week on a resolution censuring IRS Commissioner John Koskinen over his handling of the tea party targeting scandal, panel Chairman Jason Chaffetz announced Monday.

The resolution urges Mr. Koskinen to resign or be fired — though it is not an impeachment resolution that ...

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Cyber insurance is changing the way we look at risk

computerinsurance If, or more accurately, when your company is hit by a cyber attack, do you have what you need to recover? Do you know what kind of losses you can afford to absorb in your bottom line? How do you manage your risks? Have you thought about whether you need cyber insurance? Read More

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Donald Trump: This Is a Dark Moment in America's History

In a speech at St. Anselm's College in New Hampshire, presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump responded to the massacre in Orlando. He said the shooter targeted the nightclub to execute gay and lesbian citizens. "It's an assault on the ability of free people to live their lives, love who they want end express their identity."

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Clinton Slams Clinton Foundation Donor Countries for Funding Terrorism

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Donald Trump calls for temporary freeze on immigration from terrorist hotbeds

Presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump promised Monday to unilaterally enact a temporary ban on immigration from countries that have served as breeding grounds for terrorists.

Mr. Trump said the Obama White House and presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton have put "political correctness" above the security of the nation, ...

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Apple launches iMessage Apps so third-party devs can get join your convos

0289 At today's WWDC Keynote, Apple has swung open the gates for developers. Not only has Apple opened up Siri to third-party developers, but the company is also letting third-party devs into sacred space: messages. With iMessage Apps, users can simply open up an app drawer from right within the Messages app to interact with others (and apps) at the same time. This ranges from silly sticker… Read More

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Clinton Says Gun Laws, Allies Vital to Stemming Terror Threat

Hillary Clinton said the country must respond to the deadly shooting rampage in Florida by a suspected Islamic State sympathizer by restricting availability of military-style weapons and choking off the ability of extremists to spread their "twisted ideology."

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Down with "Hamilton"

(Steven Hayward) Back in April I noted that the liberal culturati were unhappy over the success of the Broadway smash Hamilton, precisely because its multiracial cast and hip-hop format don't conform to or reinforce the identity politics frame of the Left. Broadway is making a capitalist dead white guy look cool! Horrors! With Hamilton dominating the Tony Awards show last night, the New York Times returned to the theme as if to

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Appeals Court Upholds Union Election Rule

A federal appeals court upheld a labor regulation that employers say tilts the scales in election toward unions.

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Cuomo prioritizes heroin plan, cancer as session winds down

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York state lawmakers plan to adjourn for the year later this week - but Gov. Andrew Cuomo is giving them a to-do list first.

The Democratic governor wrote to lawmakers Monday with a list of six priorities for the final push before adjournment.

The first ...

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Apple takes on PayPal with Apple Pay on the web

0175 Online shopping is about to get even easier. At WWDC today in San Francisco, Apple finally announced that Apple Pay is coming to the web. Mac users will be able to pay online in Safari using Apple Pay, and authenticate their purchase using Touch ID on their phone or watch. Previously, Apple Pay could only be used in select iOS apps, as well as at physical retail stores. So how will… Read More

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Peters Roasts Obama's Refusal to Identify Radical Islam as Enemy: He 'Doesn't Seem to Learn Anything Ever'

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The Latest: Closing arguments underway in congressman's case

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Latest on the closing arguments in the trial of U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah (all times local):

1:15 p.m.

A federal prosecutor says U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah "found himself a bought and paid-for U.S. congressman" as he struggled to pay taxes and college tuition and buy a ...

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U.S. Supreme Court Eases Way for Larger Patent Damage Awards

The U.S. Supreme Court eased the way for larger damage awards when a company intentionally copies a patented invention.

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Country Music Star Writes Critical Message of President Obama's Orlando Response

In a brief but pointed Facebook post, country music star Ronnie Dunn took exception to President Obama's anti-gun remarks, writing "the worst mass murder in American history attributed to Isis and Obama steps up to the microphone and implies that it will stop if guns are taken away."

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Man in custody following standoff in Independence

INDEPENDENCE, Wis. (AP) - Authorities in Trempealeau County say a man who had threatened to shoot law enforcement officers was found hiding in a house after a standoff lasting several hours.

Sheriff's officials say officers were called to a house in Independence about 7:30 p.m. Sunday. The homeowner said a ...

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Emojifi suggests emoji as you type, based on tags

emojifi Making it easier to type using emoji is something a number of companies are working on. Microsoft's SwiftKey is testing an app that offers emoji suggestions as you type, for example. Google's iOS keyboard app Gboard debuted with emoji search. Now there's an app for Android users called Emojifi which has a new idea. Instead of making users switch to a new keyboard, Emojifi… Read More

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Puerto Rico Debt-Restructuring Law Voided by U.S. High Court

The U.S. Supreme Court struck down a Puerto Rico law that would have let its public utilities restructure their debt over the objection of creditors, leaving it to Congress to help the island resolve its fiscal crisis.

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Notes from the underground

(Paul Mirengoff) In the aftermath of the Orlando night club shooting, a friend, saying that I need "to get out more," advised me to visit the cesspool known as the Democratic Underground. There you will already find, to the moment, no shortage of persons (well, truth be told, the vast majority there) who are quite willing to say, and with some fervor, that, no this had "nothing to do with Islam" —

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NLRB Smacks Down Union for Threatening Worker

A New York City union violated federal labor law when it threatened to sue members petitioning to withdraw their membership.

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Immigrant overcame struggles, rose to top in charter school

BOSTON (AP) - When she was younger, Barbara Ferreira never imagined she'd be her school's valedictorian or the first in her family to attend college. At times, she wasn't even sure she would get to stay in the United States until graduation.

In middle school, the Brazilian immigrant was an ...

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Why VR is the next big thing for brands

Woman using virtual reality headset at night with city lights in background Telling a story, selling a product and leading a user inside a VR ad environment was previously uncharted territory. While exploring this new medium, we quickly realized that VR holds a huge opportunity for all types of advertisers — if they understand how to harness it. Read More

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Gay America Needs To Arm Themselves

Armed GaysDefend yourselves.

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Terror in Orlando

The deadliest shooting in U.S. history has the Democrat calling for tougher gun laws and the Republican pushing a Muslim immigration ban.

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Defense Secretary Carter Seeks Relationship With Tech Industry

The Department of Defense is investing $35 billion in innovative companies, universities, and manufacturing centers in an effort to modernize the department and is taking cues from the nation's leading centers of innovation, including Silicon Valley, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Friday.

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A roundup of recent Michigan newspaper editorials

Lansing State Journal. June 10, 2016

It's not about which bathroom.

So-called 'bathroom bills' have come to Michigan, and with them comes the buzz.

The North Carolina law that sparked the controversy has been called unconstitutional, igniting debate and elevating lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights to greater national attention ...

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OneLogin acquires Portadi to bring level of automation to login onboarding

Logging in on smartphone. On a day with a couple of huge deals being announced, we have a much more modest one. OneLogin announced it was buying Portadi, a San Jose startup that launched at the beginning of 2015, for an undisclosed amount of money. In a market with better financed competitors like Okta with billion dollar valuations, OneLogin is working hard to improve its offering and Portadi helps bring a level… Read More

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