OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Oakland's mayor has removed the police chief she named five days ago as sex scandal widens.
June 15, 2016
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Clinton Thinks Women Should be Included in Draft: HuffPo
Hillary Clinton said she backs legislation requiring women to register for the draft, Huffington Post reports. "I do support that," Clinton tells Huffington Post before Senate voted in favor of measure NOTE: Provision would have little practical impact in short-term, Huffington Post says; U.S. has relied on all-volunteer army since 1973, which Clinton said she continues to favor "I am on record as supporting the all-volunteer military, which I think at this time does serve our country well," she
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Veterans Lash Out at Trump Over Theft Accusations
Donald Trump was criticized after implying that U.S. soldiers stole funds from the federal government intended for reconstruction efforts during the Iraq war.
The post Veterans Lash Out at Trump Over Theft Accusations appeared first on Washington Free Beacon.
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Former SC House member Southard fined for harassment
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - The House Ethics Committee has fined former Rep. Edward Southard $2,000 for harassing several women at the Statehouse.
Under the agreement signed Wednesday, Southard must pay the fine within 30 days.
The committee found the 69-year-old Republican from Moncks Corner violated the House's no harassment policy.
...Boom, bubble or bust for fintech?
The term "fintech" has become all the rage; investors and media can't stop talking about it. Many people also have been talking about the "bubble" in the tech industry, but could there be a "bubble" in fintech, as well? Read More 
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Leave It To The University of Missouri To Turn An Orlando Vigil Into A Racial Event (VIDEO)
The post Leave It To The University of Missouri To Turn An Orlando Vigil Into A Racial Event (VIDEO) appeared first on DailySurge.
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Democrats Demand Gun Curbs With Threat to Halt Spending Bill
Senate Democrats threatened to hold up a spending bill to insist on gun restrictions as vulnerable Republicans signal new willingness to compromise on proposals to bar suspected terrorists from purchasing weapons.
Source: Bloomberg Politics
Obama Admin Rejects Funding for Israel's Security, Defense
The Obama administration is refusing to fully fund Israel's security and defense, informing Congress in a letter on Tuesday it opposes efforts to provide the Jewish state with nearly $500 million for its top missile defense programs.
The post Obama Admin Rejects Funding for Israel's Security, Defense appeared first on Washington Free Beacon.
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Hillary Clinton: Trump's wall, Muslim ban wouldn't have stopped Orlando shooter
Neither Donald Trump's plan to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border nor his proposal to temporarily ban all Muslims from entering the country would have stopped last weekend's massacre at an Orlando night club, Hillary Clinton said Wednesday in another blistering attack on the billionaire Republican.
Honing in on ...
Google launches Android N Developer Preview 4
Google today released the fourth preview of Android N, the next — and as yet unnamed — version of its mobile operating system. As far as we can tell, the new preview does not include any major new features. Instead, the focus is on the various new APIs that developers will be able to access to make use of all the new features in Android N. These APIs (and the Android N SDK) are… Read More 
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Trump: We Have to 'Respectfully' Check the Mosques
Donald Trump spoke at a campaign rally in Atlanta, Georgia, on Wednesday. Addressing the Orlando massacre, the presumptive GOP nominee said, "I'm gonna save your second amendment." He again pushed for his temporary ban on Muslim immigration and increased surveillance, saying that "we have to maybe check respectfully the Mosques."
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Massachusetts Subpoenas Exxon's Communications with Nonprofit Groups
The attorney general of Massachusetts subpoenaed oil giant ExxonMobil in April as part of an ongoing legal and political offensive by Democratic state officials that the company says amounts to the prosecution of political dissent, court filings reveal.
The post Massachusetts Subpoenas Exxon's Communications with Nonprofit Groups appeared first on Washington Free Beacon.
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Dem senator frustrated by inaction on guns begins filibuster
WASHINGTON (AP) - A Democratic senator on Wednesday launched a filibuster to force a vote on gun control legislation three days after 49 people were killed at a nightclub in Orlando, Florida, in the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history.
Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy said he would remain on ...
When drones go pro
As drone pilots step out of isolated hobbyist groups and into the spotlight, many are asking themselves the same question: What will it take to make drone racing a sport acknowledged and embraced the world over? Read More 
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Trump, Clinton Vulnerabilities Revealed in Bloomberg Poll
Democrat Hillary Clinton leads Republican Donald Trump 49 percent to 37 percent among likely voters in a new Bloomberg Politics national poll. Bloomberg's Margaret Talev breaks down the major takeaways from the poll on "Bloomberg Markets." (Source: Bloomberg)
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NY lawmakers hustle to find compromises ahead of adjournment
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - The clock is ticking on New York's Legislature and final negotiations are underway on ethics reforms and the extension of mayoral control in New York City.
Lawmakers on Wednesday hoped to work through a long list of bills before adjourning the session Thursday or Friday.
While ...
SpaceX launches two communications satellites, but crash lands booster on drone ship
The SpaceX Falcon 9 launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida this morning at 10:29 am ET carrying two communication satellites to Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Shortly after launch, the Falcon 9 first stage returned to a drone ship in the Atlantic, but it came in too hard and the booster exploded upon touchdown. SpaceX's CEO, Elon Musk, said the rocket experienced an RUD, which stands… Read More 
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Nanit knows more about how your baby sleeps than you do
What if a simple camera capturing data for machine learning could tell you the threat level of an individual approaching a fence. What if the same combination of camera and computer could classify the behavior of shoppers in a grocery store isle and judge things like intent to purchase, presence of decision paralysis, and ease of identifying desired products. Fueled by advances in image… Read More 
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Vulnerable Senate Republicans Open to Gun Compromise
Vulnerable Republicans are showing signs of compromising on gun restrictions as Democrats push hard for provisions to bar suspected terrorists from purchasing weapons such as those used to kill 49 people at a gay nightclub in Orlando.
Source: Bloomberg Politics
Negative Views of Trump, Clinton Hit Three-Decade High Among Presidential Nominees
Negative views of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have reached the highest level of any presidential nominee for a major party in more than three decades.
The post Negative Views of Trump, Clinton Hit Three-Decade High Among Presidential Nominees appeared first on Washington Free Beacon.
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Editorials from around New York
Recent editorials of statewide and national interest from New York's newspapers:
The Poughkeepsie Journal on New York's need for more teachers.
June 9
Despite the massive hue and cry over the education system's stunning failure to implement new curriculum and testing standards, the public understands the importance of strong schools ...
YouTube's new Director tools allow small businesses to create video ads on their phones
YouTube is launching a new suite of products for advertisers under the umbrella name of YouTube Director. Collectively, these products are supposed to make it easier for businesses (particularly the smaller ones that don't have their own production capabilities and aren't going to hire an ad agency) to shoot and edit video ads that can run then on YouTube. One of the new products is… Read More 
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