Source: Bloomberg Politics
August 17, 2016
Kellyanne Conway Takes on Toughest Role Yet: Trump Whisperer
The first woman to manage a Republican presidential campaign has her work cut out for her.
The Trump Speech That Will Win Him the Presidency*
(John Hinderaker) Yesterday in West Bend, Wisconsin, Donald Trump delivered a speech that was described as being on law and order. True enough, but it was much more than that. Trump powerfully wove together his campaign's themes in a direct appeal for African-American votes. You can read the speech here. Of course, Trump didn't deliver it exactly as written, but it was close, with no notable deviations that I noticed. Excerpts are
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Engaging kids in design-based learning
While most kids their age are glued to various digital devices, often wasting hours playing mindless games or watching cat videos, 164 fourth and fifth graders, along with eight elementary school teachers, have been using those same devices to explore new paths to learning. Read More
Source: TechCrunch
Obama's push to oust Syria's Bashar Assad proves uniquely futile
Exactly five years ago, President Obama first called for Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down, a demand that has proved uniquely futile in a brutal civil war that this week expanded to include Russian warplanes using a base in Iran to launch bombing runs in support of Mr. Assad's ...
Journalism Prof Sees Racism In Rio Coverage Where There Isn't Any
'How could those words have sailed past the editors?'
Via: The Daily Caller
Reigns is a medieval game of life or death (mostly death)
Reigns is a new gaming app, currently featured as a favorite by Apple. You are a king and the answer to whether you live or die — and how — is in the cards. Quite literally. As ruler, you are presented with a deck. Each card is someone in your kingdom who is asking for help or notifying you of a problem on the rise. How you answer determines your fate. A swipe to the left is one… Read More 
Source: TechCrunch
Chinese illegal immigrants still in U.S. years after N.Y. asylum fraud ring busted
Four years after busting a massive asylum fraud ring in New York, federal agents still haven't revoked any of the 3,700 potentially bogus cases handled by the fraudsters, raising questions about just how serious the Obama administration is in rooting out immigration scams.
Chinese immigrants, often already living in the ...
College Profs Admit Affirmative Action Is Failing Students, Get Called Racist
'These students are being set up for failure.'
Via: The Daily Caller
Coursera's co-founder Daphne Koller set to start anew at Calico
In a blog post, Coursera co-founder Daphne Koller announced she is leaving the company to join Alphabet subsidiary Calico. Koller founded Coursera with Andrew Ng back in 2012 after working together on artificial intelligence research at Stanford. The two supported the company's growth until Ng left to become chief scientist at Baidu's research arm. Today Coursera has grown… Read More 
Source: TechCrunch
Ilhan Omar explains
(Scott Johnson) Shfting its public relations strategy, we have been advised that the Omar campaign has just issued the following STATEMENT FROM ILHAN OMAR: A number of baseless rumors have been made recently about my personal life and family. I will say it again here: they are absolutely false and ridiculous. That said, I will offer clarity and share a difficult part of my personal history that I did not consider relevant
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Donald Trump retools campaign team, retains hard-charging style
Donald Trump retooled his campaign Wednesday with new hires and plans to finally launch a TV ad blitz, but the rambunctious real estate mogul signaled that he isn't changing the hard-charging style that got him this far in the presidential race.
The Republican nominee also isn't backing down from his ...
Concealed Carry Case Shows How Effectively Appeals Courts Have Limited 2A
Appeals courts extremely successful in restricting 2A
Via: The Daily Caller
Social investing site Instavest raises $1.7M in seed funding
Part of YC's Winter 2015 class, Instavest is a startup trying to turn investing — an activity most of us are used to doing privately — into a social activity. The site launched about a year and a half ago with the goal of helping average retail investors learn from others who have more experience in investing and the stock market. Today the startup announced they closed a… Read More 
Source: TechCrunch
Full Show: With All Due Respect (08/17/16)
Mark Halperin and Donny Deutsch are joined by Gary Bauer, a former Republican presidential candidate, Basil Smikle, executive director of the New York State Democratic Party, and Patrick Griffin, GOP media consultant, on "With All Due Respect" on Bloomberg Television. (Source: Bloomberg)
Source: Bloomberg Politics
Donald Trump only alternative to establishment corruption
ANALYSIS/OPINION:
It is the dog days of summer when everybody checks out, everything slows down and the media struggles to fill news pages and airtime. Especially among the political press, this is the calm before next month's storm when the general election campaigns kick off in earnest on Labor Day.
...NPR Deletes Comments, Says Commenters Are Too Old And Male
'Not wholly representative' of NPR audience
Via: The Daily Caller
Y Combinator's Multiply Labs launches a 3D printed vitamin with a time-release twist
There've been quite a few "clean" vitamin and supplement startups popping up lately — Olly, Ritual, Elysium Health, Nootrobox are just a few of the venture-backed chosen in the space — and many offer different combinations for better hair, brain power, focus and energy in several different packages and subscription plans. Elysium even claims to help with… Read More 
Source: TechCrunch
Inside Trump's War on Political Insiders
On "With All Due Respect," Mark Halperin and Donny Deutsch break down Donald Trump's speech in Wisconsin and what it signals about the final stretch of his campaign. (Source: Bloomberg)
Source: Bloomberg Politics
Wilderness Guide Uses 9mm Pistol to Save Couple From Giant Bear
An Alaska wilderness guide used his 9mm handgun to save a husband and wife from a bear attack during a fishing trip last week.
The post Wilderness Guide Uses 9mm Pistol to Save Couple From Giant Bear appeared first on Washington Free Beacon.
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Trump receives first classified intelligence briefing
NEW YORK (AP) - Donald Trump has received his first classified intelligence briefing, meeting with national security officials for more than two hours on Wednesday.
The celebrity businessman became entitled to the briefings once he officially became the Republican nominee for president. The briefing was delivered by career staffers from ...
Third Front: US Strikes ISIS In Libya More Than 50 Times In Two Weeks [VIDEO]
How long will the US be in Libya?
Via: The Daily Caller
Huawei replaces Xiaomi at top of Chinese smartphone market
The most recent numbers out of analyst firm IDC show a major shakeup in the Chinese smartphone market for Q2. During an especially rough quarter, local handset maker Xiaomi's shipment dipped significantly from 17.1 to 10.5 million year over year, according to the firm. The 38-percent drop was enough to knock the company down to the fourth position, as Huawei took over the top spot with… Read More 
Source: TechCrunch
Bus to November: Voter Voices in Colorado
Denver, Colorado -- On a 3,000-mile bus journey, Bloomberg reporter Esmé E. Deprez and photographer M. Scott Brauer ride from Philadelphia to Los Angeles, speaking to Americans about how their lives inform how they'll vote in November. This is one day of their two-week trip, filmed by Griffin Hammond. (Source: Bloomberg)
Source: Bloomberg Politics
Ed Rendell Demands Clinton Foundation Close if Hillary Wins Presidency
Pennsylvania's former Democratic Gov. Ed Rendell said the Clintons should shutdown their foundation if Hillary Clinton is elected to the White House in November.
The post Ed Rendell Demands Clinton Foundation Close if Hillary Wins Presidency appeared first on Washington Free Beacon.
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Family of Marcus Garvey pushing for presidential pardon
WASHINGTON (AP) - The son of early 20th century black nationalist Marcus Garvey on Wednesday said his father's 129th birthday marked the perfect day to begin a public push for a presidential pardon to exonerate Garvey for an unjust conviction.
Dr. Julius W. Garvey wants President Barack Obama to clear ...
Cisco confirms it will cut up to 5,500 jobs, or 7% of its global workforce
We caught wind earlier this week that Cisco was planning a major cost-cutting operation to reduce its costs by around 15% throughout the month. It looks like the first stage of that is a round of cut jobs, with Cisco announcing as part of its earnings report that it will cut up to 5,500 jobs, or 7% of its workforce. The move isn't unexpected as Cisco works to transition to a new era where… Read More 
Source: TechCrunch
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