Source: Bloomberg Politics
September 21, 2016
Clinton Campaign Preparing for 'Different Trumps' in Debate
"You have to assume, well, 'He might approach the debate this way or he may approach it that way,'" Clinton campaign adviser Jennifer Palmieri tells reporters.
More Obama-Kerry disgrace in Syria
(Paul Mirengoff) John Kerry's latest "cease fire" agreement in Syria was a farce from its inception. Farce turned to tragedy on Monday when a Russian (or conceivably a Syrian) jet attacked a U.N. convoy near Aleppo. Aid workers say that trucks carrying desperately needed aid to the rebel-held side of the city were repeatedly bombed, as was a warehouse. At least 20 people were killed. Pursuant to the "cease fire" arrangement, notification
Source: Power LinePower Line
Tom Steyer Denies Involvement in Anti-Exxon Campaign Promoted by His Groups
Billionaire environmentalist Tom Steyer claimed on Tuesday that his network of political and policy groups has not pressed for government investigations into oil company ExxonMobil.
The post Tom Steyer Denies Involvement in Anti-Exxon Campaign Promoted by His Groups appeared first on Washington Free Beacon.
Source: Washington Free Beacon
Obama turns over Israel's two-state challenge to successor
Having failed to make progress during the past eight years with Israel toward a two-state solution, President Obama acknowledged Wednesday that he's turning over the challenge to the next president as he met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to seal a new U.S. military aid package.
"Obviously, I'm only ...
Nuclear-Armed Rivals Pakistan, India Exchange Fire In Contested Region
Pakistan denies involvement in the attacks
Via: The Daily Caller
Apple could also be in talks to acquire Lit Motors
Apple is rumored to be in talks to acquire McLaren, but that's not all. While the New York Times was digging on the McLaren story, they also found out that Apple is also talking with Lit Motors for a potential acquisition. Now you might be thinking "Lit who?" While Lit Motors is nowhere as big as McLaren, it's another interesting company in the automotive space. The… Read More
Source: TechCrunch
Gary Johnson: Can't Win Without Being in Debate
Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson discusses his exclusion from the first presidential with John Heilemann at a Bloomberg Politics breakfast in Washington.
Source: Bloomberg Politics
Chris Christie: Hillary Clinton 'knows nothing, but the mouth never stops'
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton is a "disgrace" who knows nothing about law enforcement yet continues to accuse officers of racial bias.
Mr. Christie, an adviser to Republican nominee Donald Trump, made the comments Wednesday on "The Laura Ingraham Show" after Mrs. ...
BrightFarms raises $30.1 million to set up futuristic greenhouses across the U.S.
Agriculture tech startup BrightFarms has raised $30.1 million in Series C funding to bring its high-tech greenhouses, and fresh produce, across the U.S. The company is on a mission to make all fresh fruit and vegetables locally, rather than require them to be hauled from long distances or imported from overseas before they are sold at groceries. Taking a page from the playbook of solar… Read More 
Source: TechCrunch
Clinton Must Return Fee Tied to Foundation Beneficiary: Miller
Former President Bill Clinton was paid $260k for speech of less than hour by industry assn whose members later benefited from Clinton Foundation grants, Jason Miller, spokesman for Donald Trump campaign, says in statement.
Source: Bloomberg Politics
Texas to Withdraw From Obama Admin Refugee Program Over Terror Threat
The state of Texas on Wednesday announced that it is withdrawing from the Obama administration's refugee resettlement program due to the administration's inability to ensure that refugees resettled in the state do not pose terror threats, according to an announcement by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott.
The post Texas to Withdraw From Obama Admin Refugee Program Over Terror Threat appeared first on Washington Free Beacon.
Source: Washington Free Beacon
The Latest: 3rd Ron Paul aide gets prison for violations
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - The Latest on the sentencing of Ron Paul aides (all times local):
11:10 a.m.:
The third top official of Ron Paul's 2012 presidential campaign has been sentenced to three months in prison for conspiring to cover up campaign payments to a former Iowa state senator.
...Dem Senate Challenger Refuses To Answer Socialism Question
The race is THIS CLOSE
Via: The Daily Caller
Those Nike self-lacing shoes will arrive the week after Thanksgiving
The shoes you've been waiting for since roughly 1989 finally have a release date. After months of teasing the HyperAdapt 1.0, Nike is finally ready to bring its self-lacing shoes to the mass market. A PR rep for the company took to Twitter to announce that the wearables (we can call them that, right?) will arrive on November 28th. The shoemaker has been playing around with the idea for… Read More 
Source: TechCrunch
Acela Fight Splits Hedge-Fund Connecticut and Old-Money Enclaves
Connecticut's residential coastline is two worlds, the one of newcomer millionaires and one whose wealth and New England roots span generations. Now, their differences over a rail route threaten to gum up plans for the U.S. Northeast's fastest-ever trains.
Source: Bloomberg Politics
Today's Hot Reads
(Steven Hayward) There are several articles up just now that deserve more than just a nod in our "Picks" banner. Start with The Week's Damon Linker, a center-left writer usually worth reading for his straight shooting self-criticism of liberalism. His latest column dissents from the liberal line that the nationalism evinced by Donald Trump is solely and purely racist: [The] perfect distillation of liberalism in 2016: Trump voters and their analogues overseas
Source: Power LinePower Line
Bill Clinton Paid Speaking Fee From Trade Group That Benefited From Foundation
Bill Clinton was paid $260,000 in January 2014 to deliver a speech that lasted less than an hour to a trade group for the perfume industry that later benefited from a Clinton Foundation project in Haiti.
The post Bill Clinton Paid Speaking Fee From Trade Group That Benefited From Foundation appeared first on Washington Free Beacon.
Source: Washington Free Beacon
John Koskinen, IRS chief, says he was misled, doesn't deserve impeachment
While acknowledging that the IRS bungled tea party applications, and that he himself gave wrong information to Congress, agency Commissioner John Koskinen told lawmakers Wednesday he needs to remain at the IRS in order to clean it up.
At a hearing designed to lay the ground for his possible impeachment, ...
Old timey roller coasters and new timey virtual reality
Here is an audio version of the below article as how it should be read. (Play it while you read for an extra special experience) The spot was Magic Mountain, California. It was a hot summer day — much like the days my grandfather endeared when he toiled under the sun, laying asphalt in the jungle. A day when you could sip ice-cold lemonade and it would offer a reprieve like no other… Read More 
Source: TechCrunch
Matthew Walther Reviews 'New Girl'
Jess and Nick and Schmidt and Winston used to live together in the same apartment in Los Angeles. Nick (Jake Johnson) and Jess (Zooey Deschanel) decided to start dating but broke up. Then Schmidt (Max Greenfield) married Jess's best pal, Cece (Hannah Simone), and Nick (, who owns a bar, moved to New Orleans to be with his girlfriend. Schmidt and Cece are now basking in the glow of nuptial bliss and thinking about getting out of the old place and buying a house, and it just so happens that Winston, whose girlfriend, Aly (Nasim Pedrad), is on the other side of the country being trained as an FBI agent, has a sister, Leslie (Ayden Mayeri) who is a real-estate agent. Meanwhile, Jess misses Nick, who is also writing a book, and not just in a friendly way. It's all a bit of a mess.
The post Matthew Walther Reviews 'New Girl' appeared first on Washington Free Beacon.
Source: Washington Free Beacon
Obama threatens veto of bill to disclose assets of Iranian leaders
The White House issued a veto threat Wednesday against a House bill that would require the federal government to publicly report all assets held by Iran's top leaders, calling the measure "onerous."
The administration said the Iranian Leadership Asset Transparency Act wouldn't stop Tehran from financing terrorism or laundering money, ...
North Korea Says US Missile Shield Will Be Met With Nuclear Strike
Claims THAAD cannot save South Korea
Via: The Daily Caller
Michael Kors lends its name to a gold-colored Fujifilm instant camera
Slowly but surely Michael Kors is becoming a technology brand. The company recently lent its name to an Android smartwatch. I tried it out. It was, I don't know, fine I guess. But mostly it was really, really big. That product was the result of a longstanding partnership with Fossil that essentially brought smartwatch guts to two of the luxury brand's existing watches. Now the… Read More 
Source: TechCrunch
Gary Johnson Says He Welcomes Spoiler Label in Presidential Race
"If I am the spoiler in this race, yippee!" Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson says at Bloomberg Live event in Washington.
Source: Bloomberg Politics
Donald Trump camp: No 'intent or motive' for Trump Foundation to make improper payments
Donald Trump's presidential campaign is pushing back amid a new report that said Mr. Trump used his charitable foundation to cover more than a quarter million dollars in fees from legal disputes involving his business interests, saying there was no "intent or motive" for the foundation to make improper payments.
...Hillary's Campaign Manager Just Crashed And Burned On Live TV [VIDEO]
One of the worst interviews in TV history
Via: The Daily Caller
New messaging platform Mobilize raises $6.5 million
Group messaging continues to be a problem that large organizations have trouble solving. And its an area where venture investors have spent millions. While many people use Slack, or communications tools from Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and others, there's no unified system for managing messaging. That's what Mobilize aims to be. The company raised $6.5 million in new financing… Read More 
Source: TechCrunch
Boxing's Don King Said to Travel With Trump in Ohio Today
Boxing promoter Don King will travel with Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump as he campaigns in Ohio on Wednesday, campaign aides said.
Source: Bloomberg Politics
At the birth of birtherism
(Scott Johnson) Sidney Blumenthal is one of Hillary Clinton's closest confidants. His leading quality is reflected in the well-earned moniker Sid Vicious, though his viciousness is reflected most acutely in his lies. Students of ancient history may recall Blumenthal's dramatic flood of lies about his appearance before a grand jury investigating Clinton scandals in 1998. As reported by the New York Times, Blumenthal emerged from the private grand jury proceedings to attack
Source: Power LinePower Line
6 indicted in conspiracy to arrange fake marriages
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Five women and a man from Kansas City have been indicted in a conspiracy to arrange fake marriages for immigrants wanting to live in the U.S.
The U.S. attorney's office says the 14-count indictment was returned last month and unsealed Tuesday when the six had ...
Watch: Kimmel Inadvertently Proves People Just Don't Care About Trump's Tax Returns
'Well, that settles it, he can get away with anything'
Via: The Daily Caller
Gametime raises $20 million to sell last-minute, textable tickets to sporting events and concerts
Gametime has raised $20 million in venture funding for an app that allows people to find and buy tickets to a nearby concert or sporting event at the last minute, and even up to a half-hour after a game begins. Evolution Media Partners led Gametime's Series B round, joined by GV, Stanford's StartX Fund, Accel Partners, Casey Wasserman and Jeff Mallett. The funding brings… Read More 
Source: TechCrunch
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