VPN Maker CyberGhost Aims To Grow A Privacy Hub In Eastern Europe

 Earlier this year a London-based cyber security incubator called CyLon opened its doors. Now Europe is getting a pro-privacy bootcamp program, with bootstrapped Romania-based VPN startup CyberGhost this week kicking off a search for startups wanting support to build privacy tech. Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Can Hillary cut it on the campaign trail?

(Paul Mirengoff) During our last evening in Paris, we were seated at a restaurant next to a friendly couple that was also vacationing. The woman turned out to be a journalist who covered the 2008 Democratic primary campaign for a major newspaper. In her opinion, Hillary will not win the presidency. She simply isn't good enough on the campaign trail. The journalist recalled that Barack Obama wasn't a strong campaigner at first

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National Security Expert Slams Hillary's 'Assault' On Free Speech

'Some old-fashioned techniques of peer pressure and shaming'

Via: The Daily Caller

Police: Former NFL Player's Mistress Kidnapped and Killed His Wife Before Shooting Herself

This wasn't Brown's first kidnapping attempt. 

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Welcome To The Unicorn Club, 2015: Learning From Billion-Dollar Companies

 It's been over a year since we wrote our original post sharing our analysis of the last decade's most successful U.S.-based, venture-backed tech companies. In that piece we focused on the many entrepreneurs and investors who seek to build big, revolutionary companies valued at a billion dollars or more. Read More

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Editorials from around New England

Excerpts of recent editorials of statewide and national interest from New England newspapers:

The Providence Journal (R.I.), July 16, 2015

Donald Trump's deplorable screed against Mexican immigrants (he called them rapists and drug-dealers in his presidential announcement last month) has dealt a blow to his not inconsiderable business empire. Indeed, ...

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Saudi Arabia Announces Success in Thwarting Planned Islamic State Attacks

The country also announced it arrested 400 people in raids. 

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Deep meaning of the Iran deal

(Scott Johnson) Omni Ceren sent out several email messages yesterday updating his readers on the Iran agreement (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action or "JCPOA"). I would like to bring the following excerpt from one of the messages to your attention. Omri writes: The agreement commits the international community to actively helping Iran perfect its nuclear program over the life of the deal (!) On a policy level, it means Iran's breakout time

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Charles Johnson Threatens To Take Washington Free Beacon To Court

Whoa!

Via: The Daily Caller

Photo of Police Officer's Parking Job Launches Investigation

"It was incredibly disappointing to see the image and embarrassing to our agency."

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We're All Doomed, Or, Towards A Border Gateway Super Posse

 Everything is broken. Just ask any security engineer. Way back in 1998, the members of the hacker collective L0pht testified to Congress that they could take down the entire Internet in 30 minutes by abusing BGP, the Border Gateway Protocol an obscure but critically important routing system. That was seventeen years ago and BGP is still vulnerable. Everything is terrible. Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Sailor Injured in Tennessee Shooting Has Also Died

The death occurred two days after a deadly shooting killed four Marines and injured three others.

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The Week in Pictures: Brick in the Wall Edition

(Steven Hayward) I commiserated with Mona Charen on the radio Monday that it's been a bad month for conservatives, and it got worse as the week went on. First, the Iran agreement. Then the Chattanooga shootings that have the media and the government baffled as to motive. Gosh, if only the perp had a Confederate flag handy, everything would have been easy to figure out. At least Pluto was cool.   And

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Michigan Man Sues Public University For Not Allowing Open-Carry on Campus

"The university will vigorously defend its right to regulate weapons on campus."

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Complaint: Congressional Staffers Committed Fraud When Applying for Obamacare

A coalition of 10 organizations has filed an ethics complaint calling for an investigation into whether senators and their staff committed fraud when they submitted applications to the health insurance exchange in Washington, D.C.

Source: Washington Free Beacon

It Isn't Just That He Videotaped Inside a Grisly Car Crash and Pitched the Clip to TV Stations. It's What He Didn't Do That Also Has Folks Fuming.

"… it just shows you have no principles."

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Michael Grimm, former congressman, sentenced to 8 months for tax evasion

Former U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm was sentenced on Friday to 8 months in prison for his role in a tax-evasion scheme.

In December, Grimm pleaded guilty to a single felony tax-evasion charge in the wake of an April 2014 indictment tied to his role with a health restaurant he co-owned ...

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Morning Mirror

Quote of the Day: "I'm waiting for a White House reporter to ask 'which Broadway Show will we be attending?'" — Media Critic Richard Grenell, watching the White House presser in which Press Secretary Josh Earnest discusses President Obama's upcoming trip to Manhattan this weekend with his daughters. The Observer "A silly, immature country, obsessed […]

Via: The Daily Caller

Transgender Reporter Issued a Threat After Getting So Upset With a Conservative Commentator on Live TV: 'Cut That Out Now, or You'll Go Home in an Ambulance'

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Pro-Rubio PAC Reserves South Carolina Airtime in Primary Lead-Up

The filings reveal a media push for the Republican Florida senator in South Carolina, and signal more to come in other early primary states.

Source: Bloomberg.com news

A Study in Liberal Weakmindedness

(Steven Hayward) One thing I love about liberals is how they can't ever seem to make up their mind about whether Ronald Reagan was an ogre or a great man. This week he's a great man, because lo and behold with regard to Iran Obama is doing exactly what the Gipper did with the Soviet Union! Take E.J. Dionne's column yesterday, "Obama: Reaganite on Iran," which begins thus: When President Ronald Reagan

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Kara Swisher: I Can't Believe I Side With Jeb Bush on Uber, Clinton Has 'Old-World Answers' on Shared Economy

Source: Washington Free Beacon

Jewish Man Saved From Nazis Now Rescues Syrian Christians From ISIS

'I can't save the world, but there is a very specific possibility on the Christian side'

Via: The Daily Caller

Amazon Had Mixed Success With Prime Day – Strong Sales, But Consumer Backlash Could Linger

 Amazon scored big sales with Prime Day, its first-ever attempt to create its own sales holiday to rival the post-Thanksgiving sales bump that includes Black Friday and Cyber Monday. The company reported that its Prime Day sales were actually bigger than Black Friday sales, even though they were limited to Prime members. But where Amazon failed was in capturing social buzz from consumers as… Read More

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The Futility of Gun-Free Zones, In One Picture

(John Hinderaker) If you haven't already seen it, this photo of the Marine facility in Chattanooga after it was shot up by Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez tells you all you need to know about gun-free zones: Here in Minnesota, the legislature liberalized carry laws a decade or more ago. In response, most businesses–many in a fit of huffy self-righteousness–posted "guns prohibited" signs in accordance with the new law. Over the years those signs

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Man sues over Columbia gun ban after Confederate flag debate

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - When the city of Columbia temporarily banned guns around the Statehouse as the Confederate flag was lowered, it violated the U.S. Constitution and created a dangerous situation, a Lexington County man says in a lawsuit.

In the lawsuit, filed Thursday in Richland County, attorneys for Walid ...

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Media Sees No Evil In Planned Parenthood Shock Video

Questions of law must be addressed, but they are not the whole story.

Via: The Daily Caller

Huffington Post Announces Refusal to Cover Donald Trump as a Real Candidate: You Can Find Him 'Next to Our Stories on the Kardashians'

"We won't take the bait."

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Boko Haram Attacks Hasten Obama's Thaw Toward Nigerian Leader

Source: Bloomberg.com news

'This Is a Disgrace!': Popular Pastor Loses It on Grammy-Winning Singer and Her Sisters

"If you were my daughters, I would go ballistic. They'd have to cut the cameras off."

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Sex abuse case settlement denied for gay rights activist

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - A judge isn't letting Oregon gay rights activist Terry Bean settle a teen sex abuse case out of court.

The Register-Guard reports (http://bit.ly/1K9VPrN) 66-year-old Bean and his ex-boyfriend, 25-year-old Kiah Lawson, have pleaded not guilty and are being tried Aug. 11 on felony sex abuse charges.

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ISIS So Far Fails To 'Name & Claim' Chattanooga Attack

They could still have inspired him to attack

Via: The Daily Caller

Fox Anchor Left Dumbfounded After Juan Williams Tries to Defend Policy of Military Members With No Guns

"I don't think you heard a word I said." 

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Report: Hulu Considers Offering A Pricier, Ad-Free Tier

 Hulu is considering an ad-free version of its streaming service, according to a new report from The Wall St. Journal on Thursday. The service could launch as early as this fall, and would be priced around $12 to $14 per month – higher than Hulu's ad-supported service today, which is $7.99 per month. At this price point, the service would not likely see a large number of… Read More

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The irrelevance of Congress

(Scott Johnson) Omri Ceren writes to elucidate the unfolding process in the Iran deal brought to us by President Obama. Omni's message explores the issue I noted yesterday here. This is important. Omni writes: Lead negotiator Wendy Sherman confirmed for journalists yesterday that the Obama administration will, over the next few days, pursue a binding United Nations Security Council resolution (UNSCR) that will lift sanctions on Iran. The resolution was circulated yesterday

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Japan Claims Limited Military Powers for First Time Since World War II

Japan's parliament voted on Thursday to grant its military the authority to fight in foreign conflicts for the first time since World War II, a move aimed in part at countering aggressive actions from China, the New York Times reports.

Source: Washington Free Beacon

What You May Have Missed About the Jihadist Marine Murderer in Tennessee

You know that four Marines were murdered Thursday at The Navy Operational Support Center and Marine Corps Reserve Center in Chattanooga, Tennessee, by a man identified as 24-year-old Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez. The feds have launched an official domestic terrorism investigation, Fox News is reporting. What you may have heard is that an ISIS-linked Twitter account may have sent a message ...More

The post What You May Have Missed About the Jihadist Marine Murderer in Tennessee appeared first on DailySurge.

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These Celebrities Are Just As Sick Of The Kardashians As You Are [SLIDESHOW]

They are NOT keeping up with the Kardashians

Via: The Daily Caller

'You Got a Problem?': Video Captures Enraged Driver Exiting Car and Attacking Motorcyclist — but Table Quickly Turns

"Are you done? Are you done?" 

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Sanders Joins Warren on Bill to Reinstate Glass-Steagall Act

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Iran's trifecta

(Paul Mirengoff) It's no scoop to say that both Israel and Saudi Arabia are alarmed by President Obama's nuclear deal with Iran. But it's worth teasing out the difference in the primary concern of the two. In doing so, we can better appreciate just how bad the deal is. Israel is unhappy with the deal because it all but ensures that Iran will obtain nuclear weapons. Whether Iran does so in 10

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CNN Anchor: Chattanooga Shooter Reminds Me Of Tsarnaev, Both Were 'Good-Looking' and 'Popular'

Source: Washington Free Beacon

Charlotte's New $37 Million Streetcar That Travels 1.5 Miles Embarrassed by 25-Year-Old Woman in Running Shoes

"We thought it would be funny because it seems kind of ridiculous to get out and chase a moving vehicle."

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President Obama: Kids In Prison Did Things Similar To What I Did

'Gang activity, sexual assault inside these prisons'

Via: The Daily Caller

The Cryptic Blog Posts Chattanooga Shooter Reportedly Published About Islam and Muslim Leaders Who 'Fought Jihad for the Sake of Allah' Just Three Days Before the Rampage

"Every one of them fought jihad for the sake of Allah."

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With $1.5 Million In Seed, CredSimple Verifies That Doctors Are Legit

 CredSimple, a startup building a medical credentialing database, has raised $1.5 million in seed funding to help healthcare and insurance companies manage their doctor networks. Bowery Capital led the round, with participation from Primary Venture Partners and a handful of angels. When a doctor gets a job at a new practice or hospital, he goes through a process called credentialing. It… Read More

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Carly Fiorina records 'If men were treated like women in the office' video

Former Hewlett-Packard CEO and GOP presidential candidate Carly Fiorina, who has spoken about the sexism she's faced in the corporate world, turned the tables a bit in a new video she recorded with Buzzfeed.

"How do you walk in those shoes?" she asks a man wearing ...

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Caption This: Mohammad Youssuf Abdulazeez's High School Yearbook Page

See? See what you did, America?

Via: The Daily Caller

New Harrowing Video Shows Officers React After Chattanooga Gunman Opens Fire

You can hear sirens before several "pop, pop, pop" noises.  

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Kerry Says Congress Rejecting Iran Deal Would Leave U.S. in Dark

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The inside story of a Tennessee Islamist terrorist

(Paul Mirengoff) I listened with disbelief last night as the media reported that investigators are searching for the motive behind the attack by Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez on two military centers in Tennessee. Surely, the deeds tell us the motive. Res ipsa loquitur, as lawyers say. The interesting question is how Adbulazeez came to harbor his terrorist motive. Who, if anyone, inspired him? Who, if anyone, directed him? We don't know Abdulazeez's story

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What If The Base Is Wrong?

One of the explanations for Donald Trump's surging poll numbers goes like this: The base doesn't trust Republican leaders on immigration. This manifests in support for a man who tells it like it is. The problem with this is that the immigration schism on the right is largely about rhetoric. Almost everybody agrees we must secure the border, and even the […]

Via: The Daily Caller

First Tenn. Military Victim Identified

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Watch Site Chrono24 Raises €21 Million To Build An Horological Juggernaut

 Because there exist only two kinds of watches – Apple Watches and all others – Chrono24 is addressing a pretty big market: high-end collectors of mechanical timepieces. The watch consignment and sales site just raised €21 million from Insight Ventures to open new offices in New York and Hong Kong and have even added a new feature called Trusted Checkout, a system that… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Marco Rubio to John Kerry: 'Unacceptable' that Iran deal reached with Americans still in jail

Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida has written a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry saying it is "unacceptable" the United States has reached an agreement on Iran's nuclear program "while innocent Americans languish in the most brutal conditions of Iranian jail cells."

"I am profoundly disappointed that the agreement ...

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Incredibly Heartbreaking Moment a Pastor Knelt Down to Comfort and Pray Over a Veteran Mourning the Chattanooga Shooting

"Why? Why would you try to hurt the people that volunteer to protect you?"

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Trump on Tenn. Shootings: Must Get Rid of Gun-Free Zones

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Congress Lines Up to Oppose Iran Nuke Deal

Nearly 200 House lawmakers have lined up behind a resolution opposing the recently signed Iran nuclear deal, according to a copy of the measure obtained by the Washington Free Beacon and congressional sources apprised of the situation.

Source: Washington Free Beacon

Watch Carly Fiorina's Star Turn In 'If Men Were Treated Like Women In The Office' [VIDEO]

'I'm assuming you two can work together without getting catty'

Via: The Daily Caller

Is Obama's Iran Deal a Chance for Republicans to Make Gains With Jewish Voters?

"Based on the facts, not on politics, not on posturing."

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Thoughts from the ammo line

(Scott Johnson) Ammo Grrrll returns with timely thoughts on NEGOTIATING 101. She writes: I have been married to Mr. Ammo Grrrll for 48 happy years. God forbid anything should happen to this marriage, but if it should, I want Barack Hussein Obama and John FibSwiftboat Kerry to be the attorneys for my husband. Me: I want the house in Arizona and both cars. Plus alimony of $10 million a month. In gold.

Source: Power Line

BEASTMODE: Hegseth: 'This Radical Islamic Scumbag is Rotting in Hell Somewhere'

Source: Washington Free Beacon

Hillary Clinton's 'natural instincts' lean toward 'hiding the truth,' six in 10 voters say

Nearly six in 10 voters say former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's natural instincts lean more toward hiding the truth, and a third say they lean more toward telling the truth, a new poll said.

Fifty-eight percent of voters said they believe Mrs. Clinton's "natural instincts lean toward hiding ...

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Beauty Queen Who Embraces Modesty Saw Some of the Required Outfits for Her Competition and Said 'I Can't Walk Out…in That.' Then, She Took Action.

"I was afraid that they were going to possibly turn me away or disqualify me."

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