Theranos Gains FDA Approval To Test For Herpes Outside The Lab

 You could test your blood for health related disease in the comfort of your home soon. Theranos, the startup that only requires a few drops of blood to test for hundreds of different health-related diseases, received approval from the Food and Drug Administration to test for herpes simplex 1 outside of the lab. The FDA granted Theranos the ability to test using its proprietary finger-prick… Read More

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O'Malley Apologizes For Saying 'All Lives Matter' [VIDEO]

Says he meant 'meant no disrespect' in saying 'all lives matter,' and 'white lives matter'

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KKK Faces Off With New Black Panther Group in Heated, Competing Rallies at South Carolina Statehouse

"Insane."

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The Nutroots Erupt

(Steven Hayward) The annual "Netroots Nation" conference is currently under way in Arizona, and today Democratic presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Martin O'Malley were interrupted by hecklers whom the organizers of the convention quickly expelled from the hall invited up on stage and handed the microphone. This Washington Post report shows how far around the bend Democrats are right now: PHOENIX — A forum featuring two of the most liberal candidates for

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More Governors Arming National Guardsmen in Wake of Deadly Tennessee Shootings

"…it has become clear that our military personnel must have the ability to defend themselves against these type of attacks on our own soil."

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Trump's criticism of McCain overshadows issues in Iowa

AMES, Iowa (AP) - Donald Trump's criticism Saturday that Sen. John McCain isn't a war hero overshadowed his rivals' quest for support among evangelical voters at an Iowa political gathering designed to showcase their conservative views.

In their appeals to more than 2,000 religious conservatives crowded into an sports arena, ...

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Suspected Chattanooga Gunman Texted Islamic Verse to Close Friend the Night Before Attack That May Have Hinted at Rampage: Report

"Whosoever shows enmity to a friend of Mine, then I have declared war against him."

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Cruz: Not Going 'Into the Gutter' to Attack Trump

In an interview, the Texas senator and Republican presidential candidate says he won't play the "media game."

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Want To Be The Next Amazon? Go Cross-Border From Day One

 The business of e-commerce is still mostly a national affair. U.S. consumers order from U.S. retailers like Amazon, Gap and Walmart; Chinese consumers buy from Chinese sites such as Tmall, Taobao and JD.com; and Indian consumers flock to Flipkart and SnapDeal. Read More

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Their Supreme Leader on the Iran deal

(Scott Johnson) Iran's Supreme Leader Khameni spoke today for the first time since the parties concluded the agreement blessing and protecting Iran's nuclear program. Unlike our Supreme Leader and Obama administration officials, whose every word on the subject is shot through with falsity, Khameni and the representatives of the Islamic Republic of Iran have proved relatively reliable sources of information regarding the proceedings going back to the interim deal. The same remains

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Farmers weigh in on bill allowing permits for fieldworkers

ATWATER, Calif. (AP) - Some Merced County farmers say a bill that would allow farmworkers who live in the country illegally to access work permits could be a solution to labor shortages.

The Merced Sun Star reports Saturday that (http://bit.ly/1fTZ90t ) Merced-area farmers find the proposal makes sense for their ...

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Florida Governor Moves To Protect National Guardsmen

'The state will take any and every measure available to secure military personnel against the planned attacks of ISIS'

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The Message Is The Medium: Reasons 'Assistants-as-App' Work

 On a typical day, I'll chat with colleagues on Slack. Later, I'm sure to receive a message from a friend on WhatsApp or Facebook Messenger. Then, on my way home, I'll use good old SMS to let my wife know I'm on my way. What's been absent from these conversations is commerce. Although messaging is the way users communicate with each other, it's not how… Read More

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Paper: Most US-Mexico border smugglers are Americans

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The smuggling of migrants across the U.S.-Mexico border relies heavily on American labor, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review found in an eight-month investigation that paints a portrait of the network of smugglers known as "coyotes."

Three out of every five convicted smugglers are U.S. citizens, according to an analysis ...

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'We Just Feel Very Lucky to be in a City Like This': Chattanooga Muslims Mourning, Anxious After Shootings

"He shot our Marines and our police officers, shattered the peace of our city, frightened our children … Disgraceful. And we will not let that endure."

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Kerry: Iran Not "Allowed" to Use Windfall Cash to Support Terrorism

(John Hinderaker) Under President Obama's Iran deal, sanctions will be repealed and $100 billion to $150 billion will promptly flow into Iran's coffers. We and many others have argued that this infusion of cash will allow the mullahs to 1) expand their support for Hezbollah and other terrorist groups around the world, and 2) cement their domestic control over Iran–control that at times has been shaky because of the economic damage inflicted

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Kate Brown takes slow and steady approach to being governor

SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Thrust into the spotlight when John Kitzhaber resigned as governor amid influence-peddling investigations, Gov. Kate Brown set out on a slow, methodical approach to taking power.

She chose not to upend state government, replacing only the most senior advisers and one state agency head. She did ...

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Trump: I've Never Asked God For Forgiveness For Anything [VIDEO]

Don't expect Donald Trump to ask forgiveness from God for his broadside against John McCain Saturday. Though Trump's attack on the Republican Arizona senator is drawing most of the headlines from the Family Leadership Summit, Trump also gave an interesting answer when asked by moderator Frank Luntz whether he has ever asked God for forgiveness. Watch the […]

Via: The Daily Caller

'Black Lives Matter!': Sanders, O'Malley Heckled by Liberal Demonstrators at Blogger Convention; Clinton a No-Show

"This is what democracy looks like!"

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Who's Afraid of Donald Trump?

Real estate mogul's attack on John McCain's military record unleashes a torrent of condemnation and calls for Trump to drop out of the race.

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The Future Of Podcasting

   Podcasting is having a celebrity moment: Serial's Sarah Koenig has appeared on The Colbert Report; Arnold Schwarzenegger has been on the Tim Ferriss show; and, most recently, Barack Obama visited Marc Maron's garage to appear on his WTF podcast. The $65 Billion Question Beneath the headlines, however, we see conflicting stats that lead us to ask whether podcasting is truly… Read More

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Rick Perry calls on Donald Trump to end his presidential bid: 'His comments have reached a new low'

Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry is calling on Donald Trump to bow out of the 2016 GOP presidential race, after the New York real estate mogul ridiculed former Sen. John McCain's military service.

Mr. Perry and Mr. Trump have been engaged in a back-and-forth that escalated Saturday when Mr. Trump ...

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A Month Before Kate Steinle's Killer Was Released, San Francisco Sheriff ORDERED Deputies Not To Communicate With ICE

Union calls for sheriff to rescind March 13 memo

Via: The Daily Caller

Trump on John McCain: 'I Like People That Weren't Captured, Okay?'

The Republican presidential candidate's feud with the party's 2008 nominee escalated quickly in Iowa.

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Scott Walker comes to Council Bluffs

(Scott Johnson) Reader Dave Begley previously reported for us on Bernie Sanders in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Today he returns to the scene to report on Scott Walker (photos supplied by Mr. Begley): This morning I attended a meet and greet rally in Council Bluffs for Governor Scott Walker. I arrived on time but the room was already full with 100-plus and lots of media so 25 of us were sent to the

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Donald Trump blasts John McCain over 'crazies' remark: He was a hero 'because he was captured'

GOP firebrand Donald Trump took another shot at Arizona Sen. John McCain on Saturday, saying the former Republican Presidential nominee and POW during the Vietnam Warn was only a war hero "because he was captured."

Mr. Trump made the comment during an interview with pollster Frank Luntz at the Family ...

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'Disgraceful' – Republican Rivals Hit Trump For Attacking John McCain's War Service

Republicans say Trump crossed the line

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Trump Says McCain Is Only a War Hero Because He Was Captured, 'I Like People That Weren't'

"He's said bad things about a lot of people."

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Donald Trump Refuses to Rule Out Third Party Candidacy

At an Iowa Republican gathering, Trump edged closer to playing the spoiler.

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Activists launch tour of state to push for more solar power

BOSTON (AP) - Environmental activists are launching a tour of Massachusetts to press Beacon Hill lawmakers and Gov. Charlie Baker to lift limits on a key program designed to encourage solar power use in the state.

The group Environment Massachusetts said the 10-community tour is meant to call attention to ...

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Donald Trump Says McCain No War Hero: 'I Like People Who Weren't Captured' [VIDEO]

'I like people who weren't captured'

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'I Thought I Was a Widow': Wife Saves Husband's Life After Horrific Lightening Strike

"They were both dead."

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Fetus Parts Purchaser Changes Its Website Following Video

Subtle edits pop up in wake of emerging scandal

Via: The Daily Caller

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

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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!

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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

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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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