October 15, 2015

Yahoo Launches New Mobile Mail App And Eliminates Passwords

Yahoo Mail Feature Yahoo on Thursday launched a new mobile mail app that allows you to integrate multiple accounts and rid yourself of passwords. Although the app for the first time supports other email providers, it does not support Gmail or enterprise Outlook accounts. So it's a great tool for receiving all the emails on those Yahoo, personal Outlook, Hotmail or AOL accounts you never… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Bernie Sanders Dances His Way Onto 'Ellen'

Apparently his debate performance isn't getting him down: Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders got his boogie on at a taping of the Ellen DeGeneres Show on Wednesday:

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Donald Trump adviser: Big portion of Democratic debate viewership 'really due to Mr. Trump'

Michael Cohen, executive vice president of the Trump Organization and special counsel to Donald J. Trump, said Thursday that Mr. Trump actually accounted for a big portion of the approximately 15 million people who tuned into Tuesday's Democratic presidential debate.

Mr. Cohen said Mr. Trump, the billionaire businessman and 2016 ...

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Obama Will Leave 5,500 Troops In Afghanistan

'Our mission won't change'

Via: The Daily Caller

'Now See the Truth': Israeli Gov't Releases New Video to Prove Palestinian President 'Lied' About Incendiary Claim

"Abbas intentionally lied claiming that this 13 y/o boy, who stabbed 2 Israelis, is dead. Except that he's alive."

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Watch MSNBC Panel's Reaction to Latest Round of Polls Showing Donald Trump Dominating Key States, Big Issues

Not even close.

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Niantic Raises $20M From Google, Pokémon Company, And Nintendo

niantic-nintendo Just about two months ago, the maker of the popular-with-nerds game Ingress, Niantic Labs, was spun out of Google. Last month, the newly formed Niantic, Inc. announced that it had begun working on a project called Pokémon GO. Today? The company is announcing a $20M Series A round of funding with investments from Pokémon Company Group, Google and Nintendo. It could see $10M more if it… Read More

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Hillary Clinton Campaign Says Benghazi Panel Has 'Zero Credibility'

"Hillary Clinton will still attend next week's hearing, but at this point, Trey Gowdy's inquiry has zero credibility left," Clinton spokesman Brian Fallon says in statement Wednesday responding to GOP Rep. Richard Hanna's comments on Benghazi panel. Hanna of N.Y. said on Utica radio Wednesday, "This may not be politically correct, but I think that there was a big part of this investigation that was designed to go after people –- an individual: Hillary Clinton," according to Syracuse.com NOTE: Cl

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'For the Record': How Congress Cashes in on the Stock Market

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Study: Ebola Virus Can Hide in Some Survivors for Longer Than Previously Thought

"If we don't find a way of addressing this, we will never stop Ebola."

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Gaana Takes Investment From Micromax To Get Ahead In India's Music Streaming Race

Screenshot 2015-10-15 17.16.18 Gaana, one of a posse of music streaming services aiming to make it big in India, has enlisted the help of Micromax, the country's largest smartphone maker, to get ahead of the competition and reach its goal of 100 million users. Read More

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Ted Cruz Said Planning to Report $13.5m on Hand: WaPo

Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz will report ending third quarter with $13.5m cash on hand, Washington Post reports, citing unidentified campaign officials. NOTE: Cruz campaign earlier said he raised $12.2 million during quarter NOTE: Quarterly fundraising reports due today to FEC Related story: What to Watch as Presidential Candidates File Third-Quarter Fundraising Reports

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OpenGov Picks Up $25 Million More And Adds Marc Andreessen To The Board

Marc Andreessen OpenGov announced the close of a refreshingly sized $25 million in Series C financing today. The startup initiative to provide government financial data closed its Series B round of $15 million, led by Andreessen Horowitz a year and a half ago. A16z, along with former investors Formation8, Thrive Capital and AITV, has now padded OpenGov with another shot of financing to help scale the sales… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

What to Watch As Presidential Candidates File Q3 Reports

For much of this year, attention has been focused on the really big money in politics—the unprecedented number of seven-figure contributions that super-PACs posted this summer. On Thursday, when candidates for president and for Congress (who, unlike super-PACs, have to abide by federal limits on contributions), the numbers will have fewer zeroes after them. Nonetheless, the numbers will be carefully parsed. To those who know how to read them, they will offer important clues about which candidate

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Hillary Clinton, a Socialist, and Three No Names Walk Into a Casino

LAS VEGAS—I like to think of myself as nostalgic, though my wife is quick to point out that most of the things I pine for—smoking on airplanes, a church in which the traditional Latin Mass is celebrated exclusively, TV limited to the Big Three and public broadcasting—disappeared before I was born. She is right, of course, especially when she catches me talking about how I miss the "old Democratic Party."

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Baltimore police seen escorting activists from City Hall protest occupation to vans, vehicles

BALTIMORE (AP) - Baltimore police seen escorting activists from City Hall protest occupation to vans, vehicles.

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Microsoft's "Steve Jobs Moment" Just Made MSFT Stock a Must-Buy

Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) CEO Satya Nadella has already made his company a force to be reckoned with, setting the once-stagnant tech giant back on a course toward innovation and big returns. His efforts have helped push MSFT stock up 27% in just 20 months. But when he took the stage at a New York […]

Via: The Daily Caller

Top California official to propose gun control initiative

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing a 2016 ballot initiative that would ask voters to strengthen the state's gun laws by restricting ammunition sales, requiring owners to turn in assault-style magazines that have a large capacity and requiring gun owners to report lost or stolen ...

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Deezer, A Rival To Spotify, Plans To Raise $343M In French IPO

Soundrop lobby in Deezer French music streaming service Deezer has announced that it plans to raise at least €300 million ($335 million) in a public listing that will take place in its native France this month. Read More

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Top Israeli Minister Calls State Department's Response to Wave of Palestinian Attacks 'Foolish' and 'Amateurish'

"[V]ery, very strange, amateurish and even lower than."

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This day in baseball history — Koufax delivers, sans curveball

(Paul Mirengoff) When we last we left the 1965 World Series, the Los Angeles Dodgers had climbed back into it with a 4-0 victory over the Minnesota Twins. The Twins still led 2 games to 1, but faced the prospect of seeing LA aces Don Drysdale and Sandy Koufax in three of the remaining four games. In Game 4, the Dodgers coasted to a 7-2 victory. Drysdale reversed the tables on Jim

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Activists occupy Baltimore City Hall; oppose commissioner

BALTIMORE (AP) - Activists opposed to the permanent appointment of Baltimore's interim police commissioner occupied City Hall on Wednesday night and told police they wouldn't leave until the commissioner and mayor agreed to a list of their demands, including changes to police tactics and significant investment in education and social ...

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Hispanics Wouldn't Vote GOP If You Held A Gun To Their Heads

It's honorable to get votes from taxpayers, too.

Via: The Daily Caller

See It: Japanese Master Swordsman Steps Into Batting Cage, Slices 100 MPH Fastball in Half

"Jedi Star Wars is real."

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Oregon Man Spots 'Most Disgusting Thing I've Ever Seen' Inside His Subway Sandwich: 'It Was Gross'

"I got my drink, turned around and they were in shock like something happened."

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Quantum Teleportation Beyond The Starship Enterprise

groovy-space-time Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have now managed a significant breakthrough by 'teleporting' (yes I know you wanted to hear that) or transferring quantum information from one photon to another, over a distance of 102 kilometres or 63 miles of optical fiber, which is 4 times further than the previous record. Read More

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Do You Vanka Trump? We Vanka Trump. Ivanka Trump! [SLIDESHOW]

See her most stunning moments

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Donald Trump Thinks It's 'Very Possible' the Democratic Party Told CNN This Ahead of Debate

"You're accusation … that's a very strong accusation."

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Moscow Startups Build Their Own Eco-System In An Old Telegraph Station

Screen Shot 2015-10-15 at 6.54.08 AM Aside from Russia's somewhat grandiose "Skolkovo" project to replicate a Silicon Valley-style startup campus just outside of Moscow, entrepreneurs who have preferred to stay outside any governmental overtures have resolutely stuck to the city, just as Startups in the Bay Area, post 2001, gravitated towards San Fransisco. The early pioneer in this was (Digital October), carved… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

The One Tactic That Makes Hillary The Perfect Candidate For The Cultural Left

Hint: It involves spelling out punctuation

Via: The Daily Caller