Mummo Dumps Your Parent's Tech Problems In Someone Else's Lap

 How many times has your mom or dad called with an obvious-to-you question about their phone, or printer, or in the case of my mother, the Apple TV? Of course, you want to be a good son or daughter and help, but sometimes it's a bad time or it's hard to understand the problem without being there with them. That's where Mummo, a product built at our Disrupt London Hackathon,… Read More

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Ornaments on This Palestinian Christmas Tree Are Not Exactly Little Angels

"Using Christmas to glorify Islamic terrorists is insane."

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Watch The TC Disrupt Hackathon Live Right Here!

Ahoy, mates! We're in foggy London town and Disrupt Europe 2015 is officially underway, as the Hackathon presentations kick off right now. In case you have no idea what I'm talking about, here's the scoop: Before every TC Disrupt conference, we give coders and developers from the area a chance to check out the coolest APIs in the land and throw together a MVP in less than… Read More

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Rescue at Entebbe

Operation Thunderbolt, in which Israeli commandos stormed a Uganda airport terminal in 1976 to rescue hostages hijacked on an Air France flight, remains what Max Hastings calls "the high water mark of Israel's standing in the world." In his new book on the rescue mission, Saul David provides a fast-paced, suspenseful account of those tense summer days. While there have been several books (and movies) about the operation, this one draws on new sources and explores the motivations of the terrorists more deeply than earlier efforts.

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Staying Up Late At The Disrupt London Hackathon

 Dropping by the Disrupt London hackathon at around midnight, we expected to see many participants losing energy or flat-out asleep — and understandably so. Instead, almost everyone remained appallingly friendly, enthusiastic and eager to talk about their projects. They may have gotten a boost from the traditional midnight offerings of beer and pizza, not to mention a mysterious… Read More

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What did mistletoe do to Cornell?

(Paul Mirengoff) Steve wrote here about the "best practice" guidelines for December holiday parties issued by the Office of Diversity and Inclusion at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. Now, Cornell University has extended this ridiculous mindset beyond the realm of community events like parties to private decisions by students and faculty members about what decorations to display. Blake Neff of the Daily Caller reports: The guidelines are buried inside a Cornell

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Morgan Freeman Unhurt When His Plane Makes Forced Landing. He Was Headed to Film Series You Might Say Is Apropos.

"I appreciate the concern and prayers for our safety."

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1 of Hunting Island's last cottages still fights against sea

HUNTING ISLAND, S.C. (AP) - If these walls could swim ...

The last house standing on the southern end of Hunting Island is a quizzical sight, perched alone on pilings surrounded by the swirling sea.

The beach cottage looks intact but it has long since been vacated due to erosion. ...

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Police: Man Wielding a Straight-Edge Razor Fatally Shot After Attempted Bank Robbery

"It went boom-boom, twice."

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Teacher Resigns After She Washed KINDERGARTEN Kid's Mouth Out With Soap, Cops Say

Hopefully, it wasn't Life Buoy

Via: The Daily Caller

Columnist Likens San Bernardino Massacre Victim to Suspected Killer: 'They Were Two Hate-Filled, Bigoted Municipal Employees'

"Thalasinos was an anti-government, anti-Islam, pro-NRA, rabidly anti-Planned Parenthood kinda guy …"

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Golden State Warriors Just Reached a Milestone No Other Pro Team in History Has Attained, Elias Sports Bureau Says

"It's been fun."

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Ducey criticizes Brown's comments on Arizona gun laws

PHOENIX (AP) - Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey is criticizing comments made by California Gov. Jerry Brown about other states' gun laws after the deadly shooting in San Bernardino.

The Los Angeles Times reports (http://lat.ms/1XKP8GI) Brown said Nevada and Arizona's looser gun laws are "a gigantic backdoor through which any terrorist ...

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Police: Standoff at Wisconsin Motorcycle Shop Leaves One Dead

An officer was shot at, but his helmet deflected the bullet.

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NY Daily News Columnist Shaun King Loses It, Makes Very Bizarre Accusation Against Gun Owners in Unhinged Rant

"Speechless at this tweet."

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Outdoor Advertising Is The New Black

 Big cities like San Francisco and New York are digital meccas, home to many of the world's largest technology startups — and to hordes of smartphone-toting, app-using consumers. But when it comes to making a name for themselves, many of the companies hoping to influence these techie urbanites are going decidedly analog. In these cities, and others, it's hard to miss the… Read More

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Cruz, Gaining on Trump in Iowa, Intensifies War Rhetoric

In Cedar Rapids, the Texas senator wins big applause from a fiercely partisan crowd at a Tea Party gathering.

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FBI Raids Home of Man Who Reportedly Bought Rifles Used in San Bernardino Shooting — and Source Reveals Why He Wasn't in the House

Neighbors said authorities with guns drawn broke windows and used a cutting torch to get into the garage.

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'Terrorist' Stabbing Injures Three in London Tube Station, Video Captures Police Tasing Suspect (GRAPHIC)

"Tase him! Tase him! Tase him!"

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Good news: ISIS is losing territory and revenue

(Paul Mirengoff) We have been critical of President Obama's campaign against ISIS, and we will continue to be. The air campaign against the terrorist state should have been far more vigorous from the outset and we should have more boots on the ground. In fairness, though, there are indications that ISIS is finally being pegged back. ISIS has lost a significant amount of territory. In Iraq, according to the Washington Post, up

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Feds Had No Idea Magnetic Signs Covered Up $88M Fraud

Boggs used magnetic decals with Styx's name to conceal its own logo to fool federal officials.

Via: The Daily Caller

Obama to Address Nation From Oval Office on Terrorism Threat

"The President will also discuss the broader threat of terrorism, including the nature of the threat, how it has evolved, and how we will defeat it."

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John Kerry Warns Israel: Don't Let Palestinian Authority Disintegrate

"The level of distrust between them has never been more profound."

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Bench-Clearing Melee Erupts When Quarterback Apparently Adds a Little Extra to Tackle After Throwing an Interception

"You don't ever want anything to turn into a brawl."

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Edtech Should Focus On Teacher Evaluation And Accountability

 The rise of the edtech industry has completely transformed the K-12 experience for students. But what about teachers? Shouldn't technological innovation be used to improve teacher performance, just as it is doing for students? With a recent shift in education policy and reform focusing on teacher evaluation and accountability, this is a hole in the education technology market with… Read More

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Time Between

(Scott Johnson) Chris Hillman was a teenage bluegrass star on the Los Angeles music scene in the early '60s. Within a few years he had moved from mandolin to bass and become one of the founding members of the Byrds together with Roger (then Jim) McGuinn, David Crosby and Gene Clark. The Byrds brought McGuinn's jangly 12-string guitar and their brilliant Beatles harmonies to the music of Bob Dylan, turning both themselves

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AP Interview: Donald Trump Displays Moments of Humility, Introspection

"I think maybe if I had that phrase to do over again …"

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Town Council Votes to Add the Word 'Christmas' to Tree-Lighting Ceremony. Here's How One Official Responds.

"… hijacks the tree lighting for one religion."

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Sarah Palin: Jesus would back open carry of guns

In a speech at The Reagan Ranch Center in Santa Barbara, California, Friday sponsored by the Young America's Foundation, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, a Second Amendment supporter, said she believed that Jesus would be a "proponent of open carry" policies.

"Jesus was ...

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Here's Where the Climate Agreement is Midway Through Negotiations

"So let's work."

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The Playstation VR Games Sony Announced Today Look Amazing

 During its Playstation Experience (PSX) event in San Francisco today, Sony unveiled some new information about the Playstation VR and showed off some new titles. Unfortunately we've gotten no more information on dates…with it coming in early 2016. However, the games we saw during today's keynote look fantastic. Sony showed off new titles like Eagle Flight from Ubisoft, Rez… Read More

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California Gov. Brown says looser gun laws in Arizona, Nevada create opening for terrorists

California Gov. Jerry Brown took a swipe Saturday at the gun laws of neighboring states, saying looser restrictions in Arizona and Nevada created a "gigantic back door" for terrorists to enter California.

"California has some of the toughest gun control laws of any state. And Nevada and Arizona are wide ...

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Kim Kardashian Gives Birth To Second Child [PHOTOS]

'He's here!'

Via: The Daily Caller

See How a Conservative Blogger Responded to Controversial New York Times Editorial — And He's Encouraging Others to Do the Same

"This is what I think of the New York Times editorial today."

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'I've Never Received More Support': Jerry Falwell, Jr. Calls For More Concealed Carry Permits in Wake of California Shooting

"The victims in Paris were like lambs going into the slaughter…"

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Having Success With Code Bootcamps: Hiring Lessons For Employers

 And we're back, with the second of three posts on having success with code bootcamps. Having explored whether coding bootcamps work for hiring top tech talent (hint: the answer is yes), we turn to tips for hiring bootcamp grads. From my experience, here are the top hiring lessons your company needs to learn. Read More

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Trump Claims Family of San Bernardino Attackers Knew of Plans

"People in their family, in my opinion, knew what they were going to do and didn't report it," the Republican front-runner said to reporters Saturday before an Iowa rally. "I think she knew what was going on," the mogul said of the male shooting suspect's sister, who has condemned the attacks. "I think his mother knew what was going on" He offered no proof of his claims "I can never imagine my brother or my sister-in-law doing something like this," the sister of one of the suspects had said Frid

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US can't access NSA phone records in California terror case

WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. government's ability to review and analyze five years' worth of telephone records for the married couple blamed in the deadly shootings in California lapsed just four days earlier when the National Security Agency's controversial mass surveillance program was formally shut down.

Under a court order, ...

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Woman at the Center of FBI Terror Investigation Remains a Mystery to FBI

"Just a housewife."

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