Alphabet Gets A "V" By Renaming Google Life Sciences To "Verily"

 As Alphabet continues to rejigger their company structure, one of the teams left under the Alphabet umbrella has gotten itself a new moniker, according to Stat News. Verily is an independent Alphabet company with a focus on using tech to deal with health, as well as prevent, detect and manage disease. According to the Dictionary, Verily means "in truth; really; indeed" and has… Read More

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White House Blames National Disunity After Terrorist Attack on GOP Presidential Candidates

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Bernie Sanders' tax, spending plan for socialist agenda lacks cost details

Questions about the true price tag and payment method for Sen. Bernard Sanders' expansive agenda are intensifying less than two months before the crucial Iowa caucuses, and the presidential hopeful has yet to give full answers on the taxes and spending needed to support it.

The Sanders campaign in September ...

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Shaun King Scrubs Twitter Account After Pro-Gun Tweets Surface

Activist had attacked white men who like guns

Via: The Daily Caller

Bernie Sanders Is Pushing Hillary Clinton Farther Left, New America Rising Squared Director Says

 "It's very important that conservatives stay aggressive"

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Mysterious NYC Structure Claims It Can Read Entire City's Mood Using Biometrics, Weather and Social Media Data

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Trump Wants 'Total and Complete Shutdown' of Muslims Entering U.S.

The Republican front-runner's statement comes one night after President Obama warned against singling out members of the religion.

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Trump Calls For 'Total and Complete Shutdown' Of Muslims Entering US

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump issued a press release on Monday calling a "total and complete shutdown" of all Muslim immigration to the United States until elected leaders can "figure out what is going on." "Without looking at the various polling data, it is obvious to anybody the hatred is beyond comprehension. Where this hatred comes ...More

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Fox News: Iran Tested Ballistic Missile In Violation Of UN Resolutions

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Cooper urges lawmakers, McCrory to pass 'watch list' gun ban

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Attorney General Roy Cooper says it's "common sense" to prevent people on the federal government's database of known or suspected terrorists from purchasing guns in North Carolina even though Congress won't pass such a ban nationally.

The Democrat announced Monday he supported blocking firearm sales to ...

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A HUGE Announcement Was Just Made About A Major 'Star Wars' Character [VIDEO]

This character will NOT appear

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Bush Did It, Too: White House Explains Reason for Obama's Unusual Primetime Podium

"They call it a stand up for a reason."

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Carly Fiorina Warns of Threat She Says the U.S. Is 'Woefully Unprepared' to Handle: Cyberterrorism

"We are vulnerable."

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Airbnb Confirms Its Massive $1.5 Billion Raise

 Back in June, the WSJ reported that Airbnb had raised a massive $1.5 billion round of funding. Today, the company confirmed those reports by way of SEC filing. The total offering and sold amount is $1,499,937,904.00 for those keeping score. Airbnb's valuation is now at or above $25 billion, which is just staggering. It sounds like Airbnb is going to focus on strengthening itself… Read More

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Trump Says U.S. Should Stop Muslims From Immigrating to U.S.

Statement from Donald Trump's presidential campaign calls for a "total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country's representatives can figure out what is going on." Trump says it's "obvious to anybody the hatred is beyond comprehension" "Where this hatred comes from and why we will have to determine" "Until we are able to determine and understand this problem and the dangerous threat it poses, our country cannot be the victims of horrendous attacks by people t

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What Ralph Peters said

(Scott Johnson) Stuart Varney wanted to know what Ralph Peters was saying to his television as President Obama spoke from the Oval Office last night. Barney wasn't entirely gratified by the unVarneyished response, so to speak, and Peters apologizes for his language (I think it's PG-13 at worst), but in his anger Peters speaks for me and many others. David Rutz posts the video at the Washington Free Beacon and gives credit

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Singer Macy Gray: 'All I Want for Christmas' Is Gun Control, Free Healthcare, Legal Pot, No Trump

Macy Gray released a music video this week for an updated version of the song All I Want for Christmas in which the singer defends President Obama's record in office, takes a shot Donald Trump and calls for the legalization of marijuana, free health care, gun control and increased attention to climate change. "All I want for Christmas is ...More

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Rick Santorum Speaks Out On Bill Clinton's Abortion Comments

Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum decided to speak out against Bill Clinton for the "really disturbing" suggestion that Santorum and his wife had a secret abortion, saying that the comment "provided some insight as to that world in which Bill and Hillary Clinton live."

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Few University of Kansas students use free gun storage

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) - The University of Kansas is one of two universities in the state that provides storage for guns on campus, though only a handful of students use the service.

The Lawrence Journal World (http://bit.ly/21Jeg03 ) reports the university's Office of Public Safety has provided gun storage for ...

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Jihadi & Clyde: FBI Concludes San Bernardino Shooters WERE Radicalized

'For quite some time'

Via: The Daily Caller

FBI Says San Bernardino Shooters Were 'Radicalized,' Took Target Practice Right Before Attack

"The two of them had gone down the dark path of radicalization."

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Fox News Suspends Contributors Stacey Dash, Ralph Peters For Using Profanity On Air

"do not condone the use of such language"

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Virtuality Reality And The Future Of Music

 Pretty soon, you'll be able to strap on a headset and spend a day immersed in the life of almost anyone on earth. Want to be Kanye West for a few hours, performing for a crowd of tens of thousands or hanging out with your beautiful family? Just pop on a pair of virtual reality goggles and get ready to live a superstar's life. Of course, virtual reality (VR) can be used for much… Read More

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ACLU Sees Gun Ban for People on Government Lists as Constitutional

The nation's leading civil liberties organization is not opposed to efforts to deprive people on U.S. terrorism watch lists of their constitutional rights, but it says the watch lists themselves need to be reformed first.

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After legal fight, 21 Syrian refugees to arrive in Texas

DALLAS (AP) - Twelve Syrian refugees were scheduled to arrive in Texas on Monday after the state eased up in its legal fight against resettlement agencies and the federal government.

The refugees, including six children, were expected to join relatives already settled in Dallas and Houston. Another nine refugees are ...

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Students Protest Use Of Blackface In Play Written By Black Man

'The Wild Party' takes place in the Roaring 20s

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Illegal Immigrants Eligible for Up To Eight Refundable Tax Credits

Illegal immigrants are eligible to claim up to eight refundable tax credits under federal law, according to a report from the Congressional Research Service.

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Group launches effort to curb gun violence in South Carolina

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Community and church leaders gathered Monday in the room at Charleston's Emanuel AME Church where nine parishioners were gunned down to announce a new effort to curb gun violence in South Carolina.

Organizers said the nonprofit Gun Sense SC will work for, among other things, tighter ...

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Homeland Security Chair: Obama Covering Up Evidence ISIS Is Targeting Refugee Plan [VIDEO]

'To me that's very disturbing.'

Via: The Daily Caller

Poll: Ted Cruz Is the New Leader in Iowa, After More Than Doubling His Support in Just Two Months

The Texas Senator's grassroots campaign appears to be paying dividends.

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These Big Names in Christian Music Were Just Nominated for Grammy Awards

Bible-believing artists are … awarded for their talents.

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No Charges for Chicago Officer in Ronald Johnson Shooting; Prosecutor Releases Video That She Says Shows Gun

"We're in different times right now when we're talking about transparency and what the public wants to see. I have pretty much opened the door here."

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Look! We Found a Ted Cruz Sitcom in All That B-Roll

Have you subscribed to "Tedflix" yet? Ted Cruz's campaign put out 13 hours of footage—enough for a super-PAC to produce some ads, or even a whole season's worth of programming. In case Cruz is interested in a TV career, we went ahead and made some pilots for a few shows, starring Cruz, and some pretty good supporting actors and actresses. (By Griffin Hammond and Matt Negrin)

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Google Calendar Gets Reminders

 Gmail has had a "to-do" feature for the longest time but it was pretty useless, as it was a simple stand-alone one-off feature that probably graduated from Labs at one point. It was never integrated and luckily the team is fixing that today. Google is rolling out the ability to add reminders in Google Calendar for iOS and Android (web soon). Why this took so long is a pretty… Read More

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Paris Climate Week in Pictures

(Steven Hayward) News out of Paris is that a draft climate agreement has been reached, but I haven't had a chance to chase down the text yet. I'll be watching for the fine print about whether the proposed climate aid fund, supposedly $100 billion a year in wealth transfers starting in 2020, actually takes shape in a semi-serious way, and whether an "International Tribunal of Climate Justice" gets traction in some form.

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Sepp Blatter at risk again from FIFA kickbacks scandal

GENEVA (AP) - Sepp Blatter is at risk again from the World Cup bribery scandal that tainted much of his FIFA presidency.

Switzerland's justice ministry confirmed on Monday that American authorities formally asked for files in the ISL kickbacks case to aid their sprawling investigation of alleged racketeering by international ...

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Pentagon Confirms: Top ISIS Leader In Libya Taken Out By Missile Strike

'Nabil's death will degrade Isil's ability to meet the group's objectives in Libya'

Via: The Daily Caller

'The Bible Calls for Killing Nonbelievers': Atheists Ask Major Hotel Chains to Ax Bibles From Guest Rooms — Here's Their Fiery Argument

"The rest of us deserve a break from mindless evangelizing when we are on vacation."

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DHS Rebuts Democratic Congressman: 'No Evidence' Department Employees on Terror Watch List

"…very low confidence."

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Cruz Surges to Lead in Iowa Over Trump and Rubio: Monmouth Poll

Sen. Ted Cruz takes top spot in Monmouth University Poll of likely Iowa Republican caucus-goers released today, his first lead in any early state poll of the 2016 cycle. Ted Cruz earns 24% support among likely caucusgoers, compared to Donald Trump's 19%, Marco Rubio's 17%, and Ben Carson's 13% Cruz jumped 14ppts since Oct. poll, Rubio up 7 ppts; Carson down 19 ppts; Trump support nearly flat Evangelical voters, who make up about half of Iowa GOP caucus electorate, back Cruz over Trump, Monmouth

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Emotech Is Building Olly, A Robot Assistant With Personality

 A robot with a unique personality might sound like an oxymoron. Or science fiction. But that's the goal of London-based startup Emotech, launching on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt London 2015 today, with a plan to crowdfund its first product, a voice-controlled robot assistant called Olly, early next year. Read More

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Ralph Peters Calls Obama a 'Total Pussy' on Live Television

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Trump fares worst with Latino voters in 2016 White House race

A new poll challenges Donald J. Trump's repeated assertion that Hispanic voters love him in the 2016 presidential race.

The MSNBC/ Telemundo/ Marist poll released Monday found that 67 percent of Latinos view Mr. Trump in a negative light, and 55 percent saying they have a "very negative" ...

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Obama Spends 27 Percent Of Speech Scolding Americans On Guns, Racism; 8 Percent On ISIS Threat

That's 3 minutes 41 seconds adding to the division in America

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UC Biology Professor Caught on Video Going Off-Topic, Telling Students Who They Should Blame for Mass Shootings

"If you want a cause, get on the bandwagon to get these guns outlawed and do something about the Second Amendment."

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Police Make Grisly Find Inside Man's Apartment — and It's How He Allegedly Acquired It That's the Truly Bizarre Part of the Story

"We see [Santeria] rarely in Hartford."

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What Obama Said, and What He Should Have Said

(John Hinderaker) Tonight, President Obama gave a brief address from the Oval Office on the San Bernardino terrorist attack. I am pretty sure he went on television because the Democratic Party's polling showed that his initial equivocations about workplace violence and gun control were deeply unpopular with American voters. So what did he say? If you didn't watch it, you can read the transcript here. The salient point, I think, is that

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Hunting Down Islamophobia While The World Burns

Loretta Lynch's vow to eradicate 'violent talk' reveals our political elite's preferred form of governing

Via: The Daily Caller

Security Guards Caught on Video Getting a Little Extra Rough With College Students Who Rush Football Field

"This is not the kind of thing I want."

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Donald Trump Can Win The White House

Don't fool yourself into believing he can't

Via: The Daily Caller

Carson Defends Foreign Policy Experience

Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson vehemently pushed back against critics attacking his foreign policy credentials during an interview with Bloomberg in between campaign stops outside of Des Moines on Sunday. "What people forget is that it's not the loudest voice that is always the wisest voice. And we need to start looking for wisdom," said Carson. "Also, how many people have gotten the number of 2 a.m. in the morning calls that I've gotten that are life and death issues and you have to glean the information quickly and make very, very quick decisions or somebody dies?" Carson added. (Source: Bloomberg)

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17 Women In The US Have Been Linked To ISIS Or Al-Qaeda Since Last Year

Tashfeen Malik is not the first female jihadi

Via: The Daily Caller

Leader of Chicago Police Review Board Resigns

"new leadership is required …"

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Why Increased Efficiency Will Make Us Miserable

 My life just keeps getting easier. These days, I don't have to run out to the store to replenish my pantry — within an hour, Amazon Now will deliver my groceries. A cleaner from Handy comes in and cleans my apartment while I'm at work. And thanks to Sprig, Munchery, GrubHub and other food delivery apps, I'll never need to cook again. Unfortunately, this convenience comes… Read More

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President Obama: a war time president who doesn't seem to realize it

(Paul Mirengoff) President Obama spoke to the nation tonight about the killings in San Bernardino and the matter of ISIS (or ISIL, as he says). The transcript of his address is here. John is working on a post about Obama's speech and I may have some additional thoughts. But now, lets's hear from Sen. Tom Cotton. He had this to say: President Obama is a wartime president who doesn't seem to realize

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Obama to Nation: Everyone Just Relax, I've Got This Covered

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CHARLES HURT: Obama still wearing race-hustler glasses after worst U.S. terror attack since 9/11

ANALYSIS/OPINION:

"Yesterday, December 7, 1941 — a date which will live in infamy — the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked …"

Oh, wait! Wrong speech. Wrong address. Wrong guy. OK, here it is. From the Oval Office.

"On Wednesday, 14 Americans were killed as they came ...

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Republican Presidential Candidates Rip Into Obama Over Oval Office Speech

Obama talks terrorism and guns

Via: The Daily Caller

Here's How Some Republican Presidential Candidates Reacted to Obama's Oval Office Address

"Is that all there is? We need a new President – FAST!"

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Obama Reassures Nation Faced With an Evolving Terror Threat

President Barack Obama sought to soothe a nation shaken by the terrorist attack in a California town with assurances the U.S. is hardening its defenses that were tempered by an acknowledgment that the threat has evolved into a new phase.

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Inside the Beltway: Pearl Harbor remembrance more important than ever

Monday marks the 74th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, to be recognized from coast to coast at myriad events both big and small, from a chapel service at Whidbey Island Naval Air Station in Washington to commemorative aircraft flyovers in Texas to a rifle salute aboard a ...

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MSNBC Terrorism Analyst Rips Obama's ISIS Strategy: Not 'An Incredibly Strong Prescription' [VIDEO]

Not 'an incredibly strong prescription'

Via: The Daily Caller

Obama Calls San Bernardino Attack 'Terrorism,' Endorses Controversial Gun Control Provisions

"What could possibly the the argument for allowing a terror suspect to buy a semi-automatic weapon?"

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Obama Wants Silicon Valley's Help as Terrorists Embrace Social

President Barack Obama asked Silicon Valley firms to work with U.S. law enforcement authorities to prevent terrorists from using social media and encryption technologies, in a speech intended to reassure Americans rattled by attacks in Paris and California.

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Obama tries to calm fears about ISIS attacks, calls for gun control measures

In the wake of the deadliest terrorist attack in the U.S. since 2001, President Obama tried to reassure Americans Sunday night that he has the right plan to defeat the Islamic State, and urged the public not to take revenge on Muslim-Americans.

"As commander-in-chief, I have no greater responsibility than ...

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VA Cop Chose The Wrong Beat

Wooditch denied everything despite multiple witnesses, video and complaints, then retired with a full federal pension.

Via: The Daily Caller

Watch Live: President Obama Addresses the Nation From the Oval Office About Terrorism

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France Swings Sharply to the Right

(Steven Hayward) In the aftermath of the Paris attack last month, I predicted that right-leaning parties like Marine Le Pen's National Front would gain significantly in French opinion polls, and that Le Pen might well become the favorite to be France's next president. I'm not a fan of Le Pen or her National Front party, but when the rest of France's political establishment, including the so-called conservatives, is so consistently weak-minded, it

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Republican, Democrat 2016 hopefuls dispute relatedness of mental health and gun control

President Obama wasn't the only one talking about guns and terror in the wake of last week's brutal San Bernardino, California, shootings, but there was little bipartisan consensus Sunday on whether the two issues are related.

The Obama administration has pushed for tighter restrictions on gun sales and proliferation in ...

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In Wake Of Paris Attacks, French Nationalists Win Big In Regional Elections

'We must stop welcoming thousands of migrants and regain our national sovereignty'

Via: The Daily Caller

U2 Returns to Paris to Perform After Mass Terror Attack: 'We Are Your Servants This Evening'

"We have few words to speak to the loss that you are feeling in this city tonight."

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