Augmented Reality Will Make Us Smarter

 Moore's Law is bound to pop up any time you read an article about the future of technology. Moore's Law is common knowledge in tech; it deals with the exponential growth of the number of transistors on a circuit and the speed that information is processed. I'd argue that there's a new law that is just as important bubbling up to the forefront today: The Law of… Read More

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Trey Gowdy To Endorse Marco Rubio

The influential conservative congressman from South Carolina could bring Rubio support in his key home state.

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Frigid Christmas Night Doesn't Stop Man From Entering Home and Stealing Purse — and He Wasn't Exactly Bundled Up

The temperature dipped into the 30s Friday.

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Webb Attacks Clinton With Eye on Independent Run

If he declared an outsider presidential bid, the former Democratic candidate could have an outsize effect on the race.

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What Happened to the Conservative Book Club?

(Steven Hayward) Over the years the Conservative Book Club, now over 50 years old, has picked up several of my books as a main selection of the month, so I'm inclined to be well disposed to the CBC. But it is more than a little dismaying to see the CBC's recent list of the "Top Ten Conservative Books of 2015" include this: I know the CBC, now a unit of Salem Communications,

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Bernie Sanders Adviser Makes EXPLOSIVE Allegation Against DNC Over Voter Data Flap

Calls party hypocritical

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Israel Says Palestinian Killed as He Tries to Stab Policemen

Another Palestinian was shot dead in the West Bank after ramming his vehicle into a checkpoint.

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'Their Hearts Are Full of Fear': America Taunted in New Audio Purportedly From Reclusive Islamic State Leader

"We promise you, God permitting, that whoever participates in the war against the Islamic State will pay the price dearly."

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State agency says farm worker survey answers were coached

YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) - State officials say a survey on wage rates for farm workers appeared to be influenced by a business group's "recommended answers" in an apparent attempt to keep standard minimum wages low.

The voluntary survey asked growers how and how much they pay workers for different tasks ...

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Two Killed During Chicago Officer-Involved Shooting: 'Police Shot My Mama!'

"I went to the hospital; my son has seven bullet wounds in him. And that's too much."

 

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The Cloud's Biggest Threat Are Data Sovereignty Laws

 The beauty of the cloud is the promise of simplification and standardization — without regard to physical or geographic boundaries. It's this "any time, any place, any device" flexibility that is driving rapid adoption. However, new government regulations on data sovereignty threaten to complicate the delivery model that has made cloud computing attractive, presenting… Read More

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Retiring Head of Biggest Boeing Union to Work for Clinton:Forbes

R. Thomas Buffenbarger, who is retiring Jan. 4 as president of International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, will work as an unpaid liaison to labor groups on the campaign of Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton, according to Forbes. Union, known as IAM, is largest among Boeing employees, Forbes said IAM has 400k active members and endorsed Clinton in 2008 presidential primary, Forbes said

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Minnesota Supreme Court to consider if BB guns are firearms

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - The Minnesota Supreme Court has agreed to review the case of a convicted felon sentenced to five years in prison for possessing a BB gun.

David Lee Haywood was charged in Ramsey County in 2013 with possession of a firearm by an ineligible person. He ...

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Internet Reacts After Video of Kid Throwing a Tantrum Over Getting the Wrong Video Game Goes Viral

"You bought me 2k15 instead of 2k16!"

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Rewriting History In Minnesota

(John Hinderaker) The Dakota uprising of 1862 is one of the major events in Minnesota's history. It began with a series of spree killings by young Dakotas and grew into a slaughter that extended up and down the Minnesota River. Hundreds of white men, women and children were massacred by the Dakota, who descended on their homes without warning and slaughtered the whites without mercy. Minnesotans organized a militia to resist the

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In Apparent Flip-Flop, Hillary Now Says She's Concerned With Plan To Deport Central American Families [VIDEO]

Clinton had recently called for deporting children

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Cleveland Browns Players Arrested During Christmas Traffic Stop

"These are charges that we take very seriously."

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Blaze Poll: When Do You Take Down The Christmas Tree?

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Political Ads For 2016 Campaign Termed Positive So Far, With Caveats

One study says that, with an unstable race, candidates and outside groups are focusing on introducing their candidates.

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Analysis: Big questions loom over Arkansas politics in 2016

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - A Medicaid expansion plan providing coverage to thousands remains in a precarious position. A push to close to the highway funding gap faces challenges from both the right and left. Races for what are supposed to be non-partisan seats on the state Supreme Court are ...

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Miss Universe Pens Message to Miss Colombia After 'Unique Experience': 'Fate Has a Plan For You'

"You represented your country with honor."

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Texas police say they'll take new open carry law in stride

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Despite its reputation as the trigger-happy heart of American gun culture, Texas is late to the open carry party, at least when it comes to handguns. On New Year's Day, it'll become the 45th state to legalize carrying a pistol in plain sight.

The relaxed rules ...

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These People Are Thrilled They Got A Gun For Christmas

'Tis the season!

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Warriors Fan Picks Most Inopportune Time to Mock LeBron James

"Kind of like when you fall flat on your face…"

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China: Scaling The World's Highest Innovation Peaks

 In a world of statistics, here's a number that stands out: 71. That's how many times the word "innovation" was mentioned in a communiqué issued after the Chinese Communist Party's recent plenary meeting, which focused on China's next five-year plan. It's clear why China is concentrating so many words — and so much energy and effort — on… Read More

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Cry, the Schlonged Country

(Scott Johnson) Donald Trump has made illegal immigration and American greatness the primary themes of his campaign. Trump's candidacy represents a reaction to the Age of Obama among Republican voters. Trump's candidacy represents a reaction to the Age of Obama as Jimmy Carter's "I will never lie to you" campaign of 1976 reacted to the Watergate era of American politics. As president Carter avowed that we had overcome our "inordinate fear of

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Governor wants state to reduce earmarks

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Utah Gov. Gary Herbert says that the state has handcuffed itself by automatically socking away a portion of public money for things like road projects. For the second year in a row, he's asking lawmakers to consider chipping away at the increasing amount of earmarked ...

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Parents of Teen Killed in Christmas Eve Mall Shooting Speak Out: 'I Don't Need You to be Dead'

"He's very respectful. He's a loving person. He'll give you his last."

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Vienna Increases Security Precautions After Receiving Tip of a Potential Threat

Police spokesman said there was no concrete threat to a specific place at a particular time.

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Obama Reveals the 'Only Problem' He Has When Visiting Hawaii: 'It Makes Me Feel Small'

"So we never take for granted what all of you do for the American people."

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The Week in Pictures: Steve Harvey Edition

(Steven Hayward) I have a hunch Steve Harvey is going to be the gift that keeps on giving, for his horrendous gaffe at the Miss Universe competition last week. Donald Trump noted that if he was still running Miss Universe, a mistake like that wouldn't have happened, which suggests the proper slogan for Mr. Trump: "Make Miss Universe Great Again!" I'd trust him with that job. He seems to be quite talented

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A Marvelous Edgar Allan Poe

There are few American writers who could challenge Edgar Allan Poe (1809-49) over the extent of his influence on American culture, both high and low. The Raven is still intoned by young schoolchildren, The Fall of the House of Usher still fascinates intrepid high-schoolers, and graduate students still write dissertations on American-style macabre. A certain professional football team, for its part, continues to win Super Bowls.

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Obama Visits U.S. Service Members on Christmas in Hawaii

President Barack Obama told U.S. military service-members on Christmas that "we never take for granted" the risks they take to keep Americans safe, and that the killing of six troops in Afghanistan by a suicide bomber this week reminded the nation that the dangers were real.

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Panic at Disney World: False Reports of Shooting Sends 'Wave' of Crowds Stampeding for Safety

"NEVER RAN SO FAST EVER IN MY LIFE"

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Should a Jew say Merry Christmas to a Sri Lankan?

(Paul Mirengoff) I have never celebrated Christmas because I'm Jewish. But Christmas has always been a big day for me. My father and my first-born daughter were born on December 25. For years, we hosted a party on Christmas afternoon to celebrate the family birthdays. Our guests were mostly Jews but with a few Christians. You might be surprised by how many people are looking for something to do Christmas afternoon. During

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Bill Clinton's Childhood Home Damaged By Fire — Here's What Cops 'Suspect' Cause Was

"We have not seen this graffiti before."

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Can Fintech Fix Financial Services?

 A review of the new Michael Lewis movie The Big Short describes a scene during the 2008 financial crisis in which renters were "kicked out of their homes because their landlord didn't pay the mortgage, even though they were making their rent payments in full." It serves as one of many examples of how our malfunctioning financial system produces fundamentally unfair outcomes. Read More

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The Top 15 People Who Have Endorsed Donald Trump For President [SLIDESHOW]

Primary season is almost upon us

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'It's the Police': Ferguson Families Awoken From Bed by Authorities With Unexpected News

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'It's Really Serious Out Here': Alabama Tornado Adds to Christmas Woes

"Absolutely a mess out here."

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Steve Harvey Pokes Fun At His 'Miss Universe' Gaffe With Brilliant Three-Word Christmas Tweet

Well played.

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This Rep Wants To Make Sure That Christians And Yazidis Massacred By ISIS Get Priority Refugee Status

'The fact is the president made some scurrilous remarks'

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A Rare Occurrence That Hasn't Happened Since 1977 Is Set to Occur in the Night Sky This Christmas

A rare occurance.

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Donald Trump Gets Reminded That It Is Christmas Day After Blasting Off This Brutal Set of Tweets

"It's Christmas."

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Donald Trump Continues Jeb Bush Attacks on Christmas

While virtually all of the other presidential candidates gave politics a rest on Christmas, Donald Trump could not resist going after rival Jeb Bush.

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Obama Talks Christian Values In Christmas Address [VIDEO]

'That's the spirit that binds us together – not just as Christians, but as Americans of all faiths'

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'Home Alone' Actor Who Played 'Wet Bandit' Marv Shares 'Most Incredible' Part of Playing Role: 'An Unexplainable Phenomenon'

"Unforeseeable"

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Investing In Artificial Intelligence

 Artificial intelligence is one of the most exciting and transformative opportunities of our time. From my vantage point as a venture investor at Playfair Capital, where I focus on investing and building community around AI, I see this as a great time for investors to help build companies in this space. Read More

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The myth of over-incarceration

(Paul Mirengoff) 2016 could be a banner year for drug dealers. If the "sentencing reform" tag team of Mike Lee and Dick Durbin gets its way, and it very well might, thousands of drug dealers will be let out of prison and tens of thousands will be facing shorter sentences if apprehended and convicted. Behind the push for leniency is the notion that America — aka "incarceration nation" — has sinned. We

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Late-Night Christmas Earthquake Rattles Pakistan Capital, Afghanistan

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Record Christmas Warmth Continues to Grip the Eastern United States

"That cold air is just not making it down.."

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12 Pictures That Sum Up Obama's ISIS Strategy In 2015

Absenteeism and incoherence

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U.S. Journalist Held Captive By Iranian Government Spends 'Several Hours' With His Family On Christmas

"522 days of tragic, unjust imprisonment"

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Top Syrian rebel killed in airstrike near Damascus

BEIRUT (AP) - An airstrike near the Syrian capital on Friday killed top rebel commander Zahran Allouch, the head of one of the most powerful Saudi-backed insurgent groups fighting against President Bashar Assad's government near the seat of his power Damascus, opposition activists said.

Allouch's death a month before expected ...

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This Is Why George W. Bush Never Left D.C. Until the Day After Christmas

Whether you agree with everything this honorable man did while he was in office or not, George W. Bush is a class act, as is Laura. From The Blaze: Like many Americans, U.S. presidents often take time off around the holidays. However, according to journalist Joseph Curl, who previously covered the White House, former President George ...More

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Armstrong hopes 'truth comes out' at federal tax trial

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - State. Rep. Joe Armstrong says he hopes the "truth comes out" when he goes to trial on federal fraud and tax evasion charges.

The Knoxville Democrat has a Feb. 23 trial date on charges in connection to an increase in the state's cigarette tax.

A June ...

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Twitter Tidings: Presidential Candidates Tweeted Christmas Greetings, But They Weren't All Nice

Inspiration, insults and "How the GOP Stole Christmas."

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The 10 (or so) Best Films of 2015

If 2015 will be remembered for anything, cinematically speaking, it's for being the year of strong women. So many ladies in so many good movies with so many good roles! From the party girl who realizes that she won't be happy until she finds a good man to settle down with (Trainwreck) to the scantily clad harem of models fleeing through the desert (Mad Max: Fury Road) to the greatest Mary Sue who ever Mary Sued (Star Wars: The Force Awakens), it was a fantastic year for strong female characters. Here's to many more like them!

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Carson's many faces: Doctor, author, speaker - and candidate

WASHINGTON (AP) - Ben Carson's name and face adorn the walls of dozens of schools in the U.S. and a medical school in Nigeria. Mayors have handed him keys to their cities. His charity, founded in 1994, created a national day in his honor each year, celebrated by the children ...

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NY seeks comment on proposed use of air rifles for big game

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - The Department of Environmental Conservation is seeking public comment on proposed regulations allowing the use of big bore air rifles for taking big game, starting in the Fall 2016 hunting season.

The agency enacted regulations in 2010 allowing air-powered firearms for hunting small game.

Air-powered rifles ...

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Alibaba To Invest $1.25B In Restaurant Delivery Service Ele.me, Says Report

 Alibaba will reportedly invest $1.25 billion in Ele.me, a food delivery service based in Shanghai, says financial news site Caixin (link via Google Translate). The deal would Alibaba the startup's biggest shareholder, with a 27.7 percent stake. Read More

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Las Vegas pastor, a new US citizen, dives into politics

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Pastor Paul Marc Goulet, leader for 23 years of the nondenominational International Church of Las Vegas, was announced Dec. 1 as state campaign chairman for Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson.

The selection marked the culmination of a gradual political awakening for Canadian-born Goulet, who became an ...

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Halfway Into Airline's 'Christmas Miracle' Video, It Becomes Very Clear Why It's Gone So Viral: 'Goosebumps'

"This is amazing!"

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Obama reportedly contemplates deportations; how will Hillary respond?

(Paul Mirengoff) The Washington Post reports that the Department of Homeland Security has begun preparing for a series of raids that would target for deportation hundreds of families who have flocked to the United States since the start of last year. This plan isn't exactly draconian. According to the Post, it would target only adults and children who have already been ordered removed from the United States by an immigration judge. Even

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News year: Platte tragedy, Delmont tornado and Obama visit

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - A hard-hitting tornado in Delmont and an aborted attempt to launch a marijuana resort were big news in South Dakota in 2015, but the year's top story may have been a tragedy in Platte.

Six members of the Westerhuis family were found dead in the ...

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'Wet Bandit' Marv Records Plea for Help to Old Partner Harry After Seeing Kevin McCallister Video

"Harry, Harry, Harry! Come find me, I'm scared! The kid is back. I saw it, I saw it on the Internet."

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Logistics Is Sexy

 Convincing people that the development of the logistics industry is a scintillating topic is difficult. I mean, just look at this stock photo. The artist had to layer together at least five (possibly seven) pictures to make a single image about logistics even somewhat interesting. But logistics don't just go round the world—it also makes the world go round. Read More

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FedEx Confirms Christmas Eve Delivery Delays — Here's What's Being Done to Help Customers

"FedEx is doing everything possible…"

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