The Freelancer Generation: Why Startups And Enterprises Need To Pay Attention

 Gone are the days of the 40-hour work week that kept us at work eight hours a day. I find that most startup founders or business owners in Silicon Valley work 50-60 hours a week. Today, freelancing is becoming the accepted norm of the startup world. As more startups are starting to use the millions of freelancers, it's driving more and more people to join the freelancer generation. Read More

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"Minnesota men," airport edition

(Scott Johnson) This past April six "Minnesota men" were charged with seeking to support ISIS by joining up with the group in Syria. The charges represented the culmination of a 10-month FBI investigation conducted out of the FBI's Minneapolis office. The office of the United States Attorney for Minnesota initiated the case by the filing of a criminal complaint and supporting FBI affidavit that are available online here. The Department of Justice

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Peter King, congressman: U.S. airstrikes on Islamic State have had 'minimal impact'

Sixteen months after President Obama launched airstrikes against the Islamic State, a key member of Congress argues that those attacks have had little-to-no effect on the terrorist group.

In an interview on "Fox News Sunday," Rep. Peter King said the Islamic State — also known as ISIS — is stronger ...

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Report: Peyton Manning Linked To High-Profile Steroid Ring [VIDEO]

Used HGH to recover from 2011 surgery

Via: The Daily Caller

Drone Video Shows the 'Apocalyptic' Birds'-Eye View of a Damascus Suburb Where Practically Every Building Is Destroyed or Damaged

"Apocalyptic scenes of Damascus suburb obliterated by violent clashes."

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It's The Jons 2015!

 Merry Christmas! 2015 was a truly great year in technology, bringing us self-driving electric cars, reusable orbital rockets, the rise of precision gene editing… and some lesser achievements. Since nothing of interest will happen in the next four days, I have decided to jump the gun; today I announce my annual dubious achievement awards, named, in a fit of awe-inspiring humility,… Read More

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Activists predict abortion will be a hot issue in campaigns

NEW YORK (AP) - With a deeper-than-ever split between Republicans and Democrats over abortion, activists on both sides of the debate foresee a 2016 presidential campaign in which the nominees tackle the volatile topic more aggressively than in past elections.

Friction over the issue also is likely to surface in ...

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Archaeologists Find 'Impressive' Ancient Statue That Could Symbolize Jesus or the Flock of the 'Good Shepherd'

"It may or may not be a coincidence, but the statue was uncovered on Christmas Eve."

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Islamic State and Militia Are Beheading Each Other's Fighters

"It is not acceptable for either side to act like this."

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Shocking Video Shows Egyptian Forces Shoot Dozens of Bullets at Naked Man Wading Across Sea Border

"It is clearly a cold-blooded execution, committed in broad daylight."

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Russell Kirk's America

In Dublin, Russell Kirk once wrote, there stands a "roofless wreck of an eighteenth-century house." Since 1729 this crumbling place has served as many things, including a shop and a government office "of the meaner sort." But these ruins have a forgotten significance: they are what remains of the birthplace of Edmund Burke, who Kirk saw as the epitome of "conservatism, justice, and prudence."

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Christie exposed as successful fighter against public corruption

(Paul Mirengoff) Chris Christie's presidential campaign is enjoying a mini-revival, so the Washington Post needed to find new fault with the New Jersey governor. But how? It has already examined his high school baseball career, and the Bridge affair is old news. Thus, the Post turned to Christie's time as U.S. Attorney in New Jersey and his claim that, in this capacity, he helped combat terrorism. Post reporter Frances Stead Sellers writes:

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Peyton Manning Strongly Denies Report He Used HGH in 2011 — and the Network Behind the Story Might Surprise You

"The allegation that I would do something like that is complete garbage and is totally made up. It never happened. Never."

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Chicago Police: Fatally Shot Woman Was 'Accidentally Struck' by Officer

"The 55-year-old female victim was accidentally struck and tragically killed."

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How I Created A $350 Million Software Company Knowing Nothing About Software

 I've always wanted to make a lot of money, have people pay a lot of attention to me and do a lot of exciting things. I just never knew how. Many of my friends who are founders of their own companies tell me how they exhibited the entrepreneurial spirit as a kid — they sold candy out of their backpacks, had a landscaping business during the summer, etc. They created value and… Read More

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Bernie Sanders Mercilessly Mocked for Posting 'Economically Illiterate' Tweet

"You probably think we should just print some money & pass it around too."

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Tornadoes, Fierce Storm Rip Through Dallas Area, Homes Destroyed

"Please do not get out on the roads if you do not have to."

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Trey Gowdy Will Endorse Marco Rubio, Reports Say

'Marco is a rock solid conservative and a strong leader we can trust.'

Via: The Daily Caller

'This Is a Human Tragedy': Mom, Three Children Killed in Mobile Home Fire on Christmas Morning

"This is a horrible thing on Christmas Day. Especially when you find out there's a baby involved."

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Samsung And Oculus Team Up With LeBron James For Virtual Reality Journey

 On Christmas day, the world was given a gift by Oculus, Samsung, UNINTERRUPTED, and LeBron James during the Warriors and Cavaliers game. The two companies who paired up for Samsung's Gear VR, a hot ticket item this holiday season, launched a LeBron James experience in VR called "Striving for Greatness" with a fantastically iconic commercial. When the commercial came on,… Read More

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The Rise In Violent Crime: Reasons and Excuses

(John Hinderaker) In the Wall Street Journal, Heather Mac Donald recalls her own documenting of the "Ferguson effect" and the Left's efforts to deny its existence: Murders and shootings have spiked in many American cities—and so have efforts to ignore or deny the crime increase. … Americans are being asked to disbelieve both the Ferguson effect and its result: violent crime flourishing in the ensuing vacuum. Data show an 11% increase in

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Clint Eastwood On Republicans: 'Any Of Them Would Be Better Than What We Got'

'Really good people'

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Trey Gowdy to Endorse Marco Rubio for President, Reports Say

"Marco is a rock solid conservative and a strong leader we can trust."

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'Dear White America': Black Professor's Open Letter Asks Readers to 'Admit' to the 'Racist Poison That Is Inside of You'

"White America, are you prepared to be at war with yourself, your white identity, your white power, your white privilege?" 

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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!

Via: The Daily Caller

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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