March 4, 2016

Source: Microsoft mulled an $8 billion bid for Slack, will focus on Skype instead

slack rope When Slack announced new voice and video services earlier this week, the enterprise messaging startup signalled a move into territory dominated by the likes of Microsoft's Skype. But it looks like this is not the only moment when the two company's paths have crossed in recent times. Microsoft eyed Slack as a potential acquisition target for as much as $8 billion, TechCrunch… Read More

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Prominent Republican: 'I Like Ted Cruz'

Caitlyn Jenner, who came out as a Republican transgender woman last year, recently disclosed that she likes Sen. Ted Cruz (Texas) out of the GOP presidential candidates running this year.

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Reince Priebus at CPAC: Odds of contested GOP convention 'very small'

Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus said the odds of a contested convention to decide the party's 2016 presidential nominee are "very small."

"There are 1,237 delegates needed to be the nominee," Mr. Priebus said Friday at the 2016 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). "There are 1,744 delegates left to ...

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Even Warmed Up Satellite Temperature Data Isn't Even Close To What Climate Models Predicted

'Even the new RSS trend is barely half the model trend'

Via: The Daily Caller

'You Have to Be Flexible': Trump Softens Immigration Position, Explains Flip-Flop on Key Gun Issue

"I'm changing."

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Atheist Politician's Opening 'Prayer' Absolutely Infuriated Republicans. Here Was Their Next Move to Ensure 'God' Was Invoked.

"At least let one voice today say thank you, God bless you."

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Computer science is the key to America's skills crisis

empty classroom with computers The United States faces a global competitiveness crisis that, if not addressed, will put our nation at a strategic disadvantage for decades to come. In just a few years, there will be 1.8 million jobs unfilled in our nation because we don't have enough individuals trained with the necessary technical skills to fill them. Read More

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Gov. Jerry Brown: Silicon Valley Isn't for Sale

California's Republican Governor Jerry Brown sat down with Bloomberg's Emily Chang for a wide ranging discussion on the presidential election to issues in Silicon Valley. (Source: Bloomberg)

Source: Bloomberg Politics

More PC BS: Military Ordered To Remove Combat Patches

patches2"WTF, Suck it up buttercup"

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U.S. Navy Sends Carrier Strike Group to South China Sea

The U.S. Navy sent a small fleet of ships to the South China Sea in recent days as tensions continue to escalate over China' territorial claims.

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Vicente Fox, former Mexican president: Donald Trump has 'attitude about the supreme white race'

Former Mexican President Vicente Fox escalated his battle with Donald Trump, saying in an interview airing Friday that the GOP presidential hopeful is an incurable racist who is copping an "attitude about the supreme white race."

The brash Mr. Fox, who served as Mexico's president from 2000 to 2006, told ...

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Wages Fall, Exports At Five-Year Low

Wages were projected to rise by .3 percent instead fell by...

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'Assassinated': Shocking New Allegations Emerge in Texas Shootout That Left Officer Dead

"The suspect shot him at point blank range with a rifle." 

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Former Christian College Prof. Who Wore Muslim Headscarf in Solidarity With Islam Is Headed to U. of Virginia. You Might Say Her New Job Title Is an Eye-Opener.

She will conduct research on the relationship between religions and race in her new post.

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Apple is selling more phones in India's biggest cities than you might think

india iphone apple Conventional wisdom dictates that Apple performs best in Western markets, where operator-subsidized contracts are most popular and consumer spending power is greater, but it turns out the U.S. company is doing better in India than many expected. Read More

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Trump's rivals torch him in debate, but vow to support him anyway

Having succeeded in attacking the front-runner's political and business record, Trump's rivals delivered a blow to a movement to galvanize a revolt against him.

Source: Bloomberg Politics

TREEHUGGERS: In Death You Can Actually Turn Into A Tree

burial pods2Goodbye coffins. Forests of the dead.

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Jim Webb: I Would Not Vote for Hillary Clinton

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N. Korea, on defensive after sanctions, makes nuclear threat

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered his military to be ready to launch nuclear strikes at any time, state media reported Friday, an escalation in rhetoric targeting Seoul and Washington that may not reflect the country's actual nuclear capacity.

The threats are part of ...

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Last Second, Full-Court Shot Sends High School Playoff Game to Quadruple Overtime

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'Mrs. Trump, What Did You Think?': CNN's Dana Bash Asks Trump's Wife About His Shocking Penis Reference. Here's Her Response.

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Bumble launches BFF, a feature to find new friends

shutterstock_287393345 Bumble, the popular dating app where girls make the first move, has released an update that may turn the dating app world on its head. The new feature, called BFF, essentially lets users use the same swiping and matching algorithms for friendship instead of dating. Here's how it works: After switching into BFF mode, users will see their potential dates replaced by people of the same… Read More

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Plotting Bernie Sanders' Path Forward and Donald Trump's Downfall

Tad Devine, Sanders' senior adviser, and Republican strategist Katie Packer talk about the prospect of stopping the respective party front-runners.

Source: Bloomberg Politics

Romney On Why He Chose to Hit Trump: 'I Couldn't Stand Silent Anymore'

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Marco Rubio: Donald Trump 'most vulgar person to ever aspire to the presidency'

Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida said Friday that GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump has been historically vulgar in the way Mr. Trump has carried out his campaign.

"Look, I go into these debates, and I hope every question is a policy question. It hasn't been that way because Donald Trump ...

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AP Fact Check: Claims From the GOP Debate and the Truth

See how the claims swayed from the truth in Thursday's debate.

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Agnostic Celebrity Scientist Reveals Who He Believes 'Jesus Would Vote for' in the 2016 Presidential Election

"To [Christ] walls, wealth, & torture are non-starters."

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FBI forcing Apple to weaken iOS security could endanger lives, warns UNHCR

apple-fbi-feature The legal tussle between Apple and the FBI over a locked iPhone, and the security weakening measures the security services want the iOS maker to take to help it extract data on the device, has now attracted comment from the UN's commissioner for human rights. Read More

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Jerry Brown Calls Trump Wall Proposal 'Absolutely Preposterous'

California Governor Jerry Brown said Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump's idea to build a wall to prevent migrants from crossing the southern U.S. border and have Mexico pay for it is "absolutely preposterous."

Source: Bloomberg Politics

Thoughts from the ammo line

(Scott Johnson) I will just say TGIF. Today Ammo Grrrll delivers #WAR ON WOMEN – KITCHEN EDITION. She writes: Here is a surefire path to the Presidency: first, be no lighter than beige or tan. Hide every single detail of your murky past. Forever. Have no living relatives. Then, vote "Present" about a hundred times so that you can never be tainted with having an opinion. Spout gibberish in a pleasant manner

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Flipping the script: Could peace talks help defuse N. Korea?

TOKYO (AP) - The new U.N. sanctions on North Korea are out and they are going to pinch Pyongyang hard. But they also beg a big question - since sanctions thus far have failed to persuade North Korea to roll over and give up its nukes, are more, but tougher, ...

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Amazon confirms it has dropped device encryption support for its Fire Tablets

Fire HD 8_Colors Amazon has confirmed that version 5 of Fire OS for its Fire tablet removes support for device encryption. Read More

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'London Has Fallen' Review

Olympus Has Fallen took a relatively simple conceit—Die Hard, but in the White House—and ran with it surprisingly well. Director Antoine Fuqua's film posited an absurd-but-not-wholly-implausible assault on the White House by an elite team of North Korean commandos and set the story in one building.

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Judge changes Hawaiian Home Lands funding order

HONOLULU (AP) - A judge is removing language from a November order instructing the state to increase funding for the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands by nearly $19 million.

The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reports (http://bit.ly/1p3UKfP ) Circuit Judge Jeannette Castagnetti said this week she would amend the order to say the ...

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Trump on the Defensive at Detroit Debate

(Source: Bloomberg) Donald Trump was kept on the defensive at the Fox News Channel Debate in Detroit on Thursday night. Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz challenged the Republican frontrunner on multiple issues while Kasich stuck with nice guy approach. All three said they will support Trump if he becomes the party nominee.

Source: Bloomberg Politics

Kasich: It's A 'Whole New Ballgame' After I Win Ohio

He's banking on a brokered convention

Via: The Daily Caller

Rubio, Cruz and Kasich on Supporting Trump as Nominee

(Source: Bloomberg) At the march 3rd Fox News Channel Debate in Detroit, Republican presidential candidates Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz and John Kasich answer moderator Bret Baier's question about whether they'd support Donald Trump if he secures the nomination of their party.

Source: Bloomberg Politics

Egyptian student faces deportation over Trump threat

LOS ANGELES (AP) - An Egyptian flight student is expected to appear in immigration court Friday to determine whether he should be deported after being investigated by federal agents for posting threatening comments on his Facebook page about Donald Trump.

Emadeldin Elsayed, a 23-year-old aspiring pilot from Cairo, has a ...

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Trump Campaign Rushes To Clarify Immigration Position Following Debate

'I will end forever the use of the H-1B as a cheap labor program'

Via: The Daily Caller

Frank Luntz Asks Focus Group Who Won the Debate — Members Shock with This Candidate

"The only adult in the room."

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