For online lenders, it's suddenly touch-and-go

 They also talked a big game. When SoFi raised a whopping $1 billion from Softbank last year, CEO Michael Cagney told Bloomberg: "I'm looking at over $1 trillion of market cap from the banks, and I think it's all vulnerable. Fast forward to today, and it's online lenders who suddenly look like sitting ducks. In an SEC filing yesterday, Lending Club, which announced… Read More

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Fox Hosts Get in Heated Debate About Who Was Really Responsible for Revitalizing the Economy: Clinton or Reagan?

"I learn so much on this show every day."

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South Carolina Passes Bill Banning Abortion After 19 Weeks

Columbia, S.C. (AP) -- The South Carolina Legislature passed a bill Tuesday prohibiting abortion after 19 weeks, becoming the 17th state to pass the restrictive ban.

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Public records audit details response of New Mexico offices

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - The New Mexico Foundation for Open Government says it took anywhere from two days to several weeks for many government offices to respond to public records requests and more than a dozen failed to respond at all.

The open government advocacy group released the findings of ...

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Congressman Introduces 'No-Brainer' Deportation Bill

'My bill puts the interests of American citizens, like Casey Chadwick, first'

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Study finds that police body cameras may increase assaults – if used improperly

 Putting body cameras on police seems like a net good for everyone involved, but how to deploy them and what the subtler effects will be are questions that would be better to answer sooner or later. Otherwise, as a new large-scale study shows, we risk making things worse — body cameras could actually increase incidents of violence. Read More

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Ad Man Behind Coca-Cola's Infamous Jingle That Taught the World to Sing Dies at 89

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Trump: I Would Speak With North Korean Dictator Kim Jong Un

"I would speak to him, I would have no problem speaking to him."

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How Well Is Hillary Clinton Making Her Economic Case?

On "With All Due Respect," Mark Halperin and Al Hunt discuss Hillary Clinton's economic plan and the advisory role former President Bill Clinton might play if she reaches the White House.

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DC Mayor Throws F-Bomb At Council Chair Over Homeless Shelter Derailment

Loses her mind after DC Council changes her homeless shelter plans

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EyeSight demos VR gesture control using standard phone hardware

 Over the past few years EyeSight has been establishing a name for itself by bringing gesture control to a series of computing platforms, from mobile devices to smart eyeglasses. Today's announcement brings the company's technology to the format where it arguably makes the most sense: virtual reality. The company isn't letting out much info on the project. I reached out to… Read More

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Michigan Man Busted for Paying for Lap Dance With Counterfeit $100 Bill

Police said he had been printing the counterfeit money at his home.

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Lawmaker Wants to Make Obama's National Security Council Subject to Public Records Requests

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Trump Personal Financial Report Shows 'Tremendous Cash Flow'

A personal financial statement filed with the FEC "shows tremendous cash flow," revenue increase of about $190m since last July's report, Donald Trump says in statement. Income as reported is in excess of $557m; statement doesn't include dividends, interest, capital gains, rents, royalties "This income was utilized, among other things, for the funding of construction projects at various multi-million dollar developments, reduction of debt and the funding" of his GOP presidential campaign: statem

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Why Is The World So Dangerous, The Sequel

(Steven Hayward) I've had occasion here before to talk about Herbert Meyer, who served as vice chairman of the CIA's National Intelligence Council under President Reagan. (You can take in my exclusive interview three-part with Herb from two years ago here, here, and here.) Meyer was one of the few people to perceive in the early 1980s that the United States and it allies might have turned the corner and was on

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McCarthy Touts Bipartisan National Defense Authorization Act

The post McCarthy Touts Bipartisan National Defense Authorization Act appeared first on Washington Free Beacon.

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Judge tosses lawsuit related to immigrant driver licenses

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - A judge has tossed a lawsuit that sought access to drivers' licenses for immigrants living in the country illegally.

The Register-Guard reports (http://bit.ly/1TmdIbI) a legislatively approved bill that was later rejected by voters would have created the temporary licenses.

Judge Ann Aiken said in her ruling ...

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Spanish vacation rental search engine Hundredrooms books €4.1M Series A

 Just like London buses, you wait for a European vacation rental search engine to raise funding and three come along at once. Following Holidu and HomeToGo, the latest to secure investment is Hundredrooms, which has closed €4.1 million in Series A funding. Read More

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Oilproject, the Italian MOOC you've probably never heard of, launches WeSchool

 WeSchool, initially available in English, Spanish and Italian, is aimed at teachers with a product that will go up against established Learning Management Systems (LMS), such as the Moodles of the world, and upstarts like EdModo. Read More

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Civil War on the Left, Part 27

(Steven Hayward) I've been expecting this to happen for a long time. From the New York Times: Rift Between Labor and Environmentalists Threatens Democratic Turnout Plan By Jonathan Martin WASHINGTON — Two of the Democratic Party's most loyal constituencies, labor and environmentalists, are clashing over an effort to raise tens of millions of dollars for an ambitious voter turnout operation aimed at defeating Donald J. Trump in the November election. The rift

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NY expected to lift licensing restrictions for immigrants

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York is poised to lift restrictions that are keeping some undocumented immigrants from teaching or practicing medicine in the state.

The Board of Regents, which certifies or licenses more than 50 different types of professions, is expected to vote Tuesday on a measure that would ...

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EXCLUSIVE: Pro-Turkey Lobbyist Sought Secret Favors From Hillary And Huma

Dem lobbyist opposed Armenian genocide resolution

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Twitter is testing a Periscope live-streaming button inside its mobile apps

 Facebook is heaping focus on live video with an entirely dedicated tab for streams, which prioritizes in-the-moment broadcasts, so it's no surprise to see that Twitter is fighting back in the streaming war with an integration between Periscope, its live-streaming platform, and the Twitter mobile apps. Read More

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Hannity Names Who He Considers to Be the 'Best Choice' for Trump to Select as Running Mate

"If anybody would ever listen to me, which no one does, I would pick you."

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Trump Overtakes Clinton, Sanders in New General Election Poll in Utah

"A Republican not voting is essentially a vote for Hillary."

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Democrat Undecided If He Wants More Affordable Housing In His Wealthy District

'I can't answer yes or no, but I'm for affordable housing'

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YouTube for iOS gets full Google Cardboard support

 As the tech world waits to see what VR stuff Google shows off at its I/O conference later this week, today, the company snuck in an update to YouTube for iOS that allows you to view any video in VR mode on Cardboard. YouTube's Android app has had full Cardboard support since November, but iPhone users have been sorely out of luck. With today's release, iOS users can now tap the icon… Read More

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Read Rubio's Unfiltered Tweet-Storm Addressing His Post-Senate Plans: 'As for Future in Politics…'

"Funny to read about unnamed 'people close' to me who claim to know my thinking…"

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'I Was Angry': Detroit Tigers Manager Gets Ejected From Game, Absolutely Loses It On Field

"That is without question as animated as we have seen Brad Ausmus."

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