July 12, 2016

Invites sent out for Samsung's August 2 Unpacked smartphone event

unnamed-1 Samsung just mailed out invitations for its Samsung Unpacked 2016 event where it's expected to unveil its latest Note smartphone. The event is taking place August 2 and 11AM EST, and will be live-streamed on samsung.com. The device is likely going to be called the Note 7, something seemingly confirmed by the language on the invite itself. This is being done for unity's sake for… Read More

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U.S. ELECTION WRAP: Sanders Backs Clinton, Will His Supporters?

Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders finally gave Hillary Clinton what she and her backers have sought for weeks: an endorsement and declaration that the former secretary of state will be the Democratic presidential nominee.

Source: Bloomberg Politics

This day in baseball history

(Paul Mirengoff) Just like this year, the 1966 all-star game was played on July 12. The venue was brand new Busch Stadium in St. Louis. The National League of the 1960s probably was as good a league as baseball has ever produced. During the decade, the National League's record in all-star games was 12-1 (there were two all-star games in the first three years of the decade). The superiority of the National

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Obama Again Claims Handguns Easier for Teens to Buy Than Books

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U.S. Capitol on lockdown

The U.S. Capitol was put on lockdown Tuesday afternoon, and police were telling people to stay inside the complex as they investigated an incident outside.

"Lockdown, lockdown, lockdown," an alert broadcast inside the Capitol said. "U.S. capitol complex, immediately."

Business continued in both the Senate, where lawmakers were speaking, and ...

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Newt Gingrich: Trump Will Announce VP Wednesday Or Thursday

'It's a little bit like 'The Apprentice,' you'll find out sooner or later who the last one standing is'

Via: The Daily Caller

More EVs—and more kinds of EVs—are expected to be sold this year

Fiat 500e If it seems like EVs are everywhere, you're closer to being right this year than ever before. Navigant Research expects the EV market to grow 62% year over year in 2016, which adds up to nearly 200,000 EVs being sold this year. Navigant points to long-range battery electric vehicles (BEVs) with price tags under $40,000, like the Chevy Bolt ($37,000 MSRP) that's expected to hit… Read More

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Ginsburg Abandons High Court Neutrality in Calling Out Trump

In calling Republican Donald Trump a "faker," Ruth Bader Ginsburg thrust herself into presidential politics to an unprecedented degree for a U.S. Supreme Court justice in the modern era.

Source: Bloomberg Politics

Defense Contractor Employee Tried to Sell Secrets to Russia

An employee of a defense contractor was arrested last week for trying to sell secrets to a person he believed to be an agent of the Russian government.

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This Russian Smoke Show Is Probably The Hottest Olympian On The Planet [PHOTOS]

She'll make us all fans of Russia

Via: The Daily Caller

Ousted Hyperloop One co-founder Brogan BamBrogan is suing Shervin Pishevar, claims harrassment

NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV - MAY 11: (L-R) Hyperloop One Co-Founder & Executive Chairman Shervin Pishevar, Hyperloop One Chief Executive Officer Rob Lloyd and Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer Brogan BamBrogan speak during the first test of the propulsion system at the Hyperloop One Test and Safety site on May 11, 2016 in North Las Vegas, Nevada. The company plans to create a fully operational hyperloop system by 2020. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images,) Recently departed Hyperloop One co-founder Brogan BamBrogan has filed a restraining order and a lawsuit against his former partner Shervin Pishevar. Hyperloop One, the brainchild of Elon Musk to transport people and goods across the country at 700 mph in a vacuum tube, has raised $92 million so far, largely backed by Shervin Pishevar's VC firm Sherpa Capital. Pishevar is the board chair… Read More

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He, Him, His…Univ. of Iowa Decides To Use Pronouns To Help Describe Students

PatJust in case you can't tell

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President George. W. Bush Calls for Unity of Hope

President George W. Bush spoke on Tuesday at an interfaith memorial in Dallas for the five police officers who were killed last week at a demonstration against fatal shootings of two black men by police in Louisiana and Minnesota this week. He said the slain officers were the best among us. "We do not want the unity of grief, he said, "we want the unity of hope, affection, and high purpose."

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Only 38% of Coloradans Think Bennet Deserves Reelection

Just 38 percent of Coloradans believe Democratic incumbent Sen. Michael Bennet deserves to remain in the Senate, according to a new poll.

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Senate Democrats accused of McCarthyism after naming climate skeptics on floor

Congressional Democrats are riding to the rescue of the climate-change movement after last week's embarrassing subpoena retreat, but the two-day campaign to vilify climate skeptics on the Senate floor has already drawn comparisons to McCarthyism.

Under the banner "Web of Denial," the effort kicked off Monday as Senate Democrats took ...

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Federal Study Blows Up Green Claim That Fracking Poisons Water

The study was entirely funded by the National Science Foundation.

Via: The Daily Caller

Giveaway: Enter to win a pair of tickets to Disrupt SF 2016

disrupt sf 2015 TechCrunch Disrupt SF is taking place at Pier 48 September 12-14, and we can't wait to see you. In honor of the occasion, we're giving away a pair of tickets to one lucky TechCrunch reader (a $5,990 value). You can earn extra entries to the contest by sharing the giveaway link with friends and following our social accounts. Disrupt is one of the most anticipated technology… Read More

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Bernie Sanders Endorses Hillary Clinton for President

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders formally endorses Hillary Clinton for president at a rally in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Clinton, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, asked Sanders' supporters to join her campaign and pledged to fight unjust trade practices and Wall Street excess. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Split on the Rock?

(Steven Hayward) I post this four-minute 2007 sketch from Chris Rock on "How not to get your ass kicked by the police" for the quaint purpose of suggesting how badly things have deteriorated, for it is doubtful Rock could perform this routine today—certainly not on a college campus. (Special bonus: It's sexist as well as racist! And needless to say with a Chris Rock routine—severe language warning!)

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35 immigrants rescued from South Texas stash house

EDINBURG, Texas (AP) - Border Patrol agents have rescued 35 immigrants from a stash house in South Texas.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials on Tuesday announced a suspected smuggler from Mexico was arrested. The 34 adults and one juvenile found Monday night at a home in Edinburg were turned ...

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Every Family Needs A Portable Grill, Especially At This Price

Count me in

Via: The Daily Caller

The future of listening to music is feeling it, according to Timbaland

SubPac M2 Male Side Everyone likes a good vibration — which is why recording artist Timbaland teamed up with SubPac, a Los Angeles-based startup that has created a wearable device set to redefine entertainment through new immersive physical-sound technology. Read More

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Puerto Rico Plotting Bond-Market Return After Its Record Default

Puerto Rico just defaulted on about $1 billion due to bondholders, has declared its debts too crushing to pay and is about to undergo an unprecedented financial takeover by the U.S. government. So what's next on the agenda? Finding investors willing to lend it $900 million.

Source: Bloomberg Politics

State Department Sent Taxpayer Funds to Group Trying to Oust Netanyahu

The U.S. State Department funneled tax dollars to a group that worked to oust Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to a Senate report released Tuesday.

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Donald Trump: I'll 'try' to abide by Reagan's 11th Commandment

With about a week to go until the Republican National Convention in Ohio, presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump says he'll "try" to abide by former President Reagan's "11th Commandment" about not attacking fellow Republicans.

"I'm going to try," Mr. Trump said when asked by televangelist Pat Robertson if he's ...

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Detroit Detective Faces Internal Investigation After BLM Post

'So filled with hate'

Via: The Daily Caller

Cloud With Me makes setting up and managing AWS servers easier

polygon clouds and balloon Nobody has ever accused AWS of being too easy to use. While Amazon's cloud computing platform is extremely powerful and launches feature updates on an almost daily basis, all of that power comes with a lot of complexity. Even if you only want to set up a basic WordPress install on a single machine, getting started with the AWS Management Console can be daunting. Cloud With… Read More

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Sanders Endorses Clinton, Joining Rest of Party in Move Toward Unity

Sanders is one of the last to climb on board a Democratic unity train brought together as much by fear of a Donald Trump presidency as by ardor for Clinton.

Source: Bloomberg Politics

GOP Platform Supports Terminally-Ill Patients' Right to Experimental Drugs

The Republican Party platform committee adopted language on Monday supporting terminally ill patients' access to drugs that have not been fully approved by the Food and Drug Administration.

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Border Patrol agents find 2 immigrants dead amid Texas heat

EDINBURG, Texas (AP) - Border Patrol agents have found the bodies of two immigrants in rural South Texas on a day when temperatures topped the 90s.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials on Tuesday announced the deaths and warned about the dangers of human smuggling during the summer heat.

A ...

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Pope Fights Embezzlement, Fraud At The Vatican

'Clear and unequivocal distinction'

Via: The Daily Caller

5 mobile models for Nintendo's other popular game franchises

20204449263_da927d1309_o Pokémon Go used Google-incubated AR MMO Ingress as a functional model, but the same model doesn't make sense when applied to Mario, Zelda or Animal Crossing. Investors are looking at Pokémon Go as a sign that Nintendo's ready to unlock its mobile value, but the wrong move would be to assume a one-size-fits-all approach will be the best way to get there. Instead, it can look to… Read More

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Bernie Sanders Endorses Hillary Clinton for President

"Hillary Clinton will make an outstanding president and I am proud to stand with her here today," Bernie Sanders says in prepared remarks at campaign stop in N.H. with Hillary Clinton. Link to prepared remarks

Source: Bloomberg Politics

The Obama factor (4)

(Scott Johnson) President Obama is a proponent of the Black Lives Matter movement. He finds them a worthy ally in the "cause" (as he refers to it) of "fundamental transformation" of the criminal justice system. Obama promotes the lie of a racist system without pause or conscience. Heather Mac Donald asks: "[W]hat if the Black Lives Matter movement is based on fiction? Not just the fictional account of the 2014 police shooting

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Lynch Refuses to Say Whether Clinton Emailed Classified Material

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Paul Ryan says he's studying up on procedural issues ahead of GOP convention

House Speaker Paul D. Ryan says he's been studying up on procedural issues ahead of next week's Republican convention in Cleveland, where in his capacity as speaker he'll be chairing the proceedings.

"I've been basically preparing on the rules package, which is just how the gavel works and how we ...

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Jason Whitlock: UFC Has A Star Problem [VIDEO]

Is he right?

Via: The Daily Caller