There's a new remote-controlled Star Wars droid on the way, but it might not be the one at the top of most people's gift lists. The R/C Mouse Droid (via Gizmodo) is about as basic as a bot can get, but the tiny scene stealing droid will be very familiar (and possibly even cherished) by fans of the original series, where it had a pivotal role expressing very animal-like terror… Read More
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The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee will no longer be helping Rep. Patrick Murphy (D.) with television ads in his bid to unseat incumbent Sen. Marco Rubio (R.) in Florida's Senate race, according to the Miami Herald.
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Those supposedly spontaneous protesters disrupting events for Republican Donald Trump may actually be professionals trained by operatives working with the Democratic National Committee and Hillary Clinton campaign.
A yearlong undercover investigation by the conservative group Project Veritas Action shows Democratic strategists discussing how they hire agitators — including ...
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The LA Dodgers are tired of living in filth and are investing in a company called Renegade Brands USA to help clean up their gear. Read More 
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BOSTON (AP) - State lawmakers are weighing a proposal by House Speaker Robert DeLeo to create a special panel to review ethical guidelines for public officials in Massachusetts.
A legislative committee held a public hearing Tuesday at the Statehouse on the Winthrop Democrat's resolution to create the 11-member Task Force ...
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Last week, when we reported on how PayPal has considered acquiring crowdfunding platform GoFundMe, we noted that the startup was on a growth tear and "printing money". Today, GoFundMe is releasing some numbers that speak to just how big that is for the company right now. GoFundMe has now passed the $3 billion mark in terms of funds raised on its platform — an impressive… Read More 
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NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Federal prosecutors are portraying a defendant in the George Washington Bridge lane-closing scandal as an attack dog for Gov. Chris Christie, rather than someone just following orders.
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey executive Bill Baroni testified Monday that he was hoodwinked by Port ...
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More than seven years after the financial crisis began, economies worldwide are growing. Much of the recovery has been led by government spending, including massive sums on infrastructure projects, which typically involve interaction between governments and local partners, especially in emerging markets. While that has helped those economies grow, it has also driven worldwide growth in compliance. Read More 
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The number of veterans waiting more than a month for care at Department of Veterans' Affairs hospitals increased by thousands in two weeks, climbing to well over half a million at the start of October.
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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A former state senator has pleaded guilty in Mississippi's prison contract bribery scandal.
Irb Benjamin of Madison pleaded guilty to one count of bribery Tuesday morning before U.S. District Judge Henry T. Wingate in Jackson.
Benjamin admitted in court that he paid bribes to former Corrections ...
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Today, it's not enough to get users to download an app, you have to keep them coming back, or the app will soon be abandoned and forgotten. To address developers' needs on this front, Facebook is today is taking a tool for creating customizable push campaigns out of beta, which will allow any developer to narrowly target specific audiences via their app. The tool is a part of… Read More 
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The Iraqi-led military offensive to recapture Mosul from the Islamic State could trigger a return of jihadists to European Union member states, the EU security union commissioner warned on Tuesday.
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PITTSBURGH (AP) - "America, I am Sabha."
Sabha Al-Ali, 28, practices one of her favorite English phrases, a scrum of kids circling her in their cramped apartment in Pittsburgh's Crafton Heights neighborhood.
She hasn't learned a lot of English yet, but what she knows is important.
"I'm alive. My babies ...
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David Sacks has a big job ahead of him. Formerly the CEO of Yammer, which sold to Microsoft for $1 billion, he's doing it this time around as the head of Zenefits, trying to right the ship of a company that has halved its valuation and fired its founder for violating insurance regulations. Today he is rolling out Zenefits' second second incarnation, and in Sacks' new… Read More 
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The Navy's guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson will dock next month in New Zealand, marking the first U.S. warship to visit the nation in over three decades.
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Addressing the proverbial elephant in the studio, "Today" show host Matt Lauer told viewers of Tuesday's edition of NBC's morning show that Billy Bush was no longer with the network.
"NBC News announced last night that Billy Bush would be leaving the Today show effective immediately, noting that he was ...
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It's been more than three years since Ultimaker released its last major 3D printer upgrade. Sure, the Dutch company has offered up a couple of iterations on the theme, including the larger Ultimaker 2 Extended and the portable Ultimaker 2 Go (which inspired this bizarre bit of gear), but the company has mostly been toiling away working on the next big sequel. According to the… Read More 
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Hillary Clinton's campaign team considered naming Bill Gates or Melinda Gates as her nominee for vice president — two of nearly 40 names on the initial long-list submitted by campaign chief John Podesta, according to hacked emails released by WikiLeaks on Tuesday.
Mr. Podesta broke the names down ...