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Open Letter To The DOE: Don't Trash The Great Lakes

Wind farms pose a threat to wildlife.

Why non-internet companies are buying into adtech

Research shows the flurry of M&A in the advertising industry is nowhere near slowing. In Q1 2016 alone there were 72 merger and acquisition events among advertising technology, marketing technology and digital media firms. It's clear much of this deal activity is about industry consolidation to bolster or establish audience, round out tech stack or neutralize potential threats. Read More

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Donald Trump: Media Trying to Suppress Vote With 'Dark, Phony' Polls

At a farmers roundtable in Boynton Beach, Florida, Donald Trump slammed "dark" polls put out by "phony" media. The GOP nominee claimed the media is trying to suppress the vote with polls that are heavily weighted with Democrats. He said, "we're actually winning," citing polls by Rasmussen and Investor's Business Daily.

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John Podesta Hates David Brock, Continued

New emails released by Wikileaks on Monday revealed more evidence that top Hillary Clinton insiders see David Brock as both "crazy" and a "nut bar."

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Hillary Clinton's top techie in State Dept pleads the Fifth

John Bentel, the man who oversaw then-Secretary Hillary Clinton's technology at the State Department, refused to answer questions about his knowledge of her activities in a sworn deposition Monday, according to Judicial Watch.

Mr. Bentel had protected Mrs. Clinton during her time in office, assuring lower-level employees that her use ...

NYPD Stresses 'Compassionate' Policing As It Recruits New Officers

'Are you compassionate?'

Here's what you can do with the crazy new Portrait mode for the iPhone 7 Plus

Apple has just released iOS 10.1 with a Portrait mode for the iPhone 7 Plus. This feature takes advantage of the two lenses to generate background blur and make your photos look more like photos coming from a DSLR camera. While the feature is still in beta even after the release of iOS 10.1, it already works quite well. Our own Yashad Kulkarni (Romain is writing this) has been playing with… Read More

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Trump Says Media Trying to Suppress Vote With 'Phony Polls'

"They're what they call dark polls, phony polls, put out by phony media," Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump says in Boynton Beach, Fla. "What they do is try and suppress the vote. This is why people don't go out and vote," Trump says He says after a poll was released that showed him faring poorly during the S.C. Republican primary, he "actually skipped a certain amount of work in other locations in order to stay there and I ended up winning in a landslide" Says he believes "we're actu

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Evan Bayh Hits Up D.C. Lobbyists for Cash in Final Weeks of Election

Democrat Evan Bayh will attend two Washington, D.C., fundraisers hosted by top lobbyists on Monday, according to invitations obtained by the Washington Free Beacon.

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Trump campaign says Clinton-linked donations show 'corruption' at FBI

Donald Trump's campaign called for the FBI to explain itself Monday after reports that a top Clinton family political ally authorized more than $600,000 in campaign contributions to the wife of an FBI official who helped investigate Hillary Clinton's secret email account.

Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe's political action committee contributed ...

Intelligence Agents Swarm To Mosul With Expectation Of Massive ISIS Document Trove

'Whenever you liberate a city the size of Mosul, you can expect to get a tremendous amount of information'

Android Pay expands its reach via new partnerships with Visa and Mastercard

Google announced this morning two strategic partnerships with Visa and Mastercard aimed at expanding the reach of its mobile payments service, Android Pay. The company says that Android Pay users who are shopping online from their smartphones will soon be able to make payments on hundreds of thousands of new sites where either Visa Checkout or Masterpass are accepted at checkout. Visa… Read More

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Hillary Clinton: Architect of disaster

(Paul Mirengoff) Many conservatives hold out hope that, as president, Hillary Clinton will be okay on foreign policy and national security issues. A few even plan to vote for her for this reason, seeing Donald Trump as worse than Clinton on these matters. Keith Kellogg, a retired U.S. Army Lieutenant General and adviser to the Trump campaign, demonstrates that hopes for a sound foreign national security policy can only be founded on

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Trump in 2012: 'I Don't Believe in' Deporting Illegal Immigrants

Donald Trump said in 2012 that he was not in favor of deporting illegal immigrants, a sharp contrast to his current immigration stance that has become a hallmark of his presidential bid.

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Judge issues order banning guns in north Iowa courts

CHARLES CITY, Iowa (AP) - A judge has issued an administrative order banning guns and other weapons in and around judicial offices in north Iowa courthouses.

The Globe Gazette (http://bit.ly/2eDkMms ) reports that Second Judicial District chief judge Kurt Wilke gave the order Oct. 12. The ban covers the district's ...

How To Get A Roku Streaming Stick On Sale

Least expensive streaming option on the market

Military Warns Chinese Computer Gear Poses Cyber Spy Threat

The Pentagon's Joint Staff recently warned against using equipment made by China's Lenovo computer manufacturer amid concerns about cyber spying against Pentagon networks, according to defense officials.

A recent internal report produced by the J-2 intelligence directorate stated that cyber security officials are concerned that Lenovo computers and handheld devices could introduce compromised hardware into the Defense Department supply chain, posing cyber espionage risks, said officials familiar with the report.

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WHERE THEY STAND: Clinton, Trump on the issues

WASHINGTON (AP) - A look at where Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump stand on three dozen issues:

ABORTION

Persistent Republican-led efforts to restrict access to abortion and to curb government funding for Planned Parenthood have been hotly debated in Washington and in states. The issue will be shaped in some ...

Get your tickets to the Disrupt London Hackathon now

The very long wait is over, hackathon fans. Disrupt London 2016 is just around the corner, and we're thrilled to announce the release of the first wave of tickets to the Disrupt London Hackathon. The Hackathon takes place December 3-4 at London's beautiful Copper Box Arena, and we hope you'll join us. Those of you looking to spend the weekend before Disrupt coding and… Read More

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Tom Hayden, famed 1960s anti-war activist, dies at 76

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) - Tom Hayden, the famed 1960s anti-war activist who moved beyond his notoriety as a Chicago 8 defendant to become a California legislator, author and lecturer, has died. He was 76.

His wife, Barbara Williams, says Hayden died on Sunday in Santa Monica after a long ...

Shoeless Joe, Sudden Sam, and Rapid Robert: All-time best Cleveland Indians

(Paul Mirengoff) This year's World Series pits the Cleveland Indians against the Chicago Cubs. The Indians have not won a World Series since before I was born. The Cubs haven't played in a World Series since before I was born. And they haven't won one since before my father was born. The bad news is that these facts will continue to give rise to a lot of rubbish about "curses." The good

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Blumenthal, Carter battle over gun control, health care law

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Democratic U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal and Republican challenger Dan Carter took each other to task during an hourlong debate that touched on a range of issues, including gun control and the federal health care law.

The Sunday debate, the only one between the nominees, aired live ...

Honeycomb, a TV and video ad management startup from Adstream founders, scores £3M Series A

Honeycomb, a TV and video ad management platform founded by James Carpenter and Richard Carter, who both previously founded Adstream, has raised £3 million in Series A funding. It follows a £1 million "friends and family" round in May this year. Read More

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Former Pennsylvania attorney general seeks to avoid jail

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Supporters of Democrat Kathleen Kane once hoped the ambitious lawyer might reach the U.S. Senate.

But the one-term Pennsylvania attorney general will instead learn Monday whether she is going to jail over a perjury and obstruction case that stemmed from a political feud.

Democrat Kathleen Kane, 50, ...

Cuban: AT&T-Time Warner will create more competition

While many people are arguing that the proposed $85 billion AT&T and Time Warner deal would be bad for consumer choice, billionaire Mark Cuban has a contrarian viewpoint. The merger would lead to "more competition" he tells TechCrunch. Cuban, who made his money through a different media acquisition, thinks the combination would help challenge the tech giants like Facebook,… Read More

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Obama Takes Aim at 'Shameless' Rep. Issa Over Election Mailer

Republican Rep. Darrell Issa's "primary contribution to the United States Congress has been to obstruct and to waste taxpayer dollars on trumped up investigations that have gone nowhere," President Obama says at DCCC fundraising event in La Jolla, Calif. "And now this is a guy, who because his poll numbers are bad, has now sent out flyers with my picture on them touting his cooperation with me," Obama says "Now that is the definition of chutzpah" NOTE: Issa sent out campaign mailer last week say

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Tomi Lahren On Conservatism, Her Support For Trump And Her Influences

Dallas, Texas — If you haven't heard the name Tomi Lahren, chances are you've seen her face on your Facebook page. The 24-year old host of TheBlaze.com's "Tomi" often pops up in social media feeds with her viral YouTube segments attacking Black Lives Matter or Colin Kaepernick or anyone of the many liberal policies she disdains. Some […]