Source: Bloomberg.com news
August 18, 2015
Fashion Discovery Site Roposo Nabs $15M From Tiger Global
Roposo, a discovery platform for fashion products, has scooped up $15 million in fresh funding from returning investor Tiger Global. Based in Gurgaon, Roposo lets users save items from different websites and also allows brands to create official accounts. The startup disclosed its $5 million Series A just five months ago. Read More
Source: TechCrunch
Inconvenient Mogul: Big Oil's Shadow War on Billionaire Steyer
Oil companies that bankrolled a $9.7 million effort in 2014 to block laws against fracking in California now are focusing their sights on Tom Steyer, the billionaire hedge-fund founder turned climate-change activist.
Source: Bloomberg.com news
USDA 'Creating Jobs' By Buying Snowmobiles, Fire Trucks
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) says it is creating jobs by spending millions on snowmobiles, fire trucks, studying a "gluten-free mill," and other local initiatives.
Source: Washington Free Beacon
Gay couples win, but still lose after Kentucky judge's order
MOREHEAD, Ky. (AP) - Two same-sex couples in this small eastern Kentucky county got everything they wanted in a ruling from a federal judge Monday, except for one sentence.
U.S. District Judge David Bunning denied Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis' request to delay his ruling from last week ordering her ...
August 17, 2015
CNN Military Analyst: Trump Is 'Sophomoric' In His National Security Strategy [VIDEO]
'It's almost laughable' Trump's lack of understanding
Via: The Daily Caller
State Dept Finds Reines E-Mails It Claimed Didn't Exist: Gawker
According to Gawker Media, the State Dept last week told the news website it had located ~17k e-mails "responsive to Gawker's request" though the Freedom of Information Act. Gawker has been seeking sought e-mails exchanged between reporters at 33 news outlets and Philippe Reines, former deputy asst secretary of state Over 2 yrs ago, State Dept claimed "no records responsive to your request were located;" Gawker sued in response
Source: Bloomberg.com news
The Insincerity of the Iran Agreement Defenders
(Steven Hayward) The debate over the Iran agreement is provoking flashbacks to the Cold War, when disarmament movements in the West aimed chiefly at the disarmament of the western democracies. From my email in-box, a message from the "Global Zero" campaign (and note the punch line at the end of this first paragraph): "As we mark the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, we must consider the present-day
Source: Power Line
P2P Payments App Xendit Launches In Indonesia
Xendit, a money-transfer service geared toward Southeast Asian countries, is launching today in Indonesia. The company is billing itself as a more private money-transfer service that'll beat companies like Venmo to the market in Southeast Asia. Users can transfer money within private groups, as well as chat, but it's not about making those transactions public, co-founder Moses Lo said. Read More 
Source: TechCrunch
Scott Walker calls for phase-out of federal fuel mandate 'over time'
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker called for a gradual phase-out of a federal mandate that has boosted Iowa's corn market, saying market access should eventually make such a standard unnecessary.
"In my state, for example, when I ran — we don't have an ethanol mandate. I was asked about an ethanol ...
Why Would Anyone Want To Wage A War On Sorority Girls?
It could be the next great cause for social justice warriors
Via: The Daily Caller
Study Finds Military Kids Are 'Resilient' but Also Have 'Greater Odds of Substance Use…Weapon Carrying'
"Struggling in the face of war-related stressors."
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
Watch What Foo Fighters Frontman Dave Grohl Does in the Middle of a Concert When He Spots a Fan Crying
"I love you man, look at you."
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
How IoT Will Change Your Relationship With Insurance
Between TVs, refrigerators, ovens, light bulbs, cars, fitness trackers and jewelry, it seems like everything these days is connected to the Internet. It's probably safe to say that you're already using a few connected devices in your daily life. You're not alone; Business Insider Intelligence estimates there will be nine billion IoT (Internet of Things) devices worldwide by 2018. Read More 
Source: TechCrunch
Scott Walker Says His Immigration Plan is 'Very Similar' To Trump's
Is the Republican primary becoming a contest over who will be toughest on immigration?
Source: Bloomberg.com news
Sheer Number of Hillary Emails With Classified Info Grows To This? Are There More?
Hillary Rodham Clinton's claims she has never sent government secrets via her personal e-mail account, yet the State Department has already identified 60 private emails containing classified information. That figure is likely to grow as officials investigate a total of 30,000 work-related emails that passed through her personal email server. The process is expected to ...More
The post Sheer Number of Hillary Emails With Classified Info Grows To This? Are There More? appeared first on DailySurge.
Source: DailySurge
The tenth anniversary of a tragic Israeli mistake
(Paul Mirengoff) Jeb Bush' candidacy has turned his brother's presidency into a campaign issue. The focus, naturally, is on President Bush's decision to go to war in Iraq. This month marks the 10th anniversary of another controversial Bush policy preference — Israel's withdrawal from Gaza. The withdrawal was, of course, Israel's call, not Bush's. However, Bush strongly urged then-Prime Minister Sharon unilaterally to "disengage" from Gaza and he lauded Sharon's decision as
Source: Power Line
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