September 28, 2015

Pope uses popularity to chart new direction for church & US

In Congress and at a parish school, at the United Nations and a city jail, Pope Francis spent a whirlwind U.S. visit bridging the realms of the disadvantaged and elite, trying to turn the attention of the mightiest nation on earth away from ideological battles and toward a world he ...

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Australia warns Chris Brown he may not be allowed Down Under

SYDNEY (AP) - Chris Brown's plans to tour Down Under were in jeopardy on Sunday after the Australian government formally warned the troubled R&B singer that he is likely to be denied a visa because of his criminal conviction for assaulting pop star Rihanna.

The immigration department issued Brown a ...

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The Narrative Still Says This Device Is A 'Cool Clock'

Why the media challenges some teenage fibs and champions others

Via: The Daily Caller

Google Targets Intent With Email, YouTube And Search Matching And Universal App Campaigns

target / bullseye / dartboard As Ad Week rolls into New York, the tech giants are rolling out their ad product news. Today Google announced new products that move it further into Facebook-style targeting territory, with a new product called Customer Match that will let advertisers upload lists of emails and match them to signed-in Google users on Gmail, Search and YouTube. Google is also ramping up its game in app… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Billionaire Carl Icahn Endorses Candidate Donald Trump

In a video and interview publishing Tuesday, Carl Icahn shares Donald Trump's criticism of the U.S.'s failure to overhaul taxation and immigration and raise interest rates. Icahn backs Trump's calls to end carried-interest loopholes and rules that encourage corporations to relocate overseas and avoid repatriating profits.

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Is Jeb Bush finished?

(Paul Mirengoff) No, but he could be within a month or two. The Washington Post reports: Jeb Bush is entering a critical phase of his Republican presidential campaign, with top donors warning that the former Florida governor needs to demonstrate growth in the polls over the next month or face serious defections among supporters. . . . The warnings from top donors come as Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's exit from the race

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China's Didi Kuaidi Confirms Investment In India's Ola As Uber Rivalry Heats Up

india taxi More funding developments in the highly competitive world of car services. Didi Kuaidi, an Uber rival based in China, has today confirmed that it has invested in Ola, another Uber rival based out of India, as part of Ola's latest round of funding. As we reported earlier this month, Ola is looking to raise a megaround of over $500 million at a valuation of $5 billion to expand in… Read More

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September 27, 2015

Marine commandant not questioned about reprisal for whistleblower

The Senate Armed Services Committee passed on a chance to question publicly the new Marine Corps commandant about punishment handed out to an officer who warned his battle mates about a traitorous Afghan police chief known to sexually abuse boys.

Marine Gen. Robert B. Neller, who became commandant in a ...

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Pope Francis Meets With Inmates, Preaching The Power Of Change

'I am first among them'

Via: The Daily Caller

Anti-Gun Advocate Reimagines Dana Loesch's NRA Ad With Shocking, Sick Ending — but He Surely Didn't Expect TheBlaze TV Host to Respond Like This

"Thanks for proving my point of why I carry and fight for that right."

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Rubio says Obama 'Strengthened Putin's Hands' in Syria: NPR

Failure of President Obama to oust Bashar al-Assad creates vacuum that "will continued to be filled by the next jihadist group," the Republican presidential candidate says in interview with NPR. "Russians and the Iranians view Assad as a client state, and they want either him to remain in power, or someone like him" Russia's strategy is to appear to "provide the leadership this region needs" in fighting ISIS, Rubio says Obama "has fallen into" Russia's move and "strengthened Putin's hands" On Ir

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Almost All US Temperature Data Used In Global Warming Models Is Estimated or Altered

(John Hinderaker) We have written many times about the fact that the temperature data used in the alarmists' global warming models are not original data as measured by thermometers. Rather, they are "adjusted" numbers, consistently changed to make the past look cooler and the present warmer, so that more billions of dollars will flow from the world's governments to the climate alarmists who serve government's cause. This is, in my opinion, the

Source: Power Line

Australia warns Chris Brown he may not be allowed Down Under

SYDNEY (AP) - Chris Brown's plans to tour Down Under were in jeopardy on Sunday after the Australian government formally warned the troubled R&B singer that he is likely to be denied a visa because of his criminal conviction for assaulting pop star Rihanna.

The immigration department issued Brown a ...

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Trump: I'm Not Thin Skinned, I'm Angry [VIDEO]

'I'm a very honorable guy. I don't like lies'

Via: The Daily Caller

Researchers From Arizona State University Take The War Online Back To ISIS

twitter-isis Data analysts and "information cascade" experts are using their skills to frustrate the spread of terrorist ideology from groups like ISIS, who grow increasingly adept at online recruitment. Read More

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AP U.S. History framwork remains biased, as its treatment of immigration shows

(Paul Mirengoff) The College Board's 2014 framework for teaching AP U.S. History was a thoroughly leftist document. Under fire, the College Board issued a new framework in 2015. Unfortunately, as I argued here, the new version, though better, is not a great improvement. John Fonte and our friend Stanley Kurtz illustrate the problem through a detailed look at how the 2015 framework treats the history of immigration in this country. Few will

Source: Power Line

Putin Doesn't Think Obama Is Weak [VIDEO]

The Russian president discussed his views on Barack Obama

Via: The Daily Caller

Caught on Video: Crowd Screams as Carly Fiorina's Stage Curtains Collapse in the Middle of Her Speech

"Hey, we just get it done, huh?"

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Cybersecurity deal with China called small step

President Obama claimed victory on cybersecurity after last week's meeting with his Chinese counterpart, and said he's received assurances China no longer will tacitly support the hacking of American companies — but analysts say the deal is only a small step in the right direction and does not guarantee either ...

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Vladimir Putin: No Plans 'Right Now' to Send Russian Troops to Syria

"Well, at least we don't plan on it right now."

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