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February 15, 2016
ALL ABOARD! People Are Paying Big Money To Sail In The NEW Titanic.
Obama, U.S. Senate Locked in Supreme Court Battle
Bloomberg's Greg Stohr reports on the battle political over U.S. President Barack Obama's ability to nominate a Supreme Court justice to replace Antonin Scalia, who passed away this weekend at the age of 79. He speaks on "Bloomberg Surveillance." (Source: Bloomberg)
Source: Bloomberg Politics
Funeral for Colorado deputy; teen suspected in shooting
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) - Law enforcement colleagues are gathering in western Colorado to mourn a sheriff's deputy who was shot and killed by a suspect whom prosecutors have described as a teen drifter who used drugs and stole guns.
Friends and relatives of Derek Geter also are expected at ...
Movebubble, The App That Aims To Make Renting In London Suck Less, Scores $1.6M Investment
Movebubble, the startup that wants to make renting in London suck a little less, has picked up $1.6 million in further funding, bringing total investment to just over $3.4 million. Investors include Adam Williams (former Spotify MD), Richard Leigh (co-founder and MD of London and Capital), and Robert Stiff. Read More
Source: TechCrunch
ISIS Gets Syrian Air Defense System
Islamic State terrorists recently captured several Syrian air defense missiles, raising concerns the weapons could be used against U.S. and allied aircraft, according to defense officials.
The post ISIS Gets Syrian Air Defense System appeared first on Washington Free Beacon.
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Strongmen to predominate at Obama's SE Asia summit
WASHINGTON (AP) - A coup leader with a penchant for song. A sultan with a taste for the high life. A ruthless prime minister with 31 years on the job. A former furniture salesman. A communist politburo veteran. A prime minister trying to shake off a $700 million financial scandal.
...Presidents Day week brings dozens of citizenship ceremonies
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Thirty-one people are ready to become U.S. citizens at the site where Theodore Roosevelt became president.
The naturalization ceremony scheduled in Buffalo on Tuesday is one of about 180 ceremonies taking place across the country around the Presidents Day holiday.
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ...
Snapdeal Raises $200M More To Fuel Up For India's Ongoing E-Commerce Battle
Snapdeal, India's second largest e-commerce site, has pulled in $200 million in new funding via an investment led by Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan. Read More 
Source: TechCrunch
Baidu-Owned Qiyi Could Go Private In Deal Valuing Chinese Video Site At $2.8B
China's online video wars are heating up again. Last year, Alibaba snapped up Youku Tudou, the country's largest YouTube-like video portal, in a major $3.5 billion deal, and now there's more happenings in the space after Baidu received an offer to sell its majority share in close rival Qiyi. Read More 
Source: TechCrunch
13 Most Extreme Airports In The World [SLIDESHOW]
Would you feel safe landing on these?
Via: The Daily Caller
Tidal Tops U.S. App Store After Landing Exclusive Rights To Kanye's New Album
After scoring exclusive streaming rights to Kanye's new album, The Life of Pablo, Tidal has taken over the number one spot on the U.S. App Store. Read More 
Source: TechCrunch
Obama Faces War Over Court Pick, Whether Pragmatic or Partisan
President Barack Obama's choices for replacing Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court come down to firing up the Democratic base with a decidedly liberal jurist who can't be confirmed, or offering Senate Republicans a more moderate candidate they could support.
Source: Bloomberg Politics
Scalia 2012: I Would Not Like To Be Replaced By Someone Who Would Undo Everything I Did
'I shouldn't have to tell you that, unless you think I'm a fool'
Via: The Daily Caller
Who Obama Might Nominate to Replace Scalia on Supreme Court
The White House is scrambling to put together a "short list" of candidates to be fully vetted.
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
February 14, 2016
Prayuth Chan-ocha's push for new constitution tests Thailand's relations with U.S.
BANGKOK — As its prime minister prepares to meet with President Obama at a high-profile summit of Southeast Asian leaders, Thailand's coup-installed government is writing a new constitution that opposition parties and human rights groups fear will extend its domination backed by a new legislature stacked with pro-junta appointees.
Critics ...
Poll: High Tax Rates Make People Want To Leave Their States
Almost half of Connecticut residents said they wanted to move
Via: The Daily Caller
Peyton Manning Mentioned in Lawsuit Filed Against U. of Tennessee
One paragraph in the 64-page document includes a sexual harassment complaint made by a Tennessee trainer in 1996 involving an incident that occurred in a training room while she was treating Manning.
Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories
Socialism, it could happen here and probably will
(Paul Mirengoff) Yoav Frommer, a leftist who teaches American history in Israel, argues in the Washington Post that Bernie Sanders' democratic socialism might well become the mainstream view of the Democratic Party before long. I think he's right. And if he is, it's likely that the natural course of politics will produce a Bernie Sanders style president and congressional majority in the not too distant future. And why not? It has happened
Source: Power Line
Antonin Scalia, conservative Supreme Court justice, remembered for caustic words, wit
The arguments were nearly an hour old in December's affirmative action case when Justice Antonin Scalia, apparently tired of dancing around the crux of the matter, plowed forward: Maybe black students were done a disservice by being recruited to top-notch colleges for which they weren't prepared.
"I don't think it ...
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