Feds to Hold 'Children's Sleepwear Seminar'

The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced it will hold a one-day seminar on October 20 focusing "exclusively on issues related" to the agency's regulatory requirements for children's pajamas.

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UW regents accused of violating state transparency law

SEATTLE (AP) - The University of Washington's board of regents is facing a lawsuit over allegations that it violated the state's open meeting laws by selecting the university's president in secret.

The Seattle Times reports (http://bit.ly/2b2AaGg ) that the lawsuit filed Tuesday by the Washington Coalition for Open Government cites ...

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Trump, on defense, blames media for Second Amendment flap

BRISTOL, Va. (AP) - On the defensive once again, Donald Trump is blaming faulty interpretations and media bias for an uproar over his comments about the Second Amendment. He's insisting he never advocated violence against Hillary Clinton, even as undeterred Democrats pile on.

The latest controversy to strike Trump's campaign ...

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Paul Ryan easily wins his primary

(Paul Mirengoff) Speaker Paul Ryan crushed his Republican primary opponent Paul Nehlenn today. Ryan received around 85 percent of the vote, according to Politico. Ryan, of course, had all the advantages. His opponent was an unknown whom Ryan (gutlessly, it seems to me) refused to debate. In addition, Ryan was able to pour more than $600,000 into television advertising in the past month. He even obtained Donald Trump's endorsement in the end.

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Netflix launches iOS and Android apps for its internet speed test service

 Netflix began helping its users test their internet connection for streaming speeds in May when it introduced Fast.com. Now it is bringing that service to mobile with the launch of apps for iOS and Android, as first spotted by 9to5Mac. Read More

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Embattled state Sen. Norm McAllister loses GOP primary

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - The Vermont state senator facing a second sex crimes trial has lost his re-election bid to continue representing Franklin County.

In the Republican primary Tuesday, Sen. Norm McAllister came in a distant third behind incumbent Sen. Dustin Degree and state Rep. Carolyn Branagan in the two-member ...

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Hey Kids! These Fancypants Colleges Cost Over $50,000 Per Year And Offer Robberies GALORE

The mugging at these schools doesn't happen only in the bursar's office

Via: The Daily Caller

Feds Hand Over Nearly $50 MILLION In Environmental Lawsuits

'There is zero accountability'

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Interactions nabs $56 million to improve your automated customer service experience

 As the world turns, customer service seems to evolve much more slowly than most all other services. The problems that induce more hair-pulling and teeth-gnashing than solutions only seeming to be further abstracted by bad tech and the customer is these days left hanging up the phone after cussing out a robot. For how much effort has been paid to stepping up the subpar quality of Siri and… Read More

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Ryan: Trump's 2nd Amendment Comment Sounds Like 'Joke Gone Bad'

"I hope he clears it up very quickly," House Speaker Paul Ryan says of Donald Trump's comments on how "Second Amendment people" could stop Hillary Clinton. Ryan, speaking at press conference after Wisc. primary win, says state's voters share his desire for "political leadership that is inclusive, not divisive" NOTE: Ryan defeated challenger Paul Nehlen, who portrayed Ryan as a "soulless globalist" who "betrayed" Donald Trump and Republican conservatives on trade, immigration; see related story R

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Do Blue-State Policies Lead to Prosperity?

(John Hinderaker) The New York Times publishes a lot of dumb stuff, but this article by Jacob Hacker and Paul Pierson titled The Path to Prosperity Is Blue is a classic. It purports to show that liberal policies at the state level lead to "broad prosperity," but the piece's logic is laughable. To begin with, the authors purport to be measuring prosperity, but of the five statistics they try to relate to

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Donald Trump jabs at Clinton need a better focus, GOP says

Donald Trump repeatedly took jabs at Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton at a rally Tuesday in North Carolina, hitting her for the email scandal, the spread of Islamic State terrorism and the Iran deal.

But the scattershot attacks fell short of the singleminded assault on Mrs. Clinton that GOP strategists are ...

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America's Worst Radio Host Proves Why We Need Alternative Media

No more sanctimonious boors to tell us what's news anymore

Via: The Daily Caller

Crunch Report | Facebook will bypass Adblockers

Coffiest — a mixture of coffee and caffeine — is the newest offering from Soylent, Facebook will bypass adblockers but give users an option to opt out of some advertising, NES classic edition will save game play (hooray!), Amazon is testing new pilot episodes on Twitch, and NASA builds its own HDR camera. All this on Crunch Report. Read More

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Ryan Says He's 'Humbled and Honored' After GOP Primary Win

House Speaker Paul Ryan issues statement after winning GOP primary in Wisconsin's first district. "I am humbled and honored that Wisconsinites in the 1st congressional district support my efforts to keep fighting on their behalf Says he and wife Janna ''are grateful to have the support of so many in southern Wisconsin, and we are truly thankful for all of their hard work" Related: House Speaker Ryan Easily Defeats Political Unknown in Primary

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Paul Ryan Easily Wins Republican Primary

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R., Wis.) easily defeated Republican primary opponent Paul Nehlen Tuesday night for the right to run for his seat again.

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Paul Ryan Slaughters Paul Nehlen In Wisconsin Primary

The race drew national attention thanks to Trump

Via: The Daily Caller

For the ambitious ed tech company AltSchool, it's time for phase two

 Much has been written about the ambitions of AltSchool, a San Francisco-based startup that's aiming to change the way that school children learn. Its big idea, broadly, is that personalized learning is far more effective than the standardized education that most students are stuck with today. As important, personalized learning is scalable, believes AltSchool, which operates seven… Read More

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Evan McMullin: I'm Proud of What I Learned at Goldman Sachs

Independent presidential candidate Evan McMullin discusses his time working at Goldman Sachs and what Americans think about the financial sector on "With All Due Respect."

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Chicago activist asks judge to block mental-health exam

DETROIT (AP) - A Chicago activist convicted of lying to get U.S. citizenship in Detroit is resisting a government request for a mental-health exam as she tries to overturn her conviction.

Rasmea Odeh's (OH'-duh) conviction could be thrown out if a federal judge finds that testimony about post-traumatic stress disorder ...

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