U.S. Court Rules CFPB Structure Unconstitutional

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Tuesday declared the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's structure unconstitutional because too much power is vested with its sole director, but said it can continue operating under the president's supervision.

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Hillary's Campaign Chair Got Advice From A CIA Director Who Was Caught Mishandling Classified Info

He kept classified info at his house

Via: The Daily Caller

Google's Project Fi gets a group plan

Project Fi, Google's wireless service, is getting a group plan today. While most cell services let you choose a "family plan," which typically entails the ability to include additional lines at a discount, Fi didn't yet offer this option. Like you would expect from Fi, it's all pretty straightforward, but don't expect to get a massive discount. Project… Read More

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How leaders talk

(Paul Mirengoff) Sally Jenkins writes about sports for the Washington Post. I gather that, like many sportswriters these days, she would rather write about politics. And why not? Her work meets the low standard of punditry at the Post. Today, Jenkins has a column called (in the print edition) "No leader says things like that in locker room." Her argument is that although athletes do make lewd, Trump-style comments in the locker

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Obamacare Premiums Up 16% in Wisconsin

Obamacare premiums in Wisconsin will rise by an average of 16 percent next year, according to the state's insurance commissioner.

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Leaked Emails Show Clinton Campaign Trying To Figure Out Press Leaks

'You got to stop this'

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Breakout Labs backs four startups that are "reprogramming nature"

A venture fund that backs very early-stage advanced tech and science startups, Breakout Labs, has invested in 4 new deals, according to founder and Managing Partner Lindy Fishburne. The fund, which is part of the Thiel Foundation, typically invests $350,000 in each startup, with no strings attached. If a startup's research and development does not lead to commercialization as hoped… Read More

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Trump Calls Ryan 'Weak and Ineffective' as GOP Split Widens

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump opened a new front in his war with House Speaker Paul Ryan, accusing the nation's top elected Republican of being a "very weak and ineffective leader" after Ryan said he would no longer defend the presidential nominee.

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Liberal Activist Told Podesta Clinton Was Lying About Sanders During Primary

Liberal activist Brent Budowsky lambasted Hillary Clinton in an email to her campaign chairman John Podesta during the Democratic primary, saying that Clinton was lying about Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) and a weak candidate with little chance of beating any Republican other than Donald Trump.

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Obama wants to go to Mars within a generation

President Obama said Tuesday that man will land on Mars within 30 years, while critics accuse the president of diverting money from space exploration to climate-change research.

"I'm excited to announce that we are working with our commercial partners to build new habitats that can sustain and transport astronauts on ...

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WikiLeaks: State Dept Coordinated Email Release With Clinton Campaign

'All -- DOS is soon releasing another round of documents'

Via: The Daily Caller

MIT's new software makes multi-material 3D printing easy

 Using a mixture of different materials in 3D printing has been difficult for the user end, requiring basically a knowledge of programming and specific training, but new software developed by MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab aims to be the "Photoshop for 3D materials," making it accessible to basically anyone. The "Foundry" system developed… Read More

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Turkey FM Says Clinton Words on Syria Amount to Terror Support

"U.S. would become a terror supporting country" if it arms Syrian Kurdish YPG as U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton suggested in the second presidential debate on Sunday, Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says in interview w/ AHaber television. People of Raqqa in Syria would prefer Islamic State over YPG: Cavusoglu

Source: Bloomberg Politics

CNN: Clinton Advisers 'Manager Her to Within an Inch of Her Life'

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Phoenix VA Hires Fed After She Was Fired By Chicago VA For Lies, Abuse

Rules give even terminated feds re-hiring preference over vets, public applicants

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The new world of mobility

 The race to rule the autonomous car market is on. Google, Ford and now Uber have stepped up to the challenge, each with their own vision and ambitions as to what a driverless world will look like. What's clear is that technology is playing an ever-increasing role — where cities and existing modes of transit have stumbled — allowing us to completely rethink the mobility landscape. Read More

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Mexican officials helping Haitian illegal immigrants reach U.S.

Mexican officials are quietly helping thousands of illegal immigrant Haitians make their way to the United States, according to an internal Homeland Security document that details the route taken by the migrants, the thousands of dollars paid to human smugglers along the way and the sometimes complicit role of the ...

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Bill O'Reilly Blames Liberal Pubs For Backlash Against Chinatown Video

The host stands behind his 'gentle satirist.'

Via: The Daily Caller

Duolingo's new chatbots help you brush up on your foreign language conversation skills

 A lot of startups are talking about the possibilities of chatbots, but Duolingo recently launched one of the most interesting uses so far — practicing a new language. The Duolingo chatbots allow users to hold text message conversations in French, Spanish or German, with the chatbots take on different personas and discuss different topics. You probably won't mistake them for real… Read More

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Memorable and Creepy Moments From the Second Debate

Branding and image analyst Donny Deutsch breaks down the second presidential debate with Mark Halperin and John Heilemann on "With All Due Respect."

Source: Bloomberg Politics