October 26, 2016

Trump: Hotel Came In 'Under Budget, Ahead of Schedule'

At the official opening of the Trump International Hotel Washington, D.C., Donald Trump said all he sees around the country is "untapped potential waiting to be set free." The GOP nominee also took the time to congratulate Newt Gingrich on his "amazing interview" with Fox News' Megyn Kelly.

Source: Bloomberg Politics

States Did Not Enforce Work Requirements for Food Stamp Recipients

States did not always enforce work requirements for food stamp recipients before giving them benefits because doing so was "too burdensome" for them, according to an audit from the Department of Agriculture's Inspector General.

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Clinton: Trump's 'final target is democracy itself'

With Donald Trump's presidential hopes seemingly fading, the Republican billionaire is intent on tearing down the fundamental pillars of American democracy during the final two weeks of the election, Hillary Clinton said Wednesday in a blistering attack on her opponent.

At a rally in the key battleground state of Florida, ...

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Psychologist Shocked Some Women Don't Like Hillary Clinton

Clinton is viewed unfavorably by 54 percent of women

Via: The Daily Caller

Darkstore opens on-demand delivery fulfillment centers in New York and Phoenix

darkstore Darkstore is expanding its warehouse-as-a-service product into New York and Phoenix, following the launch of its San Francisco Darkstore in May. The decision to launch in additional markets is driven by the demand from Darkstore's brand customers," Darkstore CEO Lee Hnetinka told me via email. Tuft & Needle, Darkstore's first customer, is based in Phoenix and is one of… Read More

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Trump: Hotel Most Coveted Location in D.C. After the White House

Donald Trump, at official opening of Trump International Hotel Washington, D.C., says all he sees around the country during his campaign is "untapped potential, waiting to be set free." Trump says the hotel, in the Old Post Office building on Pennsylvania Ave. just blocks from the White House, is the second-most sought-after location in the city; says hotel came in under budget and ahead of schedule Says he's heading back to campaign trail as soon as the ribbon cutting; cites campaign stops in N

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Clinton Aide's Memo Details Ties Between Consulting Firm and Clinton Foundation

The overlap between Hillary Clinton's State Department, her family's foundation, and a consulting firm run by members of her inner circle has reaped a windfall for all involved, steering tens of millions of dollars to the Clinton family and generating lucrative contracts for a consulting practice run by a close confidante, an internal memo reveals.

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Indiana candidates back Chicago man's stalled pardon request

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The candidates for governor of Indiana say they would likely pardon a Chicago man whose request Gov. Mike Pence hasn't acted on despite evidence the man was wrongly convicted of armed robbery.

Republican Lt. Gov. Eric Holcomb said during a Tuesday debate he understands Pence's stance that ...

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LeBron James Starts The NBA Season With An Incredible Triple Double [VIDEO]

He can't be stopped

Via: The Daily Caller

Microsoft shows off a new input method with the Surface Dial

surface-studio-pen Okay, this is cool. Microsoft kind of powered past the Surface Dial in all of the pomp and circumstance around the new Creators Update version of Windows 10 and the Surface Studio all in one, but the new wireless peripheral offers up some interesting new methods for interacting with the company products The name and form factor tell you lot about what you need to know here – the dial… Read More

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GOP Tops 2012 Door-Knocks with More Than 3,000 Field Staffers

Republican National Cmte field staffers made more than 11.5m knocks on doors, surpassing the number of interactions in 2012, a senior GOP representative says on conference call with reporters. RNC wants to benefit from the fact that more Republicans, Democrats and Independents choose to vote early this election cycle More than 3,000 paid field staffers is the largest Republicans ever had RNC Chairman Reince Priebus continues to make donor calls Earlier: Trump Stops Big Money Fund-Raising, Curbin

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'Outraged' Ash Carter Suspends Order to Recover Reenlistment Bonuses

Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Wednesday that he was "outraged" by the government demanding some 9,700 soldiers give back the bonuses they received for reenlisting, subsequently suspending the repayment order the same day.

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October 25, 2016

UCLA Professor: Trump Voters Greatest Threat To Democracy Since World War II

He suggests the federal government should do something to "pacify" Trump supporters.

Via: The Daily Caller

The Crunchies nominations close soon

The 9th Annual Crunchies Awards at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco, CA on February 8, 2016. Photo by Max Morse for TechCrunch Stop procrastinating and nominate your favorite startup, founder or investor for a Crunchie. Nominations will close on Thursday, November 3, 2016. That's just two weeks before the nominations close. We're looking for the input of the tech community. Who was the hottest new startup? Who launched the best new technology? Which company had the best launch video? There are 11… Read More

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Donald Trump Calls Out 'Mr. Tough Guy' Joe Biden

At a rally in Tallahassee, Florida, Donald Trump responds to Vice President Biden's remark that he'd like to take the GOP nominee "behind the gym."

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No Question Now: Obama Lied

(John Hinderaker) In March 2015, President Obama said that he didn't know about his own Secretary of State's use of an off-the-books email server. He said that he learned about it on the news, the same as the rest of us. I have some questions here pic.twitter.com/ufkeoZCx2m — Katherine Miller (@katherinemiller) March 7, 2015 That tweet prompted an explosive email thread from today's Wikileaks dump showing that Obama's denial of knowledge was

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Biden Falsely Claims He Never Criticized the Tea Party

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Inside the Beltway: Trump's new monument in the nation's capital

"Washington will never be the same."

That is the motto for the new Trump International Hotel in the nation's capital, which is staging a private "grand opening" and ribbon-cutting with Donald Trump himself on Wednesday. Sited in the historic Old Post Office not three blocks from the White House, the ...

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Lawsuit Filed Against Utah's 'No Promo Homo' Law

'Dangerous laws to be struck from the books'

Via: The Daily Caller

Sub Pop's co-founder launched a fun music remixing app

img_1944 Okay, this is actually pretty cool. I've only been playing around with it a bit, but I can definitely see it becoming addicting – particularly if the service's creators can bring more musicians on board. As it stands right now, 8Stem's collection of remix-able music is fairly limited – perhaps not surprising for a service that only launched out of beta today. I… Read More

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