November 1, 2016

Wait Another Day Before Buying 2016 Poll Results, Experts Say

The presidential race has tightened since FBI Director James Comey's "bombshell" letter to Congress about Hillary Clinton e-mails, though its impact can't yet be accurately measured in voter surveys, says Larry Sabato, director of the University of Virginia's Center for Politics. "We need some more polls" and may have more clarity by the end of tomorrow, Sabato says in phone interview NOTE: Dollar, Mexican peso, Brazilian real trading lower after ABC News/Washington Post tracking poll showed Don

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Halloween, &c. with Ramirez

(Scott Johnson) Against all the odds, the brilliant editorial cartoonist Michael Ramirez (@Ramireztoons) continues to extract humor from the current presidential campaign. He observed Halloween in "Monsters and ghouls." Inspired by the big story currently in the news, I think Ramirez has topped himself in "Carlita Danger." I could say "Sandy Berger! Thou shouldst be living at this hour," but it wouldn't be right. I will only say thank you, Mr. Ramirez.

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U.K. Spy Chief Warns of 'Increasingly Aggressive' Russian Threat

British spy agency MI5 has hired hundreds of additional agents to prepare the United Kingdom amid a growing threat from Russia, the service's director general told the Guardian in an interview published Tuesday.

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Recent editorials published in Indiana newspapers

The (Bloomington) Herald-Times. October 26, 2016

Our Opinion: Amendment on hunting, fishing is unnecessary.

Does Indiana really need to add the right to hunt, fish and harvest wildlife into the state constitution?

No, it does not.

But some lawmakers, following the lead of the National Rifle Association, have gotten this ...

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Clown Porn Searches Went Up 213% As Country Swept With Clown Scares

'ronald mcdonald'

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Serial entrepreneurs Rick Marini and Michael Levit are selling companies to China — for a lot of money

img_0755 Michael Levit knows a thing or two about China. As an executive vice president at the e-commerce services company Vendio, he stayed with the company for six months after Alibaba agreed to acquire it in 2010. (It marked the Chinese conglomerate's first U.S. acquisition.) Levit says it was long enough to develop a consumer shopping project called Dealio that Alibaba had no interest… Read More

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FBI's Comey Still Has Confidence of Attorney General Lynch, Official Says

U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch continues to have confidence in FBI Director James Comey despite his controversial decision to renew a probe related to Hillary Clinton's use of a private e-mail system, an official said.

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Clinton Campaign Chairman Paid $7K Monthly by Top Donor

Hillary Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta earns $7,000 a month from a top donor to the Democratic nominee as part of a contract struck between the two last year, according to newly released emails from WikiLeaks.

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In this US election year, celebrities take their gloves off

NEW YORK (AP) - It's a bit of footage so intense that it's almost hard to watch. A respected artist stares into a camera and out comes a torrent of anger and frustration at his enemy.

He calls the other man "a pig," ''an idiot" and "a mutt, who doesn't ...

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The Extent Of Hillary's Guilt

I owed the government some money. Hillary owes America four lives in Benghazi.

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Post-App Store developer platform Blackstorm launches a games studio

everwings blackstorm game Whenever a new developer and compute platform comes along — whether that's the mobile phone or a VR headset — games are quick to follow as one of the first ever use cases. That's the case now with Blackstorm, a development platform that's geared toward different platforms like Messengers and the browser that can easily be accessed without having to download a… Read More

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Just one more week

Seven days. That's all that's left in this long-running, tense, divisive, and often downright bizarre election. We are just starting to get a picture of what—if any—impact FBI Director James Comey's recent actions regarding the investigation of Hillary Clinton's e-mails will have on this race. And that picture is murky to say the least. There are some indications that Clinton is maintaining her national edge over Donald Trump; others show the contest tightening. Either way, the Democratic nomine

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Gayle King Asks Why FBI Didn't Probe Possible Russian Ties to Trump Five Minutes After CBS Did Report on FBI Probing Russian Ties to Trump

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Richard Burr jokes about gun owners putting 'bull's-eye' on Hillary Clinton

Sen. Richard Burr has apologized for a joke he made at a private event over the weekend about gun enthusiasts putting a "bull's-eye" on Hillary Clinton.

The North Carolina Republican made the comment to supporters Saturday at a campaign meeting in Mooresville. Mr. Burr had recalled how he walked into ...

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Coordination: Huma's Lawyer Sought Advice From Campaign Before Joining SuperPAC Board

Miguel E. Rodriguez, who has served as lawyer to Huma Abedin and as deputy assistant secretary for Senate affairs in the Justice Department under Hillary Clinton, sought the advice of the Clinton campaign before joining the board of pro-Clinton superPAC Priorities USA. He told top Clinton aide Cheryl Mills, "I want to be helpful in any […]

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With NYT's new The Daily 360, Samsung looks to jumpstart everyday VR

screen-shot-2016-11-01-at-11-57-29-am There's nothing quite so quotidian as getting caught up with the day's news, which is probably why the New York Times' new The Daily 360 project has such strong support from Samsung. Samsung is providing Gear 360 cameras and other equipment to Times reporters for capturing 360-degree footage while in the field, and NYT is committing to publishing at least one immersive… Read More

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GOP Told by Judge to Turn Over Trump Poll-Watching Deals

The Republican National Committee, accused last week of scheming to suppress minority turnout on Election Day, was ordered to turn over to Democratic leaders any evidence of deals struck with Donald Trump's campaign to have citizens observe polling places.

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October 31, 2016

ND Authorities Charge Pipeline Protester With Attempted Murder Of Police

'They are lucky she didn't shoot all of you'

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Clinton Aides Rip 'Double Standard' as Quick Action Vowed

Hillary Clinton's campaign accused FBI Director James Comey of applying a double standard by disclosing a renewed inquiry into her e-mails, an hour after the Justice Department offered a bare-bones promise to lawmakers that it would act "expeditiously" to settle the matter.

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MSNBC Host Shuts Down Panelist Arguing Clinton Still Has 'Positive, Uplifting' Campaign

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