Source: Bloomberg Politics
December 6, 2016
Hate crimes increase by 35% in NYC, mayor blames Trump
NEW YORK (AP) - Mayor Bill de Blasio says he believes president-elect Donald Trump is to blame for a 35-percent increase in hate crime incidents over the past year in New York City.
The Democratic mayor made the comments at a news conference called Monday in response to threats made ...
N26 expands its bank of the future to 17 European countries
Berlin-based startup N26 got its own banking license a few months ago. As N26 is building a mobile-first bank without any physical branch, the startup can expand to new countries much more easily. N26 co-founder and CEO Valentin Stalf is announcing on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt that the startup is now active in 17 countries across Europe. As a European banking license works across the… Read More
Source: TechCrunch
Trump Call Sets Off War of Words With China
President-elect Donald Trump set off a war of words with China less than two months before taking office as Chinese state media on Monday warned of future Beijing action in anticipation of tougher U.S. policies.
The post Trump Call Sets Off War of Words With China appeared first on Washington Free Beacon.
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Watch the last day of Disrupt London LIVE right here!
The Startup Battlefield finalists have been announced, but there is still a full day of Disrupt left. We'll be joined by serial founder Jason Goldberg, Citymapper's Azmat Yusuf, and Facebook's Julien Codorniou, among many more. And then we'll head into the Battlefield finals, where our five finalists companies will battle it out for the ultimate prize: the Disrupt Cup.… Read More 
Source: TechCrunch
Chinese volleyball game in the crosshairs of development
BOSTON (AP) - A modest asphalt court that served as a nursery for a unique style of volleyball played by Chinese immigrants across the country now stands in the way of development, touching off a battle over preservation.
The prime slice of Chinatown real estate is steps from busy South ...
Senate committee considers expanded concealed weapons law
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - An Ohio Senate committee has scheduled a possible vote on a bill to expand the state's concealed weapons law to allow guns in places such as colleges and day cares and on private aircraft.
The bill still permits those places to ban guns if they want. ...
COMMENTARY: How the Media Elected Trump
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Trivago files to raise up to $428 million in IPO
German hotel booking site Trivago updated its plans for a U.S. IPO in a filing that came out on Monday. The company expects to price its shares between $13 to $15, a $428 million offering at the top end of the range. Officially named Travel B.V., the company will change its name to Trivago to match its popular web property, before completing the IPO later this month. Expedia will still own… Read More 
Source: TechCrunch
December 5, 2016
Donald Trump choices for Cabinet lack executive experience to run massive federal agencies
Forget "Team of Rivals." President-elect Donald Trump is instead assembling what critics are calling a team of novices — government outsiders or politicians who have little executive experience at the helm of the kinds of massive federal agencies they'll be running.
Mr. Trump's pick of retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson to ...
Montel Williams Urges Female Journalist To Die
Are his days on Twitter numbered?
Via: The Daily Caller
Fake Pizza News: Avoid the Noid?
(John Hinderaker) I've known for a while that liberals are trying to blame their electoral defeats on "fake news" propagated on Facebook and other venues. Having spent much of the last 14 years exposing fake news emanating from the New York Times, the Washington Post, CBS News, CNN, and so on, I wasn't impressed and devoted zero time to the subject. But now, the liberals really have something to talk about: a
Source: Power LinePower Line
Ray Buckley, top Democrat in New Hampshire, makes bid to be DNC chair
In his quest to be the next chairman of the Democratic National Committee, New Hampshire's Democratic Party chairman is touting his state's success in fending off the GOP as proof he's best equipped to lead his party back to winning at the national level.
Ray Buckley is running against Rep. ...
Non-Profit Suppresses Reports Of Anti-Trump Hate Crimes To Focus On Bashing Him
2,000 educators claimed they saw anti-white sentiment
Via: The Daily Caller
Tariq Fatemi, Pakistani aide, sees opening for better ties with Trump administration
The incoming Trump administration will provide Pakistan a "fresh opportunity to burnish its credentials" with Washington, despite the president-elect's sharp comments on Islamic extremism on the campaign trail, a senior Pakistani diplomat told reporters on a Washington visit Monday.
Tariq Fatemi, special assistant on foreign affairs to Prime Minister Nawaz ...
Michigan GOP Files Appeal To Stop Election Recount
The recount, which began Monday, may cost taxpayers up to $12 million
Via: The Daily Caller
Court upholds warrantless surveillance of U.S. citizens under Section 702
The U.S. federal appeals court has ruled in United States v. Mohamud, a case that began with a 2010 holiday bomb plot and will end with unique implications for the private digital communications of American citizens. Digital privacy advocates had hoped that the appeals case might prompt reform for a contentious portion of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) known as Section 702. Read More 
Source: TechCrunch
Inside the Beltway: In praise of Trump's 'fireside tweet'
Certain journalists, broadcasters, public personalities and political operatives take offense that President-elect Donald Trump continues to tweet with great vigor — including his characteristic candor from the 2016 campaign trail. His critics suggest that somehow this is not presidential, or that nimble tweeting in casual language compromises media coverage and ...
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