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Washington Post's Rubin: "We Have to "Burn Down the Republican Party"

Washington Post’s Rubin: “We Have to “Burn Down the Republican Party”

Author: Jeffrey Poor

Sunday on MSNBC’s “AM Joy,” Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin called for the shunning and shaming of the supporters of President Donald Trump, which she argued was part of a plan to “burn down” the GOP and start from new.

“It’s not only that Trump has to lose, but that all his enablers have to lose,” she said. “We have to collectively, in essence, burn down the…

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'She’s not going to make it': Friends and Donors Want Gillibrand to Drop Out

‘She’s not going to make it’: Friends and Donors Want Gillibrand to Drop Out

Author: Julio Rosas

Friends, former staffers, and donors say it’s time for Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand to end her low-polling presidential campaign, as she struggles to reach the donor threshold that would qualify her for the next set of debates.

Instead of focusing on a losing presidential campaign, they instead want the New York Democrat to focus on staying in the Senate.

“It would be best if she…

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States Raise "Proficient" Bar on Tests in Last 10 Years, Study Finds

States Raise “Proficient” Bar on Tests in Last 10 Years, Study Finds

Author: Catherine Gewertz

Most states have raised their cutoff scores for proficiency on state tests in the last decade, according to a study released Wednesday.

The report, by the National Center for Education Statistics, converts each state’s cutoff score for proficiency into an equivalent score on the 2017 National Assessment of Educational Progress, or NAEP, math and reading tests in 4th and…

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MIT Scientists say New Skin Patch to Deliver Cancer Medication in 60 Seconds Shows Promise in Mice

Author: Berkeley Lovelace Jr.

An experimental patch designed to deliver cancer medications through the skin showed promise in mice and human skin samples, according to new research presented Sunday at the American Chemical Society conference in California, San Diego.

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology developed the patch to fight melanoma, a deadly but highly treatable form…

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Facebook Hiring Corporate Media Veterans to Manually Curate 'News Tab'

Facebook Hiring Corporate Media Veterans to Manually Curate ‘News Tab’

Author: Lucas Nolan

Facebook recently spoke with Axios, revealing a number of plans to promote news outlets on its platform including the creation of a “News Tab” featuring outlets handpicked by Facebook, changing how millions of people receive news.

Axios reports that social media giant Facebook has new plans aimed at helping handpicked news outlets on its platform and will be hiring a number of…

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GWU Students Sign Fake Petition to Remove 'Oppressive' White Man from Crosswalk Signals

GWU Students Sign Fake Petition to Remove ‘Oppressive’ White Man from Crosswalk Signals

Author: Alana Mastrangelo

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Students at George Washington University signed a fake petition seeking to remove the oppressive “white man” stick figures from crosswalk signals, in what one student called “a lack of representation issue.”

“As we students cross the street, we are told by the symbol of a white man when it is okay to cross,” read the fake…

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Poll: Kamala Harris Falls to Sixth Place Among Early Democrat Voters

Author: John Binder

Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) has continued her decline in the 2020 Democrat presidential primary race, falling to sixth place among early state Democrat primary voters in the latest poll.

A new poll by Morning Consult reveals how Harris has dropped to the same level of support among early Democrat primary voters in Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, and Nevada as candidates…

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9 Scams That Prey on College Students

Author: Ari Cetron

Imagine you’re a scam artist looking for a vulnerable group to prey on.

Older people are often good marks, but they’re dispersed throughout the population. So, finding a group to victimize can prove problematic. The very young are too often protected by parents and may not have enough money to make them worthwhile targets.

But college students? Perfect.

College students are old…

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Pro-Life Movie ‘Unplanned’ Hits No. 1 Among DVDs on Amazon

Author: Rachel del Guidice

“Unplanned,” a movie about an abortion clinic director who left her job at Planned Parenthood, is the No. 1 DVD in Amazon sales after surpassing expectations in movie theaters.

“You know, without being trite, I think the people have spoken,” Cary Solomon, who directed the movie with Chuck Konzelman, told The Daily Signal in a phone interview Tuesday.

“Unplanned” tells…

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Dow Plunges More Than 800 Points in Worst Drop Since February, Amazon and Tech Shares Lead the Rout

Author: Fred Imbert

Stocks sank on Wednesday as a steep decline in tech shares and worries of rapidly rising rates sent Wall Street on pace for its worst day in eight months.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 831.83 points lower at 25,598.74 as Intel and Microsoft fell more than 3.5 percent each. The Nasdaq Composite plummeted 4 percent to 7,422.05.

The Dow also closed near its lows of the…

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John Ratcliffe Withdrawing From Consideration for Intel Chief

Author: Tom Howell Jr.

Rep. John Ratcliffe withdrew his name from contention to become the next director of national intelligence, saying Friday that he didn’t want to spark the kind of partisan battle that was brewing over his selection.

President Trump announced the move on Twitter, and Mr. Ratcliffe confirmed it in a statement.

“I was humbled and honored that the president put his trust in me…

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US Secret Service Reportedly Goes Glock

Author: Chris Eger

The Secret Service is reportedly moving away from their longstanding use of Sig Sauer handguns and is set to transition to new model Glocks in coming days.

As reported Wednesday by several outlets, Secret Service Director James Murray communicated internally that the agency will be moving to the 9mm Glock 19 MOS Gen 5. Tactical teams will use the 9mm G47 MOS Gen 5 and G26 Gen…

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Remington Requests Sandy Hook Case Go To Supreme Court

Author: Tom Knighton

Lawsuits against gun manufacturers were once the preferred response to almost any kind of shooting. Unlike any other product on the planet, gun makers were being held responsible for the unlawful acts committed by others. It was such a problem that Congress passed the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act. The purpose was to protect these companies from malicious and…

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Box Office: ‘Hobbs & Shaw’ Heading for $57 Million Opening Weekend

Author: Dave McNary

Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham are showing solid drawing power as “Hobbs & Shaw” heads for about $57 million in its opening weekend in North America, early estimates showed Friday.

That’s slightly below forecasts, which had been in the $60 million range for the first spinoff from the Fast & Furious universe, which has generated $5.1 billion in worldwide grosses since its…

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Matt Walsh - LOL: Robots Are Now Considered Racist

Matt Walsh – LOL: Robots Are Now Considered Racist

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Matt Walsh debunks an insane mainstream media article claiming that robots are racist.

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Ted Cruz Shows How To Win an Argument on Socialism

Author: Shaun Hair

The Democrats are galloping hard to the extreme left, willingly accepting such outlandish ideas as open borders, canceled college debt and tax-funded health care for illegal aliens.

But that’s not all. The left wants to eliminate private insurance, the Second Amendment and plastic straws.

The left’s idea of America is not the vision of our founding fathers. Heck, it’s not even…

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Google to Allow Rivals to Bid For Place Among Default Android Options

Authors: Foo Yun Chee and Philip George

BRUSSELS/BENGALURU (Reuters) – Alphabet’s <GOOGL.O> Google will allow rivals to buy the chance of winning default search engine status on new Android devices in Europe, the U.S. company said on Friday in its latest proposal to ward off fresh EU antitrust penalties.

New Android smartphones and tablets shipped in Europe will, from early 2020, be offered four…

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