Tuesday, July 31, 2018

Uber halts development of self-driving trucks

The ride-hailing firm says it will now focus solely on the development of self-driving cars.

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Janice Kent in 'Bloodsport' 'Memba Her?!

Leah Ayres is best known for playing the sneaky Kumite reporter, Janice Kent -- who turns into Frank Dux's love interest played by Jean-Claude Van Damme -- in the kick-ass 1988 action movie "Bloodsport." Guess what she looks like now!



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Leah Ayres is best known for playing the sneaky Kumite reporter, Janice Kent -- who turns into Frank Dux's love interest played by Jean-Claude Van Damme -- in the kick-ass 1988 action movie "Bloodsport." Guess what she looks like now!

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Monday, July 30, 2018

Betsy DeVos Doesn't Give a Damn About Students, Education or the Cost Thereof

Can we stop telling the lie that Betsy DeVos has the best interest of this nation’s students at heart?

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Can we stop telling the lie that Betsy DeVos has the best interest of this nation’s students at heart?

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Jesse Watters Says We Don't Want 'Some Guy's Uncle From Zimbabwe" in America 

Fox News host Jesse Watters said on a panel discussion about President Trump’s proposed immigration bill that Trump merely wants the “best and the brightest” immigrants, not “some guy’s uncle from Zimbabwe.” Oh.

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Fox News host Jesse Watters said on a panel discussion about President Trump’s proposed immigration bill that Trump merely wants the “best and the brightest” immigrants, not “some guy’s uncle from Zimbabwe.” Oh.

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CBS Decides Not to Take Immediate Action on Les Moonves

After the latest Ronan Farrow investigation for The New Yorker outed CBS CEO Les Moonves as an alleged sexual abuser, the company has decided to not punish Moonves immediately, according to the New York Times.

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After the latest Ronan Farrow investigation for The New Yorker outed CBS CEO Les Moonves as an alleged sexual abuser, the company has decided to not punish Moonves immediately, according to the New York Times.

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Senate Democrat Floats First Serious Proposals For Regulating Big Tech

Over a series of public hearings, Congress has demonstrated a staggering level of incompetence regarding technology that would convince an ordinary observer that these people shouldn’t be in charge of tech-focused policy. But a new list of 20 proposals compiled by Senator Mark Warner actually gets the ball rolling for…

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Over a series of public hearings, Congress has demonstrated a staggering level of incompetence regarding technology that would convince an ordinary observer that these people shouldn’t be in charge of tech-focused policy. But a new list of 20 proposals compiled by Senator Mark Warner actually gets the ball rolling for…

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Senate Candidate Corey Stewart's Staff Are Somehow Even More Racist Than He Is 

Corey Stewart, the long shot Republican candidate running against incumbent Tim Kaine for Senate in Virginia, is already a well known racist. He’s a big fan of the Confederacy who believes the Civil War wasn’t fought over slavery. Somehow, it seems that Stewart’s staff might be even worse. Stewart’s spokesperson, Rick…

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Corey Stewart, the long shot Republican candidate running against incumbent Tim Kaine for Senate in Virginia, is already a well known racist. He’s a big fan of the Confederacy who believes the Civil War wasn’t fought over slavery. Somehow, it seems that Stewart’s staff might be even worse. Stewart’s spokesperson, Rick…

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