Republicans move to force vote on Trump pick to head NASA Source: Cox Media Group

After waiting for months to get enough votes to win confirmation, Senate Republicans have decided to press ahead this week with the nomination of Rep. Jim Bridenstine to lead NASA, as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell took the first procedural step on Monday evening to force a final vote on President Trump's pick to lead the space agency by late in the week. "Congressman Bridenstine was encouraged to see a cloture petition filed in regard to his nomination as NASA Administrator," said his spokeswoman Sharyl Kaufman, referring to a Senate effort to end debate, and spur a vote on Bridenstine, who was nominated in September.

The NSA Wants a Skeleton Key to Everyone’s Encrypted Data

In this day and age, your receipts, social media activity, public records, GPS data, and internet search history are the every day create a detailed mosaic of our lives used to target advertising and create personality profiles that are exploited by the And those are just the legal shenanigans! Instances of malicious hacking that jeopardize social security numbers and other important data Automatically encrypted search engines and internet services simplify the process for users. They protect individuals' data from hacking, theft, and even the government, but they also retain a repository for all the combinations they use to lock data up.

Trump unleashes torrent of rage against Comey

President Donald Trump unleashed a torrent of rage against James Comey on Sunday over the former FBI director's forthcoming book, calling him "slippery," insisting he never asked him for loyalty and labelling him "the WORST FBI Director in history, by far!" Trump fired off a series of tweets ahead of Comey's interview with ABC, which was set to air in full Sunday evening. In an excerpt shown Saturday, Comey said his belief that Hillary Clinton would win the 2016 presidential election was a factor in his decision to disclose the investigation into her emails.

Carlsbad to work with county on airport plan

Setting aside calls for a special ballot measure, Carlsbad city officials said this week they will continue to work with San Diego County to address residents' concerns about a proposal to lengthen the only runway at McClellan-Palomar Airport. County officials began the four-year process in 2014 to update the airport's master plan, which outlines plans for the runway extension of up to 800 additional feet, new safety systems and other expected improvements.

Report: Arizona voting database targeted in 2016 by criminals, not Russia

A hack on an Arizona election database during the 2016 US presidential campaign was carried out by suspected criminal actors and not the Russian government, a senior Trump administration official told Reuters on Sunday. The official was responding to a report on CBS News' "60 Minutes" citing an internal government document that Russian hackers successfully infiltrated computer systems associated with at least four US states, including Arizona, leading up to the 2016 election.

Marine helicopter crew of 4 is presumed dead after crash in California,

The four crew members aboard a U.S. Marine Corps helicopter that crashed in Southern California on Tuesday are presumed dead, authorities said. A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter from the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing went down "in the vicinity" of El Centro during a routine training mission, according to a statement from the Miramar air station near San Diego.

Ivanka Trump may soon face a difficult choice a ” and not just over where to spend spring break

Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner listen to US President Donald Trump speak in the Rose Garden of the White House following the House of Representative vote on the health care bill on May 4, 2017 in Washington, DC. Following weeks of in-party feuding and mounting pressure from the White House, lawmakers voted 217 to 213 to pass a bill dismantling much of Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act and allowing US states to opt out of many of the law's key health benefit guarantees / AFP PHOTO / MANDEL NGAN Ivanka Trump appears to be at a turning point following a tumultuous first year as a senior White House advisor to her father, President Donald Trump.

Expert challenges Denmark submarine murder suspect’s defence

A leading submarine expert on Tuesday challenged Danish inventor Peter Madsen's claim that Swedish journalist Kim Wall was killed by toxic fumes in his homemade vessel last year, as he faces trial for her murder. Madsen, 47, who is accused of premeditated murder, sexual assault and desecration of a corpse, has said her death was accidental since the first day of his trial on March 8th.

Aerojet Rocketdyne (AJRD) & Orbital ATK (OA) Head to Head Survey

Aerojet Rocketdyne and Orbital ATK are both mid-cap aerospace companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends. Orbital ATK has higher revenue and earnings than Aerojet Rocketdyne.

Take Advantage Of Amazon Selling Apple Products With This $400 Off MacBook Deal

For years, Amazon and Apple have fought over whether the former would feature the latter's products in its online storefront. Recently, the tech giants' relationship experienced some dA tente, most notably when Amazon began listing AppleTVs for sale, even though they are a competitor to the Amazon Fire TV and Fire Stick .

Man drives a stolen car into a lake and is then found by police…

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Hemp gains powerful ally to free it from marijuana ties

In this Aug. 13, 2015, file photo, hemp plants tower above researchers who tend to them at a research farm in Lexington, Ky. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Monday, March 26, 2018, he wants to bring hemp production back into the mainstream by removing it from the controlled substances list that now associates it with marijuana, its illicit cousin.

iphone fingerprint scanner

As security and encryption for mobile devices grow more sophisticated, the same techniques that keep users' data secure also make it nearly impossible for law enforcement to examine the contents of a phone without the user's permission. Even if the phone's manufacturer agrees to help officials unlock the phone, unencrypted data may not be available.

Cambridge Analytica whistleblower: Firm sent foreigners to advise US campaigns

Cambridge Analytica assigned dozens of non-U.S. citizens to provide campaign strategy and messaging advice to Republican candidates in 2014, according to three former workers for the data firm, even as an attorney warned executives to abide by U.S. laws limiting foreign involvement in elections. The effort was designed to present the newly created company, whose parent, SCL Group, was based in London, as "an American brand" that would appeal to U.S. political clients, according to former Cambridge Analytica research director Christopher Wylie.