Since Donald Trump was elected in November, retailers and their lobbyists have been plotting how to fight a Republican-backed tax reform plan. Now they’ll get to make the argument directly to the president.
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The Latest: Romney urges Senate to confirm Puzder to Labor
In this Jan. 5, 2017 file photo, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell meets Labor Secretary-designate Andy Puzder in his office on Capitol Hill in Washington. Supporters of Puzder are launching a campaign to defend him after months of criticism from Democrats and labor groups.
US-Born Muslim Scientist Detained, Forced to Unlock NASA Phone
Bikkannavar is employed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory but spent a few weeks away pursuing his hobby of racing solar-powered cars. As a member of a Chilean team, he journeyed to Patagonia in early January under the Obama administration.
Cybersecurity becoming a top DoD priority, expert says
Retired Lt. Gen. Harry Raduege who has advised the Obama and Trump administrations says the time is right for Congress and the military to advance their cybersecurity efforts.
Give us your Huddled Scientists: France woos US Climate Researchers, Inventors in age of Trump
The United States of America. Home of the free. Land of the brave. And, until Donald Trump became president, a beacon of science, research and technology.
Cybersecurity becoming a top DoD priority, Colorado Springs expert says | Colorado Springs Gazette, News
Retired Lt. Gen. Harry Raduege who has advised the Obama and Trump administrations says the time is right for Congress and the military to advance their cybersecurity efforts.
Cybersecurity becoming a top DoD priority, Colorado Springs expert says
Retired Lt. Gen. Harry Raduege who has advised the Obama and Trump administrations says the time is right for Congress and the military to advance their cybersecurity efforts.
‘John Wick 2’ reloads for more outrageously stylish action – CNET
Some sequels require you to remember what went before. In others, however, everything you need is on the poster.
Blues Matters, Presidential Postcards, The Talmud, More: Friday Buzz, February 10, 2017
The British magazine Blues Matters now has a digital archive . “Subscribers to Blues Matters, whether in digital or print, institution or individual, can now browse the complete archive of back issues dating back to the very first issue, originally published in 1999.
10 Things to Know for Today
This Feb. 4, 2017 photo released by NBC shows Alec Baldwin as President Donald Trump in the opening sketch of “Saturday Night Live,” in New York. With the return of John Oliver to HBO and Alec Baldwin’s guest hosting slot on “Saturday Night Live,” this is shaping up like a big weekend for late-night’s treatment of the new president.
Also, Reign launches a new season, and MacGyver could be on the trail of the Zodiac Killer.
“MacGyver” : This one gives us chills: When Matty’s goddaughter and her boyfriend are killed in a San Francisco park, Mac and the team investigate the crime and start to suspect that the 1970s Zodiac Killer has returned. “Reign” : As the period drama launches a new season, Queen Mary is vowing to avenge the death of her close friend, Lola.
‘Dominated By America’: How Trump Wants To Send NASA Back To The Moon And Mars
President Donald Trump is planning to return U.S. astronauts to the moon by 2020 and go onto Mars soon after, according to leaked internal documents. The documents say Trump wants NASA to launch a “rapid and affordable” lunar mission to the moon by 2020, build privately operated space stations and assist “the large-scale economic development of space.”
Dakota Access Line OK Came as Tribe Head Flew to Meet Trump Team
After months of fighting against the Dakota Access oil pipeline, Standing Rock Sioux Tribe chairman Dave Archambault II boarded a plane to Washington to meet with the Trump administration and voice his opposition. Before he had landed, news had broken that the U.S. was clearing the project.
No, the Future Is Not Femaleby Heather WilhelmOn Tuesday, after a…
It was a golden opportunity to show grace, introspection, and clarity. But since Hillary Clinton is Hillary Clinton, she decided to go ahead and alienate half of the human race instead.
Trump’s $1 Trillion Plan May Buy Less Metal Than You Think
Anyone expecting more from the Donald Trump rally in metals should probably consider just how much $1 trillion in government spending will actually buy. That’s the amount the new U.S. president pledged to expand and rebuild American infrastructure like roads and airports over the next decade.
The Accused viewers blast mother found GUILTY of cruelty
Britney Spears asks for ‘prayers’ for niece Maddie, 8, whose ATV flipped into pond trapping her underwater for several minutes despite her mom Jamie Lynn’s desperate attempts to free her Nordstrom bosses sent strongly worded memo criticizing President Trump’s Muslim travel ban to all staff TWO days before dropping Ivanka’s line British Speaker BANS ‘racist and sexist’ Trump from addressing Parliament but he had no problem with the President of CHINA Kanye West DELETES his tweets about Donald Trump ‘because he’s unhappy with the President’s choices’… after strongly supporting him two months ago Mystery as Columbia graduate, 23, is found dead on Panama island three days after she went missing during a trip to the beach Exercise is NOT key to weight control: Why you really do have to diet to trim your waistline – no matter how much you work out Nicolas Cage’s musician son Weston, 26, is … (more)
‘Split’ leads box office for third week, tops ‘Rings’ and ‘The Space Between Us’
For the third week in a row, Universal’s “Split” landed in the No. 1 box office spot, beating out new releases, Paramount ‘s “Rings,” STX Entertainment’s “The Space Between Us” and Sony’s “The Comedian.”
‘Split’ leads box office for third week, tops ‘Rings’ and ‘The Space Between Us’
For the third week in a row, Universal’s “Split” landed in the No. 1 box office spot, beating out new releases, Paramount ‘s “Rings,” STX Entertainment’s “The Space Between Us” and Sony’s “The Comedian.”
Making China Great Again
Passing the TPP is as important to me as another aircraft carrier,” said former U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter two years ago, as the negotiations on the huge new free trade organization were nearing completion. Given that the United States already has twice as many aircraft carriers as the rest of the world put together, that comment could be taken several ways, but Mr. Carter meant that the TPP was strategically important in his eyes.
An Inuit Actor Contemplates A Big Break Gone Small
When Orto Ignatiussen landed a part in a Hollywood blockbuster in 2011, he thought it might be his big break. At the time, he was the director of a community theater in the small town of Tasiilaq, Greenland, already middle-aged and still hoping he might have a career as a serious actor.
Shopify Employees Quietly Urged The Company To Stop Doing Business With Breitbart
Employees at Shopify have quietly urged the company to cut ties with Breitbart News and stop hosting the right-wing media outlet’s online store, but those concerns have largely fallen on deaf ears at the Canadian startup, BuzzFeed News has learned. For months, employees have been asking for an updated policy on what types of clients Shopify will work with.
An Inuit Actor Contemplates A Big Break Gone Small
When Orto Ignatiussen landed a part in a Hollywood blockbuster in 2011, he thought it might be his big break. At the time, he was the director of a community theater in the small town of Tasiilaq, Greenland, already middle-aged and still hoping he might have a career as a serious actor.
Is Trump Tweeting From a ‘Secure’ Smartphone? The White House Won’t Say
For some time, the public has known that Donald Trump does a lot of his tweeting himself, from the account @realDonaldTrump, and from an Android smartphone. But many cybersecurity experts believed that would change once Trump took the oath of office, because White House-approved communication devices are much more secured – and stripped down – than the smartphones the rest of us use.
The Space Between Us: Send this mission back to Mars
Britt Robertson and Asa Butterfield star in The Space Between Us, a suffocating melodrama from Mars. Britt Robertson and Asa Butterfield star in The Space Between Us, a suffocating melodrama from Mars.
Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon says Russia ‘weaponising misinformation’ to destabilise west
Russia is “weaponising misinformation” in a sustained campaign of destabilisation against the West, Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon has warned. In a hard-hitting speech, Sir Michael accused Moscow of using cyber weaponry to “disrupt critical infrastructure and disable democratic machinery” in a series of attacks on western countries.
America’s Top Prosecutor Defied Trump and Got Fired. Now She Gets Paid
A few days before the end of her tenure, Sally Yates, the acting U.S. attorney general, was fired by President Donald Trump for refusing to defend the Republican’s executive order blocking refugees, deeming it unlawful. In some industries, such a high profile swan song would turn anyone into a toxic commodity.
Trump’s presidency sees Swedish interest in US trips halve
New data from Sweden’s biggest airline ticket search engine shows that interest in booking trips between Sweden and the US halved following Donald Trump’s inauguration as President. Flygresor.se analyzed 2.5 million flight searches carried out on their website and app, focusing on the two weekends following Trump’s inauguration on January 20th, 2017.
Cybersecurity EO postponement: Lessons learned from immigration EO?
Mystery solved? The White House had announced that Donald Trump would sign an executive order on cybersecurity that would, among other new policies, move the executive responsibilities for the effort into the White House itself. The signing ceremony got postponed without much explanation, and it appeared that Trump and his team decided to take a little more time to mull over their new directives.
Trump is only finishing what Hollywood and the media started
For a brief moment, it was almost as if they were people. They were scientists working on new treatments for HIV/AIDS or whose research had helped contain the spread of that Ebola outbreak a few years ago.
One year since Marilyn
One year ago today we were graced with the presence of the beautiful eight-metre tall Forever Marilyn statue. The 15-tonne statue was the attraction of the town for almost six months before being dismantled on July 16 last year.
ETF Buyers Return to Precious Metals Amid Trump Policy Angst
Add the flap over U.S. immigration policy to investor concerns that are reigniting demand for precious metals as havens. Long-only exchange-traded funds backed by precious metals have attracted about $200 million this month, on course for the first monthly inflow since October, data compiled by Bloomberg Intelligence showed.
Rihanna and Azealia Banks in Trump fight, post each other’s phone number – CNET
Commentary: You know the issue is serious when celebrities go all out to ruin each other on Twitter and Instagram. Celebrities do seem to have a lot of free time and some spend quite a bit of it on social media.
Could supplier jobs move back to America?
Suppliers are waiting to see whether President Donald Trump will challenge the fundamental assumption that some auto parts can’t be profitably produced in the U.S., even with a 35 percent tariff. Products with high labor content, such as wire harnesses, small motors, cut-and-sew seat components and electronics, typically are produced in low-wage countries such as Mexico.
Trump’s Android Phone a Hack Risk?
Donald Trump is a big fan of the phones in the White House. “These are the most beautiful phones I’ve ever used in my life,” he told the New York Times in an interview this week.
Seven Things To Know For Jan. 30
Police survey the scene after deadly shooting at a mosque in Quebec City, Canada, Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017.
Does Trump’s Old Android Phone Pose Major Security Threat?
Donald Trump is a big fan of the phones in the White House. “These are the most beautiful phones I’ve ever used in my life,” he told the New York Times in an interview this week.
Military: First-known combat death since Trump in office
In this Jan. 27, 2017 file photo, President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks during a news conference in the East Room of the White House, Friday, Jan. 27, 2017, in Washington. FILE – In this Jan. 27, 2017 file photo, President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks during a news conference in the East Room of the White House, Friday, Jan. 27, 2017, in Washington.
This is the self-destructing smartphone that Trump probably isna t using
Over the past few days, some of the biggest questions about our national cyber security have centered on one device: President Donald Trump’s phone. Shortly after he reportedly traded in his main Twitter machine, an old-model, unsecured Android phone, for a “secure, encrypted device approved by the Secret Service,” the famously tech averse executive appeared to still be using the unsecured device.
Judges Block Parts of Trump’s Order on Muslim Nation Immigration
Demonstrators protest outside of John F. Kennedy International Airport against U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order blocking visitors from seven predominantly Muslim nations in New York, U.S., on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017.
Labour’s deputy leader spoke to the Co-operative Party Economic Conference in London
Labour frontbenchers who quit in a row over the party’s approach to Brexit should be back in top positions “within months”, Tom Watson has said. The deputy leader said the party must take a sensible approach to dealing with the deep divisions among MPs over triggering Article 50. At a conference in central London, Mr Watson said Britain must be open-minded about US president Donald Trump’s economic policies.