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OCTOBER 08: Political consultant Roger Stone speaks onstage during The New Yorker Festival 2016 – ‘President Trump: Life As We May Know It,’ featuring Max Boot, Amy Davidson, Roger Stone, and Sean Wilentz in conversation with Evan Osnos at MasterCard Stage at SVA Theatre on October 8, 2016 in New York City.

a Congress to Trump: Your tweet deletes might be breaking the law – CNET

Remember that trouble President Donald Trump had earlier this month when he was trying to spell “hear by” … I mean “hearby” … I mean hereby in a tweet about Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s alleged close ties to Russia? Well, turns out his three attempts , and more significantly, two deletions, may have been breaking violating federal law. That’s according to Utah Republican Rep. Jason Chaffetz and Maryland Democrat Rep. Elijah Cummings, chairman and ranking member of the House Oversight Committee, respectively.

Where fake news goes to die

The command center in the war against fake news isn’t in some network’s conference room or tech startup’s offices. It’s in a large ranch home nestled in the foothills of the Santa Monica Mountains, just north of Los Angeles.

WikiLeaks says Central Intelligence Agency hacked Samsung “smart” TVs

Asked about the latest dump by WikiLeaks – which claims the documents detail how the Central Intelligence Agency can hack into a variety of items, from cellphones to televisions – Spicer pointed out that the alleged theft occurred during the end of the Obama administration. “But the significance of Year Zero goes well beyond the choice between cyberwar and cyber-peace”.

Ivanka Trump’s fashion line sees soaring sales

Ivanka Trump’s fashion line sees soaring sales Despite a boycott, Ivanka Trump’s fashion line soared in online sales last month Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2m3BIFc Despite a boycott and a decision by Nordstrom to no longer carry the brand, Ivanka Trump’s fashion line soared in online sales last month, according to a major e-commerce site. Trump’s brand was in 11th place based on the number of items sold, according to Lyst, a fashion search engine that links shoppers with more than 12,000 retailers and designers.

Ivanka Trump’s fashion line sees soaring sales

Ivanka Trump’s fashion line sees soaring sales Despite a boycott, Ivanka Trump’s fashion line soared in online sales last month Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2m3BIFc Despite a boycott and a decision by Nordstrom to no longer carry the brand, Ivanka Trump’s fashion line soared in online sales last month, according to a major e-commerce site. Trump’s brand was in 11th place based on the number of items sold, according to Lyst, a fashion search engine that links shoppers with more than 12,000 retailers and designers.

WikiLeaks CIA Files: Are They Real and Are They a Risk?

A supporter of WikiLeaks founder julian Assange holds a copy of The WikiLeaks Files outside the Ecuadorian embassy in central London, Britain Feb. 5, 2016. WikiLeaks has published thousands of documents that the anti-secrecy organization said were classified files revealing scores of secrets about CIA hacking tools used to break into targeted computers, cellphones and even smart TVs.

Drugmakers fall as investors see pricing threat from Trump

Just before the stock market opened on Tuesday, President Donald Trump tweeted that he is working on “a new system” to reduce prices, adding that he’ll bring “competition” to the drug industry. It’s not the first time comments from Trump have had a big effect on pharmaceutical stocks, but he hasn’t gotten into specifics and investors aren’t sure how committed he is to doing something.

WikiLeaks reveals CIA files describing hacking tools

WikiLeaks published thousands of documents Tuesday described as secret files about CIA hacking tools the government employs to break into users’ computers, mobile phones and even smart TVs from companies like Apple, Google, Microsoft and Samsung. The documents describe clandestine methods for bypassing or defeating encryption, antivirus tools and other protective security features intended to keep the private information of citizens and corporations safe from prying eyes.

WikiLeaks Says CIA Hackers Can Break Into WhatsApp and Signal

The Central Intelligence Agency’s hackers have developed tools allowing them to bypass encryption in popular mobile messaging apps, including WhatsApp and Signal, according to WikiLeaks. The website posted 8,761 documents and files online Tuesday from what it claims is the CIA’s Center for Cyber Intelligence, detailing the spy agency’s hacking techniques.

Flashback: First FISA Request on Trump Tower Came After Clinton and AG Lynch Met Privately on Tarmac

On June 27th of 2016 , Bill Clinton met secretly with Obama Attorney General Loretta Lynch at the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. A week later FBI Director James Comey laid out in a press conference the many scandalous activities taken by Hillary Clinton while she was President Obama’s Secretary of State and then he said the famous words: We now know that the meeting between Bill Clinton and Attorney General Lynch occurred at about the same time that the Obama administration filed a request with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to monitor communications involving Donald Trump and several advisers.

Meet the U.S. attorney who will oversee the Russia probe now that Sessions is recused

U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein, center, speaks at a news conference in Baltimore on March 1, 2017, to announce that seven Baltimore police officers who worked on a firearms crime task force are charged with stealing money, property and narcotics. U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein, center, speaks at a news conference in Baltimore on March 1, 2017, to announce that seven Baltimore police officers who worked on a firearms crime task force are charged with stealing money, property and narcotics.

Spaceport advocates tout jobs; property owners worried

This map, originally prepared by Spaceport Camden consultant Andrew Nelson, shows the trajectory that Camden County proposes to use to launch rockets over the Cumberland Island National Seashore. Kevin Lang and Dick Parker, owners on Little Cumberland Island, added to the map by outlining the island in white and plotting the homes with blue dots.

Wal-Mart earnings fall, but online sales surge

Wal-Mart drew more shoppers to its namesake stores in the United States and its e-commerce sales soared, signs that its efforts to lower prices and improve web services are helping it compete better against online leader Amazon. The company saw the biggest gain in a key revenue measure in its U.S business in four years, marking the tenth consecutive increase.

Meet the woman who broke…

The Oscar-nominated film Hidden Figures celebrates the true story of three African-American women who helped propel the U.S. space program to new heights. While Mary Jackson, Dorothy Vaughan and Katherine Johnson were breaking barriers at NASA, another hidden figure, Raye Montague, was making history at the U.S. Navy.

Atlanta, other cities eye test tracks for self-driving cars

Self-driving vehicles could begin tooling down a bustling Atlanta street full of cars, buses, bicyclists and college students, as the city vies with other communities nationwide to test the emerging technology. Atlanta would become one of the largest urban areas for testing self-driving vehicles if plans come together for a demonstration as early as September.

Flynn departure erupts into a full-blown crisis for Trump White House

In this image made from a video taken on Dec. 10, 2015 and made available on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, US President Donald Trump’s former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn, right, shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin, in Moscow. Flynn, who resigned following reports that he misled White House officials about his contacts with Russia, was seen attending the 10th anniversary of the Russian television network RT in 2015 where Russian President Vladimir Putin gave a speech.

NASA Plans to Drill Into Europa’s Crust

Rae Paoletta, Gizmodo: Since early 2016, a NASA-employed Science Definition Team of 21 researchers has been crafting a plan to send a robotic probe to Europa, an icy moon of Jupiter, located over 390 million miles from Earth. On February 7, that team delivered their first report to NASA, detailing their recommendations for that future mission, which will search for life by drilling toward the subterranean ocean scientists strongly suspect to exist beneath the icy moon’s surface.

Glencore Buys Out Billionaire With $1 Billion Congo Deal

Glencore Plc agreed to a $960 million deal with Israeli billionaire Dan Gertler to buy out his holdings in two Congolese copper and cobalt mines, ending a decade-long relationship in which both built up key mining assets in the country. Glencore will pay Fleurette Group, a company owned by Gertler’s family trust, $534 million cash after all debts are paid, the company said in a statement.

Does the White House stand by Michael Flynn? ‘That’s a question for the president’

National Security Adviser Michael Flynn sits in the front row before the start of the President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe joint new conference in the East Room of the White House, in Washington, Friday, Feb. 10, 2017. National Security Adviser Michael Flynn sits in the front row before the start of the President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe joint new conference in the East Room of the White House, in Washington, Friday, Feb. 10, 2017.

Foreign hacker gets 8 years in $55M US scam case

A prolific foreign hacker behind sophisticated cyberattacks that netted an estimated $55 million was sentenced Friday to eight years in prison in rare win for law enforcement officials who have identified, but failed to arrest, hundreds of others like him. Prosecutors in federal court in Brooklyn had sought up to 14 years behind bars for Ercan Findikoglu, a Russian-speaking Turkish national so skilled with computers that he tracked the sprawling international heist in real-time to make sure a small army of thieves wouldn’t cheat him out of his share of the proceeds.

1 84 Lumber and the big-budget Super Bowl ad to nowhere

This is the full ad, which includes the portion Fox deemed too controversial to air during the Super Bowl. Building supplies company 84 Lumber tackled a heap of controversy over the weekend with its carefully-crafted – yet inconclusive – 90-second Super Bowl ad featuring a Mexican mother and daughter embarking on a difficult journey north that left the viewer wondering where they ended up.

Smaller states rejoice as Amazon collects sales tax

Many online shoppers in the United States have for years had to pay state sales taxes whenever they buy goods from Amazon. But the Seattle e-commerce giant has dragged its feet on collecting sales taxes in small and sparsely populated states where it doesn’t have any distribution centers or corporate offices.

Peele: Trump limiting access to government, House GOP not helping

It hasn’t take the new president long to start smashing the federal government with a hammer and telling its employees to shut up about it. The EPA, the departments of agriculture, health and human services, and interior, to name a few, have reportedly instructed employees to not send out press releases and to stop posting on social media or adding information to web sites.

Red Bull Back To San Diego

Often the hardest part of flying into a big Class B airport is finding your way around on the ground. After landing at Washington Dulles,… Pilots who fly in Southern California’s busy airspace will soon be expected to follow new procedures, so the FAA has planned a… In the Flytenow case, the FAA applied old thinking that doesn’t work in a world where technology moves at the speed of heat.