She graduated from Bennington College and is a daughter of Regina C. St. Lifer of New York and the late James A. St. Lifer.
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But the "culture of the status quo" charge wasn't so easy for Barra, of all people, to deflect: She's not only a GM lifer, she's a second-generation lifer.
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" – Lao Tzu HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY LIFER," she wrote.
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Jim Lynam is a basketball lifer with an auteur's eye.
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Anchor chairs aren't the lifer jobs they used to be.
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Topp was the oldest "juvenile lifer" in Michigan before his release.
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Cavestany articulates the central contradiction of being a thrash metal lifer well.
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Guess what's not going to work for a hockey lifer like Krechin?
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Stanley Bailey was a lifer until he was released earlier this year.
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"If you're a pro-lifer, that's all baked into the cake," he said.
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From the sound of it, she seems to be a Lower Manhattan lifer.
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As a lifer behind the stick, what do you think about blended drinks?
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Rowe, who became CEO in 2016, is a 28-year M&S lifer.
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BOSTON — As a baseball lifer, Terry Francona is superb at telling baseball stories.
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To overhaul a prototypical Philly program, it took a prototypical Philly basketball lifer.
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I really thought that I was a lifer at the New York Times.
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No pro-lifer would ever want to punish a woman who has chosen abortion.
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By the time he became president his transformation into ardent pro-lifer seemed complete.
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Everyone knows each other; everyone loves what they do; and everyone is a lifer.
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She was a lifer, she told him, and the mother of a young boy.
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Pelosi is a political lifer, steeped in the family business from an early age.
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"I love the North Fork, but I'm not sure I'm a lifer," she said.
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The epitome of the baseball lifer, Schoendienst became a revered figure in St. Louis.
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CIA Director Gina Haspel is a CIA lifer who just keeps her head down.
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The Nissan lifer only had a recent, relatively short stint on an alliance project.
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Mr. Linton, the California computer security specialist, had considered himself "a lifer" at NASA.
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If anyone can navigate such treacherous boundaries, it would seem to be this basketball lifer.
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"If you were a lifer, you sort of snaked your way to Detroit," Henry said.
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"I've got a Colombian lady, a lifer, who is reading 'Eat, Pray, Love,' " he said.
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The former police officer maintains he was never going to be a "lifer" in Congress.
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Getty was a boxing lifer who also worked as a school janitor at Thurman's elementary school.
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Wershe was the last person of 220 sentenced under the 650 Lifer law to receive parole.
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He's an insider, yes, but not an Intel lifer, having come over from Qualcomm in 2015.
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"Dan is in many ways the model Hillary Clinton lifer," said her traveling spokesman, Nick Merrill.
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The new coach, Mike Miller, a basketball lifer, has installed a new system with better spacing.
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According to new docs, the attacker is -- just like Sirhan -- a lifer named Steven Maurice Miko.
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The team's new general manager, Scott Perry, is a savvy basketball lifer and comes well-recommended.
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Although Looney is a BP lifer so shares the credit, the dividend boost slightly cramps his style.
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But, alas, she could not dismiss the other side of her soul, that of the basketball lifer.
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Jorge Vega, a former boxing champ and another Tepito lifer, said he wasn't surprised at López's murder.
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After two decades, he qualifies as a lifer, although a career in pot was never his goal.
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The wiry Mr Flint, by contrast, completes triathlons and was an HSBC lifer, joining from university in 1989.
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So whether you're visiting New York for a weekend or a lifer looking for something new, read on.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you the big stories.
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Amy Ogan, an educational technologist at Carnegie Mellon University, calls herself a "CMU lifer" and for good reason.
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Even though he is now on the outside, Mr Woods remains committed to the podcast: "I'm a lifer."
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By contrast Mr Flint—slim, cerebral, with rimless spectacles—was an HSBC lifer, joining from university in 1989.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: --U.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --U.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you... THE BIG STORIES: --MONET?
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My dad was a NASA lifer, a career Langley Research Center scientist who became an internationally respected climate expert.
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It is one thing for musicians like Neko to compete with DynGro or DJ Lifer or even Sunil Megakles.
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He'd been pro-choice once, but as a Presidential candidate he was an eager, if ill-informed, pro-lifer.
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McMillon, a Walmart lifer who became chief executive in 2014, will serve a two-year term beginning in January.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --YAHOO!
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"My father was a lifer in the Air Force, a colonel, a fighter pilot and a Vietnam veteran," Beatty said.
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F.L. player, and General Manager Dave Gettleman is a football lifer — but the team's approach to most things is unconventional.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you... THE BIG STORIES: --UNMITIGATED FURY!
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"This will be my 23rd opening day," said Steve Dominguez, who at the age of 39, is an industry lifer.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: --COTT-IN?
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --TICK, TOCK.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --COME TOGETHER?
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Lamar was the political "music has Importance" favorite; Stapleton was the Nashville lifer who'd finally broken through on his own.
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He calls himself "a lifer" in his quest to build machines that can do everything animals and humans can do.
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The Knicks' president, Steve Mills, has survived many such purges, a bureaucratic lifer who could have survived the 1930s Kremlin.
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But for the pro-lifer, that "clump of cells" is as wondrous, as potent, as mysterious as, well, the cosmos.
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It's one of my favorite things about living in Washington DC." Richards goes on to talk about Svenonius as a "lifer.
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Dâm-Funk's dynamic range is undisputed: the back catalogue boasts collaborations with everyone from Snoop Dogg to funk lifer Steve Arrington.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you... THE BIG STORIES: --AND I'M OUT.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: FACEBOOK, FACEBOOK, FACEBOOK.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you... THE BIG STORIES: --GAINING STEAM: Rep.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: --EVERYTHING IS NORMAL.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --APPLE-FBI 2202?
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Part of it has become, like, I like being the model of an artist that is a lifer, first of all.
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As a lifer, Mr. Rhines was last in line for all prison programming; no one cared whether he participated or not.
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Her successor will be Arvind Krishna, an IBM lifer who runs its cloud division and helped spearhead the Red Hat deal.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: --THE REDDIT HUNT.
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That same cycle saw the election of Elise Stefanik, the youngest woman ever sent to Congress and a committed pro-lifer.
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Why, just a few days ago a friend of ours — a mother of three, baseball lifer — sat at our kitchen table, sobbing.
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He also replaced his data-centric general manager with a baseball lifer, Dave Dombrowski, who judges talent in an old-school fashion.
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Nevertheless, the bank that Mr Gulliver hands over to John Flint, another HSBC lifer (22011 years and counting), is in fair shape.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --TIME TO BREAK UP?
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If Mr. Bell was an NBC lifer with command of the control room, Mr. Purcell has had a much more peripatetic career.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you... THE BIG STORIES: --I CAN HAS MONEY?
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you... THE BIG STORIES: --A SHOW OF STRENGTH?
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --21625, 2900, 220006, FIGHT!
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you... THE BIG STORY: EQUIFAX CULLING C-SUITE.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you... THE BIG STORIES: --FORTUNE AND GLORY, KID.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --BEST FRIENDS FOR LIFE?
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He is a Walmart lifer who began working for the company as a warehouse employee when he was still in high school.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: --WADA ATTACKER'S CRED NADA?
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --YOU WANT THE TRUTH?
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you... THE BIG STORIES: --WHAT'S MINE IS YOURS?
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you … THE BIG STORY: --RULE 28500 DRAMA: Sen.
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When CJ Retherford, a minor and independent league lifer, was cut by his Venezuelan winter league team, he wasn't sure how to proceed.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: IS THE LONG WAIT OVER?
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In other words, Miller is a financial industry lifer who detoured briefly into government to keep stiffer rules on the industry at bay.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you... THE BIG STORIES: --A WIN IS A WIN?
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you... THE BIG STORIES: --CHANGE IS ON THE HORIZON?
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you... THE BIG STORIES: --SWELL PARTY, WHERE'S THE WHISKEY?
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There's lots of families, dynastic lines (my dad is a plumbing lifer), and there is something eternally real and necessary about the product.
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The organization said it began planning for aggressive action soon after Trump and Vice President Mike Pence, a staunch pro-lifer, were elected.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --Rex TillersonRex Wayne TillersonState Dept.
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If he is a good pro-lifer, he understands that the family is the cradle of life and you have to defend its unity.
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But the Justice Department lifer is not a spotlight seeker and is said to not enjoy being in the middle of a political storm.
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She will have to operate within the confines of the detailed strategy already set out by Chief Executive Steve Rowe, an M&S lifer.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --THE TIMES, THEY ARE A-CHANGING?
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Settle for More aside, she's spent her career really not caring if you think she's a racist or a pro-lifer or a bully.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --A HAPPY MEDIUM OR HALF MEASURES?
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --FEINSTEIN POSTS FUSION GPS TESTIMONY: Sen.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: --RANSOMWARE OUTBREAK IN UKRAINE AND RUSSIA.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: --TRUMP NOW THINKS IT WAS RUSSIA.
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Larranaga is a college basketball lifer, with 30 years as head coach at the D1 level and a career winning percentage of 60.3 percent.
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Jericho is a WWE lifer, after all, a Vince McMahon loyalist who hasn't wrestled in Japan since 1997 or outside of WWE since 1999.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you... THE BIG STORIES: --BUT WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN?
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Corner office A lifer within the Pritzker organization, Mr. Hoplamazian reorganized the family business during an acrimonious feud, then took over the hotel chain.
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Even Pennsylvania, the juvenile-lifer capital of the country, has since the 2016 ruling avoided seeking such sentences in all but the rarest circumstances.
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I put this "how many angels can dance on the head of a pin" question — Leonard or Durant — to the basketball lifer Clarence Gaines.
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Every baseball lifer has a story to tell, and while Droddy is not actually the former, he has quite a few of the latter.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: --GOP CHAIR TAKES ON KASPERSKY: Rep.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --DEMS PRESS VOTING MACHINE VENDORS: Sens.
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The revelation was that I would do my time just like any other lifer, except that maybe someday I would be put to death.
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Hence the success of "Unplanned", a low-grade, blood-spattered film about an abortion nurse-turned pro-lifer that has become a box-office hit.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you... THE BIG STORIES: --YESTERDAY MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN SO BAD.
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Amazon lifer Steve Kessel, a member of Bezos's leadership team, is also involved in the planning for Amazon grocery store experiments, two sources told Recode.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you... THE BIG STORY: --WALDEN FOR E+C: Republicans elected Rep.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you... THE BIG STORIES: --I SEE WHAT YOU'RE DOING THERE: Sen.
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Pastor Shipp is Watson's opposite in many ways, a vibrantly youthful 243-year-old Black preacher and Memphis lifer with a hype man's unflagging energy.
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But despite the legal issues, even in the world of a not-so-clubby rock 'n' roller/compulsive night-lifer like me, dancing was everywhere.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --WILL THE STATE DEPARTMENT DITCH CYBER OFFICE?
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A pro basketball lifer, Bianchi had wanted Pitino to devote more time to a half-court offense, insisting he would need it in the playoffs.
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Unless the sentence explicitly bans the possibility of parole, a "lifer" in any state can theoretically be paroled after serving some minimum number of years.
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McMillon, a Walmart lifer who became the company's chief executive in 2014, will serve a two-year term as Business Roundtable's leader beginning in January.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --SECRET OPERATION TO RECOVER STOLEN NSA TOOLS?
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He was sentenced under the state's draconian "650 Lifer" law, which mandated life in prison for anyone caught with more than 650 grams of cocaine.
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He was sentenced under the state's draconian "21987 Lifer" law, which mandated life in prison for anyone caught with more than 22005 grams of cocaine.
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Dennis Muilenburg, Boeing's boss, is a Bible-reading company lifer who looks the part, from the cut of his jaw to the azure of his eyes.
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" Joe Maddon, the Cub manager and a beatnik of a baseball lifer, walked into the pregame conference wearing a T-shirt that read: "Do Simple Better.
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Ivan Brown is a NYSE lifer, having joined the exchange group immediately after graduating from New York University's Stern School of Business, where he was valedictorian.
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So any pro-lifer inclined to cast a vote for Hillary has no cover; to stop Trump, they have to cast a baldly pro-abortion vote.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES TRUMP INTEL PICK FACES SENATE: Former Indiana Sen.
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The best interviews were of course the weird, crazy ones by people with opinions that were a little more nuanced than your usual gung-ho lifer.
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In pure corporate governance terms, there's logic to splitting Aramco from the ministry, and to part company with Falih, an Aramco lifer who personifies that link.
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Ben Wong, a van-lifer from Brooklyn, rolled into the park in his Mercedes-Benz Sprinter after rock climbing with his fiancée a few hours away.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --HOW DIFFERENT IS THE NEW NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL?
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --GET OVER IT: National Security Agency Director Adm.
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Where a pro-lifer sees women (as well as men) as fully, beautifully human in all complexities and circumstances, Trump reduces them to mere sexual objects.
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That list includes CrowdStrike itself: the company's services branch is run by Shawn Henry, an FBI lifer who many credit with the bureau's recent focus on cybersecurity.
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Recognizing this, ("I love this band," she says) the entertainment lifer brought the indie rock lifers on her stage to play the title track from Hot Thoughts.
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That reflected hopes the "decisive" company lifer would help BMW regain its edge in electric cars and win back the premium market lead lost to Mercedes-Benz.
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He was born into the military, his father an Army lifer who served in World War II's European theater, his mother a daughter of the French underground.
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Later, when President George Bush nominated to the court another strong pro-lifer, Clarence Thomas, I led a vigil at our church to pray for his confirmation.
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Parole grants are rare at a first hearing, Strauss says, and Morgan's last disciplinary violations were only a few years behind him — mere minutes in lifer time.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --HOW MANY TIMES DO WE HAVE TO TELL YOU?
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: --JUSTICE PROBING FBI DIRECTOR COMEY'S HANDLING OF CLINTON EMAIL SCANDAL.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you... THE BIG STORY: --GEORGIA SECRETARY OF STATE ACCUSES HOMELAND SECURITY OF...DOMESTIC HACKING?
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: --FBI AMONG SIX AGENCIES INVESTIGATING POSSIBLE RUSSIAN AID FOR TRUMP.
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Lifer TV pundits and columnists still living in the world of Campaigns 101 think she's doing just dandy against a Republican candidate who can't help but self-sabatoge.
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As a lifer who remembers when shows were less common and crowds were smaller, McCarthy also recognizes that the growth of the city is not without some benefits.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you... THE BIG STORIES: --I'M WAITING FOR THE MAN: Get ready for a fight.
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He is an avid hunter and a diehard pro-lifer, taking away two of the most reliable lines of attack on Democrats in this part of the country.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: --WAS SUSAN RICE RESPONSIBLE FOR UNMASKING TRUMP TRANSITION OFFICIALS' NAMES?
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Where a pro-lifer sees a disabled person worthy of assistance in achieving his fullest potential and worth as a human being, Trump sees an object of mockery.
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And he saluted several people in the audience while repeatedly expressing "thankfulness," recalled Bill Duffy, a middle school principal and soccer lifer who served as master of ceremonies.
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Analysts said that given King's history his appointment will increase the pressure on chief executive Steve Rowe, an M&S lifer, and on new food managing director Stuart Machin.
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If you're a lifer, chances are, you're never going to stop making music, and—shockingly—you might even like to spread your talents out over a few different genres.
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Laurie grew up "a pin-wearing, March for Life–going pro-lifer," as she put it, but came to devote her life to abortion rights slowly over the years.
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Rather than use the question as an opportunity to expound on the evil of abortion—as a dedicated pro-lifer might be expected to—the president-elect backed off.
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Even then, it'll be an uphill battle — I've seen lifer race fans walk down grandstand steps backwards because they didn't want to watch the supporting class on the track.
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Listening to Porches' music, especially the last two LPs 2016's Pool and 2018's The House, it's easy to imagine frontman Aaron Maine is a New Order lifer.
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A lifer in the last group had written me a kite—in prison lingo, a written request—touting it as a favorite, and it had five stars on Amazon.
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Previous Republican presidents knew this: Reagan was a staunch pro-lifer long before he was president, and both Bushes had, to some degree, built pro-life portfolios before running.
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The district attorney of Orleans Parish in Louisiana defended a "reduced" sentence for a juvenile lifer to a term that would have let him leave prison at age 101.
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Good luck persuading any God-fearing pro-lifer (including the authors) not to dig in their heels against what faith, reason, and science conclude is a form of infanticide.
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A proud lifer, Don Chaney, was escorted by security out of Dolan's Garden after showing up to coach the Knicks one forgettable night and finding he had been fired.
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Lines like, "How many abortions does a pro-lifer have to pressure his wife into before the voters turn on him?" play off the darkest fears of conservative email chains.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you... THE BIG STORIES: --CELEBRITY DEATHMATCH: It was a big day for the Apple-FBI tiff.
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A lifer dedicated to making outlaw rock, he'd been lead to think that he was part of a stalwart counter-culture—until the marijuana industry brought money into his hometown.
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In one of his photos, this purported Pennsylvania lifer is sitting in a restaurant in Brazil — and in another, his daughter's bedroom appears to have a Brazilian-style electrical outlet.
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But while Riley has always been an unapologetic lifer, Jackson has long carried an air of detachment, implying that he did not need basketball because he had many other interests.
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Although the appointment of a group lifer shows a desire for continuity, Chandrasekaran is not related to the Tata family and will be the first non-Parsi chairman of Tata Sons.
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He was a lifer for one of the most popular clubs in the world, a brand of his own, earning love in Spain but detachment from his countrymen in South America.
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Sewing, a Deutsche Bank 'lifer' appointed in April after the removal of former CEO John Cryan, said in a letter to staff: "At group level, our financial strength is beyond doubt".
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To vote for the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act will not turn you into a Republican or even a pro-lifer, just someone whose conscience has not been fully seared.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --AND HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN IN LOVE WITH KARL, OUR ENIGMATIC DESIGNER?
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The growth of Blackstone's real estate business has been a factor in former real estate head and Blackstone lifer Jon Gray being named its chief operating officer and president in February.
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Extra Bases The ultimate team lifer has a new role after decades as the Mets' public-relations director, a run during which he mentored Darryl Strawberry and endured John Franco's pranks.
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Mr. Ford, a fashion lifer with past lives at Yves Saint Laurent and Gucci, where he helped pioneer provocation as a contemporary fashion idiom, believes in setting a mood, thickly applied.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: --TOP HOUSE DEMS WANT TO KNOW IF ANALYTICS FIRMS HELPED TARGET LEAKS: Rep.
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Rather than relying on the traditional, often subjective wisdom of baseball-lifer scouts, who use their eyes to judge player ability, moneyball uses an analytical, evidence-based approach to build a roster.
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Cosmopolitan reports that even if Trump appoints a pro-lifer to fill Antonin Scalia's seat, he would need to appoint several more conservative justices in order to truly threaten Roe v. Wade.
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For a long time I considered myself a lifer in the field, opting to earn a master's degree in English literature as a show of good faith to any potential future employer.
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He was like Hillary Clinton, or at least portrayed that way: he was the lifer who kept grinding away, trying to stay at the top, and people booed him because of that.
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The avid pro-lifer, who was popular with the district's churchgoers, was compelled to resign last year after revelations that he asked a woman half his age to abort their unborn child.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: --WIKILEAKS POSTING SOURCE CODE: WikiLeaks began posting source code for its CIA leaks Thursday.
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Jimmy Iovine was never a lifer at Apple, and it was not much of a surprise when he stepped back from his day to day role at the company in March 2018.
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As Ryan wavered over supporting him, Trump was privately saying that Ryan's rejection might actually help him, that he was just the kind of political lifer whom Trump positioned his campaign against.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: --TRUMP SIGNS RUSSIA SANCTIONS BILL: President Trump on Wednesday signed a Russia sanctions bill.
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He is equal parts regular guy, shrewd analyst and baseball lifer — characteristics that make him a bit of a dinosaur in today's game, but also a leader many of his players adore.
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Like many a music-world lifer, Stooges frontman and all around rock'n'roll icon Iggy Pop has been enlisted for a radio residency over the last several months on BBC Radio 6 Music.
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Where a pro-lifer sees people of all races as holding within themselves inherent dignity, Trump joins with the likes of Margaret Sanger, the founder of Planned Parenthood, in hints of eugencisim.
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Ask a pro-lifer why they object to abortion, and you are likely to get a hodgepodge of reasons appealing to God, to science, and to claims about human dignity or rights.
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That will be a difficult task given that the executive team of Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg, a Boeing lifer who's been with the company for 34 years, is responsible for creating that culture.
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Lee, a Goldman Sachs lifer, will now be in charge of Goldman's efforts to modernize as a company, overseeing its engineers and its group of so-called "strats" — the firm's quantiative-minded workers.
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A staunch pro-lifer, she resigned as senior vice president of Susan J. Komen for the Cure in 2012 after the foundation decided to resume support for breast cancer screenings at Planned Parenthood.
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He clashed with other pro-lifers over his staunch support for expanded access to contraception as a way to reduce abortions, but he identified as pro-life and voted like a pro-lifer.
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Sarah St. Lifer and Kris Yenbamroong were married April 2 at Night & Market, a Thai restaurant in Los Angeles where the bride is the manager and the groom is the chef and owner.
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These videos have gained massive success on the platformThe 20-year-old "van-lifer" strives to live simply in her started her channel as a way to document and share her nomadic adventures.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: -- TILLERSON PROPOSES NEW CYBER OFFICE AT STATE: Secretary of State Rex TillersonRex Wayne TillersonState Dept.
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Brian Snitker of Atlanta won the National League award after a surprising first-place finish, a reward for a 63-year-old baseball lifer who has spent 42 seasons with the Braves organization.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you... THE BIG STORIES: --LOVE ME, LOVE ME, SAY THAT YOU LOVE ME: The Defense Department is going west.
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To hire a baseball lifer, a man who has spent years getting the experience he was told was needed to become a managerial candidate, is to risk he might think an independent thought.
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Their coach, Kenny Atkinson, a likable and intelligent basketball lifer, took over a team that was expected to dwell in the cellar and won more games, 23, than it lost, 220, this season.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: --NO EO. President Trump had been slated to sign an executive order on cybersercurity on Tuesday.
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The early-stage venture firm was founded by a reformed Silicon Valley VC and an Austin VC lifer in Tom Ball, and is one of the top firms investing in markets outside the coasts.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: --TRUMP FIRES COMEY: President Trump fired FBI Director James Comey, the White House announced Tuesday afternoon.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --BIGGEST STORY OF ALL: Could it be that we have nothing on Russia in this newsletter?
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" It's possible that the idea of walking out of this world at all, where there's an unspoken assumption that everyone engaged in cultural work is a de facto lifer, strikes some people as "mad.
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Retail may be "on fire," Nick Wooster, the Instagram personality and industry lifer, claimed as he stood ankle-deep in a mound of artificial snow covering the set at the Moncler Gamme Bleu show.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: HOW BIG A DEAL IS IT FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP TO... --...USE GMAIL FOR HIS TWITTER ACCOUNT?
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Human beings are capable of the most heinous evils and exploring the vast reaches of the cosmos — and so the pro-lifer meets the early embryo as a sign of the possibilities before us.
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Jope, a Unilever lifer who runs its biggest division, beauty and personal care, takes over at the beginning of next year and will have Polman on hand for six months to help with the transition.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: --EQUIFAX TRILOGY PART 28503: Wednesday saw a trio of hearings on the Equifax breach on Capitol Hill.
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He has found a mentor of sorts in Radek Stepanek, who is basically his antithesis — a 37-year-old tennis lifer who adores the game and plans to keep playing until his body gives out.
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"The President of the United States presents himself as pro-life and if he is a good pro-lifer, he understands that family is the cradle of life and its unity must be protected," Francis said.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --WHO'S IN CHARGE HERE: Three House panels are in a turf battle over the future of encryption technology.
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Never a star, Garcia was a lifer who devoted himself to baseball while toiling in obscurity in the minors, as a teammate and manager of future major leaguers like the pitcher Hoyt Wilhelm and Bill White.
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From a true baseball lifer and member of baseball's first family, State of Play offers a fascinating insider's look at how to reconcile years of historical tradition with the rules and trends of the new millennium.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --A LOT OF BASES TO COVER: The online mission of the Pentagon is back in the spotlight this week.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: --EQUIFAX FALLOUT INTENSIFIES: Outrage is building over the massive security breach revealed by credit reporting firm Equifax last week.
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Speaking were Bassem Deaibes, a heavy metal lifer, socio-political commentator and frontman of Lebanese thrash act Blaakyum; Palestinian visual artist Larissa Sansour and Dr. Bashar Farhat, a Syrian pediatrician, poet, writer and, as of late, refugee.
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A Boeing lifer who joined the company as an intern, Muilenburg exacerbated Boeing's 737 Max problems by repeatedly issuing forecasts about when the planes would return to service, drawing rare public rebukes from the Federal Aviation Administration.
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I've learned that my mansion isn't built in any one specific home, so I just keep on going and doing it because I am a lifer for any lack of good common sense, or because I love it.
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Government services, for many, epitomize the worst of bureaucracy: they are, at their low point, large, lumbering organizations working under strained budgets, staffed by lifer employees who don't get much say in improving things, and lots of paperwork.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --POMPEO...AND SOON: President Trump's pick for head of the CIA will likely be confirmed tonight at 28503 p.m. Rep.
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Hollande has used his constitutional power to grant pardons only once during his presidency: in 2014, when he freed lifer Philippe El Shennawy, who had already served 38 years behind bars on charges of armed robbery and escape.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you … THE BIG STORY: --THE INTERNET OF THINGS: Earlier this month, attackers demonstrated that internet connected devices were an existential threat to the web.
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" Eric Scheidler, executive director of the Pro-Life Action League and a long-time pro-lifer, says that the responsibility of an illegal abortion "should fall on abortion providers, not the women who turn to them in desperation.
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He is an agency lifer, having started his career in the planning and buying department of London-based Media Business Group, which was acquired by Grey in 1998 when MediaCom was still a part of the latter agency.
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A loquacious basketball lifer with the energy of an aerobics instructor, Maloney started his career as a fourth-grade teacher in Manhattan while coaching at New York University, and later earned a master's in counseling from Hunter College.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you... THE BIG STORIES: --AS ETTA JAMES SAYS...: At last, the official draft of the long-awaited Senate Intelligence Committee encryption bill has arrived.
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Where a pro-lifer sees a person deserving of compassion because of her vulnerability, Trump sees a weakling, whether it be a soldier captured as a POW, a veteran considering suicide, or the innocent family of an enemy.
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Wershe was victim to an old law passed in Michigan in 1978, called the 650 Lifer Law, which declared anyone caught with 650 grams of cocaine or heroin would automatically receive the same punitive sentence of life in prison.
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Paul Owens, who was also the general manager, was nicknamed Pope for his resemblance to John Paul II. Jim Fregosi, a raspy-voiced former All-Star, was a baseball lifer who stayed at a Holiday Inn by Veterans Stadium.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: --TICK TOCK: House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) and ranking member Adam SchiffAdam Bennett SchiffAre Democrats turning Trump-like?
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... CYBERSECURITY EXECUTIVE ORDER FINALLY ARRIVES: --WE'VE GOT AN EO: President Trump signed two executive orders today, one on voter fraud and another on cybersecurity.
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Marks & Spencer (M&S), one of the best known names in UK retail, first said it would reduce the amount of store space devoted to clothing and homewares in 2016, shortly after company lifer Steve Rowe became chief executive.
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Mr. Tester is staking his race against Matt Rosendale, a Republican Trump acolyte and the state auditor, on two things: his homespun brand as a Montana lifer and an emphasis on local issues like the state's health care system.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --President Trump has decided to keep James Comey on as director of the FBI, The New York Times reported Tuesday morning.
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For the pro-lifer, there is no clearer instance of the marginalized, the voiceless, and the vulnerable than in the womb — and no more profound source of wonder at the limitless possibilities that human life is capable of achieving.
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Kilby saw resonances between Brewster's case and challenges her father, a Vietnam Army vet exposed to Agent Orange, and brother, a Marine Corps Reserve lifer who did two tours in Iraq, have faced trying to claim benefits America promised them.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: --DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE JAMES CLAPPER RESIGNS: DNI Clapper tendered his resignation which will be effective at the end of the presidential term.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --JUST LIKE JORDAN, WE'RE BACK: Privacy activists are set to kick off 2016 after a year of mixed results on Capitol Hill.
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Buoyed by Liam Neeson's steely performance, it's an intriguing but underdeveloped film that doesn't go nearly as deep as it should in plumbing the other side of those furtive garage meetings and what motivated this FBI lifer to turn whistleblower.
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Christian Sewing, a Deutsche Bank 'lifer' who was appointed CEO in April after the removal of predecessor John Cryan, reiterated at a different event in Berlin that the bank will withdraw from business areas where it is no longer relevant enough.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you... THE BIG STORIES: --YOU MUST KNOW WHAT CAN SAVE FANTASIA: The Black Lives Matter movement is lining up behind Apple in its fight with the FBI.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: The Justice Department has appointed former FBI Director Robert Mueller as special counsel to investigate Russia's involvement in the U.S. presidential election.
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Ms. Seward, a veteran of Chanel and a former creative director of Azzaro, is a fashion lifer rather than a touted tyro, and her namesake collection, backed by the casual company A.P.C., took up residence on the runway early last year.
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Mr. Ashton's scenario, on which Mr. Joffé collaborated for the screenplay, pits the real-life figure Archbishop Desmond Tutu (Forest Whitaker) against a fictional composite, Piet Blomfeld (Eric Bana), an unrepentant one-time death squad member and now a prison lifer.
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La Unión started out as a small protection outfit created by the community in an effort to shelter locals from crime, Jefe Santos, a prominent community leader, salesman, and Tepito lifer told me from his small clothes stall in the market.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --TUESDAY'S GONE: President Obama this year omitted the word "cyber" from his State of the Union address for the first time since 6900.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --DAMAGE CONTROL: Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonLewandowski on potential NH Senate run: If I run, 'I'm going to win' Fighter pilot vs.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you... THE BIG STORIES: --NAME AND SHAME: The Obama administration is reportedly poised to indict the Iranian hackers responsible for infiltrating a New York dam in 22019.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --IT'S NATIONAL CYBERSECURITY AWARENESS MONTH: Sunday marked the start of October, and with it comes the beginning of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --SO CLOSE NOW: The EU Commission on Tuesday is expected to finalize a long-awaited data transfer pact with the United States.
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As a German and a Deutsche Bank lifer with a background in risk management, Mr. Sewing will reassure German regulators concerned that the bank has taken too long to pare down the risky assets accumulated by its London-based investment banking unit.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --NOT HAPPENING: The FBI will not be able to disclose how it broke into an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --CIA BUCKS WIKILEAKS: The CIA on Wednesday pushed back against WikiLeaks's release regarding the agency's hacking programs, insisting it never acted unethically, unconstitutionally or illegally.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: --MGT ACT A MGMT PRIORITY: Lawmakers are working quickly on legislation intended to accelerate the federal government's transition to modern, more secure information technology systems.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you … THE BIG STORIES: --OBAMA COMMUTES CHELSEA MANNING'S SENTENCE: President Obama on Tuesday commuted the prison sentence of former Army soldier Chelsea Manning, according to the White House.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you... THE BIG STORIES: --YOU CAN GO YOUR OWN WAY: The aggressive posture of the FBI under Director James Comey is becoming a political problem for the White House.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --OH YE OF LITTLE FAITH: The White House on Tuesday cast doubt on lawmakers' ability to develop and pass "constructive" legislation addressing encryption technology.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --ROUND UP THE USUAL SUSPECTS: The hacking group Phantom Squad has taken credit for downing Sony's PlayStation Network for most of the day on Monday.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --WHITE HOUSE WON'T BLOCK COMEY TESTIMONY: The White House will not try to block former FBI Director James Comey from testifying before Congress this week.
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But whether or not each one of us entered elite America as a lifer or as a newcomer, by the very fact that we have been encultured in elite spaces and will forever have it on our résumés, we're in it now.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you... THE BIG STORIES: --STORMING SAN JUAN (OR CAPITOL) HILL: The heads of the Homeland Security and Justice Departments will both testify before the Senate in the coming days.
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"In the '50s, it was like this," said Colin Ryan, 68, an on-and-off Village lifer and denizen, scanning the handfuls of couples and children in Washington Square Park where there used to be a crush of musicians, performers and university students.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --IT WAS CLOSE: The Senate narrowly rejected expanding the FBI's surveillance powers Wednesday in the wake of the worst mass shooting in U.S. history.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: --REPORT CARD TIME: The Government Accountability Office latest report card gauging the performance of federal agency chief information officers is showing signs of improvement.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: --LOTS OF RUSSIA HEARINGS: Three senior intelligence officials testified Tuesday before different panels concerned with swirling controversies surrounding Russia's actions in the 2202 presidential election.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: --MARCH EQUIFAX BREACH WAS NO SECRET: A Monday night Bloomberg story claimed that Equifax did not notify the public of a breach in March.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you... THE BIG STORIES: --PUT ME IN COACH: The House Oversight Committee is opening an investigation into federal recordkeeping that is expected to swirl around Hillary Clinton's emails.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --MANAFORT AGREES TO SPEAK WITH INVESTIGATORS: The Senate Judiciary Committee has reportedly dropped its subpoena against Paul Manafort just hours after it was issued.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: On Tuesday, top U.S. intelligence officials testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee in a regularly scheduled hearing on worldwide threats to U.S. national security.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --LOCK IT UP: Senate Intelligence Committee leaders want to move swiftly on encryption legislation and bypass a proposed national commission to study the topic first.
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While a lifer will have a lawyer present — one who is appointed by the state, usually — it is the inmate who will do almost all of the talking, responding to detailed questioning by the commissioner and deputy commissioner who conduct the hearing.
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At the end of his violent life, feared former mob boss Bulger was an 89-year-old lifer confined to a wheelchair and suffering from a heart condition and other ailments, according to US Bureau of Prisons records and interviews with union officials.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: --SENATORS UNVEIL ELECTION SECURITY BILL: A bipartisan coalition of Senate lawmakers introduced legislation on Thursday meant to strengthen U.S. election cybersecurity following Russian election interference.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --RUSSIA: Eight Republican senators on Thursday urged President Trump to take a harder line on Russia, days after he made controversial comments defending Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you the big stories ... COMEY'S BLOCKBUSTER TESTIMONY: Former FBI director James Comey appeared before the Senate Intelligence Committee in a dramatic event that sent shockwaves through Washington even before it began.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you... THE BIG STORIES: --NAIL BITER: European privacy regulators are set to issue an opinion this week on a pending data transfer deal between the U.S. and the European Union.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you... THE BIG STORIES: --IN THE HOME STRETCH: Senate Intelligence Committee leaders could soon release a draft of a long-awaited bill that would give law enforcement access to encrypted data.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --CHINA SCALES BACK ATTACKS ON THE U.S.: A top Obama administration official on Tuesday confirmed private sector reports that Chinese hacking had plummeted in the past year.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you … THE BIG STORY: --WIKILEAKS MIGHT BE OVERSTATING SURVEILLANCE PROGRAMS IN DOCS: WikiLeaks published a trove of purported CIA files this week, renewing debate over government hacking and surveillance techniques.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: --ELECTION HACKING DAY: Three panels across two hearings took aim at the nuts and bolts of hacking voting machines, election departmental networks and other voting systems.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: Credit reporting firm Equifax on Thursday reported a breach in which cyber criminals gained access to personal information on as many as 28500 million U.S. consumers.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --DELOITTE HIT BY HACKERS: Deloitte was hit with a cyberattack that allowed hackers access to company emails and possibly confidential client information, the Guardian reported Monday.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --WHY CAN'T WE ALL JUST GET ALONG: FBI investigators suspect the theft of $28500 million from the Bangladesh central bank was at least partly an inside job.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --LATEST RANSOMWARE OUTBREAK WREAKS HAVOC GLOBALLY: A new, fast-growing ransomware outbreak is spreading across Europe, with infections also reported in the United States and India.
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Jay Feaster remembered his 3-year-old daughter sitting on the training table talking hockey with Mitch Lamoureux, a center who had played parts of three seasons in the N.H.L. but was by then a minor-league lifer on the wrong side of 30.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --TILLERSON CONFIRMED: Newly minted Secretary of State Rex Tillerson inherits the right to represent the United States in international diplomacy - including some hot-button cybersecurity matters.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --CYBER FRONT AND CENTER AT 'WORLDWIDE THREATS' HEARING: Cybersecurity was a major focus as the Senate Armed Services Committee held a hearing on "worldwide threats" Tuesday morning.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --TECH EXECS TESTIFY ON EXTREMIST CONTENT: Representatives from Facebook, YouTube and Twitter faced lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Wednesday to testify about extremist content on their platforms.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --JUST SO YOU KNOW...: The departments of Homeland Security and Justice on Wednesday released final guidance on Tuesday night clarifying the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA).
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --AT LEAST HEAR US OUT: Top Obama administration officials will meet with Silicon Valley executives on Friday about ways to combat terrorists' use of social media.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you... THE BIG STORIES: --YOU CAN'T SERVE PAPERS ON A RAT, BABY SISTER: A series of data breaches overseas are spurring concerns that hackers could manipulate elections in the United States.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --SEC HACKED: The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) revealed Wednesday that hackers breached its system for public-company filings and may have profited from stolen insider information.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --TRUMP LAUNCHES AMERICAN TECH COUNCIL: President Trump signed an executive order on Monday creating a new technology council to help advise the government on streamlining its IT operations.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --NSA CONTRACTOR INDICTED: A federal grand jury on Wednesday issued an indictment of a former National Security Agency contractor accused of stealing thousands of pages of classified documents.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: --COMEY, ROGERS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD: House Intelligence Committee members emerged tight-lipped from a closed-door briefing with FBI Director James Comey and National Security Agency head Adm.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: FIGHT OVER BROADBAND PRIVACY LAWS OVERSHADOWS HEARING: House members clashed during a hearing on Wednesday over the recent repeal of Obama-era Federal Communications Commission internet privacy regulations.
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Mr. Briles, a Texas lifer, was one of the most successful coaches in college football — and one of the best paid, with an annual salary of nearly $6 million, according to USA Today (as a private university, Baylor is not required to make such figures public).
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --ON THE STUMP: The House Homeland Security Committee on Wednesday released a report on encryption policy that endorsed a proposal from Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) and Sen.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --AND NONE FOR GRETCHEN WIENERS: Twitter has barred U.S. intelligence agencies from accessing a service that monitors and sorts the entire worldwide volume of tweets in real time.
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" The baseball lifer Leo Durocher gave nice guys a bad name in the 1940s when, as the scrappy manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, he said of his counterpart in the New York Giants dugout, Mel Ott, "A nicer guy never drew breath than that man there.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --ENCRYPTION, THE MODERN PARKING GARAGE: Privacy advocates are touting the so-called Panama Papers as a key example of how encryption can protect courageous whistleblowers and other vulnerable individuals.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: --PRESSURE BUILDS TO BOLSTER ELECTION CYBERSECURITY: Congressional efforts to secure election systems from cyberattacks are picking up steam with lawmakers under pressure to prevent hacks in the 2018 midterms.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --MOVING FORWARD: The House Homeland Security Committee on Wednesday advanced a bill that would restructure how the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) protects critical infrastructure from digital threats.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you... THE BIG STORIES: --BACK IN THE SPOTLIGHT: The House Oversight Committee has issued a subpoena seeking documents related to last summer's massive data breach at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM).
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --RUSSIAN INTELLIGENCE ACCUSED OF HACKING YAHOO: The Justice Department announced charges Wednesday against four suspects in the massive 2900 Yahoo data breach, including two Russian security service officers.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: --FLAWS IN COMPUTER CHIPS LEAVE FEDS VULNERABLE TO HACKS: Two critical vulnerabilities that affect modern computer processing chips are about to become a huge headache for governments worldwide.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you … THE BIG STORY: --TODAY, IN CLINTON NEWS: The conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch is seeking to unseal videos of court-ordered interviews with top aides of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you... THE BIG STORIES: --SIX O'CLOCK NEWS: The government may have used compromised software for up to three years, exposing national security secrets to foreign spies, according to lawmakers and security experts.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --CYBER ISSUES IN FOCUS AT HEARING FOR HOMELAND SECURITY NOMINEE: Cybersecurity got attention during Kirstjen Nielsen's confirmation hearing to become President Trump's secretary of Homeland Security on Wednesday.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --SENATORS UNVEIL BIPARTISAN PUSH TO DETER ELECTION INTERFERENCE: A pair of senators from each party is introducing legislation meant to deter foreign governments from interfering in future American elections.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: --YESTERDAY'S RANSOMWARE WASN'T: Researchers believe that the massive ransomware attack that infected computer systems around the world on Tuesday may actually be malware designed for purely destructive purposes.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --HACKS ON HACKS ON HACKS: The Russian hackers believed to be behind the breach of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) also infiltrated the Clinton Foundation, Bloomberg reported Tuesday.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --A VERY REAL POSSIBILITY: The head of the FBI on Tuesday refused to rule out the possibility that hackers may have broken into Hillary Clinton's private email server.
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Octo Octa has long proven herself once of house and techno's most mystic producers, and her tracks here only shore up that reputation, but the real surprise comes from Eris Drew, a rave lifer and stunning DJ who debuts as a music-maker in her own right here.
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Coach Stan Van Gundy, an NBA lifer who has been within three wins of a title, is doing his goofy best to embolden these youngsters, who trail the Cavs 2-0 after a 17-point loss Wednesday night—a considerable step backwards after a fiercely fought opening bout.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you... THE BIG STORIES: --FROM THE NATION THAT BROUGHT YOU "KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON": The full effects of the Brexit won't be known for years, but the fallout for cybersecurity might be severe.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you... THE BIG STORIES: --ALMOST THERE: Lawmakers are scrambling to strike an 22019th-hour deal to move a key privacy bill that many believe is integral to reaching a new transatlantic data transfer agreement.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: --BILLIONS VULNERABLE TO BLUETOOTH BUNGLE: A newly discovered suite of security vulnerabilities in Bluetooth devices gives attackers the ability to take over any system that has its wireless protocol turned on.
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Amanda Deckelman, a standout sales professional in Bank of America Merrill Lynch's fixed-income division, is a lifer at the firm, interning at Merrill while she was an undergrad at Notre Dame and then joining in 2008 as a first-year analyst in repo and short-term rates trading.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you... THE BIG STORIES: --SOUND AND VISION: The House on Tuesday will discuss concerns over a set of proposed Obama administration regulations designed to keep hacking tools out of the hands of repressive regimes.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you... THE BIG STORIES: --NO TAKEBACKS: The United States and the European Union have reached an eleventh-hour agreement that will permit Facebook, Google and thousands of other companies to continue handling Europeans' personal data.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --SENATORS CHART PATH FORWARD ON ELECTION SECURITY BILL: Senators are working to again revise legislation designed to help guard digital voting infrastructure from cyberattacks after meeting with state officials. Sen.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you... THE BIG STORIES: --AN APPLE-APPROVED BILL: Two lawmakers will reveal more details about a major encryption bill on Wednesday amid a renewed debate over what role Congress should play in regulating encryption standards.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: --HACKING REPORT FALLOUT: Trump aide Kellyanne Conway predicted the Trump administration would consider rolling back some of the punishments against Russia levied by President Obama for a more "proportionate" response.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you... THE BIG STORIES: --A WALK TO REMEMBER: The Obama administration is preparing to publicly blame Iranian hackers for the 220006 cyberattack on a New York dam, according to U.S. officials familiar with the investigation.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: --MAKING SENSE OF NORTH KOREA: The computer code from the Wanna Cry ransomware appears to copy large swaths from malware written by The Lazarus Group, a group tied to North Korea.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --LET'S TALK ABOUT THIS: Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Pat Leahy (D-Vt.) is seeking a hearing on the Yahoo data breach, an aide to the panel told The Hill Wednesday.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you … THE BIG STORIES: --DOJ SHUTTERS TOP TWO ONLINE CRIMINAL MARKETPLACES: The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday said it had shut down the online criminal market AlphaBay and one of its chief competitors, Hansa.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --FACEBOOK SAYS UP TO 220006M IMPACTED BY CAMBRIDGE ANALYTICA BREACH: Facebook said on Wednesday that as many as 2202 million people have been affected in the Cambridge Analytica data breach.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --RESEARCHERS SPOT MAJOR WI-FI SECURITY FLAW: A flaw in the Wi-Fi protocol used to connect laptops and smart devices to networks could leave wireless networking vulnerable to eavesdropping.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --SENATE SENDS RUSSIA SANCTIONS BILL TO TRUMP: Senators are sending legislation slapping new sanctions on Moscow to President Trump's desk, setting up a potential showdown with the White House over Russia.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: --INTERNET-CONNECTED DEVICES: A pair of House Energy and Commerce subcommittees conducted a post-mortem on October's major internet attack that briefly downed prominent sites like Twitter and The New York Times.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --ELECTION HACKING: The House Science Committee in the coming week will hold a hearing on protecting the 2900 election from cyberattacks, amid growing concerns that Russia is attempting to interfere in U.S. politics.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: LAWMAKERS GRAPPLE WITH CYBER WARFARE RULES: Members of Congress are grappling with the new era of cyber warfare as the government works to define what acts in cyberspace should warrant a military response.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --SENATE PANEL HEARS TESTIMONY ON RUSSIAN ELECTION INTERFERENCE: The Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday held its first open hearing since announcing its investigation into Russia's influence campaign aimed at the 2016 presidential election.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --TOP REPUBLICAN: ZERO EVIDENCE TRUMP CAMPAIGN CONTACTED RUSSIA: The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee on Monday rejected reports that members of President Trump's campaign team had regular contact with Russian officials.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --NOT HAPPENIN': An amendment to the annual defense authorization bill that would elevate the Pentagon's top cyber unit to a standalone warfighting entity will likely not get a vote, congressional sources say.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you... THE BIG STORIES: --A MAN THAT LIKES TO RENT PIGS WON'T BE STOPPED: Apple and the FBI were set to battle in court for the first time on Tuesday over the San Bernardino shooter's locked iPhone.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you... THE BIG STORIES: --STATE YOUR PURPOSE: The Obama administration is poised to unveil its long-term policy vision on encryption amid a global debate sparked by the recent terror attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, Calif.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: FORMER OBAMA OFFICIALS TESTIFY ON RUSSIAN ELECTION INTERFERENCE, MICHAEL FLYNN: Former acting attorney general Sally Yates and former director of national intelligence James Clapper testified before a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Monday afternoon.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --EARLIER EQUIFAX HACK: The Equifax controversy continues to churn, more than a week after the credit reporting firm disclosed a breach that compromised personal information on as many as 143 million Americans.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: --THE NSA BELIEVES WANNA CRY WAS NORTH KOREAN: The National Security Agency (NSA) linked ransomware that negatively impacted more than 2023,000 people in 150 countries to North Korea, according to The Washington Post.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --LAWMAKERS PRESS FBI CHIEF ON ENCRYPTION: A bipartisan group of lawmakers is pressing FBI Director Christopher Wray on the bureau's efforts to unlock encrypted devices, in the wake of a critical watchdog report.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --CALLING AN AUDIBLE: House committees canceled cyber-focused hearings on Thursday after the chamber adjourned early for the July 4th holiday, a way to counter the dramatic Democratic sit-in over gun votes.
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The chairman was crowing about the great success of his Cleveland confab — the rousing addresses delivered by Ted Cruz, the actor Scott Baio and Melania Trump, among others; the party unity on display; and even the special socks (blue with red squigglies) that the G.O.P. lifer-apparatchik donned for the occasion.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: --DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS: The House Armed Services Committee late Wednesday completed a markup of its version of an annual defense policy bill, which saw many victories for cyber-minded lawmakers on Capitol Hill.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you... THE BIG STORIES: --FBI BUGS EMAIL USERS: The ACLU filed a motion in a federal court in Maryland for information on why the FBI seemingly indiscriminately infected users of a free email service with malware.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: ELECTION RECOUNTS: On the left, the "audit the vote" movement believes that Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonLewandowski on potential NH Senate run: If I run, 'I'm going to win' Fighter pilot vs.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --CLOSER, CLOSER: The chairwoman of the Federal Trade Commission said Wednesday that negotiators were "well on our way" to reaching a new agreement governing how American companies can store data belonging to Europeans.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --YOUR DAILY RUSSIA UPDATE: Both FBI Director James B. Comey and his boss, Attorney General Loretta Lynch pushed back on claims the U.S. is not doing enough to fend off Russian hackers.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you... THE BIG STORIES: --THERE ARE MORE IMPORTANT THINGS THAN FOOTBALL: Identity thieves used an automated bot in an attempt to generate phony login information to breach the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the agency said Tuesday.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --TODAY, IN FBI NEWS: Mozilla is pressing the government to disclose a possible security vulnerability in its Firefox web browser that helped the FBI track down visitors to a child pornography site.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --EQUIFAX LEADERSHIP CALLED BEFORE CONGRESS: The CEO of the credit reporting company at the center of a massive cybersecurity scandal has been called to testify before congressional lawmakers at the beginning of October.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --HOUSE INTEL PANEL ENDING RUSSIA PROBE: The House Intelligence Committee is shutting down its contentious investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, the top Republican leading the probe announced on Monday.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --FACEBOOK FUNDS NONPROFIT FIGHTING ELECTION HACKING: Facebook said on Wednesday that it will give funding to a nonprofit at Harvard that is trying to curb cyberattacks aimed at political groups and election systems.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --HOUSE INTEL PANEL RELEASES FUSION GPS TRANSCRIPT: The House Intelligence Committee Thursday afternoon released the full transcript of its interview with Glenn Simpson, the co-founder of opposition research firm Fusion GPS.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --EQUIFAX CEO FACES FRUSTRATED LAWMAKERS: Lawmakers got their first crack at former Equifax CEO Richard Smith on Tuesday, hitting him with criticism for the massive data breach that occurred on his watch.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: --UPDATE YOUR MAC: Apple on Wednesday issued a security update to fix a vulnerability in the latest MacOS operating system that allowed anyone to gain access to a computer without a password.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --MOVIN' ON UP: The defense authorization bill that cleared the House on Wednesday would elevate the U.S. military's cyber unit to a standalone warfighting entity -- despite direct opposition from the White House.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: --"GAME CHANGER" IF TRUE: Reports that President Trump's campaign aides had regular contact with Russian intelligence officials would be a "game changer" if true and would warrant a select committee to investigate, according to Sen.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: --NUNES STEPS ASIDE FROM RUSSIA PROBE: House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) on Thursday said he will temporarily step aside from his committee's investigation into Russia's meddling in the 28500 presidential election.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --CUT OUT THE MIDDLE MAN: If Mozilla wants the FBI to disclose a potential hacking vulnerability on its Firefox browser, it should take it up with the government directly, a judge ruled on Monday.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --MONEY DON'T MATTER 2202 NIGHT: The FBI paid private hackers more than $2628 million for custom software allowing investigators to break into the locked iPhone used by a terrorist in last year's San Bernardino, Calif.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --DON'T CALL IT A COMEBACK: The dispute between Apple and the FBI will be back in the spotlight on Tuesday, with both sides sending representatives to testify before the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
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But a selection panel's unanimous choice on Thursday of the self-effacing Tata lifer to take the reins at holding company Tata Sons is also about a strong desire for loyalty and continuity - even if he is unrelated to the Tata family and will be the first non-Parsi to hold the role.
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Having mustered such indignation over what Republicans refer to as the "Reid rule" and having risked his majority on blocking Garland, McConnell will not let his love for the Senate as an institution (he's a lifer, having begun his career there at 22 as an intern) trump the installation of Neil Gorsuch.
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It's speculated that Freed bore the brunt of the committee's ill will because unlike the squeaky-clean Dick Clark, Freed was a heavy smoker, a jive talker, a rock'n'roll lifer who freely associated with black musicians and refused to betray his own principles by signing an affidavit swearing he'd never accepted payola.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --EXCLUSIVE: GUCCIFER 28500 RESURFACES: Guccifer 6900, the hacker who breached the Democratic National Committee, has released a cache of purported DNC documents to The Hill in an effort to refocus attention on the hack.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... BREAKING – SENATE INTEL TO SUBPOENA FLYNN: The Senate Intelligence Committee has issued a subpoena to former national security adviser Michael Flynn for documents related to its investigation into Russian interference in the election, committee leaders announced Wednesday.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --THE LATEST: MISSOURI AG SUBPOENAS FACEBOOK: Missouri's attorney general said on Monday that he's subpoenaed Facebook about its data practices following reports that a political consulting firm improperly obtained information on 50 million users.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --DEF CON HACKERS BREACH VOTING MACHINES: One of the nation's largest cybersecurity conferences invited attendees to get hands-on experience hacking a slew of voting machines, demonstrating to researchers how easy the process can be.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --I'VE GOT SWINGING DOORS, A JUKEBOX AND A BARSTOOL: The debate over encryption technology has exposed a push-and-pull between federal agencies that support the technology and those that warn of its dangers.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --DEMS: WE HAVE OUR OWN MEMO: House Intelligence Committee Democrats said Wednesday they have their own memo to counter the claims of Republicans on the panel that law enforcement officials have abused government surveillance powers.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: -- DEMS SOUND ALARM ABOUT 'INCREDIBLE' EAVESDROPPING THREAT: Three top House Democrats on Thursday called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), which monitors the nation's airwaves, to crack down on the use of unauthorized eavesdropping devices.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you … THE BIG STORIES: --LAST-DITCH RULE 41 PLAN 86-ED: A last-ditch effort in the Senate to prevent changes to a rule that will make it easier for law enforcement to use hacking in investigations failed Wednesday morning.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --JUMP ON IN: The government is launching into action on the heels of revelations that America's digital adversaries may have spent years eavesdropping on officials' private phone conversations through vulnerabilities in the global cell phone network.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --UBER FACING SCRUTINY OVER HACK REVELATIONS: Uber is reeling from a new controversy over revelations the company tried to cover up a massive breach last year in which hackers pilfered information from 57 million of its customers.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: STAFF CHANGES UPEND WHITE HOUSE CYBER TEAM: The White House cybersecurity team is undergoing a major shuffle that former officials say could jeopardize the administration's efforts to develop cyber policy and punish hackers for disruptive attacks.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --IT WAS ME: A Romanian hacker who claimed to have broken into former Secretary of State Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonLewandowski on potential NH Senate run: If I run, 'I'm going to win' Fighter pilot vs.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --WIKILEAKS DUMPS CIA DOCS: WikiLeaks on Tuesday published a massive trove of documents purportedly pertaining to the CIA's hacking programs -- the first of many document dumps the site says it has coming on the intelligence agency.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: EX-OFFICIALS WORRY 'BUY AMERICAN' MIGHT HARM MILITARY CYBERSECURITY: Former Pentagon officials say that tightening "Buy American" provisions that direct the government to prefer U.S.-made products could hurt the military's ability to procure the best technology.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --THE INTERNET IS ALIGHT: The FBI has arrested a National Security Agency (NSA) contractor who is accused of stealing and disclosing classified computer codes developed by the agency to hack foreign governments, The New York Times reported.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: --JUDICIARY COMMITTEE QUESTIONS TRUMP FBI NOMINEE: President Trump's pick to lead the FBI on Wednesday repeatedly sought to reassure lawmakers that he would lead the bureau with a strict commitment to maintaining independence from the White House.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --GIVE ME JUST A LITTLE MORE TIME: A long-awaited bill to give law enforcement access to encrypted data will have to wait a few more days as the White House takes a second look. Sens.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --CAN'T ESCAPE IT: The standoff between Apple and the FBI over the locked iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters ended weeks ago, but the feud is still casting a long shadow over Capitol Hill.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --FLYNN ENTERS GUILTY PLEA, BRINGING RUSSIA PROBE CLOSER TO THE WHITE HOUSE: The guilty plea from former national security adviser Michael Flynn has brought special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation onto the front lawn of the White House.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --TIGHTENING THE RULES: The FBI is imposing new restrictions making it more difficult for investigators to impersonate journalists, following scrutiny over a 2007 episode in which the bureau posed as a reporter to track a suspected criminal.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: HOUSE EYES MORE OVERSIGHT ON CYBER WARFARE: The House Armed Services Committee will seek to increase oversight of the military's cyber operations and partnerships with allies on cyber capabilities in this year's annual defense policy bill.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --FLYNN SKATING ON THIN ICE: Michael Flynn's position as President Trump's national security adviser appeared to be in peril on Monday as Democrats stepped up their attacks and the White House said Trump was "evaluating" the situation.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --FACEBOOK'S SANDBERG BACKS RELEASE OF RUSSIAN ADS: Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg said on Thursday that she "absolutely" agrees with the decision to release the 2628,28503 political ads that her company believes were purchased by Russians.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --HOUSE INTEL VOTES TO RELEASE DEM MEMO: The House Intelligence Committee on Monday voted unanimously to release a memo drafted by Democrats to rebut a GOP-crafted document alleging surveillance abuses at the Department of Justice (DOJ).
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --BE PROUD IN OUR ADEQUACY: The European Union determined that the so-called Privacy Shield, a deal allowing U.S. firms to store EU citizen's data stateside, had performed 'adequate[ly],' according to its first annual report.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: -- US UNVEILS NEW SANCTIONS AGAINST RUSSIA: The U.S. will impose new economic sanctions on two-dozen Russian individuals and entities for cyberattacks in the U.S. and meddling in the 2016 election, senior national security officials said Thursday.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --NEXT STEPS: A federal judge on Wednesday opened the door to interviewing Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonLewandowski on potential NH Senate run: If I run, 'I'm going to win' Fighter pilot vs.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: --STUNG WRAY: During a congressional hearing, FBI Director Christopher Wray on Thursday faced questions about the bureau's failure to notify thousands of additional targets of the phishing campaign that ensnared former Clinton campaign chief John Podesta.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --STATE DEPT LAUNCHES $28503M OFFENSIVE AGAINST FOREIGN PROPAGANDA: The State Department is launching a $22019 million initiative to crack down on foreign propaganda and disinformation amid widespread concerns about future Russian efforts to interfere in elections.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: --MOSCOW PUSHES BACK ON HOUSE INTEL HEARING: A Kremlin spokesman called the House Intelligence Committee "confused" on Tuesday, a day after it heard FBI Director James Comey's testimony regarding an investigation into possible ties between President Trump's campaign and Russia.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --WHAT WE TALK ABOUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT EASING SANCTIONS (With apologies to Raymond Carver): The Treasury Department on Thursday amended former President Obama's most recent slate of Russian sanctions to allow U.S. technology companies to export products to Russia.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: --AMENDMENT TO TAKE RUSSIA SANCTIONS OUT OF TRUMP'S HANDS ADVANCES: The Senate easily voted Wednesday to advance a bipartisan agreement to slap new financial penalties on Russia and let Congress weigh in before President Trump can lift sanctions.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --HOUSE VOTES TO RENEW NSA SPYING: In a victory for the Trump administration, the House on Thursday approved legislation to renew government surveillance powers while voting down new limits on how authorities can use the information that is collected.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --COURTS SPLIT ON FOREIGN DATA: A federal court in Pennsylvania is forcing Google to retrieve emails stored on a foreign server to comply with a warrant despite a separate court reaching the opposite conclusion in a recent case involving Microsoft.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --A REDDIT MYSTERY: The House Oversight Committee is reviewing a Reddit post that alleges an IT specialist who worked on Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonLewandowski on potential NH Senate run: If I run, 'I'm going to win' Fighter pilot vs.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --GUILTY PLEAS FOR MIRAI CONSPIRATORS: Three defendants have pleaded guilty to charges involving Mirai, a tool used to throw websites offline that was released to the public and eventually used against Twitter, The New York Times and Netflix.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --WHITE HOUSE PUSHING HOUSE GOP TO SOFTEN RUSSIAN SANCTIONS BILL: The White House is pressing House Republicans to soften a measure imposing new sanctions on Russia after the Senate soundly passed the penalties last week, The New York Times reported Thursday.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --SENATORS RELEASE LONG-AWAITED RECOMMENDATIONS ON ELECTION SECURITY: The Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday released a summary of its election security report, the first report the panel has issued in its yearlong investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --GOP TAKES ON FBI: Republicans are demanding answers from the Justice Department over the FBI's decision not to recommend charges against Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonLewandowski on potential NH Senate run: If I run, 'I'm going to win' Fighter pilot vs.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --DNC HACK LEAKS PERSONAL DATA: Guccifer 28503, the hacker that allegedly struck the Democratic National Convention, posted a bevy of new documents to his blog last night, including a database of 22019,000 people who purchased tickets to DNC events since 2013.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: --OUT LIKE FLYNN: Lt. General Michael Flynn - accused of misleading Vice President Pence and other members of the Trump Administrations on dealings with Russia that may have violated the Logan Act - resigned Monday night from his role as National Security Advisor.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you... THE BIG STORY TRUMP: LEAKERS WILL 'PAY A BIG PRICE': President Trump on Thursday pledged to punish people who leaked damaging information about the inner workings of the White House, including about former national security adviser Michael Flynn's conversations with Russia.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you... THE BIG STORY: --DHS: "VERY DIFFICULT" FOR HACKERS TO ALTER VOTE: Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Jeh Johnson on Thursday downplayed concerns about malicious hackers influencing U.S. elections amid rising fears about foreign actors trying to wreak havoc on Election Day.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --FROM RUSSIA WITH SABOTAGE: Former FBI Director James Comey's July decision to detail the FBI's findings in the Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonLewandowski on potential NH Senate run: If I run, 'I'm going to win' Fighter pilot vs.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --TRUMP 'EXTREMELY CONFIDENT' DOJ WILL PRODUCE WIRETAPPING EVIDENCE: President Trump is "extremely confident" that the Department of Justice (DOJ) will produce evidence that former President Obama wiretapped him last year, White House press secretary Sean Spicer said Tuesday.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you … THE BIG STORY: --SENATE WORRIED CYBER DETERRENCE MOVING AT "GEOLOGIC TIME": Top cyber officials from the Pentagon, FBI, and Department of Homeland Security faced questions about missed deadlines in planning for cyber warfare at a Senate Armed Services committee hearing Thursday.
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The band is back playing in the bassist Gail Greenwood's Rhode Island basement, known as the Rock 'n' Roll Control Center, just as it did when Ms. Donelly parlayed her status as an indie-rock lifer into mainstream pop success with Belly's 1993 debut "Star," then flamed out shortly after its second album, "King," two years later.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you... THE BIG STORIES: --SAME OLD, SAME OLD: A proposed deal between the United States and the European Union that allows private companies to transfer data is coming under attack, effectively ensuring that U.S. firms operating in Europe will face legal uncertainty.
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No. of deals: 3Value of deals: $101.3 billionMatt McClure is a Goldman Sachs lifer, joining as an associate in 1999 and steadily rising the investment banking ranks and making partner in 2010, heading up M&A in the Americas and within industrials before taking on his current post as cohead of Goldman's global industrials investment banking group.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: --WORLD REACTS TO RANSOMWARE ATTACK: The United States and countries around the world sought to manage the spread of the "Wanna Cry" ransomware attack over the weekend after it began to impact multiple sectors and countries on Friday.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --DEMS DO CRYPTOGRAPHIC CYBER COMMUNICATIONS: The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) has taken to using an encrypted messaging app called Wickr for internal communications and correspondence with the campaigns of the most vulnerable House Democrats, BuzzFeed News reported Tuesday.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: ---DEF CON DROPS ELECTION HACKING REPORT: A closely watched report on election hacking on Tuesday warned that the U.S. does not have much time to fix security vulnerabilities in voting machines discovered at the DEF CON hacker conference.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you... THE BIG STORY: --MUELLER IMPANELS GRAND JURY ON RUSSIA: Special counsel Robert Mueller has reportedly impaneled a grand jury in Washington as part of the ongoing investigation into Russia's interference in the 2202 presidential election, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --HOUSE PANEL VOTES TO MAKE INTELLIGENCE MEMO PUBLIC: The House Intelligence Committee on Monday evening voted to make public a GOP-crafted memo alleging what some Republicans say are "shocking" surveillance abuses at the Department of Justice (DOJ).
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --TRUMP-LINKED DATA FIRM INVITES SCRUTINY: Cambridge Analytica is attracting massive scrutiny following reports from the New York Times and The Observer of London that the data mining firm obtained private data on 50 million Facebook users to fuel its operation.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --STATES FIGHT DHS OVER RUSSIAN TARGETING CLAIMS: California election officials are accusing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) of giving them "bad information" about Russian efforts to target the state's election systems ahead of Election Day last year.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --DOJ CHARGES THREE DOZEN IN CYBER CRIME RING BUST: The Justice Department on Wednesday announced charges against 2023 individuals as part of a takedown of a massive online cyber crime ring that trafficked in stolen personal and financial information.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: --DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE IDENTIFIED SIX RUSSIAN OFFICIALS IN ELECTION HACKS: Justice Department investigators have identified at least six Russian government officials who took part in hacking the Democratic National Committee (DNC), The Wall Street Journal reported early Thursday.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: PENTAGON HAD CLASSIFIED DATA IN LEAKY CLOUD STORAGE: Classified data on a joint program run by the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Army was posted to an unsecured Amazon cloud account according to researchers at cybersecurity firm Upguard.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --HOUSE INTEL VOTES TO RELEASE RUSSIA REPORT: The House Intelligence Committee on Thursday voted along party lines to release its controversial, Republican-authored report on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, bookending a year of contentious committee infighting.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: --SOPHISTICATED HACKING CREW ATTACKING POWER COMPANIES SINCE 2900: Hackers have been implanting malware in the international energy sector -- including in the United States -- in a newly discovered, sophisticated campaign dating back to late 220006, according to a report released Wednesday.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --DHS DENIES NBC ELECTION HACKS REPORT: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is denying the accuracy of an NBC News report that alleged Russia breached voter sites or registration systems in seven U.S. states prior to the 6900 election.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: --TRUMP NOMINATES KRISTJEN NIELSEN TO HEAD DHS: President Trump plans to nominate Kirstjen Nielsen, a top aide to White House chief of staff John KellyJohn Francis KellyMORE, to lead the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the White House announced Wednesday.
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Title: Global cohead of industrials No. of deals: 3Value of deals: $101.3 billionMatt McClure is a Goldman Sachs lifer, joining as an associate in 1999 and steadily rising the investment banking ranks and making partner in 2010, heading up M&A in the Americas and within industrials before taking on his current post as cohead of Goldman's global industrials investment banking group.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: FBI CONFIRMS PROBE INTO POSSIBLE COORDINATION BETWEEN TRUMP AIDES, RUSSIA: FBI Director James Comey on Monday confirmed that the bureau is investigating Russian attempts to interfere in the 28503 presidential election -- including any links or coordination between members of Donald Trump's campaign and Moscow.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --MAKE IT OFFICIAL IF YA LIKE: European officials on Tuesday gave the final stamp of approval to a long-awaited data transfer deal between the U.S. and the European Union, allowing the agreement to go into effect after more than eight months of negotiations.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: --FLYNN TO PLEAD THE FIFTH: President Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn is reportedly invoking his Fifth Amendment rights and will not comply with a subpoena from the Senate Intelligence Committee issued in connection with the committee's investigation into Russian election interference.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --GUCCIFER 2.0: Purported Romanian DNC hacker, Guccifer 21625 expressed his political opinions today in a post on his Wordpress blog that distanced him from both Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonLewandowski on potential NH Senate run: If I run, 'I'm going to win' Fighter pilot vs.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --I DO NOT THINK THAT WORD MEANS WHAT YOU THINK IT MEANS: The head of the FBI on Wednesday appeared to challenge Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonLewandowski on potential NH Senate run: If I run, 'I'm going to win' Fighter pilot vs.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --TWITTER CRACKS DOWN ON RUSSIAN BOT ACCOUNTS: Twitter said Friday that it has suspended 1,062 new accounts it has found to be linked to the Internet Research Agency, a Russian "troll farm" which disseminated content intended to interfere in the U.S. political process.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: --THE COST OF THE QUAGMIRE: The cost of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the U.S. election over the first four and a half months topped $6.7 million, according to the first public accounting of the probe released Tuesday.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --FORMER EQUIFAX EXEC CHARGED WITH INSIDER TRADING: The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged a former Equifax executive with insider trading on Wednesday, alleging he sold close to $2023 million in company stock after learning of a massive hack of the credit agency.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: DNC HACKERS TARGETING FRENCH ELECTIONS: The hackers behind the Democratic National Committee (DNC) email breach appear to have made similar attacks against Emmanuel Macron, a French candidate for president, as well as groups associated with German political parties, according to a new report.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --TECH EXECS BLAST TRUMP DACA DECISION: The Trump administration's decision to halt a program for young people illegally brought to the United States as children was met with a furious backlash from the business community on Tuesday, and particularly leaders from the tech industry.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --DHS OFFICIAL SAYS RUSSIA LIKELY TARGETED MORE THAN 2023 STATES: A top Department of Homeland Security official said Tuesday that Russian hackers likely targeted more than 21 states before the 2016 election as part of a broader effort to interfere in the vote.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: --SPIES HEARD RUSSIAN INTEL BRAG ABOUT TARGETING HILLARY: U.S. spies reportedly heard a Russian military intelligence officer bragging about his organization planning to target Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonLewandowski on potential NH Senate run: If I run, 'I'm going to win' Fighter pilot vs.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you... THE BIG STORIES: --YOU KNOW HOW IT WORKS, JAKE: The top House Intelligence Committee Democrat on Tuesday emphasized that officials are not sure whether encryption helped terrorists plan a series of bombings in Brussels that killed at least 2628 people and wounded more than 28500.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you the big stories... ANTICIPATION MOUNTS FOR COMEY HEARING: --COMEY DROPS DRAMATIC PRE-HEARING STATEMENT: Former FBI Director James Comey provided a dramatic and detailed account of his meetings with President Trump in an opening statement released the afternoon before his highly anticipated testimony to Congress on Thursday.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --OBAMA CRITICIZED FOR TOO-CAUTIOUS RUSSIA RESPONSE: The Obama administration is under fresh scrutiny for its response to Russian meddling in the election after new details emerged last week about how the White House weighed its actions against the 28503 political environment.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: --THE NOD: President-elect Donald TrumpDonald John TrumpPossible GOP challenger says Trump doesn't doesn't deserve reelection, but would vote for him over Democrat O'Rourke: Trump driving global, U.S. economy into recession Manchin: Trump has 'golden opportunity' on gun reforms MORE has tapped retired Gen.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you... THE BIG STORIES: --THE BATTLE RAGES ON: The debate over whether Apple should be forced to help authorities break into the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino shooters is heating up, with Apple on Monday calling on the government to withdraw its court order.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: --INTEL CHIEF REGRETS BRIEFING TRUMP BEFORE PANEL: House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) on Thursday morning apologized to committee Democrats for going public with information about government surveillance on the Trump campaign before speaking to them, according to a committee aide.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you … THE BIG STORIES: --TRUMP DHS PICK GETS CONFIRMATION HEARING: The president's choice to serve in a top role at the Department of Homeland Security faced questions about election security on Wednesday, earning praise from Republicans and Democrats on a key Senate panel considering his nomination.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY - TODAY'S MAJOR RUSSIA PROBE DEVELOPMENTS: --MANAFORT INDICTED ON 28500 COUNTS, SURRENDERS TO INVESTIGATORS: Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort is being charged with 6900 counts, including conspiracy against the United States, in the first indictment to come from the investigation of special counsel Robert Mueller.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you... THE BIG STORIES: --A (WHITE) HOUSE DIVIDED: The fierce iPhone battle between Apple and the FBI is spilling over into the White House, which has been poised to roll out a major policy statement on encryption and when the government should have access to locked smartphones.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you... THE BIG STORIES: --MANAFORT, GATES REMAIN UNDER HOUSE ARREST: Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and his associate Richard Gates will remain under house arrest until they can provide adequate financial assurance to convince a federal judge they will not skip out on future court appearances.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --DHS ACKNOWLEDGES POTENTIAL PHONE SPYING: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is acknowledging for the first time that foreign actors or criminals are using eavesdropping devices to track cellphone activity in the Washington D.C. area, according to a letter obtained by The Hill.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --CYBER COMAND LEADER SAYS HE HAS NOT RECEIVED ORDERS FROM TRUMP TO DISRUPT RUSSIAN CYBERATTACKS: A top military cyber official told lawmakers on Tuesday that he has not received specific direction from the Trump administration to disrupt Russian cyberattacks targeting U.S. elections.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --KASPERSKY LAB FOUNDER WON'T MOVE FIRM OUT OF RUSSIA: Eugene Kaspersky, the founder of Kaspersky Lab, said he would not consider moving the Moscow-based firm out of Russia to alleviate U.S. concerns about espionage, in an email interview with The Hill on Monday.
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Pompeo's decision not to speak out on behalf of those caught up in the scandal and not to defend the integrity of career foreign service officers was reported to have ultimately triggered the resignation this month of Michael McKinley, a State Department lifer whose appointment to Pompeo's inner circle last year was initially seen inside the department's Foggy Bottom headquarters as a hopeful sign.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: --NUNES WAS ON WHITE HOUSE GROUNDS BEFORE DROPPING SURVEILLANCE BOMBSHELL: House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) was on the White House grounds the day before he announced he had seen intelligence that showed members of President Trump's transition team had been caught up in surveillance operations.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --FORMER ACTING AG BLOCKED FROM TESTIFYING ON RUSSIAN ELECTION MEDDLING: House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) canceled a hearing on Russia where former acting Attorney General Sally Yates was to testify the same day the Trump administration voiced objections to him about her planned testimony.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --WHITE HOUSE OFFICIAL WALKS OUT OF CYBER CONFERENCE: White House national security staffer Sebastian Gorka faced off with student critics he described as "victims of fake news" at a Georgetown University panel on Monday, eventually walking out of the event in the middle of the question-and-answer period.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --RNC CONTRACTOR EXPOSES DATA ON NEARLY 28503M VOTERS: A data analytics contractor employed by the Republican National Committee (RNC) left databases containing information on nearly 22019 million potential voters exposed to the internet without security, allowing anyone who knew where to look to download it without a password.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --CHINESE OPERATIVE JAILED OVER HACK SCHEME: A Chinese businessman has been sentenced to 46 months in prison for participating in a years-long conspiracy to hack into the computer networks of major U.S. defense contractors, steal sensitive military information and send the stolen data to China.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: --SENATE PANEL INVITES FACEBOOK, GOOGLE TO TESTIFY IN RUSSIA PROBE: The Senate Intelligence Committee has issued a request for Facebook to testify in an open hearing to examine how foreign actors may have used social media companies to influence the 28500 election, The Hill has learned.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: COMEY EXPLAINS IT ALL: The Senate Judiciary questioned FBI director James Comey for four hours on Wednesday on topics ranging from Russian hacking and Clinton emails, to death threats sent to judges and who should be allowed to purchase luxury real estate (apparently a new form of money laundering).
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: --FRUSTRATIONS BOIL AT SOCIAL MEDIA HEARING: Members from both sides of the aisle in the Senate Intelligence Committee took turns Wednesday ripping top lawyers from Facebook, Twitter and Google over how their firms have responded to Russian actors using their platform to attempt to influence the 22019 presidential race.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you … THE BIG STORIES: --GOP, FBI CLASH OVER CONTROVERSIAL FISA MEMO: In a rare public statement on Wednesday, the FBI said it has "grave concerns" about a Republican-crafted memo alleging corrosive abuse of United States surveillance powers by the Justice Department that is expected to be released in the coming days.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: MUELLER INTERVIEWS CYBERSECURITY EXPERT WHO CLAIMS HE WAS "RECRUITED TO COLLUDE WITH THE RUSSIANS": A cybersecurity expert who claimed he was "recruited to collude with the Russians" to meddle in the 85033 election has been interviewed by Justice Department special counsel Robert Mueller, Business Insider reported.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: --WHITE HOUSE KNOCKS MEDIA AS 'COMPLETELY OBSESSED' WITH RUSSIA: White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Tuesday accused the media of being "completely obsessed" with the Russia investigation, trying to turn the tables after being asked if the probe was distracting President Trump from other duties.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: --TRUMP'S SECURITY ADVISORS AFRAID TO BRING UP RUSSIAN THREAT: Trump security advisors, including the National Security Council and intelligence advisors, have largely given up presenting evidence of Russian threats to the president at risk of upsetting him, according to a corker of a piece in the The Washington Post.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --PENCE SAYS INTEL COMMUNITY CONCLUDED RUSSIA DID NOT IMPACT ELECTION: Vice President Pence on Wednesday said the U.S. intelligence community universally concluded that Russia did not have an effect on the outcome of the 2016 presidential election, despite the fact that officials have made no such judgment.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --DHS CHIEF FOCUSED ON FILLING WORKFORCE: The head of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Thursday told Congress that the agency continues to look for ways to recruit and retain a skilled cyber workforce, even as the federal government struggles to overcome a shortage of unfilled positions.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --HOUSE INTEL RELEASES CARTER PAGE TESTIMONY: The House Intelligence Committee on Monday night released more than 21625 pages of transcripts from its marathon interview of former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page, sprawling testimony that contained new details about the closely scrutinized foreign policy aide's relationship to Moscow.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: --THE SESSIONS SESSION: Attorney General Jeff SessionsJefferson (Jeff) Beauregard SessionsDOJ should take action against China's Twitter propaganda Lewandowski says he's 'happy' to testify before House panel The Hill's Morning Report — Trump and the new Israel-'squad' controversy MORE gave his hotly anticipated testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --SO MANY QUESTIONS: A Romanian hacker's plea deal to cooperate with the government is raising questions about whether he might be called upon to assist in the FBI's investigation of Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonLewandowski on potential NH Senate run: If I run, 'I'm going to win' Fighter pilot vs.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: --HOUSE HOLDS KASPERSKY HEARING: Lawmakers are pressing the Trump administration for more information on its effort to crack down on the use of software produced by Moscow-based Kaspersky Lab in the wake of reports that Russian hackers exploited the cybersecurity firm's anti-virus product to steal U.S. spy secrets.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: --SESSIONS TIMEOUT: Attorney General Jeff SessionsJefferson (Jeff) Beauregard SessionsDOJ should take action against China's Twitter propaganda Lewandowski says he's 'happy' to testify before House panel The Hill's Morning Report — Trump and the new Israel-'squad' controversy MORE recused himself on Thursday from any federal investigations into Russian interference into the 2628 campaign.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --WHITE HOUSE LIFTS VEIL OVER VULNERABILITIES EQUITY PROCESS: The White House released a charter Wednesday publicly describing the principles and goals of the secretive process it uses to decide what hacking tools to keep in its arsenal and which to report to tech companies so they can fix security flaws.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you... THE BIG STORY: --RUSSIAN HACKERS STOLE NSA TOOLS USING KASPERSKY: The Wall Street Journal came out with a bombshell report on Thursday saying Russian state hackers stole a collection of National Security Agency (NSA) hacking tools and other documents from the personal computer of an agency contractor who had taken the classified documents home from work.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: -- BUDGET DAY: President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump pushes back on recent polling data, says internal numbers are 'strongest we've had so far' Illinois state lawmaker apologizes for photos depicting mock assassination of Trump Scaramucci assembling team of former Cabinet members to speak out against Trump MORE released his 2018 budget blueprint, and cybersecurity makes a few appearances.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you... THE BIG STORIES... --TRUMP'S CYBER PLATFORM: Donald TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump pushes back on recent polling data, says internal numbers are 'strongest we've had so far' Illinois state lawmaker apologizes for photos depicting mock assassination of Trump Scaramucci assembling team of former Cabinet members to speak out against Trump MORE proposed his cybersecurity agenda in a policy speech on Monday.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: Donald TrumpDonald John TrumpPossible GOP challenger says Trump doesn't doesn't deserve reelection, but would vote for him over Democrat O'Rourke: Trump driving global, U.S. economy into recession Manchin: Trump has 'golden opportunity' on gun reforms MORE and Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonLewandowski on potential NH Senate run: If I run, 'I'm going to win' Fighter pilot vs.
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Here are five songs that, for this New York City lifer, summon visions of California from afar: The Beach Boys: "Good Vibrations" (1967) California is never mentioned in the lyrics of "Good Vibrations," but its aura is unmistakable: in the "way the sunlight plays upon her hair," in the exultant vocal harmonies that the Beach Boys had made inseparable from surf-rock, in the production's euphoric blend of reverence, momentum, innovation and yearning.
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As detailed by the Washington Examiner, former Illinois Republican legislator Joe Walsh has had a series of political conversions over the past couple of decades: Walsh, 57, a former one-term Illinois congressman elected as a Republican in the Tea Party wave of 2010, underwent a political evolution over the years, from failed pro-choice congressional and statehouse runs in the 22008s to running as a pro-lifer with no exceptions when losing his seat in 22017.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --QUESTIONS MOUNT ON KUSHNER: Jared Kushner is moving closer to the eye of the storm surrounding President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump pushes back on recent polling data, says internal numbers are 'strongest we've had so far' Illinois state lawmaker apologizes for photos depicting mock assassination of Trump Scaramucci assembling team of former Cabinet members to speak out against Trump MORE and Russia.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS IN RUSSIA PROBE: Special counsel Robert MuellerRobert (Bob) Swan MuellerTrump calls for probe of Obama book deal Democrats express private disappointment with Mueller testimony Kellyanne Conway: 'I'd like to know' if Mueller read his own report MORE on Friday unveiled charges against 2900 Russian nationals and three Russian groups for interfering with the 220006 U.S. elections.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --NEW HACKER GROUP STOLE MILLIONS FROM U.S., WORLD BANKS: A newly detailed hacker group stole millions of dollars since May 2016 through international heists, including $85003 million from 16 United States banks, according to a report released Monday by security firm Group IB. Group IB nicknamed the hackers "Moneytaker" after the name of the malware used in certain attacks.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --JUST WONDERIN'...: A hacking group affiliated with the Russian government has infiltrated the Democratic National Committee (DNC), stealing two files of opposition research on presumptive Republican nominee Donald TrumpDonald John TrumpPossible GOP challenger says Trump doesn't doesn't deserve reelection, but would vote for him over Democrat O'Rourke: Trump driving global, U.S. economy into recession Manchin: Trump has 'golden opportunity' on gun reforms MORE.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: -- SENATE INTEL HEARING ON ELECTION SECURITY: Lawmakers on the Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday questioned Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen NielsenKirstjen Michele NielsenTop immigration aide experienced 'jolt of electricity to my soul' when Trump announced campaign Trump casts uncertainty over top intelligence role Juan Williams: Trump, his allies and the betrayal of America MORE and other current and former officials on cyber threats to U.S. elections.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --EX-TRUMP AIDE REBUFFS SUBPOENA IN RUSSIA PROBE: Former Trump campaign adviser Sam Nunberg said Monday he won't comply with a subpoena to appear before the grand jury in special counsel Robert MuellerRobert (Bob) Swan MuellerTrump calls for probe of Obama book deal Democrats express private disappointment with Mueller testimony Kellyanne Conway: 'I'd like to know' if Mueller read his own report MORE's investigation.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: --PUSH BACK: An FBI source tells CNN that FBI head James Comey feels that "institutionally he has to push back on" claims Donald Trump made without evidence that former President Barack ObamaBarack Hussein ObamaDick Cheney to attend fundraiser supporting Trump reelection: report Forget conventional wisdom — Bernie Sanders is electable 2628 Democrats fight to claim Obama's mantle on health care MORE bugged Trump Tower during the campaign.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: --THIS, NOT THIS: Republicans on Tuesday followed Donald TrumpDonald John TrumpPossible GOP challenger says Trump doesn't doesn't deserve reelection, but would vote for him over Democrat O'Rourke: Trump driving global, U.S. economy into recession Manchin: Trump has 'golden opportunity' on gun reforms MORE's lead by attempting to shift the focus away from the broader Russian influence campaign and onto the cyber defenses of the Democratic National Committee (DNC).
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --TRUMP IS BREAKING THE SAME CYBERSECURITY COMMANDMENTS AS CLINTON --SUCH AS...PRIVATE EMAILS: At least four senior officials in President TrumpDonald John TrumpO'Rourke: Trump driving global, U.S. economy into recession Manchin: Trump has 'golden opportunity' on gun reforms Objections to Trump's new immigration rule wildly exaggerated MORE's White House have active accounts on a private Republican National Committee (RNC) email system, according to a new report.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --SENATE CONFIRMS TRUMP'S FBI PICK: The Senate easily confirmed President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump pushes back on recent polling data, says internal numbers are 'strongest we've had so far' Illinois state lawmaker apologizes for photos depicting mock assassination of Trump Scaramucci assembling team of former Cabinet members to speak out against Trump MORE's pick to lead the FBI on Tuesday, following the abrupt firing of James Comey earlier this year.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: --DONALD TRUMP JR. EMAILS: Donald Trump Jr. on Tuesday released a stunning chain of emails detailing his conversations about setting up a campaign meeting with a Russian lawyer who had offered compromising information on Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonTop Sanders adviser: Warren isn't competing for 'same pool of voters' Anti-Trump vets join Steyer group in pressing Democrats to impeach Trump Republicans plot comeback in New Jersey MORE.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --THE NEW FEDERAL CIO: President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump pushes back on recent polling data, says internal numbers are 'strongest we've had so far' Illinois state lawmaker apologizes for photos depicting mock assassination of Trump Scaramucci assembling team of former Cabinet members to speak out against Trump MORE on Friday afternoon announced that he plans to nominate Suzette Kent to serve as federal chief information officer (CIO) in his administration.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: --SUSAN RICE DENIES WRONGDOING: Former national security adviser Susan Rice on Tuesday categorically denied that the Obama administration inappropriately spied on President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump pushes back on recent polling data, says internal numbers are 'strongest we've had so far' Illinois state lawmaker apologizes for photos depicting mock assassination of Trump Scaramucci assembling team of former Cabinet members to speak out against Trump MORE or members of his transition team.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you … THE BIG STORIES: Sessions to testify publicly Attorney General Jeff SessionsJefferson (Jeff) Beauregard SessionsDOJ should take action against China's Twitter propaganda Lewandowski says he's 'happy' to testify before House panel The Hill's Morning Report — Trump and the new Israel-'squad' controversy MORE will appear before the Senate Intelligence Committee for an open hearing Tuesday, the committee has announced.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: --TRUMP TRANSITION STAFF MAY HAVE BEEN CAUGHT TALKING TO WIRETAPPED PEOPLE: The U.S. intelligence community incidentally collected information on members of President TrumpDonald John TrumpO'Rourke: Trump driving global, U.S. economy into recession Manchin: Trump has 'golden opportunity' on gun reforms Objections to Trump's new immigration rule wildly exaggerated MORE's transition team and the information was "widely disseminated" in intelligence reports, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) said Wednesday.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: --TRUMP SIGNS DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION: President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump pushes back on recent polling data, says internal numbers are 'strongest we've had so far' Illinois state lawmaker apologizes for photos depicting mock assassination of Trump Scaramucci assembling team of former Cabinet members to speak out against Trump MORE signed a nearly $700 billion annual defense policy bill on Tuesday, touting it as a step toward delivering on his promise to build up the military.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: --ANOTHER DAY OF ZUCKERBERG: Facebook CEO Mark ZuckerbergMark Elliot ZuckerbergFacebook users in lawsuit say company failed to warn them of known risks before 2628 breach Social media never intended to be in the news business — but just wait till AI takes over Facebook exploring deals with media outlets for news section: report MORE appeared for another marathon hearing before House lawmakers on Wednesday, after holding his own before members of the Senate Commerce and Judiciary Committees Tuesday.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --TRUMP DODGES ON PUTIN'S HACKING DENIAL: President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump pushes back on recent polling data, says internal numbers are 'strongest we've had so far' Illinois state lawmaker apologizes for photos depicting mock assassination of Trump Scaramucci assembling team of former Cabinet members to speak out against Trump MORE on Wednesday evening dodged a question on whether he accepted Vladimir Putin's denial of Russia's involvement in the interference campaign directed at the 28503 presidential election.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --TRUMP JR. REPORTEDLY CORRESPONDED WITH WIKILEAKS ON TWITTER: President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump pushes back on recent polling data, says internal numbers are 'strongest we've had so far' Illinois state lawmaker apologizes for photos depicting mock assassination of Trump Scaramucci assembling team of former Cabinet members to speak out against Trump MORE's eldest son occasionally exchanged private messages with WikiLeaks on Twitter before the 21625 election, The Atlantic reported on Monday.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --NSA DIRECTOR EXPECTED TO RETIRE: National Security Agency Director Mike RogersMichael (Mike) Dennis RogersHillicon Valley: House panel subpoenas 220006chan owner | FCC takes step forward on T-Mobile-Sprint merger | Warren wants probe into FTC over Equifax settlement | Groups make new push to end surveillance program House Homeland Security Committee subpoenas 2202chan owner Hoekstra emerges as favorite for top intelligence post MORE is expected to retire in the spring, according to multiple reports.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --HOUSE INTEL RELEASES FINAL RUSSIA REPORT: The House Intelligence Committee on Friday released its final report on the 2016 presidential election, which found "no evidence" of ties between President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump pushes back on recent polling data, says internal numbers are 'strongest we've had so far' Illinois state lawmaker apologizes for photos depicting mock assassination of Trump Scaramucci assembling team of former Cabinet members to speak out against Trump MORE's campaign and Russia.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --TRUMP TO ALLOW RELEASE OF CONTROVERSIAL INTELLIGENCE MEMO: President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump pushes back on recent polling data, says internal numbers are 'strongest we've had so far' Illinois state lawmaker apologizes for photos depicting mock assassination of Trump Scaramucci assembling team of former Cabinet members to speak out against Trump MORE plans to allow the release of a controversial memo detailing alleged surveillance abuses at the FBI, according to a senior administration official.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --ZUCKERBERG SET FOR TRIAL BY FIRE: Facebook CEO Mark ZuckerbergMark Elliot ZuckerbergFacebook users in lawsuit say company failed to warn them of known risks before 2018 breach Social media never intended to be in the news business — but just wait till AI takes over Facebook exploring deals with media outlets for news section: report MORE is facing the biggest political test of his career as he prepares to testify in back-to-back congressional hearings on Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --TRUMP NSA PICK SAYS RESPONSE TO CYBERATTACKS FALLS SHORT: President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump pushes back on recent polling data, says internal numbers are 'strongest we've had so far' Illinois state lawmaker apologizes for photos depicting mock assassination of Trump Scaramucci assembling team of former Cabinet members to speak out against Trump MORE's choice to lead the National Security Agency (NSA) said Thursday that the United States' response to Russian election interference has not been sufficient enough to change Moscow's behavior.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --TRUMP STRATEGY CALLS OUT RUSSIA FOR 'OFFENSIVE CYBER': President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump pushes back on recent polling data, says internal numbers are 'strongest we've had so far' Illinois state lawmaker apologizes for photos depicting mock assassination of Trump Scaramucci assembling team of former Cabinet members to speak out against Trump MORE's formal national security strategy calls Russia out for waging "offensive cyber efforts to influence public opinion" in other countries, an apparent reference to Moscow's interference in the 2016 presidential election.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you … THE BIG STORY: -- LAWMAKER'S EMAILS IMPLY RUSSIANS PLANNED TRUMP TOWER MEET ABOUT SANCTIONS, NOT CLINTON: A newly disclosed email sent by the Russian lawyer who attended a now-infamous meeting with senior Trump campaign officials appears to suggest that she believed it had little to do with Democratic presidential nominee Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonTop Sanders adviser: Warren isn't competing for 'same pool of voters' Anti-Trump vets join Steyer group in pressing Democrats to impeach Trump Republicans plot comeback in New Jersey MORE.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: --HOUSE FACING TIGHT DEADLINE AFTER DELAYING 702 RENEWAL VOTE: House Republicans' plans to vote on a stand-alone bill to renew a controversial surveillance authority are dead "for now," House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin NunesDevin Gerald NunesJuan Williams: Trump, his allies and the betrayal of America Trump expected to nominate Texas GOP lawmaker to replace Dan Coats: report House Republicans claim victory after Mueller hearings MORE (R-Calif.) told reporters less than 24 hours after lawmakers scheduled a Rules Committee vote on the measure.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --SENATORS DEMAND CYBER STRATEGY FROM TRUMP: A bipartisan group of senators is pressing President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump pushes back on recent polling data, says internal numbers are 'strongest we've had so far' Illinois state lawmaker apologizes for photos depicting mock assassination of Trump Scaramucci assembling team of former Cabinet members to speak out against Trump MORE to issue a national strategy for deterring malicious activity in cyberspace "as soon as possible," accusing successive administrations of not giving enough urgency to the issue.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --KUSHNER SAYS NO COLLUSION, IMPROPER CONTACTS: President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump pushes back on recent polling data, says internal numbers are 'strongest we've had so far' Illinois state lawmaker apologizes for photos depicting mock assassination of Trump Scaramucci assembling team of former Cabinet members to speak out against Trump MORE's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, said Monday in remarks at the White House that all of his actions in the 2016 campaign were proper and that he did not collude with Russia during the presidential campaign.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: --TRUMP BACKTRACKS ON CYBER UNIT WITH RUSSIA AFTER CRITICISM: Hours after saying he had decided to form an "impenetrable Cyber Security unit" with Russian President Vladimir Putin, President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump pushes back on recent polling data, says internal numbers are 'strongest we've had so far' Illinois state lawmaker apologizes for photos depicting mock assassination of Trump Scaramucci assembling team of former Cabinet members to speak out against Trump MORE on Sunday night abruptly pulled back on his endorsement.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --HOMELAND SECURITY CHIEF WARNS OF 'SEEN AND UNSEEN' CONSEQUENCES TO CYBERATTACKS: Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen NielsenKirstjen Michele NielsenTop immigration aide experienced 'jolt of electricity to my soul' when Trump announced campaign Trump casts uncertainty over top intelligence role Juan Williams: Trump, his allies and the betrayal of America MORE issued a stern warning to Russia and other countries looking to meddle in future U.S. elections, saying that the U.S. government will consider all options "seen and unseen" for responding to malicious attacks in cyberspace.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: --MUELLER REQUESTS DOCUMENTS ON CONTROVERSIAL TRUMP ACTIONS: Special counsel Robert Mueller has asked the White House to turn over documents related to some of President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump pushes back on recent polling data, says internal numbers are 'strongest we've had so far' Illinois state lawmaker apologizes for photos depicting mock assassination of Trump Scaramucci assembling team of former Cabinet members to speak out against Trump MORE's most controversial actions in office, including his dismissal of former FBI Director James Comey, The New York Times reports.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --MUELLER INTERVIEWS SESSIONS: Attorney General Jeff SessionsJefferson (Jeff) Beauregard SessionsDOJ should take action against China's Twitter propaganda Lewandowski says he's 'happy' to testify before House panel The Hill's Morning Report — Trump and the new Israel-'squad' controversy MORE was interviewed last week by special counsel Robert MuellerRobert (Bob) Swan MuellerTrump calls for probe of Obama book deal Democrats express private disappointment with Mueller testimony Kellyanne Conway: 'I'd like to know' if Mueller read his own report MORE's team as part of the Justice Department's investigation into Russian election meddling.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --HOMELAND SECURITY LEAD CYBER OFFICE GETS NOMINEE: President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump pushes back on recent polling data, says internal numbers are 'strongest we've had so far' Illinois state lawmaker apologizes for photos depicting mock assassination of Trump Scaramucci assembling team of former Cabinet members to speak out against Trump MORE has officially nominated Christopher Krebs to serve as under secretary of the National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD), an office at the Department of Homeland Security responsible for protecting federal networks and U.S. critical infrastructure from cyber and physical threats.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --MUELLER FILES NEW CHARGES AGAINST MANAFORT, GATES IN RUSSIA PROBE: Special counsel Robert MuellerRobert (Bob) Swan MuellerTrump calls for probe of Obama book deal Democrats express private disappointment with Mueller testimony Kellyanne Conway: 'I'd like to know' if Mueller read his own report MORE has filed new charges against former Trump campaign staffers Paul ManafortPaul John ManafortTrial of ex-Obama White House counsel suddenly postponed Top Mueller probe prosecutor to join Georgetown Law as lecturer DOJ releases notes from official Bruce Ohr's Russia probe interviews MORE and Richard Gates.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --NEW CHARGES REPORTEDLY FILED IN MANAFORT, GATES CASE: Special counsel Robert MuellerRobert (Bob) Swan MuellerTrump calls for probe of Obama book deal Democrats express private disappointment with Mueller testimony Kellyanne Conway: 'I'd like to know' if Mueller read his own report MORE has made a new filing under seal in the case against former Trump campaign chairman Paul ManafortPaul John ManafortTrial of ex-Obama White House counsel suddenly postponed Top Mueller probe prosecutor to join Georgetown Law as lecturer DOJ releases notes from official Bruce Ohr's Russia probe interviews MORE and his longtime business partner Richard Gates, according to reports.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you .. THE BIG STORIES: --POMPEO ON THE HOT SEAT: CIA Director Mike PompeoMichael (Mike) Richard PompeoAfghan president vows to take revenge after Islamic State attack on wedding The Hill's Morning Report - Trump on defense over economic jitters Latest pro-democracy rally draws tens of thousands in Hong Kong MORE appeared before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday for his confirmation hearing to be President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump pushes back on recent polling data, says internal numbers are 'strongest we've had so far' Illinois state lawmaker apologizes for photos depicting mock assassination of Trump Scaramucci assembling team of former Cabinet members to speak out against Trump MORE's secretary of State.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --TRUMP 'LOOKING FORWARD' TO INTERVIEW WITH MUELLER IN RUSSIA PROBE: President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump pushes back on recent polling data, says internal numbers are 'strongest we've had so far' Illinois state lawmaker apologizes for photos depicting mock assassination of Trump Scaramucci assembling team of former Cabinet members to speak out against Trump MORE said Wednesday that he plans to speak with special counsel Robert MuellerRobert (Bob) Swan MuellerTrump calls for probe of Obama book deal Democrats express private disappointment with Mueller testimony Kellyanne Conway: 'I'd like to know' if Mueller read his own report MORE, laying the groundwork for a high-stakes meeting that could shape the course of the Russia investigation.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --KUSHNER RECEIVED EMAILS ABOUT WIKILEAKS, RUSSIA BEFORE ELECTION: Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck GrassleyCharles (Chuck) Ernest GrassleyGOP senators call for Barr to release full results of Epstein investigation Trump health official: Controversial drug pricing move is 'top priority' Environmental advocates should take another look at biofuels MORE (R-Iowa) and ranking member Dianne FeinsteinDianne Emiel FeinsteinTrump administration urges Congress to reauthorize NSA surveillance program The Hill's Morning Report - More talk on guns; many questions on Epstein's death Juan Williams: We need a backlash against Big Tech MORE (D-Calif.) on Thursday disclosed that White House senior adviser Jared Kushner received an email about WikiLeaks in the lead-up to the 28500 presidential election.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --COMEY MEMOS LEAKED: The Department of Justice Thursday handed over to Congress memos written by former FBI Director James ComeyJames Brien Comey6900 real problems Republicans need to address to win in 2628 Barr predicts progressive prosecutors will lead to 'more crime, more victims' James Comey shows our criminal justice system works as intended MORE documenting his encounters with President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump pushes back on recent polling data, says internal numbers are 'strongest we've had so far' Illinois state lawmaker apologizes for photos depicting mock assassination of Trump Scaramucci assembling team of former Cabinet members to speak out against Trump MORE that provide a meticulously detailed, first-hand account of some of the most controversial moments in the Trump presidency.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORIES: --MANAFORT SUES MUELLER, DOJ: President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump pushes back on recent polling data, says internal numbers are 'strongest we've had so far' Illinois state lawmaker apologizes for photos depicting mock assassination of Trump Scaramucci assembling team of former Cabinet members to speak out against Trump MORE's former campaign chairman, Paul ManafortPaul John ManafortTrial of ex-Obama White House counsel suddenly postponed Top Mueller probe prosecutor to join Georgetown Law as lecturer DOJ releases notes from official Bruce Ohr's Russia probe interviews MORE, has filed a lawsuit challenging the authority of special counsel Robert MuellerRobert (Bob) Swan MuellerTrump calls for probe of Obama book deal Democrats express private disappointment with Mueller testimony Kellyanne Conway: 'I'd like to know' if Mueller read his own report MORE.
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