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Senate GOP Bashes Ben Folds and Jason Isbell as Being Part of Unhinged Left

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So much for southern hospitality. In the latest effort of campaign sabotage, the national organization devoted to electing Republicans in the Senate has called two popular musicians set to play at a Democratic rally in Tennessee part of the unhinged left. The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) on Monday slammed singer-songwriters Ben Folds and Jason Isbell with the political tarring hours before their performance at Democratic senatorial candidate Phil Bredesens rally in Nashville. In a press release titled Phony Phil partners with the unhinged left, the NRSC argued that Folds…

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Priyanka Chopra Posts Sweet Pics From Nick Jonas’ Birthday Weekend! – Perez Hilton

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Awww! She’s still kissing him with that mustache and everything! True love fo sho! Priyanka Chopra posted pics from fiancé Nick Jonas‘ weekend-long bday celebration, including the SUPAH sweet one above! Video: Is Nick’s New Love Song About Priyanka? First, a “birthday hang” watching baseball at Angels Stadium in Anaheim on Saturday: View this post on Instagram Happy birthday baby. 💋❤️@nickjonas A post shared by Priyanka Chopra (@priyankachopra) on Sep 16, 2018 at 4:53pm PDT And on Monday just some mustache bro time: View this post on Instagram

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The Pansar Augmented watch hides it smarts behind an analog face

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The Pansar Augmented is a Swedish smart watch that looks like a standard three-handed wristwatch. However, with the tap of a button, you can view multiple data points including weather, notifications, and even sales data from your CRM. Pansar is a Swedish watch company that uses Swiss movements and hand assembled components to add a dash of luxury to your standard workhorse watch.

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Artificial Intelligence Is Being Used To Decipher Medieval Graffiti In Ukraine

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Artificial intelligence is being used to decipher graffiti dating back centuries in Ukraine, according to a new study. Published on the pre-print server arXiv, researchers from the National Technical University of Ukraine and Huizhou University’s School of Information Science and Technology have been using machine learning to examine some of the ancient letters on St. Sophia’s Cathedral in Kiev. Using more than 4,000 images of 34 glyphs, the team trained a neural network to examine and study the letters. And they found that it was 99 percent accurate in picking…

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People Have Spotted Something Hilariously NSFW About Hurricane Florence

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As we head into the end of the week, Hurricane Florence is fast approaching the climax of her journey across the Atlantic to wreak devastation on the US East Coast – giving us some breathtaking – and slightly terrifying – footage as she comes. – And while the millions affected finalize their emergency plans, try to, um, shoot the weather into submission (please don’t do this), and hopefully take the official advice to get the hell out of its path, even more have been watching Florence’s trajectory and forecast via online tracker sites and apps. – One such tool…

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A new unicorn is born: Root Insurance raises $100 million for a $1 billion valuation

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Root Insurance, an Ohio-based car insurance startup with a tech twist, said Wednesday it has raised $100 million in a Series D funding round led by Tiger Global Management, pushing the company’s valuation to $1 billion.  Redpoint Ventures, Ribbit Capital and Scale Venture Partners all participated as follow-on investors in this latest round. The car insurance company, founded in 2015, plans to use the funds to expand into existing markets and make inroads into new states, as well as hire more employees such as engineers, actuaries, claims and customer service to…

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Machine Gun Kelly Responds To Eminem’s Diss Track By Wearing A Killshot T-Shirt! – Perez Hilton

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Days after the 8 Mile star dropped Killshot, a vicious diss track lampooning the 28-year-old over his lyrics and man bun, the Cleveland-based rapper made it clear he didn’t mind being targeted by the elder rapper — in fact, he’s happy to wear it across his chest. In the caption, Kelly wrote that his song Rap Devil, the diss track that prompted Eminem to drop Killshot, was still number one on the charts — which supported his bold claim that Shady “missed” his target: View this post on Instagram Even though…

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Mark Burnett, The Man Who Created Trump, Is Not a Rat

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Of all those ensnared in the swiftly decaying orbit of Donald Trump, the most conflicted must surely be Mark Burnett. As the producer of The Apprentice, Burnett has a depth of knowledge of Trumps true vileness that is probably unmatched. Butto use Trumps own mafia idiomSon of God, has a serious reputational problem: How can he remain silent about Trump and yet appear pure of soul? As soon as the Access Hollywood tapes surfaced it was suggested that equally Omarosa Manigault Newman redirected attention to Burnetts role as the supposed…

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Yo-Yo Ma Did a Tiny Desk Concert and Now Its Raining on My Face

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From NPR Cellist Yo-Yo Ma brought his great inspiration, and in turn part of his own life story, to an enthusiastic audience packed around the NPR Tiny Desk on a hot summer day. Ma is returning, yet again, to the Six Suites for Unaccompanied Cello by Johann Sebastian Bach, a Mount Everest for any cellist. He has just released his third studio recording of the complete set and is taking the music on a two-year, six-continent tour. Ma’s first recording of the Suites, released in 1983, earned him his first…

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Inside Sex Workers Fight for the Next Ocasio-Cortez: Theres an Awakening Happening

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This rainy Sunday, sheltered by trees and surrounded by a circle of supporters, Julia Salazar gave a short speech that covered a number of her core concerns, from labor rights to stable and affordable housing. Salazar, whos challenging incumbent Democrat Martin Dilan for the New York state Senates 18th district seat in North Brooklyn, related all of these issues back to the cause of the day: sex workers rights, and the fight for decriminalization. At the end of her remarks, Salazar heralded the historic meet-upa canvassing event to talk to…

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