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Colbert Booed for Brutal Takedown of Bloombergs Debate Performance

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Stephen Colbert began his live coverage of the Democratic debate that took place in his hometown of Charleston, South Carolina, Tuesday night by noting his controversial use of the stop-and-frisk policy. Ive met with black leaders to try to get an understanding of how I can better position myself, Bloomberg said at one point in the debate, to which Colbert replied, Mr. Mayor, I have a feeling a lot of black leaders want your position to be spread eagle up against a wall. Then, in response to Bloomberg pointing out…

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Donald Trump Appears to Refuse a Handshake From Nancy Pelosi

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President Donald Trump appeared to refuse to shake House Speaker Nancy Pelosis (D-Calif.) hand as he began his State of the Union speech on Tuesday night. As Trump made his way to the podium, he handed a copy of his speech to both Vice President Mike Pence and Pelosi. After receiving the folder, Pelosi appeared to reach out her hand to shake Trumps, but the president turned away. Pelosi made a shocked face, and smiled, as Trump moved back to the podium. Pelosi tries to shake Trump's hand. He declines.…

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Elizabeth Smart Is Sexually Assaulted While Sleeping on a Delta Flight: “I Froze. The Last Time Someone Touched Me Without My Say-So Was When I Was Kidnapped”

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ShareTweetPin Elizabeth Smart, who was kidnapped, confined, and repeatedly raped as a 14-year-old, disclosed in a shocking interview that her days of enduring sexual assault were not left behind in her teens. In fact, just last summer she was sexually assaulted on a Delta flight homebound for Salt Lake City. In an interview with CBS This Morning, Smart revealed that a man sitting by her began feeling up her legs while she was asleep. This was the first time she had ever felt unsafe on an airplane. “I’ve always felt…

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Tinders video series Swipe Night gets a second season

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Following a successful debut for Tinder’s first foray into original content, the company is giving its interactive video series “Swipe Night” another run. The company confirmed today it’s renewing “Swipe Night” for a second season, which will launch this summer (again) as an in-app experience within Tinder’s dating app. Variety first reported the news of “Swipe Night’s” return. Tinder further confirmed the details to TechCrunch. “Swipe Night,” as you may recall, first launched in October 2019 within Tinder. The experience introduced a first-person adventure played in-app, where users would make…

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Elementor raises $15M for its WordPress website builder

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WordPress has become so ubiquitous, it’s easy to forget that it still drives a huge ecosystem of startups that build tools and services around the platform. One of these is Elementor, a graphical website building platform that you can plug into WordPress to design and publish sites. More than 4 million sites have already been built with the tool — and it’s now seeing a million new sites every six months. Now the Tel Aviv-based company, which was founded in 2016, has raised its first round of institutional funding —…

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Amazon employee tests positive for coronavirus

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An employee at Amazon tested positive for coronavirus, according to multiple reports, and was then sent home from work.Amazon shared the message with its employees in an email on Tuesday, which was reviewed by the Seattle Times. According to a screenshot of the email shared by Twitter user @LiberalCEO, the employee returned home on Tuesday as they were feeling unwell and has not entered Amazon offices since that time. The user did not respond to the Daily Dots request for further details.

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Producer Bashes Liar Actress and Defends Sex Addict Pal Weinstein in Court

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Harvey Weinsteins legal team kicked off their defense on Thursday, calling former talent agent Paul Feldsher to testify about his close relationship with Sopranos actress Annabella Sciorra. Sciorra alleges Weinstein raped her in 1993 and 1994a claim Feldsher said was not as visibly traumatic as she claimed on the witness stand. Recalling a conversation with Sciorra in the '90s, he said the actress admitted shed done this crazy thing with Harvey. As I understand it all these years later, there was nothing that she told me that was shocking or…

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Tozny introduces encrypted identity tool as part of security service platform

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Tozny, a Portland, Oregon startup that wants to help companies more easily incorporate encryption into programs and processes, introduced TozID today. It is an identity and access control tool that can work independently or in conjunction with the company’s other encryption tools. “Basically we have a Security as a Service platform, and it’s designed to help developers and IT departments add defense in depth by [combining] centralized user management with an end-to-end encryption platform,” Tozny CEO and founder Isaac Potoczny-Jones told TechCrunch. The company is introducing an identity and access…

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New Lady GaGa and Harry Styles – Reacting Live! Plus, Drama Between Camila Cabello and Normani! And… | Perez Hilton – Perez Hilton

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It’s a 4 in 1 video today! A daily recap AND reacting to Lady GaGa‘s new single, Stupid Love, as well as Harry Styles‘ music video for Falling and BTS’ One. Plus, Normani reveals her truth about Camila Cabello‘s hurtful words! Should the “Havana” singer respond? Wendy Williams is the worst boss! Bhad Bhabie vs Skai Jackson! Amanda Bynes‘ latest cry for help! And more of today’s hottest headlines, including Hilary Duff, Ally Brooke, Sofia Vergara, Tori Spelling and MORE! Watch! Enjoy! SHARE! And CLICK HERE to check out more of…

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Facebook, Venmo latest to stand against Clearview

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Facebook and Venmo have joined a number of other tech giants in demanding that Clearview AI, the startup that built a facial recognition app by scraping public-facing photos online, to stop mining its platforms. CBS News reports that Venmo has sent a cease-and-desist letter to Clearview, joining Google, YouTube, and Twitter in saying that the startups practice of scraping photos off their platforms violates their terms of service. Scraping Venmo is a violation of our terms of service and we actively work to limit and block activity that violates these…

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How to watch ‘Dave’

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When you look at Dave, do you think “World Class Rapper?” Not likely. This isn’t going to stop, or even slow down Dave from trying to convince the world he’s the best man to hold the mic since Notorious B.I.G. This new half-hour comedy is helmed by real-life rapper and comedian Dave Burd, known to his fans as Lil Dicky. Will Dave climb to rap stardom, or like many neurotic men in their late twenties, slip into Soundcloud obscurity? Here’s everything you need to know to watch Dave. FX/YouTube Dave…

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Pete Buttigieg Has An Impressive Academic Resum

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Bloomberg/Bloomberg/Getty Images Where Did Pete Buttigieg Go To College? His Academic Record Is Pretty Impressive By Madhuri Sathish Feb 15, 2020 On Tuesday, Feb. 11, former South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg came in second place during the New Hampshire Democratic primary, narrowly ceding the top spot to Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders. As Buttigieg’s presidential campaign gains traction, his limited political experience — compared with his fellow candidates — has been called into question. But where did Pete Buttigieg go to college? He regularly touts his record as a Rhodes scholar.…

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You Can Show Off Your Peanut Pride With Baby Nut Clothes & Gifts

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Planters This Baby Nut Merch From Planters Features Peanut-Lovin’ Clothes & Gifts By Daffany Chan Feb 3, 2020 Fans are going wild for Baby Nut, who, just days after news of Mr. Peanut’s death, was unveiled to the world during Planters’ Super Bowl commercial. You can show off your love of the most adorable little nugget with exciting new swag. Check out this Baby Nut merch from Planters to show off your peanut pride this season. You can shop for your branded merch on the Baby Nut store website. You’ll…

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#StupidPandemicQuestions Are Trending On Twitter And They Just Raise More Questions

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As the novel coronavirus continues to spread, reported cases outside of China have now outnumbered those in China. To identify potential new cases, medical practitioners need to take in-depth histories of patients to assess how likely it is that their illness is the highly-contagious COVID-19. So, if you come down with flu-like symptoms having visited a place currently connected with the illness, you may find yourself being asked questions like… – But it’s not just doctors asking questions, as a recent trending hashtag on Twitter rounded up some of the…

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