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Trump edges out Clinton in new Florida poll

Trump edges out Clinton in new Florida poll

Donald Trump enjoys a two-point lead over Hillary Clinton in a new Rasmussen poll. Last week, Rasmussen Reports gave voters the option of staying home on Election Day if Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are the big party nominees, and six percent (6%) said that’s what they intend to do for now. Clinton and Trump were tied with 38% support …

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Music superstar Prince’s estate topic of court hearing Monday

Music superstar Prince's estate topic of court hearing Monday

A probate hearing about Prince’s estate is expected to start Monday. The hearing is set for 8:30 a.m. in Carver County District Court. Barring any objections from the other five surviving siblings, the Carver County judge will likely go along with the request. The move will allow the bank to manage affairs at Paisley Park. However, its role would be …

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John Brennan: CIA director defends 9/11 report of possible Saudi link

John Brennan: CIA director defends 9/11 report of possible Saudi link

John Brennan, the director of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), has said that it would be a mistake to release the 28 classified pages from the 9/11 Commission report because they contain “un-vetted” information that could implicate Saudi Arabia in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. John Brennan voiced his support for keeping the notoriously redacted ’28 pages’ in …

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Sony Patents Own Contact Lens Camera, Report

Sony Patents Own Contact Lens Camera, Report

Sony is following in the footsteps of Google or Samsung with a patent for smart contact lenses. The patent, which doesn’t appear to have been approved yet, describes a “contact lens and storage medium” capable of controlling an “image pickup unit” (aka a camera). The patent describes a lens that can take images when it detects the “conscious” blink of …

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Sheriff Jim McDonnell: ‘I intend to turn this situation into a learning opportunity for all LASD personnel’

Sheriff Jim McDonnell: "I intend to turn this situation into a learning opportunity for all LASD personnel."

The chief of staff to Los Angeles County Sheriff Jim McDonnell stepped down days after it was revealed he forwarded emails containing jokes mocking minorities, Muslims and women when he worked for Burbank police. Sheriff Jim McDonnell announced Angel’s resignation is a message posted to the department’s Facebook page Sunday afternoon. McDonnell called Angel’s emails, revealed last month by the …

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Volvo Engineer Calls Tesla Autopilot a “Wannabe”, Report

Volvo Engineer Calls Tesla Autopilot a "Wannabe", Report

The Tesla Autopilot Autonomous Driving system is unsafe, says a Volvo engineer, as it expects drivers to take over without warning. Tesla’s Autopilot system is a clever piece of technology that delivers semi-autonomous driving ability to let drivers give over control of their car on motorways, and is perhaps the most sophisticated autonomous driving technology in any production car.

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Princess Charlotte to celebrate 1st birthday (Photo)

Princess Charlotte to celebrate 1st birthday (Photo)

Kate Middleton and Prince William’s daughter Princess Charlotte will turn one on Monday, May 2. To celebrate the cute little girl’s birthday, the Duchess of Cambridge posted four new adorable pictures featuring her beautiful daughter. The best part? These images were all taken by The Duchess herself, at the royal couple’s Anmer home in Norfolk, England. “The Duke and Duchess …

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Dynel Lane: US woman who cut out fetus sentenced to 100 years (Video)

Dynel Lane: US woman who cut out fetus sentenced to 100 years

A woman who cut a baby out of a stranger’s womb in a horror attack which nearly killed the expectant mother has been jailed for 100 years. Dynel Lane, 35, was given the lifelong sentence Friday for attacking and butchering Michelle Wilkins, 27, and killing her unborn baby girl in March 2015. The 36-year-old was found guilty on four charges …

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OpenAI: “Elon Musk” Opens Up a Free Training Gym for Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI: Elon Musk Opens Up a Free Training Gym for Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI, Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, has created a ‘training gym’ to let developers train their AI systems on games and challenges. OpenAI is releasing tools you can run locally to test out algorithms in various “environments” — including Atari games like Air Raid, Breakout, and Ms. Pacman — and a Web service for sharing test results. The system automatically …

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