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Naked man takes over...

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Naked man takes over Times Square, screams about Donald Trump By  Daniel Prendergast ,  Natalie Musumeci  and  Olga Ginzburg June 30, 2016  |  8:18am  |   Updated  Photo: Katie Hommes A man screaming “Donald Trump, where are you!” turned Times Square into an open-air peep show Thursday morning — ambling to the top of the red staircase in Duffy Square completely naked, putting on a bizarre one-hour show, and then jumping off. Witnesses first spotted the man on 47th Street near Rockefeller Center before he took off west toward Times Square and climbed to the top of the TKTS booth at Seventh Avenue at about 8 a.m., shouting obscenities. The man demanded a meeting with GOP’s presumptive presidential nominee, who has a scheduled appearance in New Hampshire later today. “Donald Trump, where are you, Donald Trump, where the f– are you?!” he shouted from a ledge on top of the stairs, 16 feet above the Times Square pavement. Photo: Pierre Mena Cops blocked off rush-h

Mark Zuckerberg: Neighbors are concerned...

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Mark Zuckerberg Is Building a Wall Around His Hawaiian Estate. His Neighbors Hate It Will Drabold June 28, 2016 View photos "The feeling of it is really oppressive." More Facebook  founder Mark Zuckerberg is reportedly building a six-foot-high wall around  his $100 million property on Kauai , the smallest of Hawaii’s four largest islands. West Hawaii  Today  reports that Zuckerberg’s neighbors are concerned the wall  will halt the breeze that comes off the Pacific Ocean. “The feeling of it is really oppressive. It’s immense,” Kauai resident Gy Hall. The neighbors have been unable to contact Zuckerberg, West Hawaii   Today  reported. Miles Radcliffe-Trenner, a spokesman for Zuckerberg’s Kauai property operations, released a statement on the issue: “Rock walls like this one being built along the roadway are routinely used as sound barriers to reduce highway and road noise, and that is its primary purpose,” the sta

TSA Coming to your neighborhood!!!

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Talk Of Moving TSA Checkpoints Outside June 29, 2016 9:49 PM   By Andrea Lucia June 9th, 2015 Show your ID, take off your shoes, hand over the carry-on and maybe, just maybe, get a pat-down! TSA checkpoints are a hassle travelers have come to accept, but new layers of  security  could further test your patience. Recent attacks on international airports in Brussels and Istanbul have some government agencies looking at expanded security perimeters. In both cases, terrorists in Brussels and Istanbul were able to bring bombs into airports, but not past checkpoints. Moving those checkpoints to the curb or inspecting cars as they first enter the airport could keep terrorists from ever making it inside. “Everyone’s talking about it,” said aviation security expert Denny Kelly. “They’re talking about it in terms of, ‘Can we do this? And if we do it, what’s it going to cost us?'” Kelly predicts it would be expensive and inconvenient. “People are going to be late for th

‘3 Amigos’ look more like 3 Stooges...

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VIDEO: ‘3 Amigos’ look more like 3 Stooges during botched handshake JUNE 29, 2016 BY OLAF EKBERG was like something straight out of a Three Stooges episode. President Barack Obama, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto — the so-called “3 Amigos” — were hoping to look like the North American tough guys after the earth  establishment shaking Brexit vote last week. Instead, they looked like Larry, Moe and Curly. Hands were flying, left hands were shaking, other hands were just dangling, waiting for any touch from a fellow leftist — it was almost as if someone’s hand was going to windmill and hit somebody else on top of the head. Watch here: http://www.theamericanmirror.com/video-3-amigos-look-like-3-stooges-handshake-fail/

Amazon: Triggered a Robot Arms Race...

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How Amazon Triggered a Robot Arms Race In 2012 Jeff Bezos scooped up warehouse automation firm Kiva. Everyone else is still trying to catch up. Kim Bhasin   kimbhasin    Patrick Clark   pat_clark  June 29, 2016 — 3:08 AM PDT Updated on  June 29, 2016 — 8:16 AM PDT Share on Facebook Share on Twitter An Amazon warehouse is a flurry of activity. Workers jog around a manmade cavern plopping items into yellow and black crates. Towering hydraulic arms lift heavy boxes toward the rafters. And an army of stubby orange robots slide along the floor like giant, sentient hockey pucks, piled high with towers of consumer gratification ranging from bestsellers to kitchenware. Those are Kiva robots, once the marvel of warehouses everywhere. Amazon whipped out its wallet and threw down $775 million to purchase these robot legions in 2012. The acquisition effectively gave Jeff Bezos, its 52-year-old chief executive, command of an entire industry. He decided to

You won't be able to take pictures and videos!!!

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Apple patents technology for deactivating iPhone cameras at live concerts Apple has patented a technology that would disable phones from working at gigs and shows    CREDIT:  GUY BELL/REX   James Titcomb   29 JUNE 2016 • 4:56PM T he nuisance of audience members ruining concerts and plays by recording them on their phones could soon be a thing of the past after Apple patented a technology that blocks the iPhone’s camera feature. The company’s invention would allow venues to use an infrared beam to disable photography on mobile phones, preventing people from taking videos and photos. The invention comes amid growing frustration that intimate live events are being spoiled by a sea of screens as visitors record videos in order to share them on social media. CREDIT:  US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE A ctor  Benedict Cumberbatch recently pleaded with fans to stop filming  while he performed in Hamlet, and the pop singer Adele told a femal

Firework bans for Fourth of July...

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Fourth of July fireworks bans in effect across western US amid drought, wildfires By  Brett Rathbun , AccuWeather.com Meteorologist June 29, 2016; 10:35 PM ET Recent dry weather paired with the high risk for wildfires has led to firework bans for Fourth of July celebrations across the western United States. Dry weather since April has caused the entire West Coast to return to conditions that are at least abnormally dry, according to the  U.S. Drought Monitor . "The recent dry weather coupled with dried out or dead vegetation leads to a scenario that will make the use of fireworks very dangerous over the upcoming holiday weekend," AccuWeather Meteorologist Dan Pydynowski said. Fans at O.co Coliseum watch a fireworks show after a baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Seattle Mariners in Oakland, Calif., Friday, July 3, 2015. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) Washington, numerous cities, including Seattle, Spokane and Olympia, have been

July 4: U.S. airports are tightening security after three suicide bombers killed at least 41

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July 4 weekend airport security to bulk up after Istanbul attacks Michael Walsh Reporter June 29, 2016 In the wake of the terrorist attack in Istanbul, travelers can expect longer than average wait times at airports throughout the United States this Fourth of July weekend. Several major U.S. airports are tightening security after three suicide bombers  killed at least 41 people and injured hundreds  more Tuesday night at Istanbul’s Ataturk airport, Europe’s third-busiest. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PA), for instance, said it added “high visibility patrols equipped with tactical weapons and equipment” at the metropolitan area’s three major airports: John F. Kennedy International, Newark Liberty International and La Guardia. “The agency continues to monitor the situation in Turkey and is collaborating with federal, state and local law enforcement partners to include the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force,” the authority said in a statement. “Today

'Three Amigos' take on Trumpism...

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Three Amigos' take on Trumpism at North American summit  Gregory Korte , USA TODAY  7:29 p.m. EDT June 29, 2016                                                              (Photo: Pablo Martinez Monsivais, AP)                                          WASHINGTON —  Donald Trump  was not at the "Three Amigos" summit of North American leaders Wednesday, but his presence hung over the continental conference anyway. The leaders of the United States, Canada and Mexico took turns rebutting the Republican presidential candidate's proposals on trade and immigration. As they met in Ottawa, Trump was 340 miles away in Bangor, Maine, promising to build a  wall at the Mexican border and get the United States out of the North American Free Trade Agreement that forms the basis of economic cooperation among the three countries. In what he himself called a press conference-ending "rant," President Obama took a whack at Trump's populist credentials, pai

"Three Amigos" summit in Ottawa...

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North American leaders vow to boost trade despite threats June 29, 2016 By Roberta Rampton and David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada, the United States and Mexico on Wednesday vowed to deepen their economic ties, pushing back against anti-free-trade sentiment that has shifted political debate in the United States and Europe. three nations are member of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has vowed to renegotiate or scrap if he wins November's election. U.S. President Barack Obama, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and President Enrique Pena Nieto, meeting at a "Three Amigos" summit in Ottawa, said an efficient North American economy was vital for creating good-paying, middle-class jobs. "We will build upon this strong trilateral economic relationship, and further facilitate trade among our three countries, and improve the networks that allow us to produce products and servi