Day: February 17, 2016
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The Academy Sues Over Marketing Firm’s Racy Swag Bag New York Daily News The Academy Sues Over Marketing Firm’s Racy Swag Bag New York Daily News. Video New York Daily News
A ridiculous celebrity swag bag stuffed with a $250 vibrator is illegally exploiting the Oscars’ buzz, according to a new lawsuit. The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences is suing marketing firm Distinctive Assets saying the company infringed on its Oscars trademark and goodwill when it announced its “unseemly” $220,000 goodie bag for nominees…
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The Federal Government vs. Apple. Fox News
Company Apple hitting back against court order that would help the FBI crack into San Bernardino shooter’s device; ‘The O’Reilly Factor’ with the latest .Video Fox News. Midtown Tribune Manhattan News
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PBS NewsHour full episode Feb. 17, 2016. Video News
https://youtu.be/bGgyjH-o8UQ Wednesday on the NewsHour, high-ranking senators weigh in on the fight over nominating Justice Antonin Scalia’s successor. Also: Apple opposes a judge’s order to unlock the iPhone for the FBI, campaign dispatches from battleground states South Carolina and Nevada, an Apartheid-era police official helps those he once brutalized and film composer Carter Burwell on…
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Can government force Apple to unlock a phone for national security reasons? Video Fox News
Former CIA Ops Officer Bryan Dean Wright, Judge Alex Ferrer, Fox News political contributor Tammy Bruce and The Resurgent editor Erick Erickson on Apple’s battle over privacy with the federal government.. Fox News New York 2016. Midtown Tribune Manhattan News
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Florida $528 7 Million Powerball Jackpot Winners Kept It A Secret. New York Daily News Video
New York Attitude ? David Kaltschmidt and Maureen Smith of Melbourne Beach, Florida (originally from New York ) won $528.7 million . New York Daily News Midtown Tribune Manhattan News
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Mayor de Blasio Delivers Remarks at Grand Opening of Brooklyn Nets Training Facility. NYC Mayor’s Office
Mayor de Blasio Delivers Remarks at Grand Opening of Brooklyn Nets Training Facility 168 39th Street Brooklyn, NY 11232 February 17,2016 Video NYC Mayor’s Office Midtown Tribune Manhattan News
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Judge’s order to Apple over attacker phone encryption unlocks privacy concerns. Video PBS NewsHour
Since the San Bernardino attack, the FBI has been trying to read the contents of a cell phone used by attacker Syed Farook, made impossible by encryption. Now Apple CEO Tim Cook is rejecting a federal court order to create software to unlock the device. Gwen Ifill talks to Stewart Baker, former assistant secretary of…
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Daily Press Briefing – February 17, 2016 U.S. Department of State video
Deputy Spokesperson Mark Toner leads the Daily Press Briefing at the Department of State on February 17, 2016. A transcript is available at www.state.gov U.S. Department of State Midtown Tribune Manhattan News
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Former NSA Director Hayden: Comey Is Wrong
Gen. Michael Hayden, former director of the CIA and NSA, says he disagrees with FBI Director James Comey that the government should have backdoor access to encrypted files. Photo:Genesis Photo Agency. Wall Street Journal video. Midtown Tribune Manhattan News
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Apple Pay’s Impact On Apple Stock
Patriarch Equity CEO Eric Schiffer discusses the slowing Apple Pay user growth and its launch in China. Subscribe to CNBC: http://cnb.cx/. Tech Bet CNBC video. Midtown Tribune Manhattan News
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Tim Cook’s Privacy Concerns Over FBI Hack Order. Tech Bet – CNBC
Patriarch Equity CEO Eric Schiffer discusses Apple CEO Tim Cook’s stance on iPhone privacy concerns following the FBI’s request to hack a terrorist’s iPhone. CNBC – http://cnb.cx/ Midtown Tribune Manhattan News
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Donald Trump on the phone: ‘I May Very Well Sue’ Ted Cruz . TODAY
Speaking to TODAY live by phone, Republican front-runner Donald Trump says “I’ve built an incredible business” and had a successful reality program, but that the presidential campaign is “more important.” He says “we have a terribly run country” and “people are fed up” with President Obama. He defends his conservative credentials on such issues as…
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NYC Mayor de Blasio Slams Anti-Terror Budget Proposal. Associated Press video
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and Senator Chuck Schumer are slamming a White House proposal that would cut nearly $300 million from counterterrorism programs. Associated Press video 2016 Midtown Tribune Manhattan News
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Mayor de Blasio gets first bite at Carnegie Deli reopening. New York Daily News
Mayor Bill de Blasio bites into a pastrami sandwich at the Carnegie Deli ( 854 7th Ave, New York, NY 10019) after it’s been closed for months. “” Bid deal ? “Sandwiches large enough to fill Carnegie Hall” … Video New York Daily News 2016 Midtown Tribune Manhattan News
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Bush blasts Trump’s ideology, defends tweeting pic of gun
GOP candidate speaks out ahead of South Carolina primary on ‘America’s Newsroom’. Fox News video 2016. Midtown Tribune Manhattan News
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Mayor de Blasio Hosts Press Conference. Video NYC Mayor’s Office
Mayor de Blasio Hosts Press Conference Police Headquarters 1 Police Plaza Manhattan February 17, 2016. NYC Mayor’s Office Midtown Tribune Manhattan News
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Senator Graham: ‘Crazy’ Donald Trump is unfit for office
Jeb Bush supporter says the businessman is ‘completely unelectable’. Video Fox News 2016. Midtown Tribune Manhattan News
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GOP softening position against Obama replacing Antonin Scalia ?
Peter Johnson, Jr. reports. Antonin Gregory Scalia was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1986 until his death in 2016. . Video Fox News 2016. Midtown Tribune Manhattan News
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UT lawsuit raises questions about rape on college campuses. Video
Sports Court: Tamara Holder and attorney Andrew Miltenberg discuss culture of universities protecting student athletes. Video Fox News. Midtown Tribune Manhattan News
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Dr. Ben Carson defends Muslim Americans ‘schizophrenic’ comments
GOP presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson goes ‘On the Record’ on the countdown to the GOP S.C. primary, the volatility of the heated race among candidates, his comments about Muslim Americans and Sharia law and picking Scalia’s successor.. Video Fox News. New York. Midtown Tribune Manhattan News