Wednesday, 1 June 2016

Wednesday's Headlines: Clinton to use foreign policy as campaign leverage against Trump

Controversial Trump University ads were created with mogul's input, executive said; Trump scolds media for scrutiny of donations to veterans ; A Palestinian teen killed an Israeli mom. Now both families struggle with why.; Three suburban guys had a crazy dream: To make a sitcom. Then Ed Asner signed on.;
 
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Clinton to use foreign policy as campaign leverage against Trump
Amid signs that respected Republican figures will not back Donald Trump because of national-security concerns, Hillary Clinton will try to burnish her leadership credentials after a primary campaign focused largely on domestic issues.
Controversial Trump University ads were created with mogul's input, executive said
Donald Trump approved marketing language at the center of a fraud lawsuit by former students, according to a deposition released after a request from The Post.
 
Trump scolds media for scrutiny of donations to veterans
At a bitter news conference, Donald Trump explained delays in distributing the promised money and told reporters, "You make me look very bad" — a strange twist in a saga that began as a success in January, when his televised fundraiser upstaged a Fox News debate.
A Palestinian teen killed an Israeli mom. Now both families struggle with why.
Dafna Meir died of stab wounds on her kitchen floor. Mourad Adais turned 16 in prison. As others try to understand a wave of violence that has killed about 30 Israelis and 200 Palestinians, their loved ones simply try to carry on.
 
Three suburban guys had a crazy dream: To make a sitcom. Then Ed Asner signed on.
A dentist, a podiatrist and a former human-resources executive turned an old dollar store into a set and persuaded an Emmy-winning legend to shoot a low-budget comedy there.
 
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