Friday, 22 July 2016

Evening Edition: At least 8 killed in Munich shooting, sparking manhunt

After convention, GOP still trying to find itself; Inside the echo chamber: The GOP convention's common rhetoric; She came to Cleveland uncertain about Trump. She left ready to vote for him.; The Fix: Who, exactly, was Ivanka Trump endorsing?; Clinton is getting ready to pick Kaine as her VP ... we think; What cameras don't capture in viral videos of police shootings; Second North Miami officer put on leave for 'conflicting statements' about shooting of unarmed man; Austin police body-slam black teacher, tell her blacks have 'violent tendencies'; Former KKK leader David Duke cites Trump in announcing U.S. Senate bid; 3 reasons liberals would be frustrated by Tim Kaine being chosen for VP; Polls show evangelicals support Trump. But the term ‘evangelical’ has become meaningless.; The Fix: Trump wants you to love him, but mostly, he just wants your attention; Two Middle East locations hit 129 degrees, hottest ever in Eastern Hemisphere — and maybe the world; China tried to drive a furry mammal to extinction. That wasn't such a good idea.; My boyfriend took me home from the ER, then went out with his friends. I want to break up.;
 
Evening Edition
The day's most important stories
 
 
At least 8 killed in Munich shooting, sparking manhunt
A rampage in a busy shopping area of the southern German city has sparked a manhunt for as many as three gunmen who fled the scene after carrying out an act of "suspected terrorism," authorities said.
After convention, GOP still trying to find itself
A traumatized Republican Party came to Cleveland hoping for a group therapy session, where members would talk through differences and head into the fall election and beyond with a renewed sense of identity. Instead, the week laid bare the fact that the party has become a set of warring tribes, with no coherent set of principles beyond a burning desire to keep Hillary Clinton out of the White House.
 
Inside the echo chamber: The GOP convention's common rhetoric
Over the past four days, a mix of politicians and other figures delivered 73 speeches at the convention. We tracked the phrases they used again and again and again.
 
She came to Cleveland uncertain about Trump. She left ready to vote for him.
A 42-year-old Salt Lake County councilwoman was part of the delegation from Utah, home to Trump's most embarrassing defeat. And now the state's delegates were being asked to make the country's largest leap.
 
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The Fix: Who, exactly, was Ivanka Trump endorsing?
She told the audience that her father backed policies for women that he's never actually endorsed.
 
Clinton is getting ready to pick Kaine as her VP ... we think
While the Clinton team has worked very hard to protect the identity of the pick, a very clear front-runner has emerged.
 
What cameras don't capture in viral videos of police shootings
So far this year, 116 police-involved shootings have been captured on video, compared with 85 at this point last year. "A lot of times, there is a backstory we don't know about," one criminologist said. Experts point to the need for better police training.
 
Second North Miami officer put on leave for 'conflicting statements' about shooting of unarmed man
Police identified the officer who shot and wounded an unarmed man who said his hands were raised at the time.
 
Austin police body-slam black teacher, tell her blacks have 'violent tendencies'
The Austin police chief said he was "sickened and saddened" by the June 2015 video, which showed a white officer throw Breaion King to the ground twice.
 
Former KKK leader David Duke cites Trump in announcing U.S. Senate bid
"We must stop the massive immigration and ethnic cleansing of people whose forefathers created America," the registered Republican from Louisiana said in a video posted to his website.
 
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3 reasons liberals would be frustrated by Tim Kaine being chosen for VP
The senator from Virginia is one of a few people Hillary Clinton is considering as a running mate.
 
Polls show evangelicals support Trump. But the term ‘evangelical’ has become meaningless.
Our entire understanding of religion and politics has been muddled.
 
The Fix: Trump wants you to love him, but mostly, he just wants your attention
Trump basically admitted this week that he thinks all press is good press.
 
Two Middle East locations hit 129 degrees, hottest ever in Eastern Hemisphere — and maybe the world
They are almost certainly the highest ever recorded outside of Death Valley, Calif., which currently holds the record for the world's hottest temperature of 134.1 degrees.
 
China tried to drive a furry mammal to extinction. That wasn't such a good idea.
An effort to eradicate the plateau pika on the Tibetan grasslands has been backfiring. But only now are some people in China realizing they may have made a huge mistake.
 
My boyfriend took me home from the ER, then went out with his friends. I want to break up.
The advice columnist takes your questions about the strange train we call life.
 
 
     
 
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