Thursday, 27 October 2016

Thursday's Headlines: ‘War on women’ flares anew — only this time it’s inside the GOP

Inside 'Bill Clinton Inc.': Hacked memo reveals intersection of charity and personal income; Trump pledges a 'new deal for black America'; The next chapter of globalization is unfolding at a Chinese billionaire's factory in Ohio; An NFL team based in soccer-crazed London? It could happen.;
 
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'War on women' flares anew — only this time it's inside the GOP
A growing number of prominent Republican women are worried that as members of their male-dominated party step up to defend Donald Trump against accusations of sexual assault, they are causing irreparable damage to the GOP's deteriorating relationship with voters that the party desperately needs to survive.
Inside 'Bill Clinton Inc.': Hacked memo reveals intersection of charity and personal income
The 2011 document, written by a top Bill Clinton aide, was disclosed by WikiLeaks.
 
Trump pledges a 'new deal for black America'
The GOP nominee is attempting to make late inroads with a voting bloc that favors Democrat Hillary Clinton by a wide margin, according to recent polls.
 
The next chapter of globalization is unfolding at a Chinese billionaire's factory in Ohio
The sprawling plant in Moraine, Ohio, was built by GM in the 1920s, and for generations it created the kind of blue-collar jobs that defined America's middle class. Now Cho Tak Wong, the chairman of Fuyao Group — the biggest maker of automotive glass in China — is in charge of the factory.
 
An NFL team based in soccer-crazed London? It could happen.
With its vast wealth, London offers the NFL a potentially lucrative new market along with the sort of growth potential that the league badly needs. But obstacles to a Britain-based team remain.
 
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Donald Trump may find a place in history — by losing just that badly
 
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Trump tries to make the Old Post Office great again
 
Readers' picks for the election's 'most memorable' quotes say a lot about 2016
 
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Russian warships to bypass Spanish refueling port as NATO pledges to bolster its defenses
Russia canceled a request to refuel a flotilla of its Syria-bound warships at a Spanish port as Spain drew widespread condemnation from its allies over the flotilla's likely mission.
Why Google pulled the plug on Fiber
As it tried to deploy superfast Internet connections, Google eventually faced financial pressure from higher-ups; lack of demand; opposition from big incumbents; the high cost of video content; and the promise of wireless broadband.
Cruz says there’s precedent for keeping ninth Supreme Court seat empty
The senator's remarks put him at odds with several colleagues, but the threat of a liberal justice replacing the late Antonin Scalia — a move that would create a liberal Supreme Court majority for the first time since the 1970s — has kept many Republicans in Donald Trump's camp.
The Fix: Clinton's millennial surge arrives, and she could outperform Obama with young voters
A month ago, millennial voters were severely complicating Hillary Clinton's path to the presidency. This liberal-leaning but highly nonpartisan demographic didn't like Clinton and was flirting heavily with going third-party. That has changed dramatically.
The Fix: Why Trump's decision to stop fundraising is a huge problem for Republicans
A leading Republican fundraiser discusses the impact of Trump's decision to stop doing major major events with donors.
U.S. fourth- and eighth-graders show gains on national science test
But the National Assessment of Educational Progress, also known as the Nation's Report Card, also found that high school seniors' performance hasn't improved since 2009, the last time the science test was administered.
Thanks to Arrieta and Schwarber, World Series swings back to Cubs
COLUMN | The Cubs' Game 2 victory suggests that powerful reinforcements in two symbolic forms may have turned the World Series, perhaps decisively, toward Chicago.
The singular life of a refugee in Japan
Official figures show that as recently as last year, Japan had just six Syrian refugees. And even now, with the country facing a demographic crisis, political discussion of immigration or refugees is a nonstarter. 
Confused by Obamacare? Here are answers to key questions.
We shouldn't be surprised that premiums will go up significantly in 2017 for policies sold on the Affordable Care Act's exchanges. But there continues to be mass bewilderment over the law and who it affects.
Mythology of 'Patient Zero' and how the AIDS virus traveled to the United States is all wrong, study says
Researchers say DNA evidence shows that HIV was circulating within U.S. borders long before Patient Zero became infected.
'It's, all like foggy': Hear U-Va.'s 'Jackie' testify about Rolling Stone's gang rape story
The student's deposition — played in court during the defamation trial against the magazine — shows that she stands by her account to Rolling Stone but has memory loss related to her alleged assault.
 
     
 
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