Sunday, 12 March 2017

Sunday's Headlines: North Korea’s growing arsenal rattles U.S. allies, heightens risk of a ‘miscalculation’

U.S. attorney in NYC is fired after refusing to resign; The Fix: An abrupt end for lawyer who said he wanted to be a U.S. attorney 'forever'; Employees who decline genetic testing could face penalties under proposed GOP bill; During his political rise, Bannon was a man with no fixed address; Anti-immigrant anger that led to Brexit and the rise of Trump now taking hold in the liberal Netherlands;
 
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North Korea's growing arsenal rattles U.S. allies, heightens risk of a 'miscalculation'
U.S. officials are no longer seeing North Korea's weapons tests as amateurish, attention-grabbing provocations. Instead, they are viewed as evidence of a rapidly growing threat — and one that increasingly defies solution.
U.S. attorney in NYC is fired after refusing to resign
Preet Bharara, one of the most high-profile federal prosecutors in the country, had refused to step down as part of an ouster of the remaining U.S. attorneys who were holdovers from the Obama administration. The dismissal was an about-face from President Trump's assurances to Bharara in November, weeks after the election, that he wanted him to stay on the job, according to Bharara.
 
The Fix: An abrupt end for lawyer who said he wanted to be a U.S. attorney 'forever'
Since he was appointed by President Obama in 2009, Preet Bharara has gone after corrupt politicians from both parties, as well as Wall Street insiders.
 
Employees who decline genetic testing could face penalties under proposed GOP bill
A House bill would allow bosses to ask workers to undergo genetic testing as part of voluntary wellness programs. Critics said the legislation would undermine basic privacy provisions.
 
During his political rise, Bannon was a man with no fixed address
No presidential adviser in recent memory has followed such a peripatetic path to the White House. Stephen K. Bannon had property and businesses in Southern California and routinely stayed in Washington, D.C., and New York as he engineered the expansion of Breitbart News and hosted a Breitbart radio show.
 
Rising Right
Anti-immigrant anger that led to Brexit and the rise of Trump now taking hold in the liberal Netherlands
Geert Wilders's far-right Freedom Party — which wants to shut borders, close mosques and help dismantle the European Union — could gain power in Wednesday's elections. A win could portend a string of paradigm-rattling firsts in Europe's postwar history.
 
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Man arrested on White House grounds got close to entrance, court records say
The suspect — identified as Jonathan Tuan-Anh Tran, 26, of California — hid behind a pillar before he was spotted and apprehended near the South Portico entrance, documents state. The U.S. Secret Service declined to answer questions about how the man penetrated so deep onto the grounds.
GOP's Darrell Issa represents a clear test for anti-Trump Democrats trying for gains in 2018
The California congressman, who was largely seen as a partisan flamethrower while Obama was president, tried to distance himself from President Trump during two town halls Saturday. He was met largely with jeers, boos and derisive laughter.
Many in this county are poor, sick, and voted for Trump. What will happen to their health care?
West Virginia's McDowell County has high rates of chronic diseases and the shortest life expectancy in the nation. It's also a place that voted overwhelmingly for President Trump, who promised to repeal the Affordable Care Act that helped many residents get health coverage.
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Weather models point to more chances of heavy snow Monday night
It looks like a classic winter storm could hit the Washington metropolitan area and deliver impressive snowfall totals across the Northeast U.S.
U.S. falls victim to Dominican Republic at World Baseball Classic
Andrew Miller allowed a three-run homer to Nelson Cruz in the eighth inning as the Dominicans rallied from a five-run deficit for a 7-5 win. Washington Nationals right-hander Tanner Roark gave up three runs in just 1 1/3 innings.
These creatures faced extinction. The Endangered Species Act saved them.
The act has faced opposition from those who believe it unfairly restricts land use, and some Republicans in Congress say it needs a drastic update. But bald eagles, humpback whales and grizzly bears are among species that probably would have disappeared without it.
‘Impenetrable, physical, tall': Colbert uses Trump’s speeches to calculate border-wall costs
While trying to fashion a blueprint from the president's bombastic adjectives, the "Late Show" host first had to translate "a heck of a lot taller" into feet. And don't forget 100 million rolls of wallpaper to make it "beautiful."
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Passat SEL: Bumpy ride on bad roads
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Think outside the box with boho chic
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Is Uyghur food the next big thing?
The cuisine of an ethnic minority, which has resisted Chinese rule, is getting easier to find — and savor.
 
     
 
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