Tuesday, 22 August 2017

Evening Edition: As Trump inserts himself in Arizona primary, GOP leaders are vexed

 
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As Trump inserts himself in Arizona primary, GOP leaders are vexed
As President Trump prepares for a rally in Phoenix this evening, some expect him to expand on his searing criticism of Sen. Jeff Flake, who has been one of his most vocal GOP critics, and perhaps even make a formal endorsement of long-shot candidate Kelli Ward.
Trump's Afghanistan plan set to spark fresh congressional debate
Democrats and some Republicans blasted the president for not disclosing more information and said they may renew the push to rewrite military use-of-force laws.
 
'It's like everyone forgot': Marines prepare for the next chapter in the Forever War
To some of the Marines, optimism, no matter how cautious, rings hollow after nearly 16 years of war and new approaches that sound a lot like the old ones.
 
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With Bannon back, Breitbart is crushing Trump for his speech
It's officially on. Breitbart News, with former White House chief strategist Stephen K. Bannon back in charge, is ripping mad at President Trump after his Afghanistan speech foreshadowed an increase in ground troops.
 
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What #eclipse2017 looked like across the country
We took more than 44,000 geolocated Instagram photos uploaded with the #eclipse2017 tag during the eclipse's route over the United States and grouped the most popular, or "liked," by latitude and longitude.
 
Neo-Nazis are using fashion in an attempt to normalize. The fashion industry needs to speak up.
In the multitude of images from Charlottesville, the race-baiting protesters are decked out in white polo shirts and khakis. They are wearing jeans and striped pullovers that look like they could have come from the sale rack at a local Gap. Fashion has become a stealth weapon for white nationalists.
 
U.S. hits Chinese and Russian companies, individuals with sanctions for doing business with North Korea
The Treasury Department said 10 firms and 6 individuals had done business that helped Pyongyang develop its ballistic missile and nuclear weapons program.
 
Charlottesville City Council votes to shroud Confederate statues in black
The decision capped a long and emotional public meeting, at which residents faulted public officials for the deadly violence at a white nationalist protest against the removal of Robert E. Lee's statue.
 
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Treasury secretary's wife just spelled out her value system in one obnoxious social media post
In a single Instagram post, Louise Linton managed to tap into elitism, narcissism, self-righteousness, incivility, apathy and blonde privilege — all wrapped up in a designer package.
 
Missouri governor halts execution of Marcellus Williams as his attorneys say DNA evidence exonerates him
Attorneys for Williams have argued he is innocent, pointing to DNA tests they say produced "conclusive scientific evidence that another man committed this crime."
 
Catholic priest in Virginia steps down after revealing he was a Ku Klux Klan member
The Rev. William Aitcheson wrote in an editorial that he was a Klan member 40 years ago and has called his previous actions "despicable."
 
Meet the Virginia teen crowned world champion of spreadsheets
Jack Dumoulin started using Excel in middle school to analyze baseball statistics. The title came with a $7,000 check.
 
 
     
 
 
 
 

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