Tuesday 28 June 2016

Evening Edition: At least 10 killed in suicide bombings at Istanbul airport

Trump promised millions to charity. We found less than $10,000 over 7 years.; Why Donald Trump calls Elizabeth Warren ‘Pocahontas’; Benghazi report finds no new evidence of wrongdoing by Clinton; The 5 most serious accusations from GOP's Benghazi report; British Labour Party leader loses no-confidence vote; E.U. leaders confront Cameron, toughen line on British 'divorce'; Zika funding stalls in the Senate amid partisan rift; The Marines just took ‘man’ out of 19 job titles, and people are losing their minds; Hillary Clinton’s email story continues to get harder and harder to believe; Wonkblog: 5 ways Trump benefits from the globalization he says he hates; 'Still Sanders' activists cling to hope of 'flipping' California; Pat Summitt, legendary former coach of Lady Vols, dies at 64; Pentagon told bomb squad members they were overpaid. Now it wants the money back.; U.S. officials blast Volkswagen for emissions scandal, impose record fine; A Fla. woman beat alleged intruder with his own bat. Police found him in the hospital.; An author says she hoped to advance the pit bulls debate. Instead, she became a target.;
 
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At least 10 killed in suicide bombings at Istanbul airport
Two attackers with suicide vests detonated their explosives at the entrance of Ataturk International Airport, killing 10, Turkish officials said Tuesday night. That toll did not include the two attackers, who also died.
Trump promised millions to charity. We found less than $10,000 over 7 years.
In the past 15 years, Trump has promised to donate earnings from a wide variety of his money-making enterprises: "The Apprentice." Trump Vodka. Trump University. A book. Another book. If he honored all those pledges, Trump's gifts to charity would have topped $8.5 million.
 
Why Donald Trump calls Elizabeth Warren ‘Pocahontas’
The GOP's presumptive candidate likes to give nicknames to his critics, and in recent weeks he has been using one of his favorites for the Clinton ally.
 
Benghazi report finds no new evidence of wrongdoing by Clinton
The final House report's overall narrative did not substantively differ from previous investigations and numerous news accounts over the years. The Republican majority that investigated the 2012 attacks in Libya found fault with virtually every element of the executive branch response.
 
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The 5 most serious accusations from GOP's Benghazi report
While the Clinton campaign dismissed the report as a "partisan sham," the panel chaired by Trey Gowdy faulted the Obama administration for failing to protect diplomatic posts in Libya.
 
British Labour Party leader loses no-confidence vote
The defeat adds to pressure on Jeremy Corbyn to step down amid deepening political fallout from last week's E.U. referendum.
 
E.U. leaders confront Cameron, toughen line on British 'divorce'
The showdown came as the European Union's 28 leaders gathered in Brussels for the first time since the British vote to leave the alliance.
 
Zika funding stalls in the Senate amid partisan rift
Senate Republicans said a failure to advance the legislation would mean that Congress will likely be unable to address the threat posed by Zika for weeks because of the upcoming congressional recess.
 
The Marines just took ‘man’ out of 19 job titles, and people are losing their minds
The force will rename 19 of its job titles to make occupational specialties more gender neutral. Critics argue political correctness is taking over the military.
 
Hillary Clinton’s email story continues to get harder and harder to believe
Newly released emails poke holes in Clinton's initial explanation for why she decided to exclusively use a private email server for her electronic correspondence while serving as the nation's top diplomat.
 
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Wonkblog: 5 ways Trump benefits from the globalization he says he hates
Trump criticizes outsourcing and overseas investing as a politician, but has enjoyed both as a businessman.
 
'Still Sanders' activists cling to hope of 'flipping' California
For a small group of Sanders diehards, California's ridiculously slow count of mail-in and provisional ballots is a source of hope.
Pat Summitt, legendary former coach of Lady Vols, dies at 64
She won eight national championships as head coach of the University of Tennessee women's basketball team and had more wins than any major college basketball coach in history.
 
Pentagon told bomb squad members they were overpaid. Now it wants the money back.
Civilian workers received a 25 percent hazardous-duty pay incentive. But upon review years later, the government decided to rescind the extra pay, leaving some with tens of thousands of dollars in debt to their employer.
 
U.S. officials blast Volkswagen for emissions scandal, impose record fine
After the announcement of the German automaker's massive $15.3 billion settlement, the EPA warned that it will continue to investigate companies suspected of breaking the law and levy harsh penalties.
 
A Fla. woman beat alleged intruder with his own bat. Police found him in the hospital.
The man's mugshot "kind of highlights what someone can do if you break into their home," the North Port police spokesman said.
 
An author says she hoped to advance the pit bulls debate. Instead, she became a target.
Bronwen Dickey's "Pit Bull: The Battle Over an American Icon" has become a lightning rod in one of America's ugliest, most persistent battles over animals.
 
 
     
 
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