Thursday 28 July 2016

Evening Edition: After 3 days of others speaking for her, tonight it’s Clinton’s turn

Trump Jr. says Obama plagiarized his quote. But not before he borrowed it from Obama and the Bushes.; Trump's incredible new defense of his Russia-spying-on-Hillary comments: Just kidding!; Post reporter barred, patted down at rally for Trump's running mate; How Democrats are using comedy as a weapon in the 2016 election; 'I felt angry that it took so long': Gretchen Carlson on Roger Ailes's ouster from Fox News; The Americans who think Vladimir Putin isn’t so bad; Three astronauts who went to the moon died of heart disease. Is there a link?; Our first black president plays up Scots-Irish heritage — and it's all because of Trump; Democrats from a mostly white state feel the legacy of a black president; D.C. has become a city of day drinkers and Casual Tuesdays; Wisconsin police officer reportedly had sex while on duty 98 times; Reddit tried to introduce a remote Kenyan tribe to porn. It did not go as expected.;
 
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After 3 days of others speaking for her, tonight it's Clinton's turn
Every prominent member of her party has lined up behind her, but it will ultimately fall to the Democratic nominee herself to explain her worldview and where she would like to take the country. It's a major test for a candidate whose desire for privacy has sometimes interfered with her ability to connect with voters.
Trump Jr. says Obama plagiarized his quote. But not before he borrowed it from Obama and the Bushes.
Obama didn't plagiarize the "That is not the America I know" line from Donald Trump Jr. until Trump Jr. had already plagiarized it from him.
 
Trump's incredible new defense of his Russia-spying-on-Hillary comments: Just kidding!
Here's why Donald Trump's sarcasm explanation doesn't hold water.
 
Post reporter barred, patted down at rally for Trump's running mate
Mike Pence's campaign expressed regret about the episode, which an official blamed on overzealous volunteers.
 
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How Democrats are using comedy as a weapon in the 2016 election
Trump has given comedy writers plenty of fodder over the years. Now Democrats and their surrogates, such as Sarah Silverman and Elizabeth Banks, are deploying that same comic mockery in an attempt to deflate the Republican nominee.
 
'I felt angry that it took so long': Gretchen Carlson on Roger Ailes's ouster from Fox News
In her first interview since Ailes left his post as CEO more than a week ago, the former Fox News host described the "surreal experience" since filing the sexual harassment suit.
 
The Americans who think Vladimir Putin isn’t so bad
A minority revel in the idea that, actually, Putin is good.
 
Three astronauts who went to the moon died of heart disease. Is there a link?
A new study shows how hard it is to understand the health effects of space.
 
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Our first black president plays up Scots-Irish heritage — and it's all because of Trump
Barack Obama last night tapped into a reemerging cultural identity that goes a long way in explaining the rise of Donald Trump and the current polarization of American politics.
 
Democrats from a mostly white state feel the legacy of a black president
At an otherwise diverse convention, delegates from Idaho say Obama changed the way their state discusses issues.
 
D.C. has become a city of day drinkers and Casual Tuesdays
We're now a city of haves — people who have flexible work schedules — and have-nots.
 
Wisconsin police officer reportedly had sex while on duty 98 times
The officer has resigned following an internal investigation that showed he had violated numerous department polices and procedures, according to a report from the Hudson Star-Observer.
 
Reddit tried to introduce a remote Kenyan tribe to porn. It did not go as expected.
Two leaders from the Maasai tribe, a seminomadic people living in Western Kenya, signed on to do an "Ask Me Anything." And they got asked everything.
 
 
     
 
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