Saturday 30 July 2016

Saturday's Headlines: Wisconsin ruling hands voting rights activists a second legal victory

Clinton campaign says a data program it used was hacked; Clinton has a detailed plan for the economy. That may be a problem.; Staying covered: Muslim female athletes forge a way to compete in traditional garb;
 
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Wisconsin ruling hands voting rights activists a second legal victory
Hours after a federal appeals court struck down North Carolina's voting restrictions, saying they were intended to blunt the clout of black voters, a judge said Wisconsin's voter-ID law is "a cure worse than the disease."
Clinton campaign says a data program it used was hacked
The campaign said that a system maintained by the Democratic National Committee had been hacked but that its own computers had not been compromised, denying news reports that the campaign had become the third Democratic Party organization whose systems had been penetrated.
 
Clinton has a detailed plan for the economy. That may be a problem.
General-election polls show that voters trust Donald Trump more than Hillary Clinton on the economy, and her campaign has been told by donors and advisers that she must strip down her message.
 
Staying covered: Muslim female athletes forge a way to compete in traditional garb
Women in Middle Eastern cultures are finding sports so essential that they compete in hijab headscarves, loose-fitting abaya robes or other covering — and have fostered such a demand for more breathable fabrics that they've spawned a new industry.
 
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The GOP is becoming the party of exclusion. Who wants to be a part of that?
 
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Gunman who killed 5 officers in Dallas behaved strangely two years ago, Army says
Micah Xavier Johnson was discharged after a grenade was found in his sleeping bag. He also had panties stolen from a female soldier and a prescription belonging to another soldier.
Obama signs bill requiring labeling of GMO foods
Although the bill is a significantly weaker than the law passed by Vermont, the legislation will require most food packages to carry a label, a symbol or an electronic code indicating whether the item contains genetically modified organisms.
Can a delegate inspired by Sanders come around to Clinton?
Over four days, one 18-year-old delegate from rural North Carolina watched as the Democratic Party rolled out celebrities and musicians, pastors and presidents to convince skeptical Americans that they could trust Hillary Clinton. It worked. Until the final night.
On bus tour, Clinton aims to woo blue-collar voters away from Trump
The presidential candidates exchanged barbs as the final 100 days of the campaign began.
The Fix: Trump now hates Michael Bloomberg
When Bloomberg was mayor (and giving him business), Trump thought he was great.
Israel and U.S. are close to a deal on the biggest military aid package ever
A senior Israeli official will arrive in Washington next week for final negotiations involving an aid package that will last more than a decade after President Obama leaves office.
Russia accuses Google Maps of ‘topographical cretinism’
Google Maps has drawn the ire of Russia for updating both its Russian and Ukrainian maps of the Crimean peninsula with new names.
Marine F/A-18 crash kills pilot. Jet broke apart in a dive, witness says.
During a training exercise in the Mojave Desert, the aircraft was about to drop ordnance on a simulated target when it broke apart in midair and erupted into a fireball, a Marine said.
Pentagon scrambles to patch up ties with Turkey at pivotal moment in ISIS fight
Comments by a senior general about Turkey's recent coup attempt had triggered a backlash from Turkish leaders.
How an inmate who threatened to rape his guards ended up back in D.C.
Corrections staff in Florida said Antwon Pitt repeatedly exposed himself and made threats. When he returned to Washington, he cut off his GPS bracelet.
One small thing annoyed her
A Marylander was forced to confront her feelings about Virginia.
There is no song of the summer
Drake, Sia and others have failed an impossible task: changing the national mood by way of an earworm tune.
Son's halo falls off around family
Their 6-year-old is an angel at school but a devil at home. Why is he so sassy with his loved ones?
 
     
 
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