Wednesday, 21 December 2016

Evening Edition: Prime suspect in deadly Berlin attack was subject of previous terror probe

Democrats to try their Trump playbook against Rex Tillerson; Trump sons won't be at fundraiser that drew questions about access-peddling; The 10 best TV episodes of 2016; Amid smoggy days in London, growing calls to clean up Europe’s toxic air; North Carolina lawmakers gather to consider repealing ‘bathroom bill’; Trump's former campaign manager launches consulting firm; In India, it's not easy to report on rape; The supervolcano that caused the largest eruption in European history is stirring again; The real reason grocery stores are running out of whipped cream this Christmas; 'Everyone was stunned': Snow falls in Sahara desert town for first time in 37 years; 23-year-old bodybuilder is documenting how ovarian cancer is ravaging her body ; Should restaurants be expected to publish menus online?;
 
Evening Edition
The day's most important stories
 
 
Prime suspect in deadly Berlin attack was subject of previous terror probe
The 24-year-old Tunisian migrant now sought by German authorities was not deported following his rejection for asylum because Tunisia initially refused to take him back, a senior official said.
Democrats to try their Trump playbook against Rex Tillerson
Senate Democrats will focus on the secretary of state nominee's possible conflicts of interest.
 
Trump sons won't be at fundraiser that drew questions about access-peddling
Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump were touted as "honorary co-chairmen" of the "Opening Day 45" event organized by friends, but transition officials said their names were used without permission.
 
The 10 best TV episodes of 2016
From "The People v. O.J. Simpson" to "Black Mirror," here are the standout moments from a year of great television.
 
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Amid smoggy days in London, growing calls to clean up Europe’s toxic air
Nitrogen dioxide levels are substantially higher for cities in Europe than on other continents because of decades of government incentives to spur the use of supposedly cleaner diesel fuel.
 
North Carolina lawmakers gather to consider repealing ‘bathroom bill’
The legislation pushed the state into the national debate over transgender rights, costing it hundreds of jobs and millions of dollars in lost revenue.
 
Trump's former campaign manager launches consulting firm
Corey Lewandowski, along with a senior aide to former Republican presidential hopeful Ben Carson, is forming Avenue Strategies "to make sure the priorities of the Trump administration become reality."
 
In India, it's not easy to report on rape
INDIA'S DIVIDE | The stigma of sexual assault is so pervasive that the first response to a rape is often silence, or victim-shaming. Part of a series about oppression and violence against women as India's rising generation collides with old social mores.
 
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The supervolcano that caused the largest eruption in European history is stirring again
Campi Flegrei, outside Naples, Italy, may have set off a "volcanic winter" that contributed to the extinction of the Neanderthals when it blew 39,000 years ago.
 
The real reason grocery stores are running out of whipped cream this Christmas
The shortage of a critical ingredient used in the aerosol cans of the treat perfectly explains our messed-up food economy.
 
'Everyone was stunned': Snow falls in Sahara desert town for first time in 37 years
The Algerian town of Ain Sefra is know for being blistering hot in the summer. But it can be chilly in the winter, and the nearby rolling red dunes were frosted in white for a couple of days this week.
 
23-year-old bodybuilder is documenting how ovarian cancer is ravaging her body
Cheyann Shaw was diagnosed three weeks before her wedding day, and spent the next four months documenting her treatment to prove that cancer "doesn't mean you stop living."
 
Should restaurants be expected to publish menus online?
Washington Post food critic Tom Sietsema entertains your dining questions, rants and raves.
 
 
     
 
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