Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Evening Edition: Apple vows to resist FBI demand to crack Calif. shooter’s iPhone

Scalia died at a secluded Texas resort. Now questions surround his visit.; 5 possible Supreme Court picks that could make Republicans squirm — and why; What actual ‘caveman’ DNA says about the Paleo movement; Trump is now the GOP’s establishment-lane candidate; Blast strikes Turkish capital near military site, killing at least 20; Sanders dismisses controversy over rapper’s comments as ‘gotcha politics’; China deploys missiles on disputed island in South China Sea; Riot reveals amazing luxuries inside a Mexican prison; Could a pesticide — not the Zika virus — be behind birth defects in Brazil?; School must pay $250,000 to student cleared of rape charge; Parmesan cheese is not what it seems; The remarkably different answers men and women give when asked who's the smartest in the class; My complaint led to a server's firing. How do I stop him from sending me profanity-laced texts?;
 
Evening Edition
The day's most important stories
 
 
Apple vows to resist FBI demand to crack Calif. shooter's iPhone
A judge has ordered the company to continue assisting the government in its attempt to mine data from the phone used by a gunman in the deadly San Bernardino attack.
Scalia died at a secluded Texas resort. Now questions surround his visit.
Who was Justice Antonin Scalia with during the weekend, who paid for his visit and would he have had to disclose the trip?
 
5 possible Supreme Court picks that could make Republicans squirm — and why
At the top of most insiders' lists is Attorney General Loretta Lynch, who would be the first black woman to serve on the court.
 
What actual ‘caveman’ DNA says about the Paleo movement
The popular diet is based on the premise that our bodies are more suited for ancient habits, but new evidence challenges that argument.
 
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Trump is now the GOP’s establishment-lane candidate
If you look at past polling, we've reached the stage of the year where past presidential primary winners had largely already been identified.
 
Blast strikes Turkish capital near military site, killing at least 20
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the apparent car bombing, which comes a month after a suicide bombing in Istanbul's main tourist district.
 
Sanders dismisses controversy over rapper’s comments as ‘gotcha politics’
Killer Mike told a rally in Atlanta that "a uterus doesn't qualify you to be president."
 
China deploys missiles on disputed island in South China Sea
Woody Island is part of the Paracels chain, which has been under Chinese control for more than 40 years but is also claimed by Taiwan and Vietnam.
 
Riot reveals amazing luxuries inside a Mexican prison
The prison's warden, its superintendent and a guard were arrested after officials found refrigerators, digital cable and even aquariums inside some cells.
 
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Could a pesticide — not the Zika virus — be behind birth defects in Brazil?
Some experts believe a chemical that targets the mosquito that carries the virus may be causing something in the fetal development process to go awry when ingested by pregnant women.
 
School must pay $250,000 to student cleared of rape charge
The University of Montana had expelled NFL hopeful Jordan Johnson, the school's star quarterback, after a female student accused him of raping her.
 
Parmesan cheese is not what it seems
There's growing evidence that a lot of what is advertised as being 100 percent Parmesan appears to include wood pulp and other cheeses.
 
The remarkably different answers men and women give when asked who's the smartest in the class
Researchers have found a persistent gender bias in classrooms.
 
My complaint led to a server's firing. How do I stop him from sending me profanity-laced texts?
Washington Post food critic Tom Sietsema entertains your dining questions, rants and raves.
 
 
     
 
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