Evening Edition: Europe braces for new migrant surge as weather warms

Battle over Scalia's replacement spilling into Senate races; The absurdity of the debate over replacing Scalia; His Paula Deen takedown went viral. But this food scholar isn't done yet.; Nevada is no longer a 'lock' for Hillary Clinton; Cruz tax plan would cost $8.6 trillion, second only to Trump's proposal, an analysis says; Rubio's 'Morning Again in America' ad opens with a Canadian skyline; New video shows confrontational Missouri professor berating police; It's too early to get excited about an 'unprecedented' cancer treatment; Trial begins for suspect in notorious L.A. 'Grim Sleeper' killings; When to stop dating and settle down, according to math; It’s time to kill the $100 bill;   The day's most important stories   Christian Bruna / EPA Europe braces for new migrant surge as weather warms European leaders will have one last opportunity this week to reckon with the refugee crisis before the pace of new arrivals inevitably begins to climb again in the spring. The scale of disorder and political disruption could be even greater than what the continent faced last year. By Griff Witte and Anthony Faiola  •  Read more » Battle over Scalia's replacement spilling into Senate races With Republicans saying they will block any attempt to confirm a new justice this year, the party faces the prospect of political damage to some of its embattled Senate incumbents up for reelection this fall. By Steven Mufson and Juliet Eilperin  •  Read more »   The absurdity of the debate over replacing Scalia Republicans and Democrats are squawking about when the nomination for a new justice should take place and how the timing could harm one side or the other. But here is what really matters. By Jena McGregor  •  Read more »   His Paula Deen takedown went viral. But this food scholar isn't done yet. Michael Twitty has appeared at more than 200 historical and academic venues and lectured at scores of universities, including Yale. His mission: to evangelize about the African roots of Southern food. By Michaele Weissman  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Nevada is no longer a 'lock' for Hillary Clinton Bernie Sanders, buoyed by a landslide victory in New Hampshire, believes what would previously have been unthinkable: He could win. The Clinton panic is palpable. By Jon Ralston  •  Read more »   Cruz tax plan would cost $8.6 trillion, second only to Trump's proposal, an analysis says The senator from Texas — who said his idea would be simple enough for taxpayers to file their returns by postcard — would impose a flat 10 percent tax on all personal income and greatly lower the corporate tax rate. By Kelsey Snell  •  Read more »   Rubio's 'Morning Again in America' ad opens with a Canadian skyline Somewhere out there, Ted Cruz is probably very grateful that the ad isn't his. By Yanan Wang  •  Read more »   New video shows confrontational Missouri professor berating police Melissa Click is seen yelling at an officer during the October homecoming parade as she tried to insert herself between police and students protesting the school's president. By Sarah Larimer  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   It's too early to get excited about an 'unprecedented' cancer treatment In theory, genetically modified white blood cells could keep protecting a patient from cancerous invasions long after the initial treatment. By Rachel Feltman  •  Read more »   Trial begins for suspect in notorious L.A. 'Grim Sleeper' killings Lonnie Franklin Jr. has pleaded not guilty to killing nine women and a teenager between 1985 and 2007. By Lindsey Bever  •  Read more »   When to stop dating and settle down, according to math The formula doesn't guarantee you'll find Mr. or Mrs. Right, but it does offer better odds than randomly wading into the dating pool. By Ana Swanson  •  Read more »   It’s time to kill the $100 bill A research paper argues that illicit activities are facilitated when a million dollars does not weigh more than 50 pounds — as would be the case if the $20 bill were the high-denomination note. By Lawrence H. Summers  •  Read more »           Share Evening Edition:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for Headlines. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2016 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071