Friday, February 12, 2016

Evening Edition: Rubio, who has been carefully scripted, suddenly opens up

DNC rolls back Obama ban on donations from federal lobbyists; 3 Pinocchios for Sanders's claim that Clinton wouldn't meet 'our enemies'; The psychology behind why we never really get over that first love; Pope, Russian orthodox leader bridge 1,000-year rift in Christianity; Syrian rebels skeptical bombing will end after U.S.-Russia truce; Two 15-year-old girls killed in shooting at Phoenix-area high school; Evening snow blitz could make roads icy; Is calling Clinton 'angry' or her voice 'husky' inherently sexist?; WHO issues guidance for travel to Zika-affected countries; 'Things are about to get hot': Obama delivers steamy valentine to first lady on 'Ellen DeGeneres Show'; Einstein predicted gravitational waves 100 years ago. Here’s what it took to prove him right.; The crippling thing about growing up poor that stays with you forever; How a man solved the 30-year-old mystery of his own disappearance;
 
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Rubio, who has been carefully scripted, suddenly opens up
The change seems like a prescription for healing the deep wounds left by the senator's devastating showing at the last GOP debate, where he was mocked for being too rehearsed and robotic after repeating the same phrase four times.
DNC rolls back Obama ban on donations from federal lobbyists
Critics have called the decision a step backward in the effort to limit special-interest influence in Washington. Some suggested it could provide an advantage to Hillary Clinton's fundraising efforts.
 
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3 Pinocchios for Sanders's claim that Clinton wouldn't meet 'our enemies'
During the sixth Democratic debate, the senator from Vermont revisited the issue of whether a U.S. president should meet unconditionally with countries considered adversaries.
 
The psychology behind why we never really get over that first love
First loves can have a haunting, bittersweet hold on our psyches, pulling us back to what was and what can never be again. Unless ...
 
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Pope, Russian orthodox leader bridge 1,000-year rift in Christianity
The first such meeting since a split formed in the 11th century could open greater channels with Moscow over the humanitarian fallout from Middle East conflicts, including the flood of refugees into Europe and ravages against ancient Christian communities by ISIS.
 
Syrian rebels skeptical bombing will end after U.S.-Russia truce
Syrian opposition questioned how the international community would enforce the truce, given that Russian warplanes will be allowed to continue bombing the terrorist groups Islamic State and Jabhat al-Nusra.
 
Two 15-year-old girls killed in shooting at Phoenix-area high school
Police said they aren't searching for suspects in the shooting on Independence High School's campus in Glendale.
 
Evening snow blitz could make roads icy
A light dusting to an inch of snow is possible, followed by winds and brutal cold over the weekend.
 
Is calling Clinton 'angry' or her voice 'husky' inherently sexist?
And when is a word that could be construed as sexist simply, well, accurate? These are tricky questions the political press is grappling with as Hillary Clinton wages a campaign that requires her to draw sharp contrasts with her opponent.
 
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WHO issues guidance for travel to Zika-affected countries
The recommendations include strong language regarding the possible risk of sexual transmission, advising all travelers — especially pregnant women — returning from impacted areas to use condoms.
 
'Things are about to get hot': Obama delivers steamy valentine to first lady on 'Ellen DeGeneres Show'
The president, who will be away from his wife on Valentine's Day, filmed a spot on the show as part of a swing through California.
 
Einstein predicted gravitational waves 100 years ago. Here’s what it took to prove him right.
The intervening years included brush-offs, false hope, reversals of opinion, an unlikely decision to take a $272 million risk and a flash of serendipity that seemed too miraculous to be real — but wasn't.
 
The crippling thing about growing up poor that stays with you forever
Poverty has a way of rearing its ugly head, slipping into the cracks in people's lives when they're young and then re-emerging late.
 
How a man solved the 30-year-old mystery of his own disappearance
Canadian police and Edgar Latulip's mother had competing theories about how and where he'd most likely died. He was living nearby all along.
 
 
     
 
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