Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Evening Edition: Antarctic ice loss could double expected sea level rise by 2100, study says

D.C. Metro weighs shutting down entire rail lines for as long as six months for repairs; With GOP in turmoil, Democrats reconsider chances to win back the House; Trump: If abortions are banned, women who seek them should face 'punishment'; Who is Corey Lewandowski? His rise — and his relationship with Donald Trump.; FDA relaxes abortion pill guidelines to increase access to medication ; President Obama grants early release to 61 more federal drug offenders; Minneapolis police officers will not face charges for shooting Jamar Clark; Sham cancer charity that bilked Americans out of $75 million shut down; Some people may be born to be vegetarians; How Russian special forces are shaping the fight in Syria; Attorneys for 'Jackie' in Rolling Stone story say deposition could 're-traumatize' her;
 
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Antarctic ice loss could double expected sea level rise by 2100, study says
If carbon emissions continue unabated, expanding oceans and massive ice melt would threaten global coastal communities, according to new projections.
D.C. Metro weighs shutting down entire rail lines for as long as six months for repairs
The current piecemeal plan for maintenance isn't working, transit system officials said. Metro's general manager said he expects to make a decision on closures within a month to six weeks.
 
With GOP in turmoil, Democrats reconsider chances to win back the House
The Democrats finally have some optimism as Donald Trump continues to command a lead in the GOP race, and Republicans face an anti-Trump wave among key constituencies.
Trump: If abortions are banned, women who seek them should face 'punishment'
The GOP front-runner is under scrutiny for saying women would have to undergo "some form of punishment" for seeking abortions if Roe v. Wade were overturned.
 
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Who is Corey Lewandowski? His rise — and his relationship with Donald Trump.
Lewandowski had never even worked on a presidential campaign when he was summoned to a meeting on the 26th floor of Trump Tower in 2014. Donald Trump hired him on the spot.
 
FDA relaxes abortion pill guidelines to increase access to medication
The guidelines, which allow nurse practitioners to administer the drug, also change the recommended dosage of the two drugs used in the abortion process and allow the treatment to be used three weeks longer than the old guidelines.
 
President Obama grants early release to 61 more federal drug offenders
The commutations are part of the president's effort to change how the criminal justice system treats nonviolent drug offenders.
 
Minneapolis police officers will not face charges for shooting Jamar Clark
The prosecutor said the two police officers reasonably believed the 24-year-old was reaching for an officer's gun.
 
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Sham cancer charity that bilked Americans out of $75 million shut down
The money Cancer Fund of America and Cancer Support Services raised benefited only the charities' organizers and their friends while less than 5 percent went to patients, authorities said.
 
Some people may be born to be vegetarians
Cornell University researchers have found a fascinating genetic variation that they said appears to have evolved in populations that favored vegetarian diets over hundreds of generations.
 
How Russian special forces are shaping the fight in Syria
The troops that recaptured Palmyra from the Islamic State included Iranian and Hezbollah forces. Russian officials now say another group contributed to the victory: Russia's elite special forces, also known as Spetsnaz.
 
Attorneys for 'Jackie' in Rolling Stone story say deposition could 're-traumatize' her
Attorneys for a U-Va. dean want to speak with 'Jackie' under oath for a defamation lawsuit, saying that her account of a gang rape was a fabrication. The former student's lawyers are trying to block the interview.
 
 
     
 
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