Monday, March 14, 2016

Evening Edition: Putin announces Russia will pull most of its military from Syria

N.C. sheriff weighs 'inciting a riot' charge against Trump; Trump: There has been ‘no violence’ at campaign rallies; Why a contested convention may be more likely than a Trump nomination; Are these the last days of Marco Rubio?; THE IMPROBABLE STORY OF 'THAT RALPH GUY IN OHIO'; Reporter who says she was manhandled by Trump staffer resigns from Breitbart; Concealed-weapon owner kills hatchet-wielding attacker in Wash. 7-Eleven; February saw the planet’s biggest temperature spike in modern history; Discovery of a horse-size dino could solve a T. rex mystery; Former S.C. trooper pleads guilty to shooting unarmed driver; Saudis criticize Obama's comments about Arab and European allies; Expelled Yale basketball captain denies sexual misconduct allegation; Why the rich pay less than the poor for the thing every new parent needs;
 
Evening Edition
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Putin announces Russia will pull most of its military from Syria
The surprise move came as peace talks between the Assad government and the opposition reconvened in Geneva. Putin said the withdrawal would begin Tuesday.
N.C. sheriff weighs 'inciting a riot' charge against Trump
The office is investigating whether the Republican front-runner's actions at a rally last week -- where a supporter punched a protester -- "rose to the level of inciting a riot," according to a statement from the department's lawyer.
 
Trump: There has been ‘no violence’ at campaign rallies
The GOP candidate struck a dismissive tone amid harsh scrutiny over the sometimes-violent clashes seen at his campaign rallies. "It's a love fest. These are love fests," Trump said of his events.
 
Why a contested convention may be more likely than a Trump nomination
Theoretically, in a normal race in a normal year, we could know by the end of tomorrow night who the nominee will be. But, this not being a normal race and this not being a normal year, we won't.
 
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Are these the last days of Marco Rubio?
His longtime supporters are coming to grips with the possibility that the senator is probably on the verge of a humiliating defeat in the state's GOP primary.
 
THE IMPROBABLE STORY OF 'THAT RALPH GUY IN OHIO'
A year ago, Ralph Case might have been fixing a gutter. But now, this single father was setting up a phone bank in a former tanning salon, calling Trump headquarters in New York and attending one of the GOP front-runner's rallies as a VIP. "Things are about to change," he said.
 
Reporter who says she was manhandled by Trump staffer resigns from Breitbart
"I think they were more concerned about preserving their access to Trump than they were about finding out the truth," reporter Michelle Fields said of the conservative news site.
 
Concealed-weapon owner kills hatchet-wielding attacker in Wash. 7-Eleven
The King County sheriff praised the actions of the gun-toting customer. "We might have a dead clerk right now, and instead we have a dead bad guy," she said.
 
February saw the planet’s biggest temperature spike in modern history
The global warmth was set in motion by the long-term climate-warming trend, but it surged to another level because of the record-challenging El Niño in the Pacific.
 
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Discovery of a horse-size dino could solve a T. rex mystery
A fossil found in a remote site in Uzbekistan could be a missing link in how small tyrannosaurs became menacing giants, Smithsonian scientists said.
 
Former S.C. trooper pleads guilty to shooting unarmed driver
Sean Groubert, 31, faces a possible 20-year sentence for shooting the driver in the leg at a convenience store in a 2014 traffic stop that attracted national scrutiny.
 
Saudis criticize Obama's comments about Arab and European allies
A senior member of the royal family denounced the president's statements in an Atlantic magazine article, saying, "Mr. Obama, we are not 'free riders.'"
 
Expelled Yale basketball captain denies sexual misconduct allegation
As the basketball team heads to the NCAA tournament, its former captain defends his conduct and threatens to sue the university.
 
Why the rich pay less than the poor for the thing every new parent needs
Cheap diapers are hard to come by for the families that have the least to spend on them, and they can't be bought with food stamps, Medicaid or other federal assistance.
 
 
     
 
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