Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Evening Edition: Sanders supporters harassing delegates, some Democrats say

Paul Ryan: ‘I do not want nor will I accept the nomination’; N.C. governor says he wants bathroom law partially changed; Stephen Hawking wants to use lasers to propel a tiny spaceship to Alpha Centauri; Kentucky attorney general sues governor over higher-education cuts; Clinton's claim that the 'highest per capita number' of crime guns in New York come from Vermont; 'The guy was swinging to kill': Camera records family’s dogs being attacked with pipe wrench; Quiz by conservative author aims to show which parts of the U.S. are out of touch; She had a Washington job on TV. Then this 'West Wing' actor got one in real life.; Doctors were startled to find the cause of this 24-year-old's excruciating pain;
 
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Sanders supporters harassing delegates, some Democrats say
Bernie Sanders and his boosters are intensifying their courtship of convention delegates who could determine the winner of the Democratic nomination this year, prompting some party leaders and supporters of front-runner Hillary Clinton to claim harassment.
Paul Ryan: ‘I do not want nor will I accept the nomination’
The House speaker sought to end speculation about the prospect that he could usurp the presidential nomination from the remaining Republican candidates.
 
N.C. governor says he wants bathroom law partially changed
Responding to backlash against the state's new law banning anti-discrimination protections for LGBT people, he signed an executive order that he said "expanded" employment policy to include sexual orientation and gender identity.
 
Stephen Hawking wants to use lasers to propel a tiny spaceship to Alpha Centauri
The astrophysicist and a Russian tycoon are putting $100 million toward Breakthrough Starshot, which will develop a light-propelled nanocraft to explore to our nearest star system.
 
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Kentucky attorney general sues governor over higher-education cuts
Andy Beshear said Gov. Matt Bevin violated state laws when he cut $41 million from eight public universities and 16 community colleges.
 
Clinton's claim that the 'highest per capita number' of crime guns in New York come from Vermont
The former secretary of state used a misleading measure of trafficked guns to blast her opponent.
 
'The guy was swinging to kill': Camera records family’s dogs being attacked with pipe wrench
A utility worker was at the Houston-area house to disconnect a meter. The homeowner said he has paid $2,000 in vet bills, and police are investigating the incident.
 
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Quiz by conservative author aims to show which parts of the U.S. are out of touch
Zip codes in New York, the District and the Bay Area were particularly well represented — places that the writer, Charles Murray, calls the "power centers of contemporary America."
 
She had a Washington job on TV. Then this 'West Wing' actor got one in real life.
Melissa Fitzgerald made the rare Hollywood-to-D.C. shift to work in veterans advocacy.
 
Doctors were startled to find the cause of this 24-year-old's excruciating pain
The third time Johanna Dickson experienced the piercing abdominal pains, she was rushed into emergency surgery.
 
 
     
 
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