Monday, April 18, 2016

Evening Edition: Supreme Court majority appears elusive for Obama immigration actions

A cold-eyed view of allies has left Obama with few overseas friends; UC-Berkeley student removed from Southwest flight after speaking Arabic; Two Bronx politicians, father and son, are at odds in this presidential race; Post journalists win two Pulitzer Prizes; Brazil's impeachment battle isn't over, but the president has a tough fight ahead; Ex-police officer pleads guilty in shooting death of unarmed man in Virginia; Student's racist video spreads online, draws concern at elite Md. private school; 'His daughter was his world': Father dies trying to save 6-year-old from rip tide; Philippine presidential contender: Rape victim 'so beautiful' that he 'should have been first'; N.C. governor stumbled in bid to clear up 'misinformation' about LGBT law; Clinton is totally beatable in a general election. Just not by Trump or Cruz.; SNL's 'God's Not Dead' spoof and the polarized religious-freedom debate; Sanders says his average donation is $27, but his own numbers contradict that; Amazon's new strategy to steal Netflix customers — and keep them; 'She was full of life': Father tells police he fatally shot 4-year-old in the face;
 
Evening Edition
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Supreme Court majority appears elusive for Obama immigration actions
The administration needs to convince one of the conservative justices to save the program that would shield millions of undocumented immigrants from deportation.
A cold-eyed view of allies has left Obama with few overseas friends
The president's honesty at home could make for some awkward moments this week with foreign leaders.
 
UC-Berkeley student removed from Southwest flight after speaking Arabic
Khairuldeen Makhzoomi had just settled into his seat on the plane when he pulled out his phone to call his uncle in Baghdad.
 
Two Bronx politicians, father and son, are at odds in this presidential race
The Diazes share a love of politics. Ruben Diaz Sr. is a state senator. Ruben Diaz Jr. is the Bronx borough president. In this election year, they find themselves in the spotlight and pitted against each other ideologically.
 
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Post journalists win two Pulitzer Prizes
A team of journalists won in the national reporting category for work detailing 990 fatal police shootings across the nation in 2015. The Pulitzer board also recognized "Black Flags: The Rise of ISIS," a book by Post reporter Joby Warrick, in the general nonfiction category.
 
Brazil's impeachment battle isn't over, but the president has a tough fight ahead
Dilma Rousseff adamantly denies committing any impeachable offense, and she and her supporters equate the process with a "coup attempt."
 
Ex-police officer pleads guilty in shooting death of unarmed man in Virginia
Adam D. Torres pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter for shooting John B. Geer as he stood in the doorway of his Fairfax County home in August 2013.
 
Student's racist video spreads online, draws concern at elite Md. private school
A video depicting a white teenager from the Bullis School in Potomac using vitriolic language to describe black people has elicited a strong reaction from the administration and student body.
 
'His daughter was his world': Father dies trying to save 6-year-old from rip tide
The family was on a Florida beach preparing for a funeral when the girl was swept away. "He ultimately lost his" life saving the child, a family friend said.
 
Philippine presidential contender: Rape victim 'so beautiful' that he 'should have been first'
YouTube footage showed the candidate referring to an incident that occurred in 1989. He has refused to apologize for his remarks.
 
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N.C. governor stumbled in bid to clear up 'misinformation' about LGBT law
Despite his stated intentions, Gov. Pat McCrory's April 12 executive order only added to the confusion about the state's law that extends to bathrooms.
 
Clinton is totally beatable in a general election. Just not by Trump or Cruz.
You can't beat someone unpopular with someone even less popular.
 
SNL's 'God's Not Dead' spoof and the polarized religious-freedom debate
The sketch comedy mainstay aired a fake movie trailer essentially making fun of Christians who say new laws are necessary to protect them from discrimination
 
Sanders says his average donation is $27, but his own numbers contradict that
The amoung has become a symbolic rallying cry for the campaign — a demonstration of his reliance on small donors.
 
Amazon's new strategy to steal Netflix customers — and keep them
Amazon is rolling out two new offerings for would-be customers that could radically reshape the way people interact with the company's Amazon Prime service.
 
'She was full of life': Father tells police he fatally shot 4-year-old in the face
Maurice Phillips has been charged with third-degree murder, involuntary manslaughter and endangering the welfare of a child.
 
 
     
 
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