Monday, May 9, 2016

Evening Edition: Panama Papers include dozens of Americans tied to financial fraud

Paul Ryan says he would step down as co-chair of GOP convention if Trump asks; GOP Sen. Roy Blunt faces tough post-Trump reality: No seat is safe; An Indian teen was raped by her father. Village elders had her whipped.; U.S. government, North Carolina file dueling lawsuits hours apart over 'bathroom bill'; Syrian government extends cease-fire for 48 hours; Krispy Kreme gets acquired by a growing breakfast empire; Australian study ties disappearance of 5 Solomon Islands to human-caused climate change; As Methodists gather, LGBT issues may determine future of the church; Ex-Facebook staff say the site buried conservative news, raising new questions about its political clout; They found out their adopted daughter has a twin. Now they’re rushing to China to get her.; I send my kids to sleep-away camp to give them a competitive advantage in life; Trump says he doesn't need a unified GOP. Logic and math suggest otherwise.;
 
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Panama Papers include dozens of Americans tied to financial fraud
A review of the internal files of Mossack Fonseca, a Panama-based law firm, has identified offshore companies created by the firm that were connected to at least 36 Americans accused of fraud or other serious financial misconduct.
Paul Ryan says he would step down as co-chair of GOP convention if Trump asks
The House speaker has said he could not support Trump until the businessman changes his tone and embraces Republican principles.
 
GOP Sen. Roy Blunt faces tough post-Trump reality: No seat is safe
Because of Trump's candidacy, Democrats believe they can expand their Senate map beyond the battleground states to win the seats they need to claim a Senate majority.
 
An Indian teen was raped by her father. Village elders had her whipped.
Male-dominated village councils have existed in India for centuries as enforcers of social mores in the country's stratified caste system. One girl, pictured on the right, received the harshest of punishments.
 
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U.S. government, North Carolina file dueling lawsuits hours apart over 'bathroom bill'
The lawsuits marked a sharp escalation in the fight between the two sides over an issue that has become the epicenter of LGBT rights.
 
Syrian government extends cease-fire for 48 hours
The United States and Russia worked together to try to get peace talks back on track and quell the violence.
 
Krispy Kreme gets acquired by a growing breakfast empire
A private investment firm spent $1.35 billion on the doughnut maker, adding it to a bagel chain and three coffee companies, including Keurig.
 
Australian study ties disappearance of 5 Solomon Islands to human-caused climate change
Scientists say the study is the first time the loss of shoreline and land mass in the Pacific island chain has been placed in the context of global warming.
 
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As Methodists gather, LGBT issues may determine future of the church
A church conference beginning this week will consider more than 100 pieces of legislation on human sexuality, a topic that has divided United Methodists for years.
 
Ex-Facebook staff say the site buried conservative news, raising new questions about its political clout
The social network says it's not influencing politics. With one-sixth of the world using the site every day, it's hard to see how it doesn't.
 
They found out their adopted daughter has a twin. Now they’re rushing to China to get her.
The Kentucky mother was scrolling through Facebook when she saw a photo posted by a group that identified older children in need of adoption. The girl looked strikingly like her own daughter.
 
I send my kids to sleep-away camp to give them a competitive advantage in life
This mother says she believes that summer camp helps her children "develop broadly" as human beings.
 
Trump says he doesn't need a unified GOP. Logic and math suggest otherwise.
Donald Trump will end the primary season with more votes from Republicans than any Republican in history. But he's also had the most people vote against him.
 
 
     
 
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