Monday, June 6, 2016

Evening Edition: GOP worries rise amid hostile Trump comments on Latinos and Muslims

Trump: Scolding by Gingrich over judge comments was 'inappropriate'; Trump's claim that Warren made a 'quick killing' in foreclosures; He had beaten leukemia. But then, mysteriously, things got really bad.; 'A steep price to pay for 20 minutes of action’: Dad defends Stanford sex offender; Supreme Court will review sentences of two black death-row inmates; Inside the story of how a U.S. superbug discovery made headlines around the world ; Muhammad Ali's final photo shoot captured the spark that lingered; ‘Pristine' landscapes no longer exist on Earth, scientists say; Roger Clinton just got arrested again; '1,000 deaths is too good for you': Serial pedophile in Britain receives 22 life sentences; How does the D.C. Metro stack up against other subways? (Not great, as you can probably imagine.); Can a former tea party darling be saved by Trump’s endorsement?; The sobering thing that doctors do when they near their own death; 'I will not help you hide your money when you apply for financial aid'; When you lose weight, where does it actually go?;
 
Evening Edition
The day's most important stories
 
 
GOP worries rise amid hostile Trump comments on Latinos and Muslims
Donald Trump's remarks about minorities and his strategy of campaigning in blue states have imperiled his candidacy at the end of a five-week head start on his Democratic rival, a number of lawmakers and strategists said.
Trump: Scolding by Gingrich over judge comments was 'inappropriate'
The candidate lashed out at the former House speaker, a possible running mate, for criticizing his remarks on the ethnicity of the judge in Trump University lawsuits.
 
Trump's claim that Warren made a 'quick killing' in foreclosures
The senator said she was helping family buy homes. We examine the facts.
 
He had beaten leukemia. But then, mysteriously, things got really bad.
The retired case officer at the Defense Intelligence Agency became moody, confused and delusional. Doctors thought he had rapidly progressive dementia, but it turned out his precipitous decline was treatable.
 
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'A steep price to pay for 20 minutes of action’: Dad defends Stanford sex offender
The letter by Brock Turner's father has drawn outrage, but it apparently helped persuade a judge to sentence the former star swimmer to just six months in jail.
 
Supreme Court will review sentences of two black death-row inmates
One man says his lawyer presented discriminatory evidence; another is claiming he is ineligible for execution because of intellectual disability.
 
Inside the story of how a U.S. superbug discovery made headlines around the world
Federal officials are urgently trying to find out more about the mcr-1 gene, which is resistant to the antibiotic of last resort and was detected for the first time in a person in the U.S. last month.
 
Muhammad Ali's final photo shoot captured the spark that lingered
The haunting, intimate portraits taken two months ago show a champion ravaged by age and Parkinson's disease.
 
‘Pristine' landscapes no longer exist on Earth, scientists say
Humans have been modifying the environment for tens of thousands of years, leaving no parts of nature truly untouched.
 
Roger Clinton just got arrested again
His criminal record was pardoned by his brother on his last day as president, and he had stayed relatively out of trouble until being detained on suspicion of drunken driving.
 
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'1,000 deaths is too good for you': Serial pedophile in Britain receives 22 life sentences
The schoolteacher from England reportedly bragged online about taking advantage of impoverished children in Malaysia and Cambodia, and wrote a guide for others.
 
How does the D.C. Metro stack up against other subways? (Not great, as you can probably imagine.)
What should you expect from the transit system that serves the capital of the richest nation on Earth? It depends on how you compare.
 
Can a former tea party darling be saved by Trump’s endorsement?
The presidential candidate just made his first pick in a GOP congressional race, but North Carolina's Renee Ellmers has been criticized for abandoning the conservative principles that got her elected in 2010.
 
The sobering thing that doctors do when they near their own death
The mythology is that physicians avoid end-of-life mistakes, skipping invasive, last-ditch and ultimately futile efforts to extend their lives.
 
'I will not help you hide your money when you apply for financial aid'
A college counselor collected guidance for some of the entitled or unrealistic parents of students who are trying to figure out where to apply to college. 
 
When you lose weight, where does it actually go?
Believe it or not, the pounds pretty much vanish into thin air. Yes, really.
 
 
     
 
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