Saturday, June 11, 2016

Saturday's Headlines: Trump’s ‘Pocahontas’ attack leaves GOP squirming again

Paul Ryan grilled at Romney summit, where a CEO compares Trump to Hitler and Mussolini; 'Did you rage?' Documents shed new light in Stanford sexual assault case ; This competition could transform the American city; At Malia Obama's high school graduation, the president turns into 'just a total dad';
 
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Trump's 'Pocahontas' attack leaves GOP squirming again
The real estate developer has repeatedly invoked the 17th-century Native American figure to refer to Sen. Elizabeth Warren, alarming some Republican lawmakers just as the furor over his barbs about a Latino judge was starting to subside.
Paul Ryan grilled at Romney summit, where a CEO compares Trump to Hitler and Mussolini
Hewlett Packard's Meg Whitman likened Donald Trump to infamous demagogues, but the House speaker said he was pressed to endorse him by many lawmakers from districts where GOP voters strongly supported the presumptive nominee. 
 
'Did you rage?' Documents shed new light in Stanford sexual assault case
Newly released court records suggest that Brock Turner used alcohol and marijuana in high school, despite the image that the ex-swimmer sought to project at the hearing in which he was sentenced to six months in jail for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman.
 
This competition could transform the American city
In an unusual partnership, federal officials matched researchers, wonks and private firms with seven cities developing plans to remake themselves. In Pittsburgh, a high-tech playground is in the works to test driverless Uber vehicles as part of the company's effort to replace costly human drivers.
 
At Malia Obama's high school graduation, the president turns into 'just a total dad'
The commander in chief's older daughter was one of 127 Sidwell seniors, but he did not speak at the commencement ceremony, which he and the first lady attended, along with family and friends of other graduates of the private school in Northwest Washington. "There's no hoopla around the first family here," said the mother of another graduate.
 
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'The Voice' singer Christina Grimmie dies after gunman's attack at concert venue
Florida authorities said Grimmie, 22, was shot Friday night as she was signing autographs after a concert in Orlando by a suspect who fatally shot himself after being tackled by the singer's brother.
Amid sex-assault allegations against a Kansas athlete, 'Jane Doe 7' outs herself
Sarah McClure, a former rower, said she put her name on the Title IX lawsuit because "no one should ever have to go through the things they said to me."
Elon Musk wants to recruit risk takers for 'mind-blowing' Mars mission
The SpaceX founder hopes to start manned Martian voyages by 2025. "It's dangerous and probably people will die — and they'll know that," he said. "And then they'll pave the way, and ultimately it will be very safe to go to Mars, and it will very comfortable."
Virginia Tech bans Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity for 10 years for hazing
The university withdrew recognition of Alpha Phi Alpha, citing an incident of "modest physical abuse and inappropriate behavior."
Special Operations Command wants American companies to make AK-47s
It may be cheaper to buy the weapons elsewhere, but building them domestically could give the U.S. greater control over their manufacture and distribution.
Ali praised as a symbol of America as Louisville bids farewell
The boxing legend was memorialized at a sprawling, multicultural and occasionally rip-roaring funeral service.
Light pollution now keeps the Milky Way hidden from a third of humanity
According to scientists who mapped the problem, more than 80 percent of people live under light-polluted skies, to the point where some areas never experience a true night sky because it is perpetually masked by the glow of an artificial twilight.
Justin Trudeau may have made the best case yet for legalizing marijuana
Canada's prime minister argues that putting pot under the aegis of a regulatory structure will make it harder for kids — those most susceptible to the drug's harms — to obtain it.  
As he moves campaign to battleground states, which Donald Trump will show up?
Many GOP leaders hope that the presumptive Republican nominee who delivered two scripted speeches this week will appear more often on the campaign trail. But there are signs that the rabble-rousing Trump could resurface.
 
     
 
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