Sunday, July 17, 2016

Sunday's Headlines: Turkey detains 6,000 linked to failed coup

Old-school coup fails to topple Turkey's powerful president; Cleric blamed by Turkey leads global movement from Pa.; On Istanbul's streets: Anger, joy, devastation and celebration; Convention aims to make Trump 'likable' and heal GOP wounds; In announcing Pence, Trump talks mostly about himself; Pence could worsen Trump's problem with female voters; Trump's VP pick is a governor in search of his Republican identity;
 
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Turkey detains 6,000 linked to failed coup
A sweeping campaign to arrest renegade military officers, soldiers and other suspects showed signs of turning into a nationwide crackdown against opponents of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government. More than 50 senior army officers were in custody in connection with Friday's attempted putsch.
Old-school coup fails to topple Turkey's powerful president
ANALYSIS | In the age of the smartphone, the coup attempt in Turkey perhaps didn't stand a chance. And now the crackdown begins.
 
Cleric blamed by Turkey leads global movement from Pa.
Fethullah Gulen's network of schools and think tanks touts moderate Islam, but its broad influence has sparked accusations of mischief from the Turkish government.
 
On Istanbul's streets: Anger, joy, devastation and celebration
Ordinary Turks — in stunning acts of bravery and defiance — halted a violent army takeover of the civilian government.
 
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Convention aims to make Trump 'likable' and heal GOP wounds
The party will be focused on two goals: reintroducing Donald Trump as someone the country could imagine in the Oval Office during dangerous times, and fixing the wounds left from a brutal primary season.
 
In announcing Pence, Trump talks mostly about himself
Saturday's campaign rally was intended to introduce the vice-presidential contender. But the man at the top of the ticket only briefly mentioned his running mate.
 
Pence could worsen Trump's problem with female voters
The Indiana governor signed one of the nation's furthest-reaching abortion laws and has endorsed controversial legislation on gay rights and immigration. Democrats decry him as anti-woman and anti-gay.
Trump's VP pick is a governor in search of his Republican identity
Mike Pence's tenure in Indiana has been plagued with a series of reversals on key issues, and he has also struggled to reconcile his belief in limited government — "I was tea party before it was cool," he once said — with his own ambitions as governor.
 
 
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Would declaring 'war' on ISIS make victory more certain — or would it even matter?
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Poll: Majority of Americans think race relations are getting worse
While there is agreement that race relations are deteriorating, the common ground ends there, according to follow-up interviews with those who took part in the Washington Post-ABC News survey.
A kinder, gentler Conservative Party appeals to Brits facing tough economic times
Prime Minister Theresa May has pledged to make Britain "a country that works for everyone."
Pending report, anti-doping leaders could call for ban of Russia from Rio Olympics
But the president of the European Olympic Committee said the circulation of a pre-drafted letter could undermine the credibility of the report.
Robbery suspect kept stolen human brain beneath his porch and used it to get high, police say
Now Pennsylvania police are trying to figure out where the brain — which the suspect's aunt found in a Walmart shopping bag — came from.
At last, a win for fliers' wallets
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How to eat bread the right way
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