Monday, August 1, 2016

Evening Edition: U.S. launches airstrikes on ISIS stronghold in Libya

McCain, veterans' group slam Trump over attack on soldier's parents; In first major poll after both conventions, Trump's bump vanishes; What we know about Trump and his taxes so far; 'They took too damn long': Inside the police response to the Orlando shooting; After their children died of overdoses, these families chose to tell the truth; CDC issues a travel advisory to Florida, which has 10 new cases of Zika; Sometimes it takes an outsider to crystallize America’s enduring racism; Thousands of Indian workers are stranded in Saudi Arabia without pay or provisions; How Apple’s latest earnings reveal the quiet genius of iTunes; Trump's ABC interview may be his best/worst yet; The Fix: Trump has a totally plausible path to 270 electoral votes; I was single for decades. Now I’m happily married and feel like I’ve ‘sold out.’; ‘She has no pants and she is in court': Judge outraged over inmate’s appearance;
 
Evening Edition
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U.S. launches airstrikes on ISIS stronghold in Libya
The Pentagon-conducted airstrikes in Sirte are the first direct U.S. involvement in the fierce battle unfolding in the city and a significant expansion of the American campaign against the group.
McCain, veterans' group slam Trump over attack on soldier's parents
Despite criticism from the senator and Veterans of Foreign Wars, the GOP presidential nominee refused to back down from his attacks, and a former aide argued that the soldier would still be alive had Trump been president at the time.
 
In first major poll after both conventions, Trump's bump vanishes
Compared to a pre-convention poll, Hillary Clinton gained six points and Trump lost one, an indication that he still can't seem to break past his ceiling.
 
What we know about Trump and his taxes so far
The Republican nominee paid zero (or nearly zero) income taxes at least five times in the past 40 years.
 
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'They took too damn long': Inside the police response to the Orlando shooting
Within minutes of the attack, police entered Pulse nightclub and outnumbered Omar Mateen. It would be nearly three more hours before he was killed.
 
After their children died of overdoses, these families chose to tell the truth
Swapping openness for ambiguity in death notices, more bereaved families are responding by publicly exposing addiction as the demon and challenging the stigma and shame often bound up in substance abuse.
 
CDC issues a travel advisory to Florida, which has 10 new cases of Zika
The Centers for Disease Control will advise women who are pregnant or thinking of becoming pregnant to avoid unnecessary travel to a Miami neighborhood where the mosquito-borne transmissions were detected.
 
Sometimes it takes an outsider to crystallize America’s enduring racism
After visiting 10 American cities, one U.N. official penned an eloquent summary of what he learned in his discussions with protesters, police officials and community leaders.
 
Thousands of Indian workers are stranded in Saudi Arabia without pay or provisions
The Indian government has assisted with food and may start evacuating workers who have lost their jobs because low oil prices have hit the Saudi economy hard.
 
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How Apple’s latest earnings reveal the quiet genius of iTunes
It used to be that Apple hooked you with the device and locked you in with the software. Now, the software has become a selling point itself.
 
Trump's ABC interview may be his best/worst yet
The Republican nominee's interview with ABC's George Stephanopoulos was a doozy. Read the annotated transcript.
 
The Fix: Trump has a totally plausible path to 270 electoral votes
Trump's case for 270 is surprisingly plausible.
 
I was single for decades. Now I’m happily married and feel like I’ve ‘sold out.’
The author said she feels guilty for abandoning the world of the independent single, and has trouble accepting the interdependence that comes with a husband and child.
 
‘She has no pants and she is in court': Judge outraged over inmate’s appearance
A Kentucky judge berated jail administrators when a detainee who said she had been denied pants, as well as feminine hygiene products, was brought before her.
 
 
     
 
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