Wednesday, August 3, 2016

Wednesday's Headlines: The election will be ‘rigged’ against him, Trump warns

Trump refuses to back Ryan, McCain in their primaries; After comments on harassment draw fire, Trump says dealing with it is 'up to the individual'; 'A new Dubai' no longer; Illness, quarantine, robbery, faulty toilets: Australia's Olympic team can't catch a break;
 
Today's Headlines
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The election will be 'rigged' against him, Trump warns
The Republican nominee said that recent court rulings throwing out voter-ID laws were "a very unfair development" that could lead to fraud — and his loss in November.
Trump refuses to back Ryan, McCain in their primaries
Donald Trump's withholding of support for House Speaker Paul Ryan two weeks after a convention designed to showcase party unity represents an extraordinary breach of political decorum. Ryan and Sen. John McCain have endorsed Trump, but each has denounced some of his comments.
 
After comments on harassment draw fire, Trump says dealing with it is 'up to the individual'
The candidate said women who are harassed in the workplace can take action within their company, leave their employer while seeking retribution, or quit. He had said Monday that if it happened to his daughter, "I would like to think she would find another career or find another company if that was the case."
 
'A new Dubai' no longer
As oil prices have crashed, the impact on one of Africa's richest and most unequal countries has been devastating. Officials in Angola's capital are seeking billions of dollars in loans. Thousands of people are dying of preventable illnesses, and the nation's hospitals are out of medicine. A bag of rice can now cost five times what it did a year ago.
 
Illness, quarantine, robbery, faulty toilets: Australia's Olympic team can't catch a break
Adding to a series of unfortunate events affecting the country's Olympic delegation, nearly a third of the women's water polo team, which is considered a strong contender for a medal, has been separated from teammates because of a gastrointestinal illness players picked up in Rome.
 
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Turkish lawyer files complaint accusing U.S. generals of aiding coup attempt
The case accuses Gen. Joseph Dunford, the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Gen. Joseph Votel, the top U.S. commander in the Middle East, and National Intelligence Director James Clapper of conspiring with the plotters behind the failed July 15 attempt to overthrow the government.
Congress’s four female combat veterans are speaking up on military issues
But as lawmakers, getting people to hear their arguments about women in the military can be hard. Often, the female veterans find themselves repeating the same points to colleague after colleague, person after person, trying to change minds one by one.
Silicon Valley Republican Meg Whitman endorses Clinton
Donald Trump's "unsteady hand would endanger our prosperity and national security. His authoritarian character could threaten much more," Whitman, the CEO of Hewlett-Packard Enterprise, wrote on Facebook.
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How Clinton and Trump are tring to woo those crucial Florida voters
Florida is always critical in a presidential election, but this year, Daytona Beach, at the far eastern edge of the "I-4" corridor and home of the nation's most popular NASCAR race, could prove especially important.
How the Kremlin is sure to keep its fingerprints off any cyberattack
As the political fallout from the DNC hack spread, Moscow dug in its heels."Prove it," was the common Russian response to accusations from abroad.
Writer Joe McGinniss Jr. follows in his famous father's footsteps
The Washington author recalls the blessing and the curse of his celebrated dad.
Why millennials are having less sex than previous generations
Delaying sex is not necessarily bad, but some experts cite negative reasons for the current trend, including pressure to succeed, social lives increasingly conducted on-screen and unrealistic expectations of physical perfection encouraged by dating apps.
Question raised by dress choice: Who is Maxwell?
Michelle Obama has sent a lot of complicated messages with her wardrobe, but Tuesday's gown by Brandon Maxwell was simple, pretty and important.
After the state dinner, a party at burlesque club
Two popular Singaporean artists will be performing at an "after party" at a D.C. restaurant that moonlights as a burlesque club.
'The Americans' stars make the list
The widow of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs also was among the attendees at the dinner honoring Lee Hsien Loong.
 
     
 
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