Wednesday, August 2, 2017

Evening Edition: Trump signs Russia sanctions bill but calls it ‘seriously flawed’

Trump, GOP senators introduce bill to slash legal immigration levels; Of course Trump's Justice Department wants to target affirmative action; A family awoke struggling to breathe. Inside the fish tank was the toxic culprit. ; First human embryo-editing experiment in U.S. 'corrects' gene for frequently lethal heart condition; Court puts off transgender teen's case over Va. school's bathroom policy; Trump says the Boy Scouts called to tell him his speech was the ‘greatest.’ He appears to have imagined this.; Cookbook editor who brought Julia Child to the table dies at 93; McDonald's new sriracha-and-kale burger: An aging hipster's cry for help; NASA wants to hire someone to guard us against alien life — and vice versa; James Comey is writing a book — and we know he’s been keeping thorough notes;
 
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Trump signs Russia sanctions bill but calls it 'seriously flawed'
The signing ends immediate hopes of a reset of U.S. relations with the Kremlin and marks a defeat for President Trump's administration, which had expressed concerns that the legislation infringed upon executive power.
Trump, GOP senators introduce bill to slash legal immigration levels
The bill, which aims to cut immigration by half from the current level of more than 1 million green cards per year, is expected to face fierce resistance from congressional Democrats and immigrant rights groups.
 
Analysis
Of course Trump's Justice Department wants to target affirmative action
Justice officials are planning to investigate and sue universities over admissions policies they determine discriminate against white applicants, according to a U.S. government official. This is perhaps one of the least surprising scoops from inside the Trump administration.
 
A family awoke struggling to breathe. Inside the fish tank was the toxic culprit.
Coral hobbyists grow impressive reefs in their basements, but if provoked, certain types can erupt with one of the most potent toxins ever discovered.
 
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First human embryo-editing experiment in U.S. 'corrects' gene for frequently lethal heart condition
The development cracks open the doors to a controversial new era in medicine.
 
Court puts off transgender teen's case over Va. school's bathroom policy
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit decided against immediately taking up Gavin Grimm's fight to use the boys' bathroom, saying that a lower court must decide if his graduation makes his challenge moot.
 
The Fix | Analysis
Trump says the Boy Scouts called to tell him his speech was the ‘greatest.’ He appears to have imagined this.
A Scouts source says they aren't aware of any phone call with the president after the speech, period.
 
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Cookbook editor who brought Julia Child to the table dies at 93
The legendary editor rescued "The Diary of Anne Frank" from a publisher's reject pile and later introduced readers to the likes of Julia Child and a host of other influential cookbook authors.
 
Food Review
McDonald's new sriracha-and-kale burger: An aging hipster's cry for help
It's the fast-food equivalent of watching your Dad sport rompers and pledge his undying love for Drake. But the quarter-pounder jacked up on Sriracha Mac sauce doesn't taste bad.
 
NASA wants to hire someone to guard us against alien life — and vice versa
The job of "planetary protection officer" pays six figures a year and is meant to ensure that the space agency doesn't contaminate other planets its landers visit, and that they don't bring any organisms back when they return.
 
James Comey is writing a book — and we know he’s been keeping thorough notes
The former FBI director "will share yet-unheard anecdotes from his long and distinguished career," according to his publisher.
 
 
     
 
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