Saturday, September 30, 2017

Evening Edition: GOP insurgency plans for a civil war in next year’s midterm elections

 
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GOP insurgency plans for a civil war in next year's midterm elections
Populist rage simmers among the conservative base as President Trump struggles to enact his priorities. Stoked by former White House chief strategist Stephen Bannon and his incendiary media platform, Breitbart News, a new wave of anti-establishment activists and contenders is emerging to plot a political insurrection that is with Donald Trump in spirit but entirely out of his — or anyone's — control.
Alabama's Roy Moore provokes mostly shrugs from his fellow Republicans
The far-right Senate candidate, who was not President Trump's pick to win a runoff, has been known for radical views on homosexuality and 9/11. Most GOP leaders have dodged questions about his views but said they would accept him as a fellow legislator on Capitol Hill.
 
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Trump just proved he doesn't understand Puerto Rico's plight by lashing out at a mayor
President Trump is facing growing — but still measured — criticism of the federal response to the devastation in Puerto Rico. So what does he do? Lash out at the mayor of a hurricane-ravaged city, naturally. He doesn't accept criticism and move on; he brings a bazooka to a knife fight — even when those wielding the knife are trying to save lives.
 
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How the mayor of San Juan has become a spokeswoman for the stranded
Carmen Yulín Cruz asked Washington to "save us from dying," and she has been vocal about the "horror" she has witnessed working nearly nonstop on the ground after Hurricane Maria.
 
I was dying, so I prepared to end my life. But something unexpected occurred.
The author was diagnosed at age 55 with an aggressive brain tumor and given a grim prognosis. He researched "aid in dying," which allows terminal patients in certain states to receive medical help in ending their lives. Then a peculiar thing happened: He started to get better.
 
Super Awesome Sylvia was a role model to girls in science. But 'she' was a boy all along.
This is the story of Zephyrus Todd, a 16-year-old boy who prefers art to science, and knows a lot more about himself now than when people called him Sylvia and assumed he was a girl. It's about how Zeph got stuck inside Super Awesome Sylvia. And how he broke free.
 
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Tillerson: U.S. is in direct contact with North Korea over nuclear tests
"We have lines of communications to Pyongyang. We're not in a dark situation," the secretary of state said during a day-long visit to China that comes amid the escalating crisis over how to thwart Kim Jong Un's weapons program.
 
'Vile, disgusting, racist': Cleveland owner describes voice mails after LeBron James's anti-Trump tweet
"There's an element of racism that I didn't even realize existed in this country this much," Dan Gilbert said.
 
'I wish I could say I'm surprised': Ex blasts mom charged with abandoning kids to tour Europe
Police found four children 12 and younger at Erin Lee Macke's Iowa home, making their own dinner while an unsecured gun was on a bedroom shelf.
 
 
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Spain's Catalonia independence vote: What you need to know
The independence movement can be traced back to 1714, when Philip V of Spain captured Barcelona. Since then, nationalists have consistently pursued some degree of autonomy, culminating in Sunday's vote.
 
'I'm going to work until I die': The new reality of old age in America
People are living longer, more expensive lives, often without much of a safety net. As a result, record numbers of Americans older than 65 are working and millions of people are entering their golden years with fragile finances.
 
A model decided to tattoo her eyeball. She's now partially blind and in 'excruciating' pain.
Catt Gallinger wanted the whites of her eyes stained purple — but the procedure went horribly wrong, she said.