Friday, February 19, 2016

Evening Edition: U.S. accuses Apple of refusing to unlock iPhone for fear of bad publicity

Suspected Islamic State base in Libya hit by U.S. strike; GOP primary in South Carolina narrows to three-man contest; ‘The most efficient killers in the world’; Harper Lee, elusive author of 'To Kill a Mockingbird,' dies at 89; Want to vote in this state? You have to have a passport or dig up a birth certificate.; Vatican says pope’s remarks on Trump were not a ‘personal attack’; Democratic party fundraising effort helps Clinton find new donors, too; Jeb Bush is having a bad week. And, boy, it shows.; New Jersey man completes 30-year murder sentence only to kill mother two days later; U.S. says meeting for Syria cease-fire delayed, not canceled as Russia claims; How to make expensive cities affordable for everyone again;
 
Evening Edition
The day's most important stories
 
 
U.S. accuses Apple of refusing to unlock iPhone for fear of bad publicity
The company is not complying with a judge's order to unlock the San Bernardino attacker's iPhone because it is worried about a "marketing strategy," federal prosecutors said.
Suspected Islamic State base in Libya hit by U.S. strike
At least 40 people were reportedly killed in the area believed to have a connection to the key mastermind in last year's Tunisia attacks. The strike illustrates a growing Western resolve to act against the militant group's most powerful affiliate.
 
GOP primary in South Carolina narrows to three-man contest
Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio have directed most of their fire at each other this week as they furiously vie for second place behind front-runner Donald Trump.
 
‘The most efficient killers in the world’
First they spread dengue fever, then yellow fever, and now, Zika. Thousands of species of mosquitoes inhabit the planet, but few have proved more deadly to humans than the Aedes aegypti.
 
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Harper Lee, elusive author of 'To Kill a Mockingbird,' dies at 89
Her novel, one of the most cherished books of all time, was her only published book — until the sensational release of "Go Set a Watchman" more than 50 years later.
 
Want to vote in this state? You have to have a passport or dig up a birth certificate.
There's a battle unfolding in Kansas over who can even register to vote, which election-law experts say could have ramifications for voting throughout the country during a pivotal election year.
 
Vatican says pope’s remarks on Trump were not a ‘personal attack’
A Vatican spokesman said that the pope's words were merely meant to express his own views that migrants should not be kept behind walls.
 
Democratic party fundraising effort helps Clinton find new donors, too
The Sanders campaign says the joint fund with state parties appears to be benefiting the Clinton campaign.
 
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Jeb Bush is having a bad week. And, boy, it shows.
Even he seems to admit it.
 
New Jersey man completes 30-year murder sentence only to kill mother two days later
"I have failed," Steven Pratt told the judge at his initial court appearance, his voice barely audible. "I don't want a trial. I'm guilty."
 
U.S. says meeting for Syria cease-fire delayed, not canceled as Russia claims
If the meeting were to be canceled, it would signal another setback to diplomatic efforts to end the devastating civil war.
 
How to make expensive cities affordable for everyone again
A big, thorny, messy debate over how to fix cities that are too expensive.
 
 
     
 
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