Monday, April 4, 2016

Evening Edition: Supreme Court rejects conservative challenge to ‘one person, one vote’

Greece starts sending migrants to Turkey, defying human rights outcry; White doctors believe black patients have a higher pain tolerance, study finds; Trump just explained his vision for the country. It was fascinating.; Internal memo reveals Trump campaign's fury with critics; As Trump lobs insults, Clinton plans response; Leaked documents show strong business support for raising the minimum wage; Kremlin denies Putin connection to allegations of secret bank accounts; Republicans keep door open to confirm Garland during lame-duck session ; TV keeps killing off lesbian characters. The fans of one show have revolted.; Soccer star Abby Wambach is catching heat over her DUI arrest — from her male counterparts ; Washington takes on Atlanta to kick off 2016;
 
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Supreme Court rejects conservative challenge to 'one person, one vote'
The justices ruled that legislative districts could be based on total population and not only voting-age population. A decision the other way would have shifted political power away from urban areas and toward more Republican-friendly rural areas.
Greece starts sending migrants to Turkey, defying human rights outcry
The returns — carried out at dawn and under heavy security — were intended to send a powerful message to others considering the journey from Turkey to Greece via a smuggler's rubber raft: Don't even bother.
 
White doctors believe black patients have a higher pain tolerance, study finds
The findings show that white medical students and residents often hold "fantastical" stereotypes about blacks that may explain why African Americans are less likely to receive pain medication.
 
Trump just explained his vision for the country. It was fascinating.
From his soon-to-be finished Trump International Hotel in D.C., Donald Trump answered questions from Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Robert Costa. Here is what he said and what it means.
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Internal memo reveals Trump campaign's fury with critics
The memo from a senior campaign adviser showed the growing frustrations among the billionaire's top aides.
 
As Trump lobs insults, Clinton plans response
The businessman has called her "incompetent" and questioned her "stamina."
 
Leaked documents show strong business support for raising the minimum wage
The results of a survey of 1,000 business executives across the country run counter to state chambers of commerce, which oppose efforts to raise the minimum wage.
 
Kremlin denies Putin connection to allegations of secret bank accounts
One of the Russian president's oldest friends was reported to be at the center of $2 billion in secret offshore transactions, but a spokesman said the allegations were part of a campaign to smear Putin.
 
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Republicans keep door open to confirm Garland during lame-duck session
Two dozen GOP senators either support or do not rule out allowing a vote on the Supreme Court nominee if Hillary Clinton wins the presidential election.
 
TV keeps killing off lesbian characters. The fans of one show have revolted.
After an openly gay major character died on CW's sci-fi teen dystopia show "The 100," fans took to social media, tweeting with the trending topic LGBT Fans Deserve Better.
 
Soccer star Abby Wambach is catching heat over her DUI arrest — from her male counterparts
Some players on the men's U.S. national soccer team made light of the retired soccer star's recent arrest, exposing a fissure between the men's and women's professional teams.
 
Washington takes on Atlanta to kick off 2016
The Washington Nationals play the Atlanta Braves on opening day.
 
     
 
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