Friday, April 1, 2016

Evening Edition: Tens of thousands of Americans just lost their food stamps

A close Wisconsin primary could spell future trouble for Clinton; 'I am so sick of the Sanders campaign lying about me': Clinton snaps at activist; China’s money can make the U.S. safer; In fatal shootings by police, 1 in 5 officers' names go undisclosed; The economic recovery is better than it has ever been; The $15 minimum wage sweeping the nation might kill jobs — and that’s okay; With mosquito season looming, how ready is the U.S. for Zika?; Obama: A nuclear attack would 'change our world'; Attack at MedStar is a foreboding sign of the new threat facing hospitals; Mother who wanted ghostly photos of her daughter has been charged in her death; An ancient site spotted from space could rewrite the history of Vikings in North America; A comprehensive, updating (and upsetting) list of April Fools' Day hoaxes; It's tiring being friends with someone who wants to be the 'star' every day;
 
Evening Edition
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Tens of thousands of Americans just lost their food stamps
A 20-year-old rule that was suspended in many places during the recession requires that adults without children or disabilities have a job to receive food stamps for more than three months, and today is that cutoff for many recipients.
A close Wisconsin primary could spell future trouble for Clinton
In a key swing state, the liberal base is not excited about the Democratic front-runner, and some Sanders volunteers are vowing never to vote for her.
 
'I am so sick of the Sanders campaign lying about me': Clinton snaps at activist
A Greenpeace activist pressed Clinton about donations from people with ties to oil and gas companies.
 
China’s money can make the U.S. safer
COLUMN | China had been poised to make its largest investment in the United States in a bidding war against Marriott for control of Starwood. A chorus of skeptics urged the hotel chain to refuse, but a global strategist makes the case for embracing overseas investment.
 
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In fatal shootings by police, 1 in 5 officers' names go undisclosed
Of the 990 people shot and killed by police last year, the names of officers in 210 of those cases were not released, according to a Washington Post investigation. Experts say there is little consensus among departments on whether officers' names should be made public.
 
The economic recovery is better than it has ever been
But even though the unemployment rate has returned to normalcy, wages have not. 
 
The $15 minimum wage sweeping the nation might kill jobs — and that’s okay
We don't evaluate other policies by insisting that they have zero effect on employment.
 
With mosquito season looming, how ready is the U.S. for Zika?
Warm, wet conditions are breeding grounds for the insects that can spread the virus, so the Centers for Disease Control hopes to shore up county-level surveillance and prevention.
 
Obama: A nuclear attack would 'change our world'
At the Nuclear Security Summit, the president urged fellow world leaders to avoid complacency about an evolving terrorist threat.
 
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Attack at MedStar is a foreboding sign of the new threat facing hospitals
In an industry racing to digitize patient records, hackers have found easy targets in hospitals, crippling systems unless a ransom of thousands of dollars is paid.
 
Mother who wanted ghostly photos of her daughter has been charged in her death
The North Carolina woman and her boyfriend were charged with first-degree murder and felony child abuse in the death of the 2-year-old.
 
An ancient site spotted from space could rewrite the history of Vikings in North America
The archaeological find offers tantalizing evidence of a Viking presence 300 miles from the only place in Canada they had ever been seen before.
 
A comprehensive, updating (and upsetting) list of April Fools' Day hoaxes
Sure, there are some April Fool's pranks that are good. But most of them are bad. To illustrate this, we have collected as comprehensive a list as we can of all of the hoaxes today.
 
It's tiring being friends with someone who wants to be the 'star' every day
The advice columnist takes your questions about the strange train we call life.
 
 
     
 
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