Saturday, April 16, 2016

Saturday's Headlines: Tensions between Trump and GOP erupt into public fight

Sanders releases 2014 tax return, showing about $200,000 in income; Pope Francis visits Lesbos on trip intended to prick Europe's conscience; Those cool Coachella outfits are just another way to sell out to The Man; How OPEC lost control of the oil market;
 
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Tensions between Trump and GOP erupt into public fight
The party fired back at the front-runner, who repeatedly complained that the delegate system is "rigged" after he failed to win any delegates in Colorado's party convention last weekend.
Sanders releases 2014 tax return, showing about $200,000 in income
The senator's tax returns had become a flashpoint in the race, with Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton accusing him of being slow to share.
 
Pope Francis visits Lesbos on trip intended to prick Europe's conscience
The pope arrived on the Greek Island of Lesbos Saturday on a provocative trip designed to call attention to Europe's treatment of refugees.
 
Those cool Coachella outfits are just another way to sell out to The Man
The Bohemian "festival-style" garb that's the new uniform for concertgoers might seem as easy-breezy mellow as the outfits of 1970s-era rock groupies. But it's a product of the garment trade's overlords.
 
How OPEC lost control of the oil market
This weekend, 13 countries will attempt to act as one and come to an agreement to curb oil production and prop up prices, but the cartel is a fractious lot whose members want the others to cut production without cutting their own.
 
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States boycotting states is not the answer, even in North Carolina's case
 
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Obamas post lowest income since 2009
Tax returns for the president and the first lady show they paid a federal tax rate of 18.7 percent on combined income of $436,065 in 2015. The first family made about $41,000 more the previous year.
Al-Qaeda affiliate faces unusual backlash from fed-up Syrians
Anger at Jabhat al-Nusra shows that not all moderates have been silenced, analysts say.
Why Colorado may require eighth-graders caught sexting to register as sex offenders
The stiff penalties for sexting has sparked a debate in Colorado and other state assemblies over whether misbehaving teens should face the same punishment as child pornographers.
This 9-year-old wants to be the first White House child science adviser
At a White House science fair, Jacob Leggette of Baltimore showcased his work and told President Obama that kids should have a voice in what they do — an idea the president liked.
What happens to boys who kill women in video games
A new study by social scientists studying Italian high-schoolers concluded that sexist games may shrink boys' empathy for female victims of real-life violence.
How Brazil, the darling of the developing world, came undone
Brazil was roaring not long ago. Now the country is limping to the Olympic Games with an economy in crisis, a Zika epidemic raging and a president facing impeachment.
The new Gilded Age: Close to half of all super PAC money comes from 50 donors
The Washington Post found that the top 50 contributors together donated $248 million personally and through their privately held companies, or more than $4 out of every $10 raised by all super PACs.
She’s his type, but will he be hers?
His office often acts out the Date Lab dates to guess how each one ends. But will they get this one correct?
When your campsite is an active volcano
In Guatemala, go on a breathtaking hike up one of the world's most active volcanoes.
 
     
 
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