Thursday, April 28, 2016

Thursday's Headlines: In a year for outsiders, Democratic voters stick with Clinton

What a former Republican rival brings to the table as a running mate; Cruz not endorsed by nation's largest Hispanic business group; Fact Checker: Trump's repeats eight falsehoods in 16 hours; At President Monroe’s Virginia home, a sizable revision of history; Airstrike destroys Doctors Without Borders hospital in Aleppo, killing staff and patients;
 
Today's Headlines
The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors
 
 
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Melina Mara / The Washington Post
In a year for outsiders, Democratic voters stick with Clinton
While the success of Donald Trump shows that Republicans blame their own leaders for the nation's problems and are eager for a radical fix, Democrats still believe their elected leaders can bring change from within.
What a former Republican rival brings to the table as a running mate
Carly Fiorina could help win female voters and California delegates, and she's proven she can be an effective attack dog. But first, the unusual early pick has to help Ted Cruz regain some momentum.
 
Cruz not endorsed by nation's largest Hispanic business group
Organization passes up endorsing lone Hispanic in the race -- and denounces Trump in the process.
 
Fact Checker: Trump's repeats eight falsehoods in 16 hours
Our round-up of eight repeated falsehoods uttered by Donald Trump, in a roughly 16-hour period.
 
At President Monroe’s Virginia home, a sizable revision of history
An archaeological discovery on the property outside Charlottesville, Va. is rewriting the legacy of James Monroe and the place he called home.
 
Airstrike destroys Doctors Without Borders hospital in Aleppo, killing staff and patients
The aid group said at least three doctors were among the 14 patients and medical workers killed in the direct hit on the hospital Wednesday.
 
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Why Republicans still must not rally around Trump
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U.S.-Russia cooperation in Syria is unraveling
The truce the two countries forged is on the verge of collapsing, and dissension is growing inside the administration over whether to call Moscow out for acting in bad faith.
North Korean missile test fails a second time in two weeks, Seoul says
The apparent failure would be embarrassing for Kim Jong Un's regime ahead of next week's much-anticipated Workers' Party congress – if it chose to report it.
Yale residential college to keep the name of slavery defender John C. Calhoun
The university has decided not to strip Calhoun's name from the college, though it will drop the title "master" used for the faculty members who head Yale's residential communities.
Tennessee bill signed that lets counselors refuse to treat patients based on beliefs
Opponents said the legislation signed by Gov. Bill Haslam is part of a wave of bills around the nation that legalizes discrimination against gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender people.
Curt Schilling: ESPN employs 'some of the biggest racists in sports commentating'
The former pitcher and baseball analyst, known for his controversial online commentary, fires back at the network that recently let him go.
Justices seem skeptical of McDonnell conviction
Justices questioned the government case that led to the former Virginia governor's 2014 conviction for actions he took on behalf of a businessman who gave him more than $175,000 in benefits.
The real reasons you procrastinate — and how to stop
While some researchers see it as a lack of self-control, others say there are deeper forces at work in our brains that keep us from getting stuff done.
 
     
 
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