Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Tuesday's Headlines: Clinton, Trump hope N.Y. primary cements front-runner status

Trump’s national field director quits amid major staff changes; Supreme Court majority appears elusive for Obama immigration actions; Taliban attack government agency in Kabul, killing dozens; NFL concussions settlement that could reach nearly $1 billion is upheld by appeals court;
 
Today's Headlines
The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors
 
 
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Yana Paskova / For The Washington Post
Clinton, Trump hope N.Y. primary cements front-runner status
Polls have shown both candidates ahead by double-digit margins in today's primary. A big win for Donald Trump would bring him closer to securing an outright majority of Republican delegates. Hillary Clinton, who is so far ahead of Bernie Sanders, said she hopes to wrap up the Democratic nomination in New York.
Trump’s national field director quits amid major staff changes
The resignation comes as Donald Trump swiftly and dramatically changes his campaign leadership.
 
Supreme Court majority appears elusive for Obama immigration actions
The administration needs to convince one of the conservative justices to save the program that would shield millions of undocumented immigrants from deportation.
 
Taliban attack government agency in Kabul, killing dozens
Militants staged a coordinated assault with a suicide bomb and three-hour gun battle, killing perhaps more than two dozen people and wounding more than 320 others in one of the most devastating attacks in Kabul in years, Afghan officials said.
 
NFL concussions settlement that could reach nearly $1 billion is upheld by appeals court
A small group of objectors had appealed the settlement, upset the deal didn't offer payments specifically associated with chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a degenerative brain disease resulting from repetitive brain trauma.
 
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The GOP would unite around Trump at its own peril
 
The Supreme Court's choice: chaos or more chaos
 
Trump's newest trumped-up charge
 
It may be too late for the GOP to stop Trump
 
Americans are becoming more liberal — except on divorce
 
Megyn Kelly, Fox News and the curse of Glenn Beck
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Populist uprisings in the U.S., Europe could end decades-old economic ties
Fueling the furor are blue-collar workers on both sides of the Atlantic who feel left behind by international competition. The tension has reached a boiling point in Britain, which in two months will vote on whether to leave the European Union.
Texas, Arizona high schools dominate new U.S. News rankings
Overall, the magazine found that Maryland, Connecticut and California had the most public high schools that best prepared students for college and careers.
A year after Nepal's devastating earthquake, Everest climbers return
Last April's 7.8-magnitude earthquake in Nepal left 8,000 dead. Now, several dozen climbers are making their way to basecamps determined to try to tackle the mountain once again.
You have to drive an hour for a rape kit in rural America
A study finds that problems with rape investigations can begin at the hospital where there is a serious shortage of medical examiners who can collect DNA evidence.
India to Britain: Guess you didn't steal our diamond after all
Long a source of controversy, the spectacular Koh-i-Noor diamond that adorns a British royal crown was actually given as a gift, according to the Indian government.
Doris Roberts of 'Everybody Loves Raymond’: 'None of the men in my life ever wanted me to be successful'
Roberts's role as a feisty elder wasn't confined to the sitcom that made her famous. In a 2002 hearing on Capitol Hill, she called Hollywood to account for a lack of opportunity for seniors.
Post journalists win two Pulitzer Prizes
A team of journalists won in the national reporting category for work detailing 990 fatal police shootings across the nation in 2015. The Pulitzer board also recognized "Black Flags: The Rise of ISIS," a book by Joby Warrick, in general nonfiction.
Want to know how Donald Trump views the world? Play his '80s board game.
In the Monopoly-inspired game, the goal is to — what else? — get very rich, very fast. Here's what happened when some of Washington's most devoted gaming nerds gave it a try.
Backlash over big money in politics reverberates in state, local governments
The huge sums swamping campaigns have prompted voters to appeal to city halls, hoping to curb the influence of wealthy donors in their communities.
 
     
 
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