Monday, May 9, 2016

Monday's Headlines: War against ISIS hits hurdles just as the U.S. military gears up

Clinton's wonky plan for U.S. contrasts with rivals' grand ideas; 'There's nobody left': Evangelicals feel abandoned by Trump-led GOP ; As doors close in Greece, concern grows that Italy is the next big migrant route; Her fiance gave her heroin. She overdosed. Does that make him a murderer?;
 
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War against ISIS hits hurdles just as the U.S. military gears up
After swift advances, the U.S. has been adding hundreds of Special Operations forces and Marines, an acknowledgment, U.S. officials say, that the war against the Islamic State can't be won without a greater level of American involvement.
Clinton's wonky plan for U.S. contrasts with rivals' grand ideas
The other two candidates left in the presidential race, Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders, want to overhaul the government, but with her fine-grained approach to policy, Hillary Clinton mainly wants to tinker with its parts.
 
'There's nobody left': Evangelicals feel abandoned by Trump-led GOP
The social and cultural issues that drive many religious voters, including same-sex marriage and abortion, have been cast aside by a candidate who seems to have little interest in fighting the culture wars.
 
As doors close in Greece, concern grows that Italy is the next big migrant route
Amid fears that a scenic gorge in the Alps will become a funnel for migrants, Austria is considering building a fence along the jagged peaks at its border, while Switzerland is threatening to call out its army.
 
Her fiance gave her heroin. She overdosed. Does that make him a murderer?
Prosecutors' push to charge those who supplied fatal doses has resulted in stiff penalties for family and friends, but some question the initiative, which can directly conflict with laws meant to protect addicts who call 911 when a fellow user is overdosing.
 
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