Thursday, June 30, 2016

Evening Edition: Pentagon lifts ban on transgender troops in military

Attorney general meets with Bill Clinton amid investigation into Hillary Clinton's email practices ; What a real ‘Brexit Britain’ would look like; Stung by a betrayal, Boris Johnson ends bid to lead Britain; Meet the man who turned British politics into an episode of 'House of Cards'; House could vote on gun bill next week — but not the one Democrats support; Antarctic ozone hole has finally started to 'heal,' scientists report; Donald Trump’s Bill O’Reilly interview is an instant classic; The Fix: Why is Trump trailing? ; The Fix: The growing list of big-name Republicans supporting Clinton; How an Ivy League student became a disillusioned ISIS fighter; Istanbul attackers identified, adding leads for investigators digging into suspected ISIS networks; Navy: 'Poorly led and unprepared' sailors were detained by Iran after multiple errors; A U.S. Embassy outed six men. Then they were beaten and forced to flee.; Study shows chronic fatigue isn't just in your head. It may have to do with your gut.;
 
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Pentagon lifts ban on transgender troops in military
Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter repealed the long-held ban, ending a year-long process bogged down by internal conflict. Carter said the change will take place over the next year, but starting today, service members can no longer be separated from the services based on being transgender.
Attorney general meets with Bill Clinton amid investigation into Hillary Clinton's email practices
A Justice Department official said Clinton initiated the encounter, boarding Loretta Lynch's plane — to the surprise of some of her aides — after the group landed in Phoenix on Monday. Lynch described the meeting as "primarily social," but it drew attention because of the email probe.
 
What a real ‘Brexit Britain’ would look like
Scotland, Northern Ireland and even Londoners who voted to remain in the European Union are now grumbling that they might leave the United Kingdom. If such a scenario were to play out, as fantastically unlikely as it is, here's what would be left in a post-Brexit Britain.
 
Stung by a betrayal, Boris Johnson ends bid to lead Britain
The former London mayor made his announcement minutes before the deadline to enter the prime minister race. Michael Gove, who had been expected to serve as Johnson's campaign manager, announced he would enter the fray.
 
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Meet the man who turned British politics into an episode of 'House of Cards'
After repeated statements that he never wanted the keys to 10 Downing Street, Michael Gove is suddenly the talk of the town.
 
House could vote on gun bill next week — but not the one Democrats support
House Speaker Paul Ryan told fellow Republicans that a vote could be held on a bill aimed at keeping guns out of the hands of suspected terrorists. But that bill would almost certainly not be the one that Democrats spent 27 hours on the House floor last week demanding a vote on.
 
Antarctic ozone hole has finally started to 'heal,' scientists report
In a rare, and striking, piece of good news about the global environment, a team of scientists have found that Earth's protective layer is finally starting to get better "directly because of our choices and policies."
 
Donald Trump’s Bill O’Reilly interview is an instant classic
These Trump-O'Reilly interviews are usually fascinating and this one didn't disappoint.
 
The Fix: Why is Trump trailing?
It's not just GOP leaders with major reservations about Trump.
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The Fix: The growing list of big-name Republicans supporting Clinton
Former Bushies, GOP donors and top operatives.
How an Ivy League student became a disillusioned ISIS fighter
He was not your average wayward Islamic State recruit. Unlike many of the people the Justice Department has charged in connection with the terrorist group, Mohimanul Alam Bhuiya appeared to have a bright future.
 
Istanbul attackers identified, adding leads for investigators digging into suspected ISIS networks
The three suicide bombers were nationals from Russia, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan, underscoring possible connections between Islamic State cells and Turkey's large communities from the Caucasus region and Central Asia.
 
Navy: 'Poorly led and unprepared' sailors were detained by Iran after multiple errors
A breakdown in leadership and training led to the sailors drifting off course and into Iranian territorial waters, according to the results of a Navy investigation.
 
A U.S. Embassy outed six men. Then they were beaten and forced to flee.
The men were attacked after the embassy in Ivory Coast posted photos of them, identifying them as part of the LGBT community signing a condolence book for the Orlando shooting victims.
 
Study shows chronic fatigue isn't just in your head. It may have to do with your gut.
Your gut bacteria and inflammatory agents in the blood may have something to do with the condition, according to Cornell University researchers.
 
 
     
 
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