Thursday, June 16, 2016

Thursday's Headlines: Senate Democrats: Republicans agree to vote on gun-control measures

Orlando gunman pledged ISIS 'vengeance' in Facebook posts; Trump says he was 'right' about Obama and terrorists, citing unverified intelligence; Coming of age in a city coming apart; Trump calls her 'Crooked Hillary,' but his fans use a more vulgar term; Britain's E.U. vote could bring David Cameron's government crashing down;
 
Today's Headlines
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Senate Democrats: Republicans agree to vote on gun-control measures
Sen. Chris Murphy ended a marathon filibuster after nearly 15 hours, announcing Republican leaders had agreed to hold votes on Democrat-backed measures to expand background checks and prevent suspected terrorists from acquiring guns.
Orlando gunman pledged ISIS 'vengeance' in Facebook posts
A senator released some of Omar Mateen's posts from the day of the attack in an open letter seeking Facebook's assistance in the shooting investigation.
 
Trump says he was 'right' about Obama and terrorists, citing unverified intelligence
Days after revoking The Post's credentials for saying he suggested the president was complicit in the Orlando attack, the presumptive GOP nominee tweeted that was, in fact, what he had "insinuated."
 
Coming of age in a city coming apart
In a year of record violence, one of Baltimore's most troubled high schools had seen too many black boys derailed or killed by the mayhem around them. If he could help it, Khalil Bridges would not be one of them.
 
Trump calls her 'Crooked Hillary,' but his fans use a more vulgar term
Hatred of Hillary Clinton is in the air — and on the T-shirts — at the GOP candidate's rallies. In an interview last month, Trump said he was unaware that his fans were using that word.
 
Britain's E.U. vote could bring David Cameron's government crashing down
If Britain does vote to leave — a scenario popularly known as Brexit — analysts say that Cameron would probably be forced to resign, perhaps within hours of the result.
 
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Did Disney do enough to warn its guests about alligators?
There's no doubt alligators are a fixture of the Florida landscape, but in the wake of a tragic attack on a toddler, legal experts question whether the Disney resort did enough to mitigate the danger and make visitors aware of the threat.
These Iraqis dodged bombs and bullets to escape the Islamic State, but their misery hasn't ended
As Iraqi forces attempt to recapture Fallujah from ISIS, civilians face a gamut of dangers as they flee the city. For those who make it to refugee camps, aid agencies and the Iraqi government are so stretched that even drinking water is in short supply.
Marco Rubio flip-flops on hating the Senate
Why running again is a risky move for the Floridian, who really has his eyes on the 2020 presidential race.
Clinton’s first general-election ad buy targets swing states
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Swing and a miss.
Senate votes to require the draft for women, leaving conservatives scrambling to undo it
The policy, which would begin in 2018, was part of the National Defense Authorization Act. But Republicans hope they'll be able to remove it when the bill goes to conference.
Why Blue Apron wants to put vegetables you've never heard of on your dinner table
The meal-kit delivery service is betting that the secret to cracking the online grocery business is rethinking the food supply chain by starting back at the farm.
Was Eric Cantor's shove out of Congress also his parachute?
The former GOP rising star reflected on how his humiliating loss in 2014 served as a cautionary tale about voters' growing distrust in Washington and the rise of Donald Trump.
Chicago police review agency recommends firing officer who made 'offensive racial remark' about Obama
Other officers who were believed to have been present during the incident denied hearing what happened or being there. "This is troubling," the head of the review agency wrote.
 
     
 
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