Friday, August 26, 2016

Friday's Headlines: Clinton, Trump exchange racially charged accusations

On immigration, Trump suddenly sounds like rivals he once ridiculed; A new poll showing Clinton with a 10-point lead gives insight into why Trump is faltering; A woman's gruesome hanging shocked Tibet — but police have silenced all questions; Obama to create the largest protected marine area on the planet ;
 
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Clinton, Trump exchange racially charged accusations
In a blistering speech, Hillary Clinton accused Donald Trump of "taking hate groups mainstream," while the Republican nominee repeatedly claimed that Clinton is a "bigot" toward African Americans.
On immigration, Trump suddenly sounds like rivals he once ridiculed
If it sticks, his shift away from a pledge to deport 11 million illegal immigrants marks a dramatic turnabout for a candidate who repeatedly attacked Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio and other primary rivals as weak and spineless on immigration.
 
A new poll showing Clinton with a 10-point lead gives insight into why Trump is faltering
The Republican is seen as appealing to bigotry and is viewed unfavorably by half the country.
 
A woman's gruesome hanging shocked Tibet — but police have silenced all questions
The woman had last been seen in the company of a local Buddhist priest and two policemen. The authorities insisted it was suicide, but family and friends suspected foul play and demanded an investigation. The authorities' response was brutal.
 
Obama to create the largest protected marine area on the planet
He's expanding the protected area off of the coast of Hawaii. With Friday's action, a total of seven presidents have taken steps to safeguard part of the archipelago -- one of the most biologically diverse areas of the world.
 
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U.S. Navy fires warning shots in confrontation with Iranian vessel
Iranian vessels approached American ships at high speeds three different times in the Persian Gulf Wednesday, a day after a separate incident with a U.S. destroyer in the Strait of Hormuz.
A new class of galaxy has been discovered, and it's almost all dark matter
According to one of the astronomers who found it, Dragonfly 44 is as big as the Milky Way, and its existence exposes how little scientists know about how galaxy formation works.
Taxpayers spent $127 million on this New York golf course. Trump reaps the rewards.
Donald Trump's deal with New York to manage the public golf course allows him to keep almost every dollar that flows in while taxpayers cover utility bills.
Rachel Maddow's fascinating duel with Trump's new campaign manager, annotated
Kellyanne Conway gamely ventured into the unfriendly confines of Rachel Maddow's MSNBC show for a lengthy back-and-forth about Trump's policy proposals and more.
The Fix: McCain's primary opponent just launched one of the nastiest attacks
Kelli Ward suggested -- strongly -- that the 79-year-old senator is too old for the job.
Here are the cartoons Mike Pence drew while in law school
Pence had a comic strip while at Indiana University's law school. Are they good? You be the judge.
Teen boys' HPV-vaccination rate surges to almost 50 percent, CDC says
The rate of human papillomavirus vaccination among teen boys in the United States surged in 2015, suggesting that more parents and physicians are embracing the message that it's as important for boys to be vaccinated as it is for girls.
Rio police charge Ryan Lochte with filing a false robbery report
Brazilian authorities said they will summon the decorated Olympic swimmer to appear in court. If convicted, Lochte could face one to six months in jail.
University of Chicago: Don't ask for trigger warnings or safe spaces
A letter to incoming freshmen emphasized the school's commitment to free speech, even if it makes some upset, making the university the first to take a proactive stand on the issue of campus censorship.
Lawmakers want to know why U-Va. stockpiled $2.2 billion but raised tuition anyway
While many prestigious public universities have similarly large funds, the practice often stirs controversy in an era of skyrocketing education costs and student debt.
An alarming number of scientific papers contain Excel errors
Australian researchers found that roughly one in five of the 3,600 papers they analyzed included errors that were due to Excel automatically converting gene names to things like calendar dates, or random numbers.
 
     
 
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