Sunday, August 14, 2016

Sunday's Headlines: Once in control of GOP, conservatives agonize over election and beyond

For millennial voters, Clinton vs. Trump choice 'feels like a joke'; Has Donald Trump's campaign hit bottom?; U.S. hits 1,000 gold medals at Summer Games; Phelps, Manuel cap dominant swim meet for U.S.; Brewer: Meet the Rio Games' most invincible team; Ledecky speeds toward the next phase of her life;
 
Today's Headlines
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Once in control of GOP, conservatives agonize over election and beyond
The annual RedState Gathering that usually revs up Republicans has become a therapy session for them as they wonder if their party can be fixed.
For millennial voters, Clinton vs. Trump choice 'feels like a joke'
Eight years after Obama captivated them, young voters find their political options so dispiriting that it is pushing many beyond disillusionment and toward apathy.
 
Has Donald Trump's campaign hit bottom?
Trump has practiced the politics of subtraction, finding ways to keep his coalition from growing. Rather than looking at weaknesses and finding ways to gain a few percentage points with specific groups, his words and actions do the opposite.
 
U.S. hits 1,000 gold medals at Summer Games
That's more than double any other country's count. See when, how and by whom each of those golds was earned.
 
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Phelps, Manuel cap dominant swim meet for U.S.
The final events of the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics indoor swim meet included a backstroke world record for Team USA and a gold medal, and completed an eight-day medal haul that re-established U.S. dominance in the pool.
 
Brewer: Meet the Rio Games' most invincible team
COLUMN | The U.S. women's rowing squad captured a third straight gold Saturday and hasn't lost since 2006. Its members take no shortcuts — because in rowing, there are none.
 
Ledecky speeds toward the next phase of her life
Having met her Olympic goals and made history, the Bethesda swimmer now needs a driver's license and dorm furniture while looking ahead to a new coach and new swim culture at Stanford.
 
 
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Election Day looks good for the Democrats — with one crucial exception
 
Trump refuses to disclose his bundlers. What is he hiding?
 
Why the nation will be watching Nevada on Election Day
 
The age of stream of consciousness — and insanity
 
Will a traffic plan at Trump's new D.C. hotel block free speech?
 
David Petraeus: The challenge in Mosul won't be to defeat the Islamic State. It will be what comes after.
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Alleged Russian ties to DNC hack give U.S. a taste of Kremlin meddling
It would be an unusually blunt challenge to the U.S. political system, but one familiar to Europe, where officials and analysts see Russian fingerprints on many initiatives.
Milwaukee officials plead for calm after police fatally shoot man
Following the shooting, violence erupted on Milwaukee's north side as a crowd of more than 100 people gathered in a standoff with 20 to 30 officers.
Ten children killed when Saudi-led coalition's airstrike hits school in Yemen
The incident was the latest air attack in Yemen since U.N.-backed peace talks collapsed a week ago between the Western- and Saudi-backed government of Yemen and Shiite Houthi rebels. 
A 'horror movie': Louisiana is in a state of emergency because of record flooding
More than 1,000 people have been rescued from homes, cars and even trees.
In Hoboken, a glimpse of cities' future fights over rising seas
Proposed barriers trigger tensions over how to defend against the next Hurricane Sandy.
Leaders of New York City mosque killed in daylight shooting
Imam Maulama Akonjee and an associate were killed in a brazen daylight attack. Police said they don't believe the two were targeted because of their Muslim faith.
Hugh Grant reflects on life as a film actor
The British star plays a character of contradictions in "Florence Foster Jenkins."
Is it time to replace coffee with matcha?
Fans of this green drink say it helps them focus without the buzz.
In a budget crisis, say yes to a naycation
Creating a vacation state of mind when you don't have the time — or money — to get away.
 
     
 
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