Tuesday, August 23, 2016

Tuesday's Headlines: Emails reveal how foundation donors got access to Clinton, State Dept. aides

Trump's deportation plan: Do what Obama is doing but 'with a lot more energy'; In Trump campaign, Giuliani gets the street brawl with Clinton that he's always wanted; Doctors thought it was a simple foot infection. They were so wrong.; Massive pay disparity between U.S. Olympic executives and athletes unlikely to change soon; For a lucky few, the endorsement race is just getting started;
 
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Emails reveal how foundation donors got access to Clinton, State Dept. aides
The new release of emails comes as Republicans allege that Hillary Clinton used her perch in the Obama administration to trade favors for donations — a charge the Democratic nominee and the foundation have denied.
Trump's deportation plan: Do what Obama is doing but 'with a lot more energy'
This new strategy marks a sudden change in tone for the GOP nominee, who previously said he was not afraid to take extreme measures to combat illegal immigration.
 
In Trump campaign, Giuliani gets the street brawl with Clinton that he's always wanted
The former New York mayor, who almost ran against Hillary Clinton for the Senate in 2000, has emerged as one of Donald Trump's most incendiary advocates.
 
Doctors thought it was a simple foot infection. They were so wrong.
A 41-year-old woman was baffled by her feet feeling suddenly hot. Weeks later, a blister appeared. "I didn't go to the doctor because it didn't hurt," she recalled, but months later, she learned that her foot problems were signs of a condition that was neither temporary nor trivial.
 
Massive pay disparity between U.S. Olympic executives and athletes unlikely to change soon
Once subsisting on $1 million annually, the U.S. Olympic Committee now brings in roughly $230 million every year. And some athletes are wondering why they are not seeing more of the windfall.
 
For a lucky few, the endorsement race is just getting started
For the athletes with the highest profiles, deals can cover several years and can top $1 million.
 
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Sean Hannity, Trump's spin 'Doctor'
 
Republicans need to shut down Trump's election fraud claims
 
Trump 'pivots' 360 degrees, back into the mud
 
The high cost of America's cheap populism
 
Millennials aren't buying homes. Good for them.
 
Don't fall for Trump's pivot toward 'humane' immigration policies
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Islamic State, losing fighters and territory, increasingly turns to child bombers
A failed bombing in the Iraqi city of Kirkuk is just the latest evidence of the militant group's growing reliance on child fighters, whom ISIS labels as "cubs of the caliphate," to keep up the pace of suicide attacks.
Turkey's migrant deal with Europe is threatened by post-coup attempt crackdown
Turkish and European leaders have threatened to walk away from the landmark agreement, which came after more than a million migrants and refugees entered into Europe in 2015.
Marco Rubio is running for the Senate — or maybe still the presidency?
The senator from Florida's reelection pitch sounds a lot like his failed GOP primary run.
The Fix: Trump's latest act of media intimidation sets an alarming precedent
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Clinton, Kaine to make pitch to small businesses with tax breaks, other measures
The Democrats want to make the case that they are friendlier to employers than Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.
Why Americans now expect the president to turn up at natural disasters
Showing up at smaller disasters used to fall to vice presidents, who carry a lighter logistical footprint and place fewer demands on locals when resources are stretched thin.
Those 'wet' streaks found on Mars might not hold water
A new study suggests that Mars's enigmatic "recurring slope lineae" — once hailed as confirmation of scientists' theories about how and where water might form on the planet's surface — may not be signs of liquid water after all.
 
     
 
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