Sunday, September 11, 2016

Sunday's Headlines: How Trump retooled his charity to spend other people’s money

Clinton leads Trump in new poll, but warning signs emerge; Clinton's remark sums up a deplorable election season; Still finding kicks on Route 66; Americans are safer at home, but the jihadist threat is greater abroad;
 
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How Trump retooled his charity to spend other people's money
The Donald J. Trump Foundation is not like other charities. An investigation — including examinations of 17 years of tax filings and interviews with more than 200 individuals or groups listed as donors or beneficiaries — found that it collects and spends money in a very unusual manner.
Clinton leads Trump in new poll, but warning signs emerge
Hillary Clinton holds an edge — 46 percent to 41 percent — over Donald Trump among likely voters, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. But the results also suggest that lagging interest among some of the Democrat's supporters poses a potential turnout challenge for her party.
 
Clinton's remark sums up a deplorable election season
THE TAKE | Donald Trump has denigrated one group after another; now Hillary Clinton has gone after his constituency. The word "deplorable" no doubt captures how many Americans see the competition between the two candidates.
Still finding kicks on Route 66
Over nine decades, the highway from Chicago to Los Angeles has attracted American Dreamers: Those who piled into jalopies to escape the Dust Bowl and find work during the Great Depression. Liberated motorists who embraced the car culture in the '50s and '60s. And now, nostalgia-seekers looking to travel back in time.
 
Americans are safer at home, but the jihadist threat is greater abroad
Homeland defenses have hardened since the 2001 attacks, but the struggle to defeat the global network of violent, rabidly anti-Western jihadist groups has been less successful. Indeed, the problem appears to have grown bigger.
 
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Tim Gunn: Designers refuse to make clothes to fit American women. It’s a disgrace.
 
How the government could resist President Trump’s orders
 
We’ll never forget 9/11. How should we remember Ground Zero?
 
Careless errors by credit reporting agencies are ruining people's lives
 
I was arrested for putting my feet up on the subway. I was lucky I'm white.
 
Five myths about smartphones
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With a $2.45 billion federal loan, Amtrak is set for upgraded trains and stations
The largest single loan ever given by the Transportation Department will help pay for faster trains and more seats as Amtrak continues its push to modernize service and rebuild aging infrastructure.
U.S. officials tout this firm as one of America's finest. But it's Irish now.
Medtronic still gets the perks of being an U.S. company even though its official headquarters moved to Ireland in 2015. The move has saved the medical-device maker more than $3 billion in taxes and helped fund its acquisition spree. 
NCAA football's winners and losers from Week 2: Hail Mary, boo the refs
After officials bungled the crazy finish of Central Michigan vs. Oklahoma State, their mistake helped saddle the Cowboys as losers.
Amazon tribeswomen escape back to forest after rejecting civilization
A year and a half after being led out of the forest and receiving health care, two women escaped village life, leaving the clothes they had been wearing strewn on a and sending a clear message: We choose our ancient way of life.
Rookie Dak Prescott carries the Cowboys' ambitions on his shoulders
Dallas's new quarterback had a terrific preseason, raising hope that he can fill the shoes of injured starter Tony Romo. But everything changes once the regular season starts this afternoon against the New York Giants.
For Diamond Reynolds, trying to move past 10 tragic minutes of video
In July, she became known nationwide as she calmly narrated a live-streaming video in the aftermath of the fatal shooting of her boyfriend, Philando Castile, by Minnesota police. Since then, she has felt the impact of that day every moment, and her composure has been tested again and again.
Quiz: Test your news knowledge
The average participant in last week's quiz got only six out of 10 correct, slightly lower than usual. Try bouncing back with this week's edition. And remember the bonus clock.
Rubio, Portman might save the Senate for Republicans
The strong reelection bids of Sens. Marco Rubio and Rob Portman in large, expensive states are the glue holding together GOP hopes of keeping Senate control. 
Kaine predicts Catholic Church will change its teaching on same-sex marriage
The vice-presidential nominee acknowledged that his support for gay marriage is at odds with the teachings of his church.
The Fix: Bill O'Reilly may now be the media's designated tough Trump interviewer
Donald Trump has scaled way back on the number of interviews he grants to anyone other than Fox News.
How you can protect your child online
As kids navigate the world of digital devices, parents may be tempted to buckle down in every way possible.
A treehouse hotel fit for a hobbit
Free Spirit Spheres are what J.R.R. Tolkien's kingdoms might look like in 21st-century Canada.
At Georgetown, prison reform 101
In the Prison Reform Project, inmates and university students brainstorm together.
 
     
 
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