Sunday, December 25, 2016

Evening Edition: Afghans who fled to Germany for safety are being sent back

Netanyahu summons U.S. envoy over U.N. settlement resolution; Nominee for attorney general is shadowed by race and history; Trump could quickly doom health law's subsidies for millions; They'll be home for Christmas: A family gets a big holiday surprise; No survivors found after Russian military plane crashes with 92 on board; Queen Elizabeth II misses Christmas service because of heavy cold; After a couple overdosed, their baby starved to death, police say; The commute of the (near) future: Flying through tubes at 760 mph; A&E abruptly cancels KKK docu-series before it ever aired; Seahawks' No. 2 wide receiver suffers gruesome injury; Some NFL players went all out with gifts for teammates; Lots of apps track how long people sleep. This one aims higher.;
 
Evening Edition
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Afghans who fled to Germany for safety are being sent back
Until recently, Germany deported only Afghans who would go voluntarily, but thousands of asylum seekers are expected to be repatriated under an E.U. agreement to target people with criminal records or who entered illegally. Many Afghans sold everything before they left their homeland, so they are returning penniless.
Netanyahu summons U.S. envoy over U.N. settlement resolution
Ambassador Dan Shapiro was requested at a meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the U.S. failure to prevent a Security Council resolution that harshly criticizes Israeli settlements, a senior official in Jerusalem said.
 
Nominee for attorney general is shadowed by race and history
The racial politics of the South helped mold Sen. Jeff Sessions, a conservative stalwart and a lightning rod for civil rights activists.
 
Trump could quickly doom health law's subsidies for millions
Even without repealing the Affordable Care Act, the Trump administration could undermine it by ending billions of dollars paid to insurers to subsidize the health coverage of nearly 6 million Americans. That could prompt health plans to raise their prices or exit the health-care marketplaces.
 
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They'll be home for Christmas: A family gets a big holiday surprise
Finding a home for five Maryland boys and their parents has been a community project that started when a school registrar saw the boys' mother leave a parent-teacher conference, pushing their father in his wheelchair and toting her youngest son alongside her. In the rain.
 
No survivors found after Russian military plane crashes with 92 on board
The cause of the crash into the Black Sea, which occurred just outside the resort city of Sochi, is under investigation. Passengers en route to a Russian base in Syria included the Red Army Choir and Russia's "Doctor Liza," who was acclaimed for her charity missions.
 
Queen Elizabeth II misses Christmas service because of heavy cold
It is extremely rare for the monarch to not attend the service, a cornerstone of the royal family's Christmas celebrations that brings Elizabeth into contact with local residents who gather outside for a glimpse of her.
 
After a couple overdosed, their baby starved to death, police say
The Pennsylvania family was found dead in their home, and officials suspect heroin use killed the parents within minutes of each other.
 
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The commute of the (near) future: Flying through tubes at 760 mph
The first of the Hyperloop transit systems could be operational in the United Arab Emirates by 2020. At least, that's what the person proposing the technology hopes.
 
A&E abruptly cancels KKK docu-series before it ever aired
A network spokesman said the show's producers learned that cash payments were made in violation of policy to "facilitate access" to participants.
 
Seahawks' No. 2 wide receiver suffers gruesome injury
Seattle will have to adjust for the playoffs with Tyler Lockett headed for surgery after his right leg became pinned beneath Brandon Williams of the Arizona Cardinals.
 
Some NFL players went all out with gifts for teammates
Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco dropped thousands of dollars to get each of his nine offensive lineman an Oculus Rift virtual reality system.
 
Lots of apps track how long people sleep. This one aims higher.
A reporter reviews the Sense system, which tracks room conditions, doubles as a white-noise machine and serves as a glowing alarm clock.
 
 
     
 
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