Monday, February 6, 2017

Evening Edition: Opposition to Trump travel ban grows as key court decision looms

These brothers were forced out by Trump's order. Today they moved to the U.S.; Trump claims the media is covering up terrorist attacks; Democrats are speaking for 24 hours in last push against DeVos; Tom Brady rejected NFL's medical culture. At almost 40, he's never played better. ; Fox forced lumber company to retool an ad that depicted Trump's border wall; The 5 best Super Bowl commercials ; The vice president's awkward — and telling — response to whether the U.S. is 'morally superior' to Russia; Trump plan for maternity leave could expand to include fathers, too, aides say; Israel passes bill to seize private Palestinian land for Jewish settlements; Kellyanne Conway’s ‘Bowling Green massacre’ wasn’t a slip of the tongue. She has said it before.; NCAA said to be on the verge of blackballing North Carolina over 'bathroom bill'; At 12, he had stopped growing. The answer was in his gut.; Bill Maher hosted conservative Tomi Lahren on ‘Real Time.’ They were both preaching to their own choirs.; Is it ever going to snow? Why this winter has seemed so unwintry on the East Coast.;
 
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Opposition to Trump travel ban grows as key court decision looms
Ten former high-ranking diplomatic and national security officials, nearly 100 Silicon Valley tech companies, more than 280 law professors, and a host of civil liberties and other organizations have formally lent their support to the legal bid to block President Trump's immigration order.
These brothers were forced out by Trump's order. Today they moved to the U.S.
The Aziz brothers from Yemen, who became one of the first cases challenging the ban after being turned back late last month, arrived at Dulles International Airport Monday.
 
Trump claims the media is covering up terrorist attacks
Speaking to the U.S. Central Command, the president said the "dishonest press doesn't want to report" on terrorist attacks, claiming that "they have their reasons."
 
Democrats are speaking for 24 hours in last push against DeVos
The senators need just one more Republican to flip to defeat the education secretary nomination, and they are hoping their speech-a-thon will ratchet up the pressure.
 
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Tom Brady rejected NFL's medical culture. At almost 40, he's never played better.
The Patriots quarterback has embraced yoga over weight training and Eastern medicine over the league's doctors, proving at every step in his career that this is how you control your own destiny.
 
Fox forced lumber company to retool an ad that depicted Trump's border wall
Family-owned 84 Lumber believed in its message. But, Fox, which aired Sunday's game, thought the ad was a little too controversial. Watch the full commercial here.
 
The 5 best Super Bowl commercials
In a lackluster year, ads from Bai, Budweiser and T-Mobile stood out.
 
The vice president's awkward — and telling — response to whether the U.S. is 'morally superior' to Russia
Mike Pence was asked on "Face the Nation" to account for President Trump playing down Vladimir Putin's alleged killing of political opponents.
 
Trump plan for maternity leave could expand to include fathers, too, aides say
A White House representative would not confirm whether the president's policy had changed but said he "has expressed a need for a comprehensive maternity plan."
 
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Israel passes bill to seize private Palestinian land for Jewish settlements
The measure — likely headed for a high court challenge — is designed to protect homes in Jewish settlements, built on private Palestinian property "in good faith or at the state's instruction," from possible court-ordered evacuation and demolition.
 
Kellyanne Conway’s ‘Bowling Green massacre’ wasn’t a slip of the tongue. She has said it before.
The Trump aide said she "misspoke." But days before she took flack for the nonexistent "massacre," she had mentioned it in an interview with Cosmopolitan magazine.
 
NCAA said to be on the verge of blackballing North Carolina over 'bathroom bill'
If the conference keeps 133 of its major events out of the state through 2022, the potential economic cost could be $250 million.
 
At 12, he had stopped growing. The answer was in his gut.
After ruling out exotic infections and allergies, doctors discovered that a chronic illness was the cause of the boy's fatigue, fevers and lack of growth.
 
Bill Maher hosted conservative Tomi Lahren on ‘Real Time.’ They were both preaching to their own choirs.
How did the discussion go between the liberal and conservative hosts? It depends on whom you ask.
 
Is it ever going to snow? Why this winter has seemed so unwintry on the East Coast.
From the Southeast to New England, people are asking meteorologists to explain the unseasonably warm weather.
 
 
     
 
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