Friday, April 14, 2017

Evening Edition: China warns U.S., North Korea to ratchet down escalating tensions

Trump to discontinue Obama policy of voluntarily releasing White House visitor logs; Trump's lack of historical context makes his on-the-job training harder; How realistic are New York apartments on TV shows?; Massive U.S. bomb killed 36 from Islamic State, Afghan officials say; Republicans may not want to end Obamacare payments; EPA chief Scott Pruitt calls for an 'exit' from the Paris climate agreement; Former adviser cautions Trump: 'A weak dollar is a weak president'; Former Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez is acquitted of double murder; Alleged 'sadistic hazing rituals' prompt arrest of 13 male athletes in Texas town; Decades of sexual abuse alleged at elite Connecticut boarding school; NASA 'sting' operation against 74-year-old widow of Apollo engineer draws court rebuke; D.C. museums watch Trump merchandise fly off the shelves; Since his Alzheimer's diagnosis, my husband is volatile. Am I a jerk for wanting out?;
 
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China warns U.S., North Korea to ratchet down escalating tensions
The Chinese foreign minister urged Washington and Pyongyang not to push their recriminations to a point of no return that would allow war to break out on the Korean Peninsula. If such hostilities occur, the two nations must bear the historical responsibility and "pay the corresponding price," he warned.
Trump to discontinue Obama policy of voluntarily releasing White House visitor logs
The administration cited "grave national security risks and privacy concerns" to disclosing the names, saying it would release information only under far more limited circumstances. The White House will decide whether to disclose the names of people coming to meet with the president, vice president and their senior staff.
 
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Trump's lack of historical context makes his on-the-job training harder
The president has committed several gaffes tailormade to go viral on social media, but he has also said things that underscore his shallow understanding of events preceding him.
 
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How realistic are New York apartments on TV shows?
From "Girls" to "I Love Lucy," we break down the shoe boxes, the dream pads and everything in between — and whether their fictional residents could actually afford them.
 
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Massive U.S. bomb killed 36 from Islamic State, Afghan officials say
Questions remain on why the United States chose to deploy one of its most powerful bombs — the military's largest non-nuclear device ever used in combat — for the strike.
 
Republicans may not want to end Obamacare payments
The GOP — in control of Congress and the White House — is well aware that the public is likely to blame the party for premium increases after it has so far failed to put forth an agreeable health-care replacement plan.
 
EPA chief Scott Pruitt calls for an 'exit' from the Paris climate agreement
The comment appeared to be the first time such a high-ranking official has so explicitly disavowed the agreement endorsed by nearly 200 countries to fight climate change.
 
Former adviser cautions Trump: 'A weak dollar is a weak president'
Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter wrestled with a weak dollar throughout their terms, but the greenback recorded gains under Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton.
 
Former Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez is acquitted of double murder
The 27-year-old had been accused of shooting two men over an alleged nightclub altercation. The prosecution's key witness was Hernandez's former friend and marijuana supplier.
 
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Alleged 'sadistic hazing rituals' prompt arrest of 13 male athletes in Texas town
At least 10 people in a town of 1,200 have detailed stories of "initiations" that included sodomy and sexual abuse by teammates, a lawsuit and police reports allege.
 
Decades of sexual abuse alleged at elite Connecticut boarding school
A new report on Choate Rosemary Hall — whose alumni include John F. Kennedy and Edward Albee — names 12 former faculty members who engaged in what it said were substantiated instances of misconduct with students dating back nearly 60 years.
 
NASA 'sting' operation against 74-year-old widow of Apollo engineer draws court rebuke
An appeals court said the case is about "a sting operation involving six armed officers to forcibly seize a lucite paperweight containing a moon rock the size of a rice grain from an elderly grandmother."
 
D.C. museums watch Trump merchandise fly off the shelves
The National Archives is sold out of shot glasses featuring the president: "The eighth-grade boys seem to love those." But what to sell has always been a tricky question because tacky items can undercut serious exhibitions.
 
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Since his Alzheimer's diagnosis, my husband is volatile. Am I a jerk for wanting out?
The advice columnist takes your questions about the strange train we call life.
 
 
     
 
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