Monday, May 29, 2017

Monday's Headlines: Military’s influence in National Security Council could shift U.S. foreign policy

Europe can no longer rely on 'others,' Merkel says after Trump's visit ; As White House defends Kushner, experts criticize his alleged back-channel move; 'This is not the end': Targeting a tumor's genes marks a new frontier in cancer treatment; 'No one is teaching. It's been like that for months now': Nearly 200 D.C. teachers have quit since the school year began;
 
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Military's influence in National Security Council could shift U.S. foreign policy
Eight out of 25 senior positions on the council are held by current or former military officers, and a recent disconnect between the White House and State Department over a change in strategy for Afghanistan illustrated the influence that they hold in the Trump administration.
Europe can no longer rely on 'others,' Merkel says after Trump's visit
German Chancellor Angela Merkel declared a new chapter in U.S.-European relations after contentious meetings with President Trump last week, saying that Europe "must take our fate into our own hands." While she did not mention the American president, Merkel offered a clear repudiation of his leadership.
 
As White House defends Kushner, experts criticize his alleged back-channel move
Homeland Security chief John Kelly called reports that Jared Kushner sought a secret way to communicate with Moscow "a good thing," but some former officials said such action could send a confusing message and be manipulated by a foreign power.
 
'This is not the end': Targeting a tumor's genes marks a new frontier in cancer treatment
Stefanie Joho was 23 years old when doctors told her there was nothing more they could do to stop her colon cancer. Then she joined a research trial and became one of the first patients to benefit from a new immunotherapy drug that, for the first time, attacks a genetic feature in a tumor rather than the disease's location in the body.
 
'No one is teaching. It's been like that for months now': Nearly 200 D.C. teachers have quit since the school year began
The rate of resignations during the school year for D.C. Public Schools is higher than many other urban school districts, according to data obtained by The Washington Post. The departures hit hardest in schools that already face numerous academic challenges, three of which lost between 20 percent and 28 percent of their teachers.
 
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Appeals court says essentially that Trump is not to be believed. Will the Supreme Court reach the same conclusion?
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Trump calls for more spending on health care so it's 'the best anywhere,' but he just proposed big cuts
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The case for keeping — and improving — brutalist architecture
Many brutalist buildings are being torn down as the style enters middle age. But a colorful revamp is emerging as a middle way that everyone (maybe) can live with. 
Burns' upcoming 'Vietnam War' marks his most ambitious work yet
Acclaimed documentary filmmaker Ken Burns has been working with collaborator Lynn Novick on a 10-part series that looks at the Vietnam conflict from all sides. They're scheduled to speak at the Vietnam Memorial today.
Billy Joe Shaver invented outlaw country music. Why is he still rambling around Texas in a van?
He shot a man in Waco. Now he's coming to a town near you as he continues his decades-long effort to introduce himself even as so many of his peers — Willie, Waylon, Johnny — have been on a first-name basis with fame for a long time.
Bullies use a small but powerful weapon to torment allergic kids: Peanuts
Researchers have begun studying incidents where children and teens with severe food allergies are being harassed and threatened.
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