Saturday, July 8, 2017

Evening Edition: G-20 ends on anxious note as world leaders remark on Trump’s climate defiance

Putin: Trump 'agreed' with assurances that Russia did not meddle in U.S. elections; The persistent puzzle of Trump; Ivanka Trump takes her father's seat at G-20 leaders' table; 'Killed' in Vietnam and buried with comrades, one Marine returned from the dead; The GOP thought it could force Democrats to cut deals, but Trump keeps sliding in polls; Former CIA officer accused of spying for China could have gotten people killed, prosecutors say; Flight attendant smashes wine bottles on a man who tried to open the exit midair, FBI says; How North Korea managed to build a missile that could reach Alaska; In congressional baseball practice shooter's home town, radio host taps into middle America's inner frustration; The Ku Klux Klan was dead. The first Hollywood blockbuster revived it.; Saving America's treasures, one online campaign at a time; Ohio sheriff won't let deputies carry antidote for heroin overdoses; 'True Blood' actor dies at 39; A 22-year-old American beaten to death in a bar fight in Greece, authorities say;
 
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Evening Edition
The day's most important stories
 
 
G-20 ends on anxious note as world leaders remark on Trump's climate defiance
The other 19 world leaders formed a unified front against President Trump. The "world has never been so divided," France's Emmanuel Macron said. Germany's Angela Merkel said she "deplores" the U.S. decision to withdraw from the Paris climate accord. And top European leaders said they have little faith that any trade agreement forged today could hold tomorrow.
Putin: Trump 'agreed' with assurances that Russia did not meddle in U.S. elections
"I feel as though my answers satisfied him," the Russian president said of his closed meeting Friday with President Trump.
 
The Take | Analysis
The persistent puzzle of Trump
Who is this president? His overseas trip underscores the gap between the scripted and unscripted leader.
 
Ivanka Trump takes her father's seat at G-20 leaders' table
The presence of the president's daughter and adviser at the high-level meeting was somewhat unusual, given that government ministers are typically the ones called to stand in for heads of state at such sessions.
 
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'Killed' in Vietnam and buried with comrades, one Marine returned from the dead
Ronald Ridgeway was presumed dead on Feb. 25, 1968, after he was shot in the shoulder during a savage firefight. Dozens of Marines from what came to be called "the ghost patrol" perished. Ridgeway's saga is one of a young man's perseverance through combat, imprisonment and abuse.
 
@PKCapitol | Analysis
The GOP thought it could force Democrats to cut deals, but Trump keeps sliding in polls
The bargaining table has been reset ahead of the 2018 midterm elections, especially in states where Trump won. And Republicans will be pressured to work across the aisle.
 
Former CIA officer accused of spying for China could have gotten people killed, prosecutors say
Although a Virginia man is not accused of handing classified documents to Chinese intelligence agents, prosecutors noted that his access to the material to highlight the seriousness of potential breaches.
 
Flight attendant smashes wine bottles on a man who tried to open the exit midair, FBI says
The Delta Air Lines plane was an hour out of Seattle when a man lunged for the exit door, according to the FBI.
 
WorldViews | Analysis
How North Korea managed to build a missile that could reach Alaska
The country might seem isolated, but it imported expertise from Russia and has had relationships with Iran and Pakistan.
 
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In congressional baseball practice shooter's home town, radio host taps into middle America's inner frustration
Bob Romanik doesn't know if the man who shot House Majority Whip Steve Scalise and four others at an Alexandria ballpark listened to his show in Belleville, Ill., "but he probably did," he said.
 
Retropolis | The Past, Rediscovered
The Ku Klux Klan was dead. The first Hollywood blockbuster revived it.
In 1915, more than 40 years after President Ulysses S. Grant annihilated the Klan, D.W. Griffith's "The Birth of a Nation" became a propaganda tool for the group.
 
Saving America's treasures, one online campaign at a time
The Smithsonian Institution used Kickstarter to raise money for preserving Neil Armstrong's space suit and Dorothy's ruby slippers. Was it worth it?
 
Ohio sheriff won't let deputies carry antidote for heroin overdoses
Law enforcement agencies in areas hardest hit by the opioid epidemic routinely carry the medication. But Butler County's Richard Jones said he favors stronger prevention efforts to keep people from using the drugs in the first place.
 
Nelsan Ellis | 1978–2017
'True Blood' actor dies at 39
Nelsan Ellis, best known for his role on the HBO vampire series, died of complications from heart failure, his manager said.
 
A 22-year-old American beaten to death in a bar fight in Greece, authorities say
Bakari Henderson was in a bar with friends in the tourist village of Laganas when a confrontation quickly escalated to a fight that continued outside. Greek police have arrested eight people in connection with Henderson's death.
 
 
     
 
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