Monday, November 13, 2017

Monday's Headlines: Emboldened by Trump, tough-talking sheriffs put some residents on edge

 
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Today's Headlines
The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors
 
 
Emboldened by Trump, tough-talking sheriffs put some residents on edge
From deep-blue states to conservative strongholds, locally elected sheriffs have emerged as staunch defenders of the president, bucking "politically correct" policies and alarming some who fear an increasingly undisciplined justice system.
Moore seeks to refocus campaign on conservative religious values amid firestorm
GOP Senate candidate Roy Moore of Alabama threatened to sue The Post for its report on allegations of sexual misconduct, and called on the United States to restore its culture by going "back to God."
 
James B. Comey, called a 'liar' and 'leaker' by Trump, tweets a quote about truth and justice
Hours after President Trump resurrected attacks against him this weekend, the former FBI director quoted an old sermon about the difference between a truth and a lie.
 
The love of his life was lured into a deadly trap. Then so was he.
When D.C. principal Brian Betts was killed in 2010 by someone he had arranged to meet via a telephone chat line, his ex-boyfriend, O'Neil McGean, vowed to be careful about online dating services. But after six years, McGean's caution had waned — he didn't expect to be betrayed.
 
Trump was briefly befuddled by a group handshake. Nevertheless, he persisted.
Handshakes have long held outsized significance for President Trump, who uses the phalangeal greeting to size up potential rivals.
 
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Trump's real constituency isn't the white working class at all
 
A fake news campaign blames an innocent American for a coup attempt in Turkey
 
Trump's plan for dealing with domestic terror is missing in action
 
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How will Democrats cope if Putin starts playing dirty tricks for Bernie Sanders (again)?
 
The devil is in the details of the GOP tax plan. He's also in the driver's seat.
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Death toll spikes to more than 300 after powerful quake on Iran-Iraq border
The 7.3-magnitude quake that jolted the Iran-Iraq border late Sunday — sending seismic shock waves as far as Lebanon, Israel and Turkey — also left nearly 4,000 wounded, mainly in western Iran. Officials said the death toll is expected to rise.
 
 
American detained trying to enter North Korea, while North Korean soldier escapes to south
A Louisiana man was arrested by South Korean forces just outside the Demilitarized Zone "for political purposes," authorities said. The North Korean is in the hospital after being shot.
 
More than 400 millionaires tell Congress: Don't cut our taxes
Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream founders Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, fashion designer Eileen Fisher, billionaire hedge fund manager George Soros, and philanthropist Steven Rockefeller all signed on.
 
Fossil fuel emissions will reach an all-time high in 2017, scientists say — dashing hopes of progress
Scientists thought global carbon emissions had flatlined. No such luck.
 
He has never tried a case, but Trump wants to make him judge for life
Brett Talley, a 36-year-old who has practiced law for only three years, is the latest federal judicial nominee to draw scrutiny for limited experience and the level of partisanship he has shown on social media.
 
     
 
 
 
 

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