Saturday, February 24, 2018

Evening Edition: House panel releases Democrats’ memo defending FBI surveillance of ex-Trump campaign aide

 
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Evening Edition
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House panel releases Democrats' memo defending FBI surveillance of ex-Trump campaign aide
The document rebuts Republican claims that federal law enforcement overstepped in seeking to approval to wiretap Carter Page.
U.N. Security Council approves 30-day cease-fire in Syria
The agreement would allow for aid to be delivered in a besieged enclave of the capital after one of the war's bloodiest periods. Hundreds of people have been killed in Eastern Ghouta in the past week as government forces bombarded rebel positions.
 
Amid clamor for new gun laws, Capitol Hill offers obstacles — and silence
It remains to be seen whether the growing drumbeat for reform — from some Republicans, from major corporations, from President Trump and from the country overall — will change a long-standing resistance within the GOP.
 
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Trump: Arming teachers would be up to states and 'very inexpensive'
The president used Twitter to continue pressing the idea he has touted for the past four days even as educators and others dispute his suggestion because of the training that would be involved.
 
Perspective: The NRA is using Trump's playbook to attack the news media. It must be getting desperate.
A gun lobby spokeswoman claims that "legacy media love mass shootings," but that is far from the truth.
 
Florida sheriff's office probes whether deputies failed to act during shooting rampage
The Broward County sheriff said the internal inquiry is looking into allegations made by officers from another department that they saw more than one Broward deputy waiting outside the Parkland campus during the attack.
 
 
Medical Mysteries
One day, a serious athlete couldn't walk straight. Doctors were stumped.
Muscle weakness clearly wasn't the cause, so her physical therapist suspected her problem might be neurological. Then he recalled an odd condition that afflicts concert pianists.
Justice official alerted White House to ongoing issues in Jared Kushner's security clearance 
Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein told the White House counsel two weeks ago that there would be further delays in the background investigation of the president's son-in-law.
 
Analysis
A song by a black former communist has become Trump's anti-immigrant anthem
"The Snake" was written decades before Donald Trump turned it into a fable that he has repeatedly recited — including Friday before an audience of conservatives —to illustrate the alleged threats posed by refugees.
 
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Perspective
U.S. curler was leveled by the sport he loved. Then he finished on top.
"Curling really embodies what I think all of us hope that humanity can be," team skipper John Shuster said. His story is one of redemption, and he experienced genuine emotion as he and the team achieved gold in the middle of the night for the people they left at home.
 
 
Olympic committee faces resistance as it considers reinstating Russia
Russians have competed under the neutral Olympic banner, but a decision to end the ban to punish doping could allow athletes to use their own flag in the Closing Ceremonies. Critics point out that in these Games, two Russian athletes have tested positive for prohibited substances.
 
Pioneering U.S. athletes hope that in 20 years, 'gay Olympians' won't be a thing
They're two men born 3,521 miles apart, linked by the Olympics and flung into friendship with adept repartee: Freestyle skier Gus Kenworthy and figure skater Adam Rippon compare notes on life before and after coming out.
 
 
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Democrats count on new Pennsylvania map as keystone to U.S. House majority
A new court-drawn map gives Democrats a shot at a four-seat gain — maybe more. Those numbers would put them on a path toward the 24 needed for House control.
 
Warren Buffett says $29 billion tax cut windfall boosts Berkshire Hathaway
In his annual letter, the investor said his conglomerate's businesses keep doing "extremely well" and "the cash continues to pile up, an additional $30 billion in the last year."
 
 
     
 
 
 
 

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