Saturday, February 17, 2018

Evening Edition: ‘People are angry’: Pain turns political in Florida after school shooting

 
Democracy Dies in Darkness
 
 
Evening Edition
The day's most important stories
 
 
'People are angry': Pain turns political in Florida after school shooting
Vegas moved on. Sutherland Springs prayed. But Parkland raged. This most peaceful and orderly of places has been devastated by the most violent and chaotic of acts.
FBI's misstep in Florida case brings more scrutiny to bureau at a precarious time
Conservatives already had been reviewing the bureau's handling of two hotly charged political matters: the Russia probe and the now-closed investigation of Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server.
 
@PKCapitol | Analysis
Congress unable to act on guns despite public pressure
Neither House nor Senate leaders have shown any inclination to revisit any gun legislation despite polling that shows voters want tougher background checks.
 
 
The Take | Perspective
Mueller's new indictments put the pressure on Trump to take action
Special counsel Robert Mueller ultimately might conclude that there was no clear case of collusion between the Russians and associates of President Trump's 2016 campaign. But he has laid down a challenge to the president that no longer can be ignored.
 
McMaster says evidence of Russian meddling is 'really incontrovertible'
The speech at the Munich Security Conference came amid discord among partners of the United States.
 
WorldViews: Meet 'Putin's chef,' the oligarch named in the indictment
Here is the rags-to-riches story of Yevgeny Prigozhin, the Russian accused of backing troll farms to help sway the U.S. election.
 
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The Fix | Analysis
Do Trump's alleged affairs even matter?
The president's supporters probably don't care, which adds an unusual twist to media coverage of Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal.
 
The Fix | Perspective
'Shut up and dribble': Fox News host extends Trump's efforts to silence political athletes
Laura Ingraham was upset that NBA stars LeBron James and Kevin Durant expressed their opinions.
 
Czech snowboarder Ester Ledecka is on the verge of making Olympics history
After a surprise Alpine skiing gold in super-G, Ledecka could make history with a medal in snowboarding next week. It would make her only the sixth person in the modern Olympic era to medal in two unrelated sports in the same Games. The last time it happened was in 1904.
 
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This Olympian hadn't seen her mom in four years. Then she looked in the stands.
Veteran U.S. skeleton athlete Katie Uhlaender failed to medal Saturday, but her mother's surprise appearance at her race in PyeongChang put that disappointment in perspective.
 
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Rio's Carnival goes political, and a little-known samba school ignites a firestorm
As Brazil struggles with a political crisis, an economic downturn and cascading corruption scandals, dancers take a stand against slave-like conditions and craven politicians.
 
In Utah, the fight against pornography is increasingly being framed as a public health crisis
There is significant debate on whether that argument is actually true, but Utahns have been a very receptive audience to the message.
 
 
Trump ambassador nominee had unsettling management style, women say 
As owner of the San Diego Union-Tribune Doug Manchester created a retrograde environment that made many female workers uncomfortable, according to more than a dozen employees. Manchester strongly denied any inappropriate behavior.
 
'Why aren't you married?': In China, gay men and lesbians pair off to keep parents off their backs
During the Lunar New Year, gay men and lesbians legally wed — in what's known as "lavender" or "cooperative" marriages — just to please their parents.
 
A 10-day Carnival cruise in the South Pacific descended into anarchy
Some say the trouble started over a flip-flop. By Friday, the feud had escalated into a bloody melee between guards and vacationers.
 
 
     
 
 
 
 

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